HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I
BIOLOGY 206
Fall 2015
Online
INSTRUCTOR
Dr. A.J. Russo
329 Johnstone Science Center
Email: russoa2@Hartwick.edu
LECTURE
Golisano Hall, Room 103
W/F 12:20PM - 1:40PM
Science Room 144
W/F 1:50-3:10PM
LABORATORY
Johnstone 308
TH 1:25PM-4:30PM; 5:30–8:30PM; W 6:00-9:00PM
INSTRUCTOR
Dr. A.J. Russo
329 Johnstone Science Center
Phone Campus: 4750
Email: russoa2@Hartwick.edu
Office Hours: W/F 10 AM – 12:00 PM
Th 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Walk-ins welcome.
TEXTBOOK/ COURSE MATERIALS (Required)
Text (hard copy or ebook) Martini, Frederic H., Judi L. Nath, and Edwin F.
Bartholomew. 2015. Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology, Tenth
Edition.
Access to My A&P (Pearson)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
BIOL 206 Human Anatomy and Physiology (4 credits: 3 one-hour lectures
and 1 three-hour laboratory weekly).
An introductory lecture/laboratory course emphasizing the important
concepts, terminology, and interrelationships of human structure and
function.
Introductory concepts as well as the skin, nervous, and musculoskeletal
systems are presented. BIOL 206 is taught in the fall and is followed in the
spring by BIOL 207 which emphasizes study of the body systems not
covered in BIOL 206: endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory,
digestive, urinary, and reproductive. BIOL 206 is a prerequisite for BIOL
207. (LAB)
COURSE OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE
Following an introduction to some general features of anatomy and
physiology, we will proceed in a hierarchical fashion from atoms and
molecules to cells and tissues, and then to organs and organ systems.
Organ systems studied fall semester include the integument, skeletomuscular and nervous (including special senses). Along the way you will
gain a working knowledge of anatomy, terminology, important concepts in
physiology, as well as insight into the complex interdependence of structure
and function in the human body.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the completion of this course you will be able to demonstrate:
1.knowledge of the structure and function of atoms, molecules, organelles,
cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems of the human body including skin,
nervous, and musculoskeletal systems
2.basic knowledge of the complex interdependence of structure and function
in the human body
3.knowledge of medical terminology associated with the topics covered in
the course
4.dissection, microscopy and computer skills
5.the ability to locate and recognize gross and microscopic body structures
and to understand the function of these structures
OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
The final grade will be determined by a point system (All the assessments
listed below are approximate and may be changed at any time):
Pre Chapter Quizzes (Approx 15) – 5 points each
Post Chapter Exams (Approx 15) – 10 points each
Submitted online (as instructed). Must be received by 11 pm on the day it is
due (lose 1 point per 24 hours late).
Four lecture exams - 100 points each
Two lab Practical Exams - 100 points each
Possible Lab activities (online submission; must be completed during lab) –
5 points each
Comprehensive Exam - 200 points
Extra Credit - points will vary
Grades will be based on your percentage score:
Calculation of Grade:
You can calculate your grade at any point during the semester by adding the
points you have accumulated, dividing the points you could have
accumulated (if you got everything correct), then multiply that decimal
number by 100. Match the number with the grade scale below.
A = 93-100; A- = 90-92; B+ = 88-89; B = 83-87; B- = 80-82; C+ = 78-79;
C = 73-77; C- = 70-72; D+ = 68-69; D = 63-67; D- = 60-62; F < 60.
Attendance Policy:
It is important that you come to all classes (Lecture and Lab). Assignments
will be collected, and quizzes and exams will be given at the beginning of
the scheduled class. If you miss the class when an assignment is collected or
when a quiz or exam is given, without an excused absence, you will receive
a 0 for the assignment, quiz or exam. If you come to class after the
assignment is collected, you will receive a reduction in your grade for that
assignment (the amount of the reduction to be determined by me).
You will not be able to take an exam if you arrive late and one student or
more has finished the exam and left the room, you will not be able to take
the exam and will receive a 0 (if lateness is unexcused).
You will not be able to leave the exam room once an exam begins (so please
use the rest room before coming to class on that day).
Unexcused absences:
All excused absences must be agreed upon by you and me. If you anticipate
missing a class, and feel it is because of a legitimate excuse, please check
with me first to see if I agree. I may not agree with what you think is an
excused absence. I reserve the right to make final decision on what
constitutes an excused absence. Unless the emergency prevents you from
contacting me, you must contact me before or during the class or lab when
an assignment, quiz or exam is due. If you don’t, you will receive a 0 for the
assessment (quiz, exam, etc).
Technology use in class:
You may use a computer in class, but only for designated class work (lecture
ppts, note taking, etc). You may not use the computer for any other purpose
(social media, email, movies, games, etc). I will reduce your grade 2% for
first offense, 5% for second offense for misuse. I reserve the right to stop
computer use by the whole class if a problem persists.
You may not use your cell phones (please silence them) or text message
during class or lab. I will reduce your grade 2% for first offense, 5% for
second offense for misuse.
Weekly Course Schedule (check assignment page of web site for daily schedule)
**(Please note that this schedule may change as the course proceeds. I will post the
final assignments approximately 1 week before due dates)
All etext, activities, exams/tests are posted and/or can be accessed through the My
A&P site
Week 1
Sept 4-6
1. Read Chapter 1 of etext (left column at link below).
http://wps.aw.com/bc_martini_fap_10_msa/240/61624/15775758.cw/index.html
2. View and listen to Lecture PPT (posted on Lecture page) of Chapter 1.
3. Activities - Complete
MP3 Tutor Sessions
MP3 Tutor Session: Homeostasis
Art-labeling Activities
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 1-1: Levels of Organization
Artlabeling Activity: Figure 1-2: The Control of Room Temperature
Art-labeling Activity:
Figure 1-6b: Abdominopelvic Quadrants and Regions
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 1-7:
Directional References
4. Take the Practice Test Ch 1
Week 2
Sept 9-11
1. Read Chapter 2 of etext (left column at link below).
http://wps.aw.com/bc_martini_fap_10_msa/240/61624/15775758.cw/index.html
2. View and listen to Lecture PPT (posted on Lecture page) of Chapter 2.
3. Activities - Complete
MP3 Tutor Sessions
MP3 Tutor Session: Inorganic Compounds
Interactive Physiology with Quizzes
Interactive Physiology with Quiz: Fluids &
Electrolytes: Introduction to Body Fluids
Art-labeling Activities
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 2-10: pH and Hydrogen Ion
Concentration
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 2-18: Phospholipids and Glycolipids
Artlabeling Activity: Figure 2-22: A Simplified View of Enzyme Structure and
Function
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 2-23: Nucleotides and Nitrogenous Bases
Animations
Animation: Enzymes
Animation: Protein Synthesis: DNA Molecule
4. Take the Practice Test Ch 2
Week 3
Sept 16-18
1. Read Chapter 3 of etext (left column at link below).
http://wps.aw.com/bc_martini_fap_10_msa/240/61624/15775758.cw/index.html
2. View and listen to Lecture PPT (posted on Lecture page) of Chapter 3.
3. Activities - Complete
Video Tutors
Video Tutor: Carrier-Mediated Transport
PhysioEx 9.1
Navigate to Exercise 1: Cell Transport Mechanisms and Permeability.
MP3 Tutor Sessions
MP3 Tutor Session: Membrane Transport
A&P Flix
A&P Flix: Mitosis
Clinical Case Study
Clinical Case Study: Dangerously Thin: A Case Study on the
Genetic Code
Art-labeling Activities
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 3-1: Anatomy of a Model
Cell
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 3-10: The Nucleus
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 313: The Process of Translation
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 3-24: Stages of a Cell's
Life Cycle
Animations
Animation: Membrane Transport: Cell Membrane Barrier
Animation:
Membrane Transport: Diffusion
4. Take the Practice Test Ch 3
Week 4
Sept 23-25
1. Read Chapter 4 of etext (left column at link below).
http://wps.aw.com/bc_martini_fap_10_msa/240/61624/15775758.cw/index.html
2. View and listen to Lecture PPT (posted on Lecture page) of Chapter 4.
3. Activities - Complete
PAL 3.0
Navigate to the Tissues area in the following PAL 3.0 module: Histology.
MP3 Tutor Sessions
MP3 Tutor Session: Epithelial Tissue
Interactive Physiology with Quizzes
Interactive Physiology with Quizzes: Muscular
System: Anatomy Review: Skeletal Muscle Tissue
Interactive Physiology with Quizzes:
Nervous System I: Anatomy Review
Art-labeling Activities
Art-labeling Activity: Table 4-1: Classifying Epithelia
Artlabeling Activity: Figure 4-3: Squamous Epithelia
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 4-14:
Types of Cartilage
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 4-18: Muscle Tissue
4. Take the Practice Test Ch 4
Week 5
Sept 30-Oct 2
1. Read Chapter 5 of etext (left column at link below).
http://wps.aw.com/bc_martini_fap_10_msa/240/61624/15775758.cw/index.html
2. View and listen to Lecture PPT (posted on Lecture page) of Chapter 5.
3. Activities - Complete
PAL 3.0
Navigate to the Integumentary System area in the following PAL 3.0 modules:
Anatomical Models and Histology.
MP3 Tutor Sessions
MP3 Tutor Session: Layers and Associated Structures of the
Integument
Art-labeling Activities
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 5-2: The Basic Organization of the
Epidermis
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 5-9: Dermal Circulation
Art-labeling Activity:
Figure 5-12: Sweat Glands
4. Take the Practice Test Ch 5
Week 6
Oct 7-9
1. Read Chapter 6 of etext (left column at link below).
http://wps.aw.com/bc_martini_fap_10_msa/240/61624/15775758.cw/index.html
2. View and listen to Lecture PPT (posted on Lecture page) of Chapter 6.
3. Activities - Complete
PAL 3.0
Navigate to the Skeletal System area in the following PAL 3.0 modules:
Human Cadaver and Anatomical Models.
MP3 Tutor Sessions
MP3 Tutor Session: Calcium Regulation
MP3 Tutor Session:
How Bones React to Stress
Clinical Case Study
Clinical Case Study: Look Out Below: A Case Study on Bone
Tissue Structure and Repair
Art-labeling Activities
Art-labeling Activity: Bone Structure
Art-labeling Activity:
The Structure of Osseous Tissue
Art-labeling Activity: The Circulatory Supply to a
Mature Bone
Animations
Endochondral Ossification
4. Take the Practice Test Ch 6
Week 7
Oct 14-16
1. Read Chapter 7 of etext (left column at link below).
http://wps.aw.com/bc_martini_fap_10_msa/240/61624/15775758.cw/index.html
2. View and listen to Lecture PPT (posted on Lecture page) of Chapter 7.
3. Activities - Complete
PAL 3.0
Navigate to the Skeletal System area in the following PAL 3.0 modules:
Human Cadaver and Anatomical Models.
Art-labeling Activities
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 7-1: The Axial Skeleton
Artlabeling Activity: Figure 7-3c: The Adult Skull: Lateral view, part 1
Art-labeling
Activity: Figure 7.3c: The Adult Skull: Lateral view, part 2
Art-labeling Activity:
Figure 7.3d: The Adult Skull: Lateral view, part 3
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 7.3d:
The Adult Skull: Lateral view, part 4
Bone Videos
Bone Video: Cranium
Bone Video: Ethmoid Bone
Bone Video: Facial
Bone
Bone Video: Mandible
Bone Video: Maxilla
Bone Video: Nasal Septum
Bone
Video: Sphenoid Bone
Bone Video: Zygomatic Arch
Bone Video: Occipital
Bone
Bone Video: Temporal Bone
Bone Video: Lumbar Vertebra
Bone Video:
Thoracic Vertebra
Bone Video: Typical Vertebra
Bone Video: Atlas and Axis
Bone
Video: Rib
Bone Video: Sternum
Bone Video: Temporomandibular Joint
4. Take the Practice Test Ch 7
Week 8
Oct 21-23
1. Read Chapter 8 of etext (left column at link below).
http://wps.aw.com/bc_martini_fap_10_msa/240/61624/15775758.cw/index.html
2. View and listen to Lecture PPT (posted on Lecture page) of Chapter 8.
3. Activities - Complete
PAL 3.0
Navigate to the Skeletal System area in the following PAL 3.0 modules:
Human Cadaver and Anatomical Models.
Art-labeling Activities
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 8-1: An Anterior View of the
Appendicular Skeleton
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 8-4: The Right Humerus (anterior
and posterior surfaces)
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 8-6a: Bones of the Right Wrist and
Hand (anterior view)
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 8-11: Bone Markings on the Right
Femur (anterior surface)
Bone Videos
Bone Video: Clavicle
Bone Video: Scapula Bone
Bone Video:
Humerus
Bone Video: Radius
Bone Video: Ulna
Bone Video: Hand
Bone Video:
Hip Bone
Bone Video: Sacrum and Coccyx
Bone Video: Foot
Bone Video:
Femur
Bone Video: Tibia
Bone Video: Fibula
4. Take the Practice Test Ch 8
Week 9
Oct 21-23
1. Read Chapter 9 of etext (left column at link below).
http://wps.aw.com/bc_martini_fap_10_msa/240/61624/15775758.cw/index.html
2. View and listen to Lecture PPT (posted on Lecture page) of Chapter 9.
3. Activities - Complete
PAL 3.0
Navigate to the Skeletal System and Joints areas in the following PAL 3.0
modules: Human Cadaver and Anatomical Models.
MP3 Tutor Sessions
MP3 Tutor Session: Types of Joints and Their Movements
Art-labeling Activities
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 9-10: The Right Elbow Joint
Showing Stabilizing Ligaments
Art-labeling Activity: The Structure of a Synovial
Joint
Art-labeling Activity: The Shoulder Joint
Art-labeling Activity: The Knee Joint
Animations
Animation: Articulations: Elbow Flexion/Extension
Animation:
Articulations: Elbow Pronation/Supination
Animation: Articulations: Foot
Dorsiflexion/Plantar Flexion
Animation: Articulations: Foot
Inversion/Eversion
Animation: Articulations: Hand Opposition
Animation:
Articulations: Humerus Abduction/Adduction
Animation: Articulations: Humerus
Circumduction
Animation: Articulations: Humerus Rotation
Animation: Articulations:
Wrist Circumduction
Animation: Articulations: Wrist Flexion/Extension
4. Take the Practice Test Ch 9
Week 10
Oct 28-30
1. Read Chapter 10 of etext (left column at link below).
http://wps.aw.com/bc_martini_fap_10_msa/240/61624/15775758.cw/index.html
2. View and listen to Lecture PPT (posted on Lecture page) of Chapter 10.
3. Activities - Complete
PAL 3.0
Navigate to the Muscular System area in the following PAL 3.0 module:
Histology.
Video Tutors
Video Tutor: Events of the Neuromuscular Junction
Video Tutor:
Excitation-Contraction Coupling
Video Tutor: The Contraction Cycle
PhysioEx 9.1
Navigate to Exercise 2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology.
MP3 Tutor Sessions
MP3 Tutor Session: Sliding Filament Theory of
Contraction
MP3 Tutor Session: Events at the Neuromuscular Junction
Interactive Physiology with Quizzes
Interactive Physiology with Quizzes: Muscular
System: Anatomy Review: Skeletal Muscle Tissue
Interactive Physiology with Quizzes:
Muscular System: The Neuromuscular Junction
Interactive Physiology with Quizzes:
Muscular System: Sliding Filament Theory
Interactive Physiology with Quizzes:
Muscular System: Muscle Metabolism
Interactive Physiology with Quizzes: Muscular
System: Contraction of Motor Units
Interactive Physiology with Quizzes: Muscular
System: Contraction of Whole Muscle
A&P Flix
A&P Flix: Events at the Neuromuscular Junction
A&P Flix: ExcitationContraction Coupling
A&P Flix: The Cross Bridge Cycle
Clinical Case Study
Clinical Case Study: Overheated: A Case Study on Skeletal
Muscle Physiology
Art-labeling Activities
Art-labeling Activity: The Organization of Skeletal
Muscles
Art-labeling Activity: The Structure of a Skeletal Muscle Fiber
Art-labeling
Activity: Skeletal Muscle Structure
4. Take the Practice Test Ch 10
Week 11
Nov 4-6
1. Read Chapter 11 of etext (left column at link below).
http://wps.aw.com/bc_martini_fap_10_msa/240/61624/15775758.cw/index.html
2. View and listen to Lecture PPT (posted on Lecture page) of Chapter 11.
3. Activities - Complete
PAL 3.0
Navigate to the Muscular System area in the following PAL 3.0 modules:
Human Cadaver, Anatomical Models, Cat, Fetal Pig.
A&P Flix
Group Muscle Actions & Joints
Origins, Insertions, Actions, and
Innervations
Art-labeling Activities
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 11-4: Muscles of Facial
Expression
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 11-20: Muscles That Move the Leg
Practice terms with the Crossword Puzzle.
4. Take the Practice Test Ch 11
Week 12
Nov 11-13
1. Read Chapter 12 of etext (left column at link below).
http://wps.aw.com/bc_martini_fap_10_msa/240/61624/15775758.cw/index.html
2. View and listen to Lecture PPT (posted on Lecture page) of Chapter 12.
3. Activities - Complete
PAL 3.0
Navigate to the Nervous Tissue area in the following PAL 3.0 module:
Histology.
Video Tutors
Video Tutor: Resting Membrane Potential
Video Tutor: Generation of
an Action Potential
Video Tutor: Propagation of an Action Potential
Video Tutor:
Events at the Cholinergic Synapse
PhysioEx 9.1
Navigate to Exercise 3: Neurophysiology of Nerve Impulses.
MP3 Tutor Sessions
MP3 Tutor Session: Generation of an Action Potential
Interactive Physiology with Quizzes
Nervous System I: Orientation
Nervous System
I: Anatomy Review Nervous System I: Ion Channels
Nervous System I: The
Membrane Potential
Nervous System I: The Action Potential
Nervous System II:
Anatomy Review
Nervous System II: Ion Channels
Nervous System II: Synaptic
Transmission
Nervous System II: Synaptic Potentials and Cellular Integration
A&P Flix
Resting Membrane Potential
Generation of an Action
Potential
Propagation of an Action Potential
Clinical Case Study
Going Under the Knife: A Case Study on Membrane Structure and
Function
Bad Fish: A Case Study on Nervous Tissue
Art-labeling Activities
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 12-1: The Anatomy of a
Multipolar Neuron
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 12-3: A Structural Classification of
Neurons
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 12-6a: Schwann Cells and Peripheral Axons
Animations
Animation: Neurophysiology: Synapse
4. Take the Practice Test Ch 12
Week 13
Nov 18-20
1. Read Chapter 13 of etext (left column at link below).
http://wps.aw.com/bc_martini_fap_10_msa/240/61624/15775758.cw/index.html
2. View and listen to Lecture PPT (posted on Lecture page) of Chapter 13.
3. Activities - Complete
PAL 3.0
Navigate to the Nervous System area in the following PAL 3.0 modules:
Human Cadaver, Anatomical Models, Histology, and Cat.
MP3 Tutor Sessions
Sensory and Motor Pathways
Spinal Reflexes
Clinical Case Study
"My Leg is on Fire": A Case Study on Spinal and Peripheral
Nerve Anatomy
Art-labeling Activities
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 13-6: A Peripheral Nerve
Artlabeling Activity: Figure 13-7: Peripheral Distribution of Spinal Nerves
Art-labeling
Activity: Figure 13-10: Peripheral Nerves and Nerve Plexuses
4. Take the Practice Test Ch 13
Week 14
Dec 2-4
1. Read Chapter 14 of etext (left column at link below).
http://wps.aw.com/bc_martini_fap_10_msa/240/61624/15775758.cw/index.html
2. View and listen to Lecture PPT (posted on Lecture page) of Chapter 14.
3. Activities - Complete
PAL 3.0
Navigate to the Nervous System area in the following PAL 3.0 modules:
Human Cadaver, Anatomical Models, Histology, and Cat.
Clinical Case Study
The Mysterious Episodes of Mary: A Case Study on
Neuroanatomy
Art-labeling Activities
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 14-11b: The Limbic System
Artlabeling Activity: Brain structures and their functions
Art-labeling Activity: The Adult
Brain
Art-labeling Activity: Ventricles of the Brain
Art-labeling Activity: The
Hypothalamus in Sagittal Section
Art-labeling Activity: The Cerebral Hemispheres
Dissection Videos
Dissection Video: Sheep Brain: Brain Stem
Dissection Video:
Sheep Brain: Diencephalon
Dissection Video: Sheep Brain: Dorsal Surface
Dissection
Video: Sheep Brain: Frontal Section
Dissection Video: Sheep Brain: Midsagittal
Section
Dissection Video: Sheep Brain: Ventral Surface
Dissection Video: Sheep
Brain: Ventricles
4. Take the Practice Test Ch 14
1. Read Chapter 15 of etext (left column at link below).
http://wps.aw.com/bc_martini_fap_10_msa/240/61624/15775758.cw/index.html
2. View and listen to Lecture PPT (posted on Lecture page) of Chapter 15.
3. Activities - Complete
MP3 Tutor Sessions
Sensory and Motor Pathways
Art-labeling Activities
Art-labeling Activity: Figure 15-5: Somatic Sensory
Pathways
Art-labeling Activity: Tactile Receptors in the Skin
Art-labeling Activity:
Centers of Somatic Motor Control
4. Take the Practice Test Ch 15
LECTURE SCHEDULE
Date
Topic
Assignment
9/2
9/4
Introduction of course
A&P introduction
9/9
9/11
Chemistry: Atoms & Molecules
Chapter 2
9/16
9/18
Cells
Chapter 3
9/23
9/25
Tissues
Examination I
Chapter 1
Chapter 4
9/30
10/2
Tissues
Systems: The Integument
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
10/7
10/9
Bones and Osseous Tissue
Skeletal System:
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
10/14
Articulations I
Chapter 8
10/16
Articulations II
Chapter 8
10/21 Examination 2
10/23
Neural Tissue
Chapter 11
10/28
10/30
Muscles and Muscle Tissue
Chapter 9
11/4
11/6
Muscular System
Chapter 10
11/11
11/13
Central Nervous System
Examination III
Chapter 12
11/18
11/20
Central Nervous System
Peripheral Nervous System
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
11/25
11/27
Thanksgiving Recess
12/2
12/4
The Special Senses
Chapter 15
Final Exam Scheduled by the Office of the Registrar
LABORATORY SCHEDULE
Lab Date
Topic
Assignment
1
9/2,3
No lab
2
9/9,10
The Language of Anatomy
Organ Systems Overview
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
3
9/16,17
The Microscope and The Cell
Histology
Exercise 3, 4
Exercise 6
4
9/23,24
Histology, continued
The Integument, Membranes
Exercise 6
Exercise 7, 8
5
9/30;10/1
The Skeleton: Overview
Axial Skeleton
Exercise 9
Exercise 10
6
10/7,8
The Skeleton: Appendicular
Articulations and Movement
Exercise 11
Exercise 13
7
10/14,15
LAB PRACTICAL
8
9
10/21,22
10/28,29
Micro-anatomy & Organization of Muscle
Gross Anatomy: Muscular System I
Exercise 14
Exercise 15
Dissection 1
Gross Anatomy: Muscular System I I
Dissection 1
Exercise 15
11 11/4,5
Histology of Nervous Tissue
Gross Anatomy of the Brain
Spinal Cord
Exercise 17
Exercise 19
Exercise 21
12 11/11,12
The Senses
13 11/18,19
Lab Review
Exercises 23-29
Thanksgiving Recess
13 12/2,3
LAB PRACTICAL
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Attendance. It is your responsibility to attend all lectures and laboratories.
If you have to miss class, you are still responsible for the material and
announcements (an excused absence will be determined by me, after
discussion with you). If you have to miss lecture, obtain lecture notes from a
classmate, and read the text. It is extremely difficult to make up a missed
lab; remember that missing a lab also inconveniences your lab partner. An
unexcused absence from the lab will result in two points being subtracted
from your final course grade. If you have to miss an exam (for a legitimate
reason, see above), please make arrangements with the course instructor
ahead of time to take the exam at a time earlier than the scheduled time. Be
aware that a makeup exam may be of a different type (ie essay questions).
Missing an exam, quiz or any assessment (except when approved by me),
failure to make arrangements and take a make-up, will result in a grade of
zero. The Health Center, your coach, or other appropriate party must
confirm your absence.
Extra help understanding course materials. Your instructor is available
for extra help during office hours and other times. Additional help will be
provided by the Unified Nursing Instructional Team (UNIT).
Exams and quizzes. Lecture exams will be taken from the lecture notes and
lecture text and will be a combination of multiple choice, short answer, and
the labeling of diagrams. You are responsible for all the material covered in
the text. We will not be able to cover everything in lecture. I will try to
present material that is most challenging. Material we don’t cover (but you
are still responsible for) I feel you should be able to understand by reading
the text. Lab exams are “practical exams” that require you to identify
structures on actual specimens and give their function or other attribute.
There will be lecture and lab quizzes; these will be “announced”. The lowest
quiz grade will be dropped from your average. In general, there will be no
make-up quizzes. If you have an excused absence on the day of a quiz, you
will receive your average quiz grade for that quiz. To receive credit for your
quiz grade, you must be present at the start of the quiz. If you are late, you
may not be allowed to take the quiz.
Disability accommodation. If you have a documented disability that
requires academic accommodation, please notify your instructor and contact
the Learning Support Specialist, Patty Jacobsen, in “The Loft”, Fifth Floor
Yager (X4435), as early in the semester as possible. Patty is also available
for help with study skills.
***** Johnstone Science Center Hours *****
In addition to the normal weekday hours of operation, Johnstone
Science Center is also open:
1) Weekdays, 5 PM - 11 PM
2) Saturday, 10 AM - 6 PM
3) Sunday, 11 AM - 11 PM
***** ACADEMIC HONESTY *****
Your instructor adheres to the College’s Policy on Academic Honesty as
printed in the current edition of the Student Handbook. This means that
cheating, plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty, as defined in
the Policy, will not be permitted in this class and that the penalties in the
Policy will apply.
***** SUCCESS IN THE COURSE *****
Success comes with regular study and continual review.
1. Study. You will be most successful if you attend class regularly, keep up
with the reading, and study lecture notes and lab exercises thoroughly. In
order of priority for lecture: 1) know your lecture notes well: they are an
overview and outline of the course, 2) study parts of the book related to the
lecture notes, 3) examine course CDs for appropriate materials, 4) read parts
of the book not covered by lecture notes, and 5) utilize your online resource
center (A&P Place). For lab: 1) know the information presented at the
beginning of the lab period, 2) be able to identify all the structures you
examined in the lab and know the function of these structures and, 3) utilize
your online resource center (myaandp).
2. Study. You should spend more course time outside class than in class. A
rough guideline is to spend at least two hours of study outside of class for
each hour in class. Attending supplemental instruction helps reinforce the
material you are learning. Reading lecture and lab material prior to class
gives you a knowledge base that you can build on during and after class and
allows you to be more efficient and productive with your time. Reviewing
your notes, text, or lab manual following class while information is fresh in
your mind is also recommended.
3. Repetition, Repetition, Repetition. Follow your initial study with
constant review. Repetition is an important key to learning and it is
particularly important in anatomy & physiology with its many terms and
concepts. You can’t learn the terms and concepts by reading the material
once. Repetition also helps place information into your long-term memory.
4. Take ownership of your learning. It is up to you to learn the course
material – your instructor, the UNIT, or a tutor can help, but ultimately it is
up to you to learn the material.
5. This is your college education. Don’t forget that this is your college
education. Make sure that you get what you want from it. Just like anything
else, what you get out of a course depends on the effort you put into it.
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all aspects of the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. If a student with a
disability wishes to request accommodations, he or she must contact
AccessAbility Services, accessabilityservices@hartwick.edu, or 607-4314195. Any information regarding a student’s disability will remain
confidential. Requests for accommodations should be made as early as
possible.