BI 210 - The Human Body
Course Description:
Structure and function of
the principal systems of the human body. Topics include: muscular, nervous,
skeletal, circulatory, digestive, endocrine, and urinogenital systems.
Credit Hours: 3:0:3
Learning Outcomes: Students successfully
completing this course will be able to:
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Describe the
organization of the body, anatomical positions and its basic chemical and
cellular makeup.
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Describe the
basic body tissues and membranes.
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Describe the
integumentary structure, function and some of its disorders.
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Describe the
functions of the skeletal system, its growth and development, and be able to
name the major bones and joints types.
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Describe
some of the types and functions of muscles, its structure and contraction, and
some major muscle groups.
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Describe the
nervous systems divisions, structure and function of the major divisions, and
be able to name some of its major parts.
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Describe a
hormone, and the structure and function of the major glands of the endocrine
system.
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Describe the
structure and function of the heart and vascular system, some of its
disorders, and the circulatory systems features.
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Describe the
organization, structure and function, and basic mechanisms of breathing and
gas transport of the respiratory system.
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Describe the
structure and function of the digestive system, the basic chemical digestion,
and how nutrition enters the body.
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Describe the
structure and function of the male and female reproductive systems, and some
STD's.
Course Assessment: Exams, quizzes.
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