Syllabus for Biology 116
Human Anatomy and Physiology Lecture II
Spring 2006 Semester

Instructor
Dr. S. Michele Robichaux
Associate Professor
221 Gouaux Hall
448-4761 (office), 448-4700 (department)
e-mail: michele.robichaux@nicholls.edu
Webpage:  www.nicholls.edu/biol-smr/index.htm
Office hours:
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
9:00 - 12:00 PM; 1:00 - 4:00 PM
1:00 - 4:00 PM
1:00 - 4:00 PM

Course Sections
Biology 116 will meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4M (10:45 A.M. - 11:40 A.M.) in 101 Gouaux (Gouaux Auditorium) during regularly scheduled class meetings as indicated by the calendar in the 2005 - 2006 Nicholls State University bulletin.

Catalog Description
BIOL 116.  Human Anatomy and Physiology II.  3-3-0.  A descriptive presentation of the structure and function of the organ systems of the human body covering the cardiovascular, immune, respiratory, digestive, excretory, and reproductive systems.

Prerequisites for Course
Biology 114 and Biology 115

Required Text and Other Materials
  1. Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology, F. Martini, 2006.  Seventh Edition.  Pearson Benjamin Cummings.
  2. Log-in to Blackboard.  Lecture notes, class announcements, exam review material and grades will be made available on Blackboard.
  3. eInstruction response pad and enrollment code.
  4. Students must purchase a Classroom Performance System (CPS) response pad from the NSU Bookstore by Friday of the second week of class, i.e. January 27, 2006.  ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS.  THIS IS NOW DEPARTMENTAL POLICY. CPS is used to record attendance and for quizzes and tests.  Once you purchase your CPS response pad, you may use it in other biology classes (Biology 105, 106, 108, 115, 116, 155, 156, 203 and perhaps more advanced courses) and all classes in other disciplines that use this interactive classroom performance system (e.g. psychology and chemistry).  Your will have to purchase the enrollment code online with a credit card or personal check.  You will be provided with the CPS course key number by the instructor.  You MUST register your response pad online by the Friday of the second week of classes (27 January 2006).

Student Blackboard Login Instructions

Your Blackboard login username is your NSU e-mail login. For example, if you NSU e-mail address is user@its.nicholls.edu, your Blackboard login username would be user.  (Use lowercase letters.)

Your default Blackboard password is your Social Security Number, or the first nine (9) digits of your Student ID number.  Note: Omit the dashes.

If you do not know your NSU e-mail address, you may look it up on the Student E-mail Directory web site at http://acs.nicholls.edu/email/. You may also visit the WAC Computer Lab which is located on the first floor of Ellender Library, or contact a Bb Administrator by phone at 448-4673 or via e-mail at dian.leger@nicholls.edu.

General Education Student Learning Outcomes

Biology 116, as a Core Curriculum corse, fulfills three hours of general education requirements in the area of the natural sciences and is thus designed to enable students to meet the following broad outcome for all the natural sciences.

Goal: &nsbp&nsbpupon completion of the undergraduate curriculum, students will be able to comprehend and apply the basic principles of science and methods of scientific inquiry.

For further explanation of the learning objectives associated with this goal, go to http://www.nicholls.edu/gened/goals_objectives.html.

Course Goals (Objectives)

The student will be able to:
  1. Describe the composition and functions of blood.
  2. Discuss the composition and functions of plasma.
  3. Describe the formed elements of blood including: red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
  4. Discuss hematopoiesis.
  5. Discuss hemostasis.
  6. Identify the anatomy of the heart.
  7. Discuss the physiology of the heartbeat: including the conducting system, the electrocardiogram, and cardiac cycle.
  8. Describe the cardiodynamics: including cardiac output, stroke volume, heart rate, and the effect of exercise.
  9. Identify the anatomy of blood vessels.
  10. Describe cardiovascular physiology: including circulatory pressures and capillary exchange.
  11. Describe the mechanisms of cardiovascular regulation: including autoregulation, neural and hormonal regulation.
  12. Describe the patterns of cardiovascular response to exercise and hemorrhaging.
  13. List the functions and describe the organization of the respiratory system.
  14. Describe respiratory physiology: including pulmonary ventilation and gas transport.
  15. Describe the mechanisms of respiratory system regulation: including local and neural regulation.
  16. Describe the overview of the structure and function of the digestive tract.
  17. Describe the organization and physiology of the following digestive organs: oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, pancreas, liver and gallbladder.
  18. Discuss functions of the secretions of the digestive tract including: specific digestive enzymes and hormones.
  19. Discuss the regulation of secretory activity of organs of the digestive tract.
  20. Discuss the digestion and absorption of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids.
  21. Discuss the organization of the urinary system.
  22. Identify the organization of the renal nephron.
  23. Describe renal physiology including: urine formation, filtration, reabsorption and secretion and function of the vasa recta.
  24. Identify the organization and discuss the physiology of the organs of urine transport, storage and elimination.
  25. Identify the organization of the male reproductive system.
  26. Describe hormones and male reproduction function including: meiosis/spermatogenesis and hormonal mechanisms that regulate male reproductive functions.
  27. Identify the organization of the female reproductive system.
  28. Describe the hormones and the female reproductive cycle including: meoisis/oogenesis and the hormonal mechanisms that regulate female reproductive functions.
  29. Identify the organization of the lymphatic system.
  30. Discuss non-specific defenses within the immune system.
  31. Discuss specific defenses within the immune system.
  32. Identify the basic concepts of fluid balance.
  33. List the basic concepts of electrolyte balance.
  34. Discuss the interplay between fluid balance and electrolyte balance
  35. Discuss the importance of pH control.

Course Content and Sequence
  1. Blood anatomy; blood physiology (Chapter 19)
  2. Heart anatomy; heart physiology (Chapter 20)
  3. Blood vessels (Chapter 21)
  4. Cardiovascular physiology; cardiovascular response (Chapter 21)
  5. Respiratory anatomy; respiratory physiology (Chapter 23)
  6. Digestive system: anatomy and physiology of digestive organs (Chapter 24)
  7. Urinary system: organization (Chapter 26)
  8. Urinary system: renal physiology (Chapter 26)
  9. Urine transport, storage and elimination (Chapter 26)
  10. Male reproductive system: anatomy and physiology (Chapter 28)
  11. Female reproductive system: anatomy and physiology (Chapter 28)
  12. Lymphatic system: organization (Chapter 22)
  13. Lymphatic system: non-specific body responses (Chapter 22)
  14. Lymphatic system: specific immunity (Chapter 22)
  15. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance (Chapter 27)

Testing Sequence for Lecture
  1. Test One:  Blood anatomy and physiology;heart anatomy and heart physiology
  2. Test Two:  Blood vessels; cardiovascular physiology and response; respiratory anatomy and physiology
  3. Test Three:  Digestive system anatomy and physiology; organization of the urinary system
  4. Test Four:  Renal physiology; male and female reproductive systems; lymphatic system; immunity

Course Requirements
  1. Students must complete the following class activities:
    1. Four (4) scheduled written exams, including the final exam.
    2. CPS enrollment and participation.
  2. Students are responsible for all information given in lectures, text chapter, sections, figures or tables cited in class or in the course notes and other assigned readings.
  3. Classroom Conduct: Behavior that is disruptive to the instructor or the class will result in immediate dismissal from the class and a semester grade of "F".  Disruptions include but are not limited to entering the classroom during lecture, talking, laughing, or making other loud noises while the lecture is in progress, and the activation of or the use of beepers or cell phones.  TURN ALL CELL PHONES AND BEEPERS OFF DURING LECTURE!!
  4. Lecture Note Taking: The instructor expects all students to take notes during lecture. This will enable you to recall important particulars when reviewing the material and when studying for an exam.
  5. Class Attendance: Students are expected to attend all classes.  Students with one or more unexcused absences previous to an exam are not eligible to receive bonus credit offered on each exam.  Students are expected to come to class pre-read.
  6. Eating, drinking, or smoking will not be allowed in class.

Exams, Grades, Extra Credit, etc.:
  1. Four (4) exams, including the final exam, will be administerd during the semester.  Each exam has a value of 100 points.
  2. Bonus points (up to 10 points per exam) may be earned and credited toward exam numerical grade at the instructor's discretion.
  3. NO extra credit activities are available.
  4. Grading Scale
    1. A=90%-100% (360 - 400 points earned)
    2. B=80%-89.9% (320 - 359 points earned)
    3. C=70%-79.9% (280 - 319 points earned)
    4. D=60%-69.9% (240 - 279 points earned)
    5. F=59% or below (0 - 239 points earned)
  5. Exam Format
    1. Exam questions are based on the material covered in the textbook, lecture and outside readings, if assigned.  Exam questions types are either multiple choice, matching, or True-False.  The preferred question type is the multiple-choice format with either four (4) or five (5) choices.  Unless the instructor indicates other wise, all exams are machine graded.
    2. Exam Day: Student MUST BRING a #2 or softer (HB) pencil, an eraser, and an ANSWER sheet (SCANTRON) to class on exam day.
    3. Answer Sheets: All exams and answer sheets remain in possession of the instructor. Nevertheless, you have the right to come in and review your answer sheets.  If you have a question or a problem with a test grade, you need to discuss this with the instructor within seven (7) calendar days after the posting of the grade.  All answer sheets are destroyed 4 weeks after the semester.
    4. Posting of Grades: Grades will be posted as soon as possible on Blackboard. Students with questions about a posted test grade must be discussed with the instructor within seven (7) calendar days after the posting of the grade, after which the exam grade is "locked in."
Make-up Procedure
  1. Make-up exams may be given to students who present an acceptable excuse for missing an exam.  The student must contact the instructor within 24 hours of the test in order for an excuse to be eiligible for a make-up. The instructor reserves the right to decide if the excuse is acceptable.  Absences will be excused only for illnesses documented by a physician, mandatory attendance at an official University function, death in the immediate family or legal evidence of being involved in an accident, jury duty, court appearance, etc.  NOTE: A regularly scheduled doctor's appointment is NOT a valid excuse unless it involves a life-threatening condition requiring special monitoring, procedures, etc.
  2. All Make-up exams will be scheduled after the final exam during finals week.
  3. Failure to take an exam will result in a semester grade of "F".

Academic Honesty Policy
  1. Cheating or any form of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated!  Such conduct will result in a grade of "F" and the instructor filing formal grievance charges against each offending student as outlined in the university's Code of Student Conduct.  Cheating is considered the most serious transgression a university student can make against their honor, fellow students, the university, and the public.
  2. Misuse of response pads is considered academic dishonesty (i.e. cheating).  Anyone caught misusing response pads will receive an "F" for the semester grade and the instructor will file formal grievance charges against each offending student as outlined the the University's Code of Student Conduct.
Attendance Policy
  1. Class attendance: Students are expected to attend all lectures.  A student with an unexcused absence is responsible for obtaining any course handouts or notes for that lecture from a fellow student.  The teacher is not responsible for providing the missing course information.  Students caught "cutting" class will be severely penalized - final grade will lowered by one letter grade.
Office of Disabilities Services

If you have a documented disability that requires assistance, you will need to register with the Office of Disability Services for coordination of your academic accomodations.  The Office of Disability Services is located in Peltier Hall, Room 100-A.  The phone number is (985)448-4430 (TDD449-7002).

Recording/Taping Policy

  1. Please fell free to tape/record lectures.
Lecute Outline and Presentations
  1. Copies of lecture notes will be available on the Blackboard website for this class
  2. Remember, these are just outlines.  Unless you attend class, take good notes, participate in class discussions, ask questions, read each chapter and study on a daily/regular schedule, the lecture notes will be of little or no use to you.
  3. Ownership of the lecture notes does NOT excuse you from attending lecture or reading the book.
Textbook website: http://www.aw-bc.com/com/applace/
  1. Click on the textbook, "Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology" (Student Link). Contains chapter review, quizzes, and interactive resources to help you study.  If you purchased a new textbook, you received a card with a registration code that will allow you to access the web site resources.  If you purchased a used textbook, web site registration codes can be purchased online.  Restister for The Anatomy & Physiology Place companion.
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