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Anatomy & Physiology
Administrative info:
Course expectations
General procedures and expectations - signature copy
Assignment format
Attendance and tardiness
Detention policy
Course syllabus
Grading policy
Extension level class (APE)
Study skills
Text book - Hole's Anatomy and Physiology -
Hole's A&P web site - Student Center (McGraw Hill publisher)
INTRODUCTION and TERMINOLOGY
Characteristics of Life (memory tricks for characteristics of life)
Requirements of organisms
Homeostasis
Body organization and Anatomical terms
Organ systems
INORGNIC CHEMISTRY
Subatomic particles
Isotopes
Chemical bonds and reactions
Electron distribution in molecules
BIOCHEMISTRY
Cells and cellular transports|
Notes on cellular biology - see Biology 1 web page, section on the Cell
Physiology examples of cellular biology functions at work
Diseases at the organelle level
Cancer
TISSUE / HISTOLOGY
Introductin, four types of tissue
Epithelial tissue
Internet lab - epithelial tissue
Practical 1A http://www.lumen.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/Histo/practical/epithelium/hp1-01.html
Practical 1B http://www.lumen.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/Histo/practical/epithelium/hp1-02.html
Connective tissue - loose, adipose, reticular, dense, elastic
Glandular epithelium
SKIN / INTEGUMENTARY SYSEM
Types of membranes - serous, mucous, synovial, cutaneous
Integumentary system / skin - epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous layer, disorders
Accessory organs in the skin - hair follicles, nails, glands
Regulation of body temperature
Healing of wounds / cuts and burns
SKELETAL SYSTEM
Bone function
Bone structure
Bone development and growth
Factors affecting bone development and growth
Skeletal organization
Blood cell formation
Types of joints
MUSCULAR SYSTEM
Conective tissue coverings of muscle
Structure of skeletal muscle
Skeletal muscle contraction - animation (excellent learning and study aids!)
another animation
Energy sources for muscle contraction
Oxygen supply, oxygen debt and fatigue
Rigor mortis
Muscular responses and types of contractions
Fast and slow twitch muscles
Smooth muscle and smooth muscle contraction
Cardiac muscle
Quadriceps femoris and hamstrings
Cat dissection - muscle identification
NERVOUS SYSTEM and the BRAIN
Introduction - basic structure and general functions
Neuron structure
Types of neurons and neuroglial cells
Cell membrane potential
Nerve impulse
Animation 1 (Harvard) Animation 2 (McGraw Hill)
The synapse and synaptic transmission
Impulse processing
Nerve pathways, reflex arcs
Meninges
Spinal Cord
Brain
Peripheral nervous system - somatic and autonomic
Autonomic nervous system - sympathetic and parasympathetic
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM - structure, function, hormones, target organs
General characteristics
Chemistry of hormones
Non-steroid hormone action
Glands and hormones - pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas
Other endocrine glands
Stress
How the endocrine system affects blood pressure
Disorders of the endocrine system
BLOOD
Blood function, volume and composition
Characteristics of red blood cells and red blood cell count
Types of white blood cells
Destruction of red blood cells
Red blood cell production and its control
Dietary factors affecting red blood cell production
Agglutination
Student presentations
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM - heart, blood vessels, cardiac conduction system,
disorders, risk factors, blood pressure & flow
Coverings of the heart
Heart wall - heart wall layers
Cardiac cycle
Cardiac conduction system
Electrocardiogram
Regulation of the heart cycle
Blood vessels - arteries, capillaries, veins
Eicosanoids Eicosanoid formation and disease severity
Blood pressure - notes, review presentation, hypertension
Student presentation notes - exchanges in capillaries, blood pressure, veins & venous circulation, pulmonary circuit
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM - body defenses against disease, types of immune cells
Lymphatic system - introduction and function
Lymphatic pathways - capillaries, vessels, trunks & collecting ducts
Lymph fluid and tissues - tissue & lymph formation, lymph function
Lymph movement - lymph flow and obstruction
Lymph nodes - structure, location & functions
Thymus and spleen
Nonspecific defenses - species resistance, mechanical & chemical barriers, fever & inflammation, phagocytosis
Antibody and antigen
Specific defenses - antigens and T and B cell production, lymphocytes, immunity
Types of immunity - natural and artificially acquired, vaccines
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM - function, organs, digestion, disorders
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Breathing mechanism
Control of breathing
Gas transport
URINARY SYSTEM
CANCER
Notes on cancer
(tumors, metastasis, dedifferentiation, angiogenesis, treatment, cancer genetics, oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, p53 gene, types of cancer, causes, risk/prevention)
Mitosis - cellular reproduction
Brachytherapy images - radioactive seeds implanted to treat prostate cancer