Course Number: SC122A
Course Title: Human Anatomy and Physiology I
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
General
1. To develop greater understanding of the structures and functions of the
human body.
2. To increase awareness
and understanding of the components and works of different body systems.
3. To develop skills for
handling laboratory equipments.
4. To increase students ability to follow procedures and specific instructions.
Specific
Students should be able to:
1. define the terms Anatomy and Physiology.
2. list and discuss in order of increasing complexity the levels of organization
of the body.
3. identify the classical "characteristics of life.''
4. list and briefly
discuss the major body origin systems and function of each.
5.
define the anatomical position.
6. discuss and contrast the axial and appendicular subdivisions of the body by identifying the specific anatomical regions in each area.
7. list the nine abdominal regions and the four
abdominal quadrants.
8.
list and define principal directional terms and
sections (planes) employed in describing the body and the relationships of its
parts.
9. define the term
atom and list the primary subatomic particles.
10. explain the relationship between an
element's atomic number and the number of
protons in its nucleus.
11. discuss the size, shape, and generalized
structure of a "typical" cell.
12.
identify by name the membranous and non-membranous organelles of the cell
and their functions.
13.
compare and contrast the processes of diffusion, dialysis, facilitated
diffusion, osmosis and filtration.
14.
list the four major categories of tissues and discuss the basic function
of each.
15. discuss some
important generalization of each kind of tissue.
16. define the terms
integument and integumentary system.
17. discuss the
generalized functions of the skin as an organ system.
18. list and discuss the
generalized functions of the skeletal system.
19.
list the four types of bones and give examples of each and discuss bone
growth, resorption, and responses of
bone to stress.
20.
identify the two main subdivisions of the skeleton.
21.
define the terms articulation and arthrology and compare the classification of
joints according to structure and range of movement.
22. List and
discuss the three generalized functions of skeletal muscle tissue.
23.
list and explain the major terms used to designate or, group muscles
according to function.
24. identify
major muscles, their points of attachment and their functions.
25. discuss
the role of calcium in muscle contraction and relaxation.
26. discuss how
nerve impulse travels between a motor neuron and the muscle
cells supplied by its axon branches.
27.
list the primary divisions of the nervous system.
28.
identify and locate the layers of the meninges.
29.
discuss the formation, circulation, and functions of cerebrospinal fluid.
30.
list and give one primary function of the major, ascending and
descending tracts of the spinal cord.
31.
identify cranial nerves by name and give the generalized function of each.
32.
compare and contrast somatic sensory and somatic motor, pathways.
33.
discuss the synthesis, storage, release, activation, and inactivation of
neurotransmitters.
34.
identify the two major subdivisions of the autonomic: nervous system.
35. identify the three major types of visceral
effector, tissues in the body.
36. compare and contrast the conduction
pathway from the central nervous system to
visceral and somatic effectors.
37. discuss the structure of the sympathetic
or thoraco-lumbar division of the autonomic
nervous system.
38. discuss the
structure of the parasympathetic or craniosacral division of the
autonomic nervous system.
39. compare the function
of general and special sense organs.
40. list the general sense organs, give their
generalized location, and cite examples.
41. classify
receptors according to structure and stimuli required to stimulate
them.
42. describe and discuss the anatomy and
functions of the eye.
43. describe and
discuss the anatomy and function of the ear.
44. discuss the structure and function of the
olfactory and gustatory sense organs.
45. compare and contrast the general functions
and mechanisms of action of the endocrine system and
the nervous system.
46. distinguish between the endocrine glands
and exocrine glands.
47. list and give the location of the primary
endocrine
glands in the body.
48. discuss the chemical nature,
classification, and mechanisms of action of
hormones.
49. briefly
describe the proposed mechanism of hormone action at the cellular
level.
50. list and
discuss anterior and posterior pituitary hormones and their specific
target organs.
51. describe how
hormone secretions are regulated by negative feedback control
mechanisms.