SYLLABUS
Biology 211, Anatomy and Physiology I - Sections 22-24
Fall 2015
Prerequisites: High school or college level Biology and Chemistry
Lecture: T R 2:00-3:20 pm, Science Lab Center 120
Labs: Section 22: Wednesdays 6:00-7:50 pm, Stark 217
Section 23: Mondays
6:00-7:50 pm, Stark 217
Section 24: Thursdays 6:00-7:50 pm, Stark 217
Instructors: Dr. Ed Thompson
Office: Pasteur 224
ethompson@winona.edu
Dr. Jack Weber
Office: Pasteur 221
jsweber@winona.edu
Dr. Elizabeth Larson
Office: Stark 203K
elarson@winona.edu
Required: KS Saladin; Anatomy and Physiology - The Unity of Form and Function 7th ed. (2015)
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.
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 or tablet during lab to follow the
posted lab exercises, but you may not use it 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.
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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. You should also bring your textbook to class since the lab exercises will make references
to the figures it contains. 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.
Exams:
Four lecture exams will replace lectures on September 15th, October 15th, November 10th, and December
rd
3 as noted on the schedule below. A comprehensive Final Exam will be held 1:00-3:00pm on Tuesday,
December 8th 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.
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Four Lab Exams will be given during the weeks of September 14-18, October 5-9, October 26-30, and
Nobember 30-December 4 as noted on the schedule below. There will be a separate sign-up for these exam
so they may not be during your regularly scheduled lab period. 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, are considered to be within your control so you
will want to schedule enough time to account for poor weather. Make-up exams will usually 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:
Lecture Exam #1
Lab Exam #1
Lab Exam #2
Lecture Exam #2
Lab Exam #3
Lecture Exam #3
Lecture Exam #4
Lab Exam #4
Final Exam
. . . TOTAL . . . . . . .
September 15
Week of Sept. 14-18
Week of Oct 5-9
October 15
Week of Oct 26-30
November 10
December 3
Week of Dec 1-4
December 8
............
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.
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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2015 Course Schedule
WEEK
August 24-28
August 31 September 4
September 7-11
Biology 211, Sections 22-24
LECTURE
Revised 11/12/15
REQUIRED
READING
in
SALADIN TEXT
LABORATORY
(Exercises posted
on web page)
Orientation to human structure
and function; Chemistry
Macromolecules
Chapters 1, 2, and 8
Atlas A
Chapters 2, 4, and 8
Cells; Tissues
Chapters 3, 4, and 5
Gross Anatomy of the Skeletal
System
Gross Anatomy of the Skeletal
System (continued)
Cell Membranes*
Chapters 7 and 9
Lab Exam #1
Chapters 9 and 5
Use of the Light Microscope
Histology
Histology (continued)
Integumentary System
Lab Exam #2
No class Monday
September 14-18
September 21–
25
September 28 –
October 2
October 5-9
Bone tissue; Joints
Lecture Exam #1 Tuesday
Joints
Integument; Muscle histology
Chapters 6, and 11
Muscle histology
Gross anatomy of muscle
Muscle Physiology
Chapters 10 and 11
Atlas B
October 12-16
No lecture Tuesday
Nerve histology
Electophysiology
Electrophysiology
October 26-30
Brain and Spinal Cord
Brain; Spinal cord
November 2-6
Peripheral Nervous System
Peripheral Nervous System
November 9-13
No class Wednesday Lecture Exam #3 Tuesday
November 16-20 Peripheral nervous system;
Autonomic nervous system
Special Senses Taste & Smell
November 23-24 Special Senses: Vision, Hearing,
Equilibrium
No class Wed-Fri
Special Senses: Vision, Hearing,
November 30Equilibrium
December 4
Lecture Exam #4 Thursday
Cumulative Final Exam 1:00-3:00
December 8th
October 19-23
Chapter 10
Gross Anatomy of the Muscular
System**
Chapters 11 and 12
Chapter 12
Muscular System (continued)
Muscle Cytology & Histology
Lab Exam #3
Chapters 13 and 14
Gross Anatomy of the Brain
Chapters 13 and 14
Chapters 13, 14, 15,
and 16
Spinal Cord, Spinal Nerves,
and Reflexes*
The Eye and Vision
The Ear, Hearing, Equilibrium
Chapter 16
(no lab this week)
Chapter 16
Lab Exam #4
Lecture Exam #2 Thursday
* Since there are no WSU classes on Monday September 7th or Wednesday November 11th, students in lab section on
those dates will need to sign up for an alternative lab time that week.
** While lectures will not be held on Tuesday October 13th which is WSU Improvement day, labs for this class
will meet as usual on that date.
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