Students will complete three modules addressing cardiovascular physiology, glucose absorption, and respiratory physiology, and relevant diseases associated with each system. Each module will be presented in a clinical context and will use four learning modalities: reading text, viewing animations and illustrations, watching videos, and answering questions.
Athena Title
Fdn of Clinical Medicine I
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Prerequisite
BIOL 1104 or BIOL 2104H or BIOL 1108 or BIOL 2108H
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
Students will understand how to identify the location of the different structural components of the heart.
Students will understand how to distinguish between anatomical structures of the atria and ventricles.
Students will understand how to identify the blood vessels entering and leaving the heart.
Students will understand how to recognize the roles of the heart chambers in producing the 'lub' and 'dub' sounds heard during cardiac auscultation.
Students will understand how to describe the path of blood flow into and out of the heart during a single cardiac cycle.
Students will understand how to predict the path of blood flow through the heart if a specific valve fails to function appropriately.
Students will understand how to describe what happens between generation of the 'lub' and 'dub' sounds.
Students will understand how to describe what happens between generation of 'dub' and the next 'lub' sounds.
Students will understand how to explain the clinical relevance of the auricles, coronary arteries, and atrioventricular valve leaflets.
Students will understand how to distinguish between the transporters responsible for absorption of glucose from the intestine.
Students will understand how to explain the role of Na+/K+ATPase in absorption of glucose.
Students will understand how to recognize the importance of secondary active transport in the absorption of glucose from the intestine.
Students will understand how to describe the path of glucose from the intestine into the bloodstream.
Students will understand how to contrast primary and secondary active transport.
Students will understand how to describe the effects of gluten sensitivity on the intestine.
Students will understand how to describe causes for hyperglycemia other than diabetes.
Students will understand how to eplain the effects of ouabain.
Students will understand how to identify the different structural components of the upper respiratory tract.
Students will understand how to distinguish between anatomical structures that are involved in inspiration and expiration.
Students will understand how to describe the function of the phrenic nerve in breathing.
Students will understand how to recognize the roles of the pharynx and larynx in respiratory function.
Students will understand how to describe the role of carbon dioxide in initiation of breathing.
Students will understand how to predict the effects of changes in carbon dioxide on respiratory rate and the effects of changes in respiratory rate on carbon dioxide levels in the blood.
Topical Outline
Location of the heart in the thorax
Anatomy of the heart – chambers, auricles, external sulci
