PACIFIC COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINEInstructor: Dr. Michael Gillespie
Course No. WS511 (2 Didactic Units; .5 Lab Units; 2.5 Units) Phone: 917.324.8546
Course Title: Anatomy 1Email:
Spring 2011
PREREQUISITES: Admission to the Acupuncture/Oriental Medicine program, or permission of the Dean. This course is presented at an introductory level assuming no previous experience in science.
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE:
This course comprehensively presents the human muscular-skeletal system. While the entire system is covered, particular emphasis is placed on internal areas to avoid when needling and external landmarks that guide the location of acupuncture points.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES FOR THE STUDENT: Students will learn:
- Basic structural and functional principles of bones and muscles;
- Names, locations and functions of all the major bones;
- Names, locations, origins, insertions and actions of all the major muscles;
- Palpation of all major bones and muscles on a person;
- Be able to palpate, locate, and identify on themselves and others surface bones and boney prominences and muscles.
REQUIRED TEXTS:Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, Tortora & Derickson 12th Ed.
RECOMMENDED TEXTS: Trail Guide to the Body, Biel
Anatomy Coloring Book
METHODS OF PRESENTATION: Lectures, demonstrations, and practical sessions.
LEVEL OF COMPREHENSION REQUIRED: Basic comprehension of the knowledge’s presented and the simple ability to palpate the bones and muscles on a person.
APPLICATION: This learning is applied in the practical sessions in class as a basis for hands-on therapies and point locations taught in other classes.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION:
Attendance (75% required)P/F
Weekly quizzes1/3
Midterm Exam1/3
Final Exam1/3
*Late arrival for class or after breaks will be counted as 15 minutes (minimum) non-attendance. The lowest quiz grade will be dropped from the overall point totals.
THERE ARE NO MAKE UPS FOR QUIZZES.
Regular attendance is a requirement for getting the most from your education at Pacific. Students must attend 75% of the hours scheduled for any given academic course or a grade of “F” is assigned and the course must be retaken at normal tuition rates. Faculty may establish attendance requirements in excess of 75% with the approval of the Academic Dean. Clinical courses and some academic courses required 100% attendance.
GRADING
A=94-100A-=90-93B+=87-89B=84-86 B-=80-83
C+=77-79C=70-76F=69 or lowerI=Incomplete
The faculty of Pacific College has adopted the following description of letter grades to supplement the numerical descriptions of the catalog:
A means outstanding achievement. The student has met more than 90% of the course objectives. An A grade is only available for the highest, exemplary accomplishments.
B means average performance. Student has met at least 80% of the course objectives. The student may need some remedial work in order to fully meet the course objectives. Because all course objectives are important in this curriculum, some remediation, either by focused independent study or tutorial, is recommended before proceeding to advanced courses.
C is below average and is awarded for marginally satisfactory performance. Student may proceed in courses for which the course is a prerequisite but remediation is strongly recommended. C should be considered a warning grade. It is the college's observation that C students are at risk of failure on comprehensive and state licensure exams.
Pluses and minuses, with the exception of A+ and C-, may now be used to differentiate between letter grades and are calculated in student GPAs. A+ is not used because the college is on a 4.0 standard with A equal to 4.0. An A is reserved for the highest standards of accomplishment. C- is not used because C is the minimum passing grade in the program, therefore, less than a C indicates a failure to achieve a passing grade and should be awarded an F.
MAKE-UP EXAMS:
Makeup of a missed examination is subject to approval by the faculty member involved. Make-up fees are applicable. Faculty is under no obligation to excuse a student from an exam and may assign a failing or lower grade to a missed exam. Students must notify the instructor, at least 72 hours prior, that they will miss an exam and the reason. If excused, midterm and final exams must be made up one week of the exam date. The Administration office may administer these exams. (PCOM Catalog Part 2, pg 19)
AUTHORIZATION FOR INCOMPLETE GRADE: Any student seeking authorization for an “I” must first present a written petition to the Academic Dean. It is the responsibility of the student to bring pertinent information to the instructor and the Dean and to reach an agreement on the means by which the remaining course requirements will be satisfied. An incomplete shall not be assigned when the only way a student can make up the work would be to attend a major portion of the course when the class is next offered. An ”I” may not be assigned when the student’s GPA is less that 70%. A student receiving an “I” must make up the specified deficiency and receive a grade by the end of the second week of the next semester, or the “I” automatically becomes an “F” on the first day of the third week of the term and the course must be retaken at normal tuition rates. There are no extensions to this policy. It is the student’s responsibility to ascertain that the instructor has delivered the final grade change to the administration before the third week of the term begins.
Notes:
COURSE OUTLINE:
WEEK TOPIC
1Introduction
Anatomical terms
Bones and Skeletal System
Axial Skeleton Intro
Appendicular Skeleton Intro
2Quiz 1 (Anatomical Directional Terms, Regions, Quadrants, Cavities, Etc.)
Bones of the Skull, Vertebral Column and Thoracic Cage
3Quiz 2 (Axial Skeletal System Bones)
Bones of Pectoral (Shoulder) Girdle
Bones of Upper Limb
4Quiz 3 (Upper Extremity Bones)
Bones of the Pelvic (Hip) Girdle
Bones of the Thigh and Leg
Ankle and Foot Bones
5Quiz 4 (Lower Extremity Bones)
Joints
6Quiz 5 (Joints)
Review
7MIDTERM PRACTICAL & WRITTEN EXAM
8Muscles and Muscle Tissue
9Quiz 6 (Muscles and Muscle Tissue)
Muscles of facial expression
Muscles of mastication
10Quiz 7 (Muscles of Facial Expression and Mastication)
Muscles of Shoulder Girdle
Muscle of Upper Limb
11Quiz 8 (Muscles of the Shoulder Girdle and Upper Limb)
Muscles of the Neck, Spine and Thorax
12Quiz 9 (Muscles of the Neck, Spine, and Thorax)
Muscles Crossing the Hip and Knee Joints
13Quiz 10 (Muscles crossing the Hip and Knee Joints)
Muscles of the Leg
Muscles of Ankle and Foot
Review
14FINAL PRACTICAL & WRITTEN EXAM