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BIOL 310

BIOL 310: Human Structure and Function I (GE)

Credit Hours: (4)

Prerequisites: BIOL 105 OR CHEM 111 OR CHEM 120.

Instructional Method: Three hours lecture; three hours laboratory.

Focuses on the structure of the human body and the physiology of the organ systems including mechanisms used to maintain homeostasis. Designed to meet the needs of students preparing for careers in allied health, human performance, recreation, and other non-science majors as well as for pre-nursing majors intending to apply to the Nursing program. Biology majors and any student intending to apply to medical schools, physician assistant schools, or veterinary schools are encouraged to take BIOL 410:411 and/or BIOL 350:351 instead of 310:311.

Note(s): General Education and Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning designated course. Credit will not be granted for BIOL 410 after a student has received credit for BIOL 310. Students receiving credit for BIOL 322 will not receive credit for BIOL 310 or BIOL 311.

Detailed Description of Content of the Course:

Biol 310 and 311 will cover the anatomy and physiology of all major human organ systems. 

Topics included in BIOL 310 are as follows:

  1. Introduction to basic biochemistry and cell biology
  2. Introduction to evolutionary processes
  3. Homeostasis
  4. Tissues and the integumentary system
  5. The skeletal system
  6. The muscular system
  7. The nervous system and special senses

Detailed Description of Conduct of Course:

This course will be conducted in a traditional lecture format with active learning opportunities and maximum student interaction. Laboratory activities may include hands-on examination of models, bones, and prosected human cadavers; using microscopes to study cells and tissues; dissection of animal tissues; and physiological experiments and demonstrations.

Goals and Objectives of the Course:

  1. Identify and label anatomical structures and describe the spatial relationships among them.
  2. Recognize and appropriately use anatomical terminology.
  3. Explain how each of the body's systems help maintain homeostasis and apply this knowledge to infer the results of disruptions of homeostasis.
  4. Describe links between form and function in the human body.
  5. Describe ways in which the structure and function of the body's various systems are interrelated and interdependent.
  6. Explain how the body's anatomy and physiology at the cellular and molecular level facilitates the functions of organs and tissues.
  7. Differentiate the impacts of inheritance vs. environment (including behaviors such as training, diet, smoking etc.) on human anatomy and physiology.
  8. Give examples of the impacts of evolution on human anatomy and physiology.
  9. Explore ways in which understanding the anatomy and physiology of the body's systems is relevant to potential careers.

Assessment Measures:

The final grade in this course will be based on lecture examinations, laboratory practical examinations, quizzes, homework and in-class assignments, and laboratory assignments. These exercises will be used to evaluate the students鈥� basic knowledge of human anatomy and physiology.

Review and Approval

October 2007

2012

August 2020

March 01, 2021

June, 2023

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