SYLLABUS
Biology 211, Anatomy and Physiology I
Spring 2015
Prerequisites: High school or college level Biology and Chemistry
Lecture: MWF 3:00-3:50 pm, Stark 103;
Labs: Section 1: Thursdays 2:00-3:50pm
Section 2: Tuesdays 10:00-11:50am
Section 3: Tuesdays 2:00-3:50pm
All labs are in Pasteur 301
Instructors:
Dr. Ed Thompson
Office: Pasteur 224
ethompson@winona.edu
Section 4: Tuesdays
12:00-1:50pm
Section 5: Wednesdays 8:00-9:50am
Section 7: Wednesdays 4:00-5:50pm
Dr. Erin Peters
Dr. Gary Heisermann
Office: Stark 203A
Office: Pasteur 242
epeters@winona.edu gheisermann@winona.edu
Dr. Tiffany Hoage
Office: Stark 209
thoage@winona.edu
Required: KS Saladin; Anatomy and Physiology - The Unity of Form and Function 6th ed. (2012)
or a similar book published within the past five years
Glove voucher purchased from the WSU bookstore
Recommended: Medical dictionary of your choice; Colored Pencils
Course information will be posted on the course homepage http://course1.winona.edu/ethompson/211.htm
(No information about this course will be posted through D2L)
Course Description and Objectives:
In the two course sequence of Biology 211 and 212 we will discuss the anatomy and physiology of the
human body at a level appropriate for students pursuing baccalaureate degrees in nursing, exercise science,
athletic training, sports science, or related fields. After completing these courses, students should be able to:
1. Identify the anatomical regions of the human body
2. Describe the different planes and sections in which the human body is viewed and described
3. Describe the organs which comprise all systems of the human body
4. Describe the cytology, histology, and gross anatomy of each of those organs
5. Discuss the physiology of each system and its organs at the cellular, organ, and system levels
6. Discuss anatomical and physiological relationships and interactions to maintain homeostasis
7. Discuss how anatomical and physiological abnormalities lead to disease
Attendance:
We want you to do well in this class, so attendance is required at all lectures and labs. All reading
assignments in the text are to be completed before you come to class or lab. Lectures and labs are designed
to build on, not repeat, textbook material, so we will assume you are already familiar with the material in the
text before lecture or lab begins. Unannounced quizzes and attendance checks may be used to check
attendance and preparation. Except in extraordinary circumstances such as prolonged illness or injury, you
may miss two class sessions (for example: one lecture and one lab, or labs on two different days) for any
reason (there are no "excused" or "unexcused" absences) without consequences, but your final score will be
lowered by three points for each absence after that.
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Classroom Etiquette
During both lecture and lab, we expect that your full attention will be given to the course material and that
you will use basic courtesy to fellow students. You may use your computer during lab to follow the posted lab
exercises, but you may not use a computer during lectures. If you have a cell phone or pager, please turn it
off during class and lab. If an emergency arises and you need to leave your pager or cell phone on during
class, please inform us of this before class.
Approach to the Course:
Anatomy and Physiology will not be the easiest course you take in college, but if you approach it correctly it
won't be the most difficult either. How much you get out of it depends on how much study time you put into it.
Please visit the link on the course webpage which discusses how to study most effectively for this course.
The concepts of A&P aren't particularly difficult, but there is a lot of material to master and you will not
succeed by just attending class or reading the book. You must take good notes and you must study the
textbook and your lecture notes (not just read them once or twice) by going over the material again and again
until you understand it. It is very important that you don't fall behind in this course - the rapid pace of
new material will make it very difficult to catch up. Eight to ten hours devoted to this class each week in
addition to lectures and labs is a minimum for students with good study habits; most students will require
more. Your short-term memory can hold only a certain amount of information, so change the subject you are
studying or take a ten-minute break every half hour or so to allow your brain to move what you have learned
to long-term memory. Use your eyes (read), your ears (listen), your muscles (write), and your mouth (discuss)
to get material into your brain (learn).
Cramming before an exam is rarely successful in any course, but particularly so in this one since you will
essentially be learning a new language in addition to concepts of how the human body is organized and
functions.
Your success is important to us, and we will do everything we can to help you master Anatomy and
Physiology, provided you do your part as well. Feel free to come and talk to us about this course and your
progress in it before problems arise. We want everyone in the class to earn an “A”.
Laboratory:
Laboratory topics are posted on the schedule below, and laboratory exercises are posted on the course
webpage. You should print these out and bring them to lab since you will be asked to write and make
drawings on them. Presentations on the dissected cadavers will be done by the instructor; please read the
link use of human cadavers in lab on the course webpage.
Safe laboratory habits are required at all times whether or not experiments or demonstrations are in
progress. Absolutely no food or drink (including water bottles) may be brought into the lab and you should
wash your hands immediately after each lab period. No models, specimens, or equipment are to be removed
from the lab except by an instructor, and the cadaver's face and genitals are to be covered unless they are
being studied. Many lab exercises can be completed in less than the scheduled lab period, and you are
expected to use the remaining time each session to review material from previous labs. We will have "open
lab" times as often as possible when you may come in and review material, but you should not count on this
as your major time to learn.
Special Circumstances:
We recognize that some students have special circumstances which can affect your performance in this
class such as disabilities, health concerns, and parenting responsibilities. We are willing to provide some
flexibility on attendance and exams if we are aware of these in sufficient time to make appropriate
accommodations. Please e-mail Dr. Thompson or stop by his office and discuss these early in the course.
Links to WSU resources are provided at http://course1.winona.edu/ethompson/specialcircumstances.htm.
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Exams:
Lecture exams will replace lectures on February 11th, March 6th, April 10th, and May 1st as noted on the
schedule below. A comprehensive Final Exam will be given from 3:30-5:30pm on Monday May 4th according
to the WSU final exam schedule. Each exam will include single-best-answer (similar but not identical to
"multiple choice"), matching, short answer, and short essay questions. The cumulative final exam may
include some longer essay questions.
All questions will be written from information presented verbally in lecture, which may or may not also be on
the PowerPoint slides. We would also consider it "fair" to ask questions to determine how well you correlate
the information in your textbook with information presented in lecture. Thus, it is important that your notes
include both types of information from lecture, not just that which is projected on the screen, and that you
compare that information with what is in your textbook.
Four Lab Exams will be given during your regular lab period the weeks of February 2-6, February 23-27,
March 23-27, and April 27-30 as noted on the schedule below. They will include identification of structures
on slides, models, preserved specimens, diagrams and charts, and the cadaver as well as questions about
the physiological functions of these structures and definitions of important words or terms of anatomy.
All exams and quizzes must be taken as scheduled. Make-up exams will be given only if we are convinced
that missing the exam was completely beyond your control and this is documented. Please note that travel,
including vacations and returning from off-campus locations, is considered to be within your control so you
will want to schedule enough time to account for poor weather. Make-up exams will be comprehensive short
answer and/or essay questions, which most students find more difficult than other types.
Any questions about answers or scores on an exam must be brought to our attention within three days after
answer sheets for that exam are returned to you.
Grading:
Exams will be graded with numerical scores as follows:
Lab Exam #1
Lecture Exam #1
Lab Exam #2
Lecture Exam #2
Lab Exam #3
Lecture Exam #3
Lab Exam #4
Lecture Exam #4
Final Exam
. . . TOTAL . . . . . . .
February 2-6
February 11th
February 23-27
March 6th
March 23-27
April 10th
April 27-30
May 1st
May 4th
............
50 points
50 points
50 points
50 points
50 points
50 points
50 points
50 points
100 points
500 points
Letter grades will be assigned only at the end of the course. These grades will be "curved" by calculating the
number of points necessary to bring the top student in the class up to the full 500 points and then adding this
number of points to the scores of all students. With rare exceptions, three points will then be deducted for
every absence over two, regardless of the reason for your absence. This system of "curving" is specifically
designed to raise the grades of students who are making strong efforts to keep up in class, and to lower the
grades of students who are not willing to make this effort.
In general, grades will be given as 91-100% = A, 81-90% = B, 71-80% = C, 61-70% = D, and <61% = F.
However, we reserve the right to raise or lower the grade of anyone up to 20 points in extraordinary
circumstances. Cheating, whether seeking or giving assistance during a quiz or exam, will result in a score of
"0" for both people involved; a second incident will result in a course grade of "F" for both.
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Spring 2015 Course Schedule
WEEK
Biology 211
LECTURE
REQUIRED
READING
in
SALADIN TEXT
LABORATORY
(Exercises posted
on web page)
Orientation to human structure
and function
Chemistry; Macromolecules
Chapters 1 and 8
Atlas A
Chapters 2, 4, and 8
January 26-30
Macromolecules
Chapters 2,3, and 4
Gross Anatomy of the Skeletal
System
Gross Anatomy of the Skeletal
System (continued)*
Cell Membranes
February 2-6
Cells; Tissues
Chapters 3 and 5
Lab Exam #1
February 9-13
Tissues; Bone tissue
Lecture Exam #1 Wednesday
Joints; Integument
Chapters 5 and 7
Chapters 5, 6, and 9
February 23-27
Integument; Muscle histology
Chapters 6 and 11
Use of the Light Microscope
Histology
* Histology (continued)
Integumentary System
Lab Exam #2
March 2-6
Gross anatomy of muscle;
Muscle physiology
Lecture Exam #2 Friday
Chapters 10 and 11
Atlas B
Gross Anatomy of the Muscular
System
January 12-16
January 19-23
No class Monday
February 16-20
No lecture Wednesday
March 9-13 Spring Break
March 16-20
Nerve histology
Chapters 10 and 12
March 23-27
Electrophysiology; Brain
Chapters 12 and 14
Muscular System (continued)
Muscle Cytology & Histology**
Lab Exam #3
March 30-April 3
Brain; Spinal cord
Chapters 13 and 14
Gross Anatomy of the Brain
Peripheral nervous system
Lecture Exam #3 Friday
Peripheral nervous system;
Autonomic nervous system
Special senses
Chapters 13 and 14
Spinal Cord, Spinal Nerves,
and Reflexes*
The Eye and Vision
The Ear, Hearing, Equilibrium
(no lab this week)
No class Friday
April 6-10
April 13-17
April 20-24
April 27-May 1
Monday May 4th
Chapters 13, 14, 15
(none)
Special senses
Chapter 16
Lecture Exam #4 Friday
Cumulative Final Exam – 3:30 – 5:30pm
Lab Exam #4
* While lectures will not be held on Wednesday February 18th which is WSU Assessment day, labs for this class
will meet as usual on that date.
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