Anatomy & Physiology Honors

Mrs. Sutton

Text: Mader, Sylvia. Understanding Human Anatomy and Physiology, 5th

Edition. New York: Glencoe Science, 2005.

Anatomy and Physiology is an academically rigorous course designed to give students knowledge of the human body and provide a strong understanding of the structures and functions of the systems of the human body. This hands-on course builds on the idea that science knowledge is acquired through inquiry and process. Students will be asked to apply and further develop the process skills that they learn in biology. Through observation, organization of data, classification, predicting, experimenting, and communication of information, the students will analyze the relationships between the anatomical structures and physiological functions of all body systems and evaluate the cause and effect of disease, trauma, and congenital defects on those structures and functions.

Course Outline and Objectives:

Organization of the Human Body

Objectives: To define and describe the levels of organization within the human body and to begin to use medical and anatomical terms to describe the body and its relative positions and structures.

To discover and describe homeostatic regulation in the human body and predict the consequences of the failure to maintain homeostasis.

  • Introduction to the Human Body (Planes and Positional Terms) – Chapter 1

Major Assignments: Lab report on Homeostasis (portfolio piece)

Cytology

Objectives: To describe the characteristics and identify the monomers of lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids and define their role in biochemical processes. To analyze and explain the chemical reactions that provides energy for the body. To investigate and describe the integration of the chemical and physical properties which contribute to homeostasis in cells. To compare the structures and functions of organelles within cells of the body. To describe the processes involved in the cell cycle.

  • Biochemistry – Chapter 2
  • Cytology – Chapter 3

Major Assignments: Exam on chapters 1, 2, and 3.

Histology

Objectives: To analyze the relationships between the structures and functions of tissues. Evaluate the cause and effect of disease and trauma on the structure and function of tissues. Research the embryological development of tissues.

  • Histology (Tissue Structure and Function) – Chapter 4

Major Assignments: Lab and 2 Part Exam (Lab and Objective)

MCA 1

Integumentary

Objectives: To analyze the structural and functional relationships of the tissues within the integument. Identify characteristics of the aging process on the integumentary system. Investigate the role of radiation in cancer and mutations. Analyze the effects of force on the skin.

  • Integumentary System – Chapter 5

Movement

Objectives: To analyze the relationships between the structures and functions of the skeletal and muscular systems. Identify the characteristics of aging on the skeletal and muscular systems. Evaluate the cause and effect of disease and trauma on the function of the skeletal and muscular systems. Analyze the effects of various forces on the human body. To explain how coordination of muscles, bones and joints allows movement of the body.

  • Skeletal System – Chapter 6
  • Muscular System – Chapter 7

Major Assignments: Research Project and Oral Presentation (portfolio piece)

MCA 2

Control

Objectives: To analyze the relationships between structure and function of the control systems. Evaluate the effects of trauma, disease, and aging on the control systems. To illustrate the conduction systems such as nerve transmission or muscle stimulation. Describe the role of sensory organs and the nervous system in the control of structures in human system. Identify the feedback relationships within the endocrine system.

  • Nervous – Chapter 8
  • Sensory – Chapter 9
  • Endocrine – Chapter 10

Major Assignments: Labs (mini) and Exams

MCA 3

Transport

Objectives: To compare the interactions among transport systems. To identify and describe the factors that alters the normal functions of transport systems. Identify how energy is processed and stored by the digestive system. Analyze the physical, chemical, and biological properties of transport systems. Analyze the effects of energy deficiencies in malabsorption disorders. Evaluate the cause and effect of aging, disease and trauma on the transport systems. To identify the role of transport systems in the carrying of materials and the process of waste disposal.

  • Blood – Chapter 11
  • Cardiovascular – Chapter 12
  • Lymphatic – Chapter 13
  • Respiratory – Chapter 14
  • Digestive – Chapter 15
  • Excretory – Chapter 16

Major Assignments: 1 Major Lab (portfolio piece), Labs (mini), and Exams

MCA 4

How to Contact me:

  • I will be available for extra help and make-up work Mondays in room E3, and other days by appointment. Late busses are only on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays.
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  • Phone: (401) 364-7778 ext. 7365

* All assignments will be posted on a weekly basis on the class webpage: , accessible through the district’s website.

Absences: If you are absent, it is YOUR responsibility to see me the next day (or check the webpage) you are in school to get any assignments/notes you may have missed or to schedule make-up time after school. This means that even though we meet every other day, you may have to see me on a day when class does not meet. I WILL not be hunting you down- if you do not speak to me about work missed, do not be surprised to see 0’s for your grades in PowerSchool. In this class, you DO NOT have the opportunity to make up work whenever you please. When you are out, it is expected any assignments missed are made up within the allotted time period. (Refer to student handbook for the school policy). It is crucial that you make every opportunity to attend each class for this subject- especially during lab time, so you do not fall behind!!