COURSE SECTION INFORMATION
FACULTY OF HEALTH, PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY
STUDIES
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
DENTAL ASSISTING
Professor’s
Name:
Jodie O’Brien
Email:
obrienj@algonquincollege.com
Phone:
613-727-4723 (#3450)
Academic Year:
2009-10
Office:
J117
Term:
F09
Out of Class
Assistance:
To be determined
Academic
Level:
01
Course
Number:
Course
Section:
BIO4318
010
Section Specific Learning Resources
 The textbooks for this course are the same as those listed in the approved course
outline available on Blackboard.
 Other related materials will be provided to the student as required.
Learning Schedule
Week
1
Content
Introduction to the Course
Resources
Course Outline
Microbiology and Immunology
Cell Structure
 discuss cell parts and
organelles
 structure of plasma
membrane
Key Dates and
Submissions
Please print and bring
the Course Outline
and Course Section
Information with you to
the first lecture
Memmler: Chapter 3
Cell Function
 transport across membrane
 protein synthesis
 mitosis
Introduction to Microbiology
 definitions
 types of microorganisms
Bacteria
 characteristics, examples
 classification/naming
 gram staining
 toxins/enzymes
 spore formation
 reproduction
 culture swabbing exercise
2
MDA 9th Edition
Chapter 18
Memmler: Chapter 5
Page 86-89
Microbiology – continued
Viruses
 structure, examples
 reproduction
 interferon’s
 comparison to bacteria
Fungi/Protozoa
 characteristics
 examples
Disease
 definitions/terminology
 types of diseases
 infectious disease
 stages of infectious disease
 body’s defense mechanism
 non-specific defenses
 immune system
Memmler: Chapter 5
Page 89-91
Memmler: Chapter 5
Page 91-92
Memmler: Chapter 5
Page 81-86
Memmler: Chapter 11,
17
Assignment #1 Oral
Cavity (5%) POSTED on BB
Week
3
Content
Flora of the mouth
 define normal flora
 discuss types of oral normal
flora
Microbial Control
 growth and survival
 modes of transmission
 chain of infection
 methods of control
 standards of infection control
4
5
Resources
Memmler: Chapter 5
Pages 86-87
MDA 9th Edition
Chapter 19
Test #1 (15%) – Cells
and Microbiology
The Body as a Whole
Body Organization
 principles of body function
 body architecture
 anatomical terms
Memmler: Chapter 1
Tissues
 characteristics of the four
tissue types: epithelial,
connective, muscular, and
nervous
Memmler: Chapter 4
Pages 59-66
Skin and Body Membranes
 classification of body
membranes
 structure of the skin
(epidermis/dermis)
 functions of the
integumentary system
Memmler: Chapter 4
Pages 67-69
Oral Cavity (Assignment #1)
 landmarks – external and
internal
 tissues/bones
 salivary glands and
secretions
Assignment #1 (5%) –
Oral Cavity DUE
Assignment #1
MDA 9th Edition
Chapter: 9, 10
Fehrenbach Chapter:
1, 2, 3, 7
Movement and Support
Skeletal System
 structure and function
 characteristics of compact
and spongy bone
 red and yellow bone marrow
 haversian system
 types of bones
Key Dates and
Submissions
Memmler: Chapter 7
Pages 127-131
Week
6
7
8
9
Content
Resources
Framework of the Skull
 identify the bones of the head
and neck: cranial/facial
 important landmarks of the
bones of the skull
 name and identify the paranasal
sinuses
Memmler: Chapter 7
Pages 131-136
Vertebrae, Bony Thorax,
Shoulder Girdle & Upper Limbs
 identify and name the bones of
the vertebrae
 regional characteristics of
vertebrae
 identify the sternum, ribs and
thoracic vertebrae of the bony
thorax
 identify the bones of the
shoulder girdle and upper limbs
Memmler: Chapter 7
Pages 137-142
Joints
 types and movement
 structure of the
temporomandibular joint
 movements of the
temporomandibular joint
Memmler: Chapter 7
Pages 148-155
Muscular System
 structure and function
 types of muscles
 muscle contraction
 muscles of the head and neck
Memmler: Chapter 8
Pages 160-169
Fehren: Chapter 3
Key Dates and
Submissions
Test #2 (10%) –
Body Organization,
Tissues,
Membranes, & Oral
Cavity
Test #3 (10%) Skeletal System
Fehren: Chapter 5
Fehren: Chapter 4
Coordination and Control
Nervous System
 organization
 properties of neurons
 impulse transmission
Memmler: Chapter 9
Pages 188-195
The Brain and Spinal Cord
 name and locate the four main
divisions of the brain
 name and locate the lobes of the
cerebral hemispheres
 structure of the spinal cord
 cranial & spinal nerves
Memmler: Chapter
9, 10
Pages 195-201,
212-221
Peripheral Nervous System
 Discuss the divisions;
autonomic/somatic
 sympathetic/parasympathetic
 simple reflex arc
 name and locate the cranial
nerves
Memmler:
Chapter 9
Pages 201-207
Test #4 (10%) –
Joints & Muscular
System
Fehren: Chapter 8
Pages 182-185
Fehren: Chapter 8
Pages 185-188
Fehren: Chapter 8
Pages 188-207
Assignment #2 (5%)
Endocrine System –
POSTED on BB
Week
10
11
Content
Resources
Cardiovascular System
Blood
 function of blood
 discuss the two main
components
 blood types
 clotting process
Memmler: Chapter 13
Heart
 blood vessels: arteries, veins
and capillaries
 blood pressure & pulse
 heart structure
 pathway of blood
 pulmonary vs. systemic
circulation
 conduction system
Memmler: Chapter
14, 15
Blood Vessels of the Head and
Neck
 name and identify the veins
and arteries of the head and
neck
Fehren: Chapter 6
Key Dates and
Submissions
Test #5 (10%) Nervous System
Assignment #2 (5%)
Endocrine System –
DUE
Review Cardiovascular System
12
13
Week
Lymphatic System
 function
 components
 lymph nodes of the head and
neck
Memmler: Chapter 16
Endocrine System (Assignment
#2)
 glands and their hormones
 regulation of blood sugar
and calcium
Memmler: Chapter 12
Respiratory System
 structure and function
 steps and regulation of
respiration
 inhalation vs. exhalation
 gas exchange
Memmler: Chapter 18
Digestive System
 structure and function
 walls of the digestive tract
 organs involved
 accessory organs assoc.
 digestion process,
absorption, metabolism and
enzymes involved
Memmler: Chapter 19
Content
Resources
Fehren: Chapter 10
Fehren: Chapter 7
Test #6 (10%)
Cardiovascular and
Lymphatic Systems
Key Dates and
Submissions
13
(con’t)
Urinary System
 structure & function
 microscopic structure of the
kidney
 nephron structure
 process of urine formation
Memmler: Chapter 22
14
Reproductive System
 anatomy of the male
reproductive system –
testes, duct system,
accessory glands
 male reproductive functions
– spermatogenesis
 anatomy of the female
reproductive system –
ovaries, duct system
 female reproductive cycles
and hormones involved –
oogenesis, uterine and
ovarian cycles
 fertilization
 genetics
Memmler: Chapter 23
15
Time & location TBA
Summary of head and
neck information will
be posted on
blackboard
FINAL EXAM (25%)
Other Important Information
 The weekly learning schedule will be used as a guide only. Changes may occur and
will be announced in class and/or on Blackboard.
 Students are responsible to print and bring posted lecture notes to each lecture.
 Students are responsible to read all announcements on blackboard and their
Algonquin College email account.
 Late assignments will not be accepted. A zero grade will be given for late
assignments.
 All assignment must be word-processed or neatly printed and all references must be
cited.