A fundamental human anatomy course that uses a combined regional and systemic approach to examine the relationships and organization of the major structures of the human body. Students are expected to learn the fundamentals of human anatomy relevant for clinical application.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students: Graduate students will be administered different examinations that will require them to demonstrate greater critical thinking skills by applying concepts from the course in the design and interpretation of experiments. In addition, graduate students will be assigned a contemporary topic beyond the typical content of the course. They will have to independently research this topic and prepare an informative report or presentation on this topic.
Athena Title
Human Anatomy
Prerequisite
BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 2107H
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to name and apply anatomical terminology for body positions, orientation, movements, and relationships of structures.
Students will be able to identify the structure and function of the musculoskeletal system, including the major bones of the axial and appendicular skeleton, structural features of these bones and their functional relevance, and major muscle groups of the body and their functions.
Students will be able to identify the structure and function of the cardiovascular system of the body, including: normal adult and fetal circulations; chambers, valves, great vessels and blood supply of the heart; distinctions between arteries and veins; flow of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood through the body; major arteries supplying limbs, thoracic, abdominal and pelvic viscera, organs of the central nervous system, and the venous return from those same structures; lymph nodes, lymph circulation and relationships to blood circulation.
Students will be able to identify the structure of the respiratory system, its relationship to the cardiovascular system for exchange of blood gases, and the relationship to other organs of the thoracic cavity.
Students will be able to identify the structures of the digestive system and the relationships among these organs.
Students will be able to identify the structures of the urinary system and relationships to other abdominal and pelvic organs.
Students will be able to identify the structure of reproductive organs, including prenatal development and positions of gonads, pregnancy-related anatomical changes, stages of parturition, as well as normal adult structures.
Students will be able to identify the structure and basic functions of the components of the central and peripheral nervous systems, and associated structures, such as meninges.
Topical Outline
1. Introduction to the Body
a. Organization of the body
b. Cells and tissues
c. Skeletal system
d. Muscular system
2. Thorax
a. Regional anatomy of the thorax
b. Respiratory system
c. Cardiovascular system
d. Lymphatic / Immune system
3. Abdomen and Pelvis
a. Regional anatomy of the abdomen
b. Digestive system
c. Urinary system
d. Reproductive system
e. Regional anatomy of the pelvis
4. Nervous System and Special Senses
a. Fundamentals of the nervous system
b. Central nervous system
c. Peripheral nervous system
d. Special senses
