BSC 181 Human Physiology and Anatomy I
Spring 2010
INSTRUCTOR: Betsy A. Wargo, D.C.
Office hours: M/W/F by appointment please
Office location: SLB 233
E-mail: bawargo@ilstu.edu
Web Page: http://www.bio.ilstu.edu/bawargo/
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TENTATIVE
LECTURE TOPIC OUTLINE: The exam schedule is subject to change. Look to the class calendar or updates on
Blackboard (and in class) for any scheduling changes.
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Exam One Material |
Exam One Date: Feb 1st
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Chapter One |
Introduction |
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Chapter Two |
Chemistry |
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Chapter Three |
Cells |
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Chapter Four |
Tissues |
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Exam Two Material |
Exam Two Date: Feb 17th
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Chapter Five |
Integumentary system |
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Chapter Six |
Bones and skeletal system |
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Chapter Seven |
Skeleton |
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Exam Three Material |
Exam Three Date: Mar 3rd
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Chapter Eight |
Joints |
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Chapter Nine |
Muscle tissue |
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Chapter Ten |
Muscular system |
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Exam Four Material |
Exam Four Date: Mar 29th
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Chapter Eleven |
Nervous system |
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Chapter Twelve |
Central nervous system |
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Exam Five Material |
Exam Five Date: Apr 14th
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Chapter Thirteen |
Peripheral nervous system |
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Exam Six Material |
Exam Six Date: Apr 28th |
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Chapter Fourteen |
Autonomic nervous system |
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Chapter Fifteen |
Special senses |
Scope and Purpose: This course is designed primarily for students majoring in health related or other fields requiring a basic understanding of human anatomy and physiology. The course is the first in a two-semester sequence.
BSC 181 establishes the organizational hierarchy. We'll go from atoms to molecules to cells to tissues. From there, we'll look at a variety of tissues and systems; largely musculoskeletal and neural. We will emphasize both anatomy and physiology; both form and function.
Textbook: Elain Marieb’s Human Anatomy and Physiology 8th. Ed., 2008 (required). (You'll use the same textbook for BSC 182, so don't sell it back at the end of the semester)
Reading: You are strongly urged to complete the suggested reading prior to introduction of the topic in lecture. Given the amount of information provided in your textbook, some topics simply cannot be discussed in detail during lecture. The objective of the lecture not to provide an alternative to reading the book, but to help you understand the materials that you are required to know. With that stated; it will be necessary for you to study portions of the text and associated materials on your own. During your individual study, you should strive to become familiar with the general anatomical and (more importantly) the physiological aspects of each topic. When appropriate, I will identify specific illustrations, tables, and sections deserving more thorough study along with those that can be ignored or given less emphasis.
Assignments: In order to encourage and introduce an Active Study habit, you will be creating quiz questions based on the lecture material. There will be an assignment associated with each exam. Your responsibility is to create ten (10) high quality exam questions. More information regarding format and expectations can be found at the class website. Through the course of the semester, you will be completing six assignments worth 10 points each.
Exams: Six examinations worth 100 points each will be given. Your lowest exam score of the first five exams will automatically be dropped. Exam six is not eligible to be dropped. It is for this reason that no make-up exams will be given. Exams are NOT cumulative. Exams will be based on material presented in lecture and in your textbook. Students are encouraged to meet with me to clarify course material or to discuss their class performance. Course grades will be based solely on exam performance and assignments. At this time other forms of earning credit (term papers etc.) will not likely be considered, however, I reserve the option of adding extra credit should I feel it necessary.
Class
grade: Your overall grade will be
composed of both your lecture grade and you lab grade. Your lecture grade makes up 75% of your
score; your lab grade makes up 25% of your score.
(Lecture
percentage X .75) + (Lab percentage X .25) = class grade
Grading Scale:
90 - 100% A
80 - 89% B
70 - 79% C
60 - 69% D
less than 60% F
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SOME ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION AND ADVICE CONCERNING ATTENDANCE AND STUDY HABITS
Class attendance. The single most important factor in determining your success in this course is regular class attendance. The non-attending student misses the instructor's particular explanations, interpretations and unique emphases on the topics discussed. The lecture notes that a non-attending student would probably have to copy from an attending student may be little more than a collection of conceptually unconnected phrases or diagrams. Additionally, attending students hear and understand the discussion of concepts that simply do not appear in their notes.
Reading - The most effective reading that can be done in this course is reading that is completed prior to attending the lecture. This reading will make the lecture much easier to follow and give you a leg up in mastering a considerable set of new terms, which can be a major hurdle for many students in a beginning science course. Re-reading after the lecture should be done to allow you to reflect upon and reinforce specific information presented in the lecture and to let you appropriately edit your notes.
Note-Taking Study & Review. Good lecture notes must contain more than just a written summary of information presented by the instructor; they must also contain orally communicated explanations or interpretations. While an explanation or summarizing statement may have been perfectly clear to you at the time it was given in lecture, it is not likely to be so a few days later, particularly if it is not recorded in your notes. Your job as a professional student note taker is to make as complete a record of the lecture (both written and verbal) as possible. I will provide templates for the lecture on the website. The address for my website is provided at the top of this syllabus. NOTE: These are not all-inclusive notes and you will be expected to attend lecture and expand on what I have provided.
Good lecture notes are useless unless they are thoroughly studied and are nearly useless if they are only studied shortly before the exam. Studying "to learn and understand" rather than "studying for the exam" is the mark of a successful student. Here are some suggestions:
(i) Study daily. Even as little as less than an hour's study of the lecture material presented that same day is far more effective than many times that effort expended just before the exam. It is crucial that you make additional cross-references between that item and others in your notes or gleaned from your reading. Edit your notes with this kind of additional explanatory material as soon after the lecture as possible (on the same day is best).
(ii) Practice "active" study. Reading and re-reading, and highlighting your notes umpteen times is a passive, and not an effective form of study. To the extent possible, you should attempt to actively quiz yourself or have another student quiz you. Formal or informal study groups with up to about five students can be effective if (and only if) they meet at least once a week. As you study, try to reformulate the statements in your notes as questions. This more active "quiz" type approach has an additional benefit in that it allows you to immediately find that material that you thoroughly command and concentrate upon the stuff that you do not, thus saving time and effort.
(iii) Don't confuse study with review. The regular, thorough and preferably active endeavor described above is study. In contrast, review is a relatively low-level "brushing-up" activity that refreshes the long-term memory's command of the material previously acquired by active study. Achieving the "regular attendance"/"frequent study - no cram" study lifestyle is not easy. However, once it is established and becomes a habit, it will serve you well, in this course and all future courses you attend.
Electronic Study Aids – Today most textbooks come with additional study aids in the form of a CD or access to a website. Electronic aids, such as the website associated with your book, are very beneficial and tend to hold one’s attention. I encourage you to utilize these materials via your personal computer if you have one.
Lecture Exam Format - Lecture examinations during the
semester will require the labeling of diagrams, defining terms and include
simple "fill in the blank" questions using a multiple choice
format. As such, you will need to pay close attention to detail when
reading your questions and filling in your answers. Any student needing
to arrange a reasonable accommodation for a documented disability should
contact Disability Concerns at 350 Fell Hall, 438-5853(voice),
438-8620 (TDD).
Lab
Lab is 25% of your class grade. The Lab Syllabus can be found here.
Academic Dishonesty. As your instructor I have the professional obligation to ensure that every reasonable effort is made by me to prevent cheating during examinations. You can be assured that I take this obligation very seriously. If cheating does occur, the student will receive a zero on that examination and the incident will be reported to the Chairman of the Department of Biological Sciences and to the Student Judicial Office / SCERB. I assume that you understand your responsibilities concerning academic honesty and the consequences of not meeting those responsibilities. Since it is important that you understand those responsibilities and the University's policies on academic dishonesty, I urge you to read the section on Academic Integrity in the Undergraduate Catalog (p. 57).