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BIO111CourseSyllabusFall2017AnatomyandPhysiologyI-Lecture

Time: Monday&Wednesday11:45a.m.–1:00p.m.Instructor:Dr.RachelSimons,PhDOffice:223ScienceBuildingE-mail:rsimons@maine.eduHours:Monday,Wednesday2–3pm,orbyappointmentRecommendedtext:Visualanatomy&physiology2ndeditionbyMartini,Ober,Nath,Bartholomew.Or,useanycurrentHumanAnatomy&Physiologytextbook.CourseDescription:AnatomyandPhysiologyIisthefirstsemesterofatwo-semestersequenceinhumananatomyandphysiology.Anatomyisthestudyoftheformofthebodyandphysiologyisthestudyofbodyfunction.Thecoursewillbeginwithanintroductiontoterminologyaswellasfundamentalprinciplesofcellularfunction.Thecoursewillincludeexaminationofanatomyandphysiologyatthecellular,tissue,organ,andorgansystems.Topicswillincludeskeletal,muscle,andnervoussystems.CourseObjectives:

1. ToformafoundationinAnatomyandPhysiologythatwillprovideabaseofunderstandingforfuturecoursesyoumaytake.Forexample,inordertounderstandhowthebodyisalteredindisease,youmustunderstandthenormalanatomyandphysiology.

2. Toexploretheformandfunctionofthecellinsufficientdetail,tounderstandbasicmechanismsandmalfunctionsatthecellularlevel.

3. Toacquirespecificknowledgeofseveralbodysystems.4. Todevelopskillsthatwillenablestudentstoexplain,diagram,andteachbasic

anatomyandphysiologyofseveralbodysystems.Lectures:Regularattendanceisexpected.Itisyourresponsibilitytoobtaininformationfromalllectureclasses.Lectureswillintroducekeyconceptsandfundamentalprinciples.Themajorityofexammaterialwillcomefromlecturesbutadditionalmaterialfromthetextbookandhomeworkassignments(thatmaynotbecoveredinclass)willalsobeincludedintheexams.GradingandEvaluation:

1. Examswillcomprise80%ofthelecturegrade.Therewillbe4exams,approximately1hourinlength.Theexamswillcoverthematerialpresentedsincethelastexamination.Inotherwords,theexaminationsarenotcumulative.Thisincludesthefinalexamination.Nomakeupswillbegivenwithoutaverygoodexcuse.Ifyoumissanexamoranticipatemissinganexam,contactmewithin24hoursoftheexamforconsiderationofamake-upexam.100pointseach;4exams=400points

2. Drawingsanddiagramswillcomprise10%ofthegrade.Seeblackboardfor

detailsofthedrawingassignments.Therewillbe4drawing“sets”–eachsetisassociatedwithanexam.Eachsetincludesthreeorfourdrawings(ortables).Thesetmustbehandedinonorbeforetheexam.Eachsetisworthabout12-14points;4sets=50points.Thisisequivalentto½ofanexamscore.Considerthatthesedrawingsetsareequivalenttoaminitake-homeexam.

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3. Quizzeswillcomprise10%ofthegrade.Weeklyquizzeswillbepostedonblackboardandyouwillcompletethequizzesonline.Inaddition,theremaybeapracticequizatthebeginningofclass.Thequizwillcoverthematerialpresentedinthepreviousclassorclasses.Therewillbe10quizzesworth5pointseach.

4. StudyquestionswillbepostedonBlackboard.Studyquestionsarenotgradedbut

answeringthesequestionsprovidesanopportunitytoassessyourownunderstandingofeachtopic.Completetheappropriateworkbeforethestartofthenextweek.Writecareful,preciseanswers.Usecorrectspellingandgrammar.Organizeyourideas.Compareyouranswerswithanswerkeyspostedonline.

Suggestions:

1. Cometoclass.Thelectureswillclarifythereadingandidentifyaselectionofkeyideasforeachlecture.

2. Keepupwiththereadingandsuggestedassignments.3. CheckourclassBlackboardsiteoften:usetheonlineresourcesaswellasthe

textbookresources,animations,weblinksprovidedonourBlackboardsite.4. Askquestionsinclass.Itislikelythatyouarenottheonlyonehavingaproblem

understandingaparticularconceptandyouwillbedoingothersafavorbyaskingaquestionaboutit.

5. Ifyouarestrugglingtounderstandthematerial,askforhelp.6. Createavocabularylog–listtermsfromlectures,andhomeworkquestions;learn

definitions.7. Workwithstudypartnersandcomparehomeworkanswers.8. Re-writeyourlecturenotes.9. Writeessay-answerstothekeyquestionseachweek.10. Makeupyourownmultiplechoiceexamquestions.11. Answerthereviewquestionsattheendofeachchapterinthetextbook

Academicdishonesty:Plagiarismandcheatingwillnotbetolerated;academicdishonestymayresultinfailureoftheassignment,dismissalfromtheclass,ordismissalfromthisacademicinstitution.Pleaseseemeifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutwhatmayconstituteplagiarism.Studentswithdisabilities:USMiscommittedtoensuringaccessforqualifiedindividualswithdisabilities.Ifyouhaveadisablingconditionthatmaysubstantiallylimityourabilitytoparticipateinthisclass,pleasecontacttheOfficeofSupportforStudentswithDisabilitiesforconfidentialassistanceandaccommodationauthorization.WrittenauthorizationfromOSSDmustbepresentedtotheinstructorpriortoaccommodationsbeingmade.ContactJoanneBenica,thedirectoroftheOfficeofSupportforStudentswithDisabilitiesatUSM.Joannecanbereachedat(207)780-4706;jbenica@usm.maine.eduTechnicalsupport:ContactTechnicalSupportwithquestionsorproblems1-800-696-4357;techsupport@maine.eduLibraryservicesareavailable:http://learn.maine.edu/ocls/Emailpreferences:Imaycommunicatewithyouusingyouremailaddress.NotethatallemailsentthroughBlackboardissenttoyour“@maine.edu”address.Ifyouprefertouseanotheraddress,youcanforwardanymailsenttothisaddresstoyourpreferredaddress.Setyoumailforwardingpreferencesathttp://mail.maine.edu

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BIO 111 Anatomy and Physiology I – Lecture Schedule* Fall 2017 – M & W 11:45 am – 1:00 pm

Date Day Topic Martini

Visual8/28 M Introduction,Homeostasis,Terminology 1

8/30 W Chemistry:bonds,water,pH 2

9/4 M LaborDayHoliday

9/6 W Chemistry:biologicalmolecules 2

9/11 M Cells:plasmamembrane,diffusion 3

9/13 W Cells:DNA,transcription,translation 3

9/18 M Cells:Mitosis,cancer 3

9/20 W Exam1

9/25 M Tissues:epithelial,connective 4

9/27 W Integument:cancer,vitaminD

10/2 M Bone:histology,physiology 5

10/4 W Bone:histology,physiology 6

10/9 M ColumbusDayHoliday

10/11 W Skeletalsystem:axialskeleton 7,8

10/16 M Skeletalsystem:appendicularskeleton,joints 7,8

10/18 W Exam2

10/23 M Muscle:histology,physiology 9

10/25 W Muscle:histology,physiology 9

10/30 M Muscle:histology,physiology 23

11/1 W Muscle:histology,physiology 9

11/6 M Nervoussystem:divisions,neurons,neuroglia 11

11/8 W Nervoussystem:resting,actionpotential 11

11/13 M Nervoussystem:neurotransmitters,summation 11

11/15 W Exam3

11/20 M Nervoussystem:spinalcord,reflexarc 12

11/22 W ThanksgivingHoliday

11/27 M Nervoussystem:brain 13

11/29 W Nervoussystem:brain 13

12/4 M Nervoussystem:autonomic 14

12/6 W Nervoussystem:autonomic 14

12/13 W Exam4duringExamPeriod:10:45a.m.–12:45p.m.

*Note:thisisatentativeSchedule–subjecttochangeatinstructordiscretion

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