3credit hour(s)Prerequisite: [(BIOL 1140 + BIOL 1140L) or (BIOL 2110 + BIOL 2110L)] + (CHEM 1120 or CHEM 1215) or appropriate placement score Recommended:BIOL 2210L* This course is the first of two that serve as an introduction to human anatomy and physiology for biology majors and allied health students. The course entails describing, explaining, and analyzing structure and function from the submicroscopic to the organismal level with emphasis on anatomic, directional, and sectional terminology, basic cellular structure and metabolism, tissue differentiation and characteristics, and organ system structure and function; Specifically the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems.
* It is strongly recommended that students take the lab course concurrently with the lecture. The lab experience serves to enhance the student’s understanding of the concepts discussed in the lecture.