Anatomy and Physiology
COURSE LOGISTICS
Course Syllabus (Word download)
Lecture Schedule for Fall 2004
SECTION ONE:
A&P Principles, Basic Body Plan, Skin
(to first exam)
BACKGROUND CONCEPTS AND INFORMATION TO KNOW
Chemical Level of Organization
UNIT 1: SKIN AS A MODEL FOR UNDERSTANDING:
TISSUES (HISTOLOGY)...
AND THE BASIC BODY PLAN (EMBRYOLOGY)
Lecture Presentations:
Planes and Directions (note-taking:Shadow People)
Useful Web Links
UNIT 2: SYSTEMS OF THE BODY: HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATION OF LIVING SYSTEMS AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES
Lecture Presentations:
Skin revisited: Filling in the Blanks
EXAM ONE
Exam one Review Topics (Word download)
SECTION TWO:
Skeletal System
(to second exam)
Lecture Presentations:
Learning Objectives (bone,cartilage tissue, joints)
The Skeleton:
(Note--these regional presentations on the skeleton include muscle and nerve information that we will pass over for now and return to in Section Three of the course)
Learning Objectives (skeleton)
EXAM TWO
Exam Two Review Topics (Word download)
SECTION THREE:
Nerves and Muscles:
Making the body move
(to third exam)
FUNDAMENTALS--TISSUES AND A BASIC SPINAL REFLEX
Lecture Presentations:
Muscle Contraction--physiology and physics (in-class demo, but see Mechanics of Movement II and note-taking handout)
THE HEAD--HOW NOT TO CHOKE...AND HOW TO SMELL, TASTE SEE AND HEAR
Lecture Presentations:
LOCOMOTION
Lecture Presentations:
Pelvis (muscle part)
Lower Limb (muscle part)
Upper Limb (muscle and nerve part)
Human Gait and Principles of Locomotion (coming soon)