Iowa Western Community College
Course Syllabus
COURSE TITLE: Anatomy & Physiology I
COURSE NUMBER: BIO 213A
CREDIT: 4 SEM. HRS.
LEC: 3 HRS.
LAB: 2 HRS.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The study of the structure and function of the human body: cells, tissues,
and the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, circulatory and lymphatic systems.
PREREQUISITES: High School Biology or General Biology I
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS & OTHER MATERIALS:
Required:
Shier, Butler and Lewis, Hole's Anatomy & Physiology, 7th
ed., Dubuque, IA, Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 1996.
Hole, John W., Laboratory Manual to Accompany Human Anatomy & Physiology,
6th ed., Dubuque, Brown, 1996.
Suggested:
Corbett, Nancy, Student Study Guide to Accompany Hole's Human Anatomy
and Physiology, 7th ed., Dubuque, Brown, 1996.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
This course is designed to help students grow in:
- understanding of the structure and function of the human body;
- appreciation for the relationship between form and function;
- appreciation for the complex inter-relationships between the various
body systems;
- understanding of the chemical and cellular basis of body structure and
function;
- knowledge of the tissues that comprise the human body;
- knowledge of the structure and function of the integumentary, skeletal,
muscular, cardiovascular, and lymphatic systems;
- appreciation for the complexity and beauty of human form and function.
COURSE QUALITY STANDARD/COMPETENCIES:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:
- describe the basic structures and functions of the integumentary, skeletal,
muscular, cardiovascular, and lymphatic systems;
- give examples of the relationships between form and function for each
body system studied;
- show how the systems studied are related to and dependent upon each
other;
- identify the major structures of the human cell and the functions carried
out by each of the structures;
- identify the major types of molecules and the functions they perform
in the human body;
- identify the major tissues of the human body, and describe the location
and functions of each;
- identify the major superficial muscles, the major arteries and veins,
and the bones with their major markings;
- describe the ways in which the body protects itself from invaders;
- describe how the systems studied work together to help make life possible.