BIOL 242: Human Anatomy and Physiology II

Instructor: Joel Dahms

Introductions

Note cards Name Year you graduated HS and where Career goal When you took BIOL 241 (and if you took it at

NSCC, who was your instructor). List any other relevant experience you’ve had

(job, internship, taking care of relatives, etc.). Preferred email address

Syllabus highlights

Class meets:

Sat 8:30PM – 3:00PM in AS 1615

Contact info

Email: jdahms@sccd.ctc.edu

email is the best way to contact me Office hours: by appointment Office Phone: 206.526.7004 (Voice mail only)

Course website

Course Website:

http://facweb.northseattle.edu/jdahms/biol241/242.htm

Required Texts:

Required Texts:

Human Anatomy and Physiology, Eighth Ed., Elaine N. Marieb & Katja Hoehn, Pearson Benjamin Cummings, 2009.

Human Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory Manual, Main Version, Ninth Ed., Elaine N. Marieb & Susan J. Mitchell, Pearson Benjamin Cummings, 2010.

Optional Texts: An Atlas of Histology. Shu-Xin Zhang, Springer,

1999. A Brief Atlas of the Human Body, Second Ed.,

Matt Hutchinson et al., Pearson Benjamin Cummings, 2007

Study Guide for Human Anatomy and Physiology, Eighth Ed., Elaine N. Marieb & Katja Hoehn, Pearson Benjamin Cummings, 2009.

The Anatomy Coloring Book, Third Ed., Wynn Kapit and Lawrence M. Elson, Benjamin Cummings, 2001.

The Physiology Coloring Book, Wynn Kapit, Robert I. Macey, and Lawrence Meisami, Second Ed., Benjamin Cummings, 2000.

Recommended Texts:

Grading

Breakdown: Exams 400 points Lab Practical Quizzes 200 points Lab Reports& Assigns 200 points

Total 800 points

Grades

Your grade = points you earn 800 points

Grade percentages

4.0 - 3.5 A / A- 90 - 100%

3.4 - 2.9 B+/ B 80 - 89%

2.8 - 2.2 B-/ C+ 70 - 79%

2.1 - 1.5 C / C- 60 - 69

1.4 - 0.7 D+/ D 50 - 59%

0.0 E below 50%

Course website

The website has: Syllabus Lecture and lab notes Objectives for each unit Resources to help you study Lab assignments

Commitment

Like BIOL 241, this is a very difficult class that requires learning what is essentially a new language

Less memorizing, more processes The class is designed by the college as an

overview: lots of breadth, little depth Expect 25+ hours of reading and studying

each week in addition to class sessions The pace is a little frantic so missing class is

not recommended.

Exams

First 4 exams taken during class 75 points each 1 hour 20 minutes to complete

Final (Exam 5): NOT cumulative 100 points Due on the last day of the quarter (March 23)

Exams

Five exams, one every two weeks

1/22 Exam 1 (Chaps 16,17)

2/5 Exam 2 (Chaps 18,19)

2/19 Exam 3 (Chaps 20-22)

3/5 Exam 4 (Chaps 23,24)

3/23 Wed Exam 5* (Chaps 25-27) Due

*Take home test

In Class Exams

A little more than half objective questions: multiple-choice, matching, true/false

The rest: fill-in-the-blank, short answer, short essay, and diagram labeling

You will need a Scantron form and a #2 pencil for each exam.

Not cumulative per se

In Class Exams

Exams may not be rescheduled or made-up due to tardiness or absence. Students with extraordinary circumstances should discuss them with the instructor as soon as the situation occurs.

If you know ahead of time that you will miss an exam for a valid reason, I may be able to accommodate you but let me know as far ahead of time as possible.

Take Home Exam 5

Covers chapters 25-27 (NOT cumulative) 100 points Some multiple choice and fill in but mostly

short answer and essay Assigned at the last class meeting (3/19) Due via email at midnight on Wednesday,

3/23 You will have Sat –Wed to complete it

Labs

In 242, most laboratory require your presence in the laboratory. Students who miss a laboratory exercise should come in during open lab time to make up that exercise. Wet lab activities like dissections cannot be made up.

Lab exercises will be due the following week Lab activities are designed to help prepare you

for the practical quizzes, but lab material is also fair game on exams

Lab Practicals

Two, each worth 100 points Cover the material on the “Lab Practical Study

Guide” in the syllabus They will involve identifying slides, models, or

diagrams, and answering related questions Because of the time required to set up these

quizzes, they cannot be made up. If you miss it, you are out of luck.

Lab Practicals

2/12 Practical 1: Chaps 16-21

3/19 Practical 2: Chaps 22-27

Consult the Lab Practical Quiz Study Guide in the syllabus for details on what you are expected to know for each.

Labs

150 points total For each lab assigned, complete all the

questions on the lab manual “Review Sheet” at the end of each lab entitled and turn it in to me the week following each lab. NOTE: you must turn in the actual pages torn out of a laboratory manual; no photocopies will be accepted.

Lab Assignments

In addition to the Review Sheet, this quarter most labs will have a lab assignment sheet that goes with each lab. These are available on the website and it is your responsibility to print out the relevant ones to bring with you to class each Saturday.

Most of the material for the practicals will come from these assignments.

Class Assignments

50 points In class group work or individual take-home Case study or in-depth look at a topic 2-4 will be assigned, depending on timing

Lectures

Lecture slides available on course website before lecture (all are posted now)

Lecture material (slides, plus what I say in class) will be what I ask about on exams

“Objectives” for each unit are posted on the website for each unit.

Objectives

List of learning goals that need to be achieved for you to do well in this class

Contain what the I and other teachers at NSCC have deemed to be the most important things for you to know to go on in a health-related career

These are a general overview of what you should know for the exams.

Available on the course website

Saturday Class

The Saturday class is one week shorter than the other classes

This causes some scheduling issues that mean that the timing of labs is not always optimal with respect to the lecture

Also as a result, we will have to skip through some portions of the lecture slides; you will still be responsible for the material on the exam

Use notes to study for exams and use the objectives as your guide for studying the notes

Saturday Class

Both lecture and lab (usually a little more lecture than lab)

In addition to short breaks every hour or so, there will be a lunch break each class session of 30-45 minutes. Often it works best to combine this break with lab time and have a long break in the middle of the day for both lunch and lab.

Example Day:

Lecture 8:30 -9:30 Break 9:30-9:40 Lecture 9:40-10:40 Break 10:40-10:50 Lab 11-12 Lunch 12-12:45 Lab 12:45-1:45 Lecture or activity 2:00-3:00

Attendance

Students should try to attend every class session. If you miss a class session, it is your responsibility to obtain the lecture notes, to make up laboratory experiments and to obtain handouts, assignments or other materials distributed in class. ESPECIALLY because we meet only once a week.

Schedule of Lectures and Readings (Approximate)

Questions?