55350 HUMAN BIOLOGY
Open to: 11-12
Length: 1 Semester
Credits: 1/2 credit
Prerequisite: Biology, Chemistry when taken previously or during the same year
Content: This course is an introductory study of body organization and function. This course will provide a detailed human anatomy and physiology background for those students contemplating the AP® Biology exam. This course will also offer an excellent introduction to human biology for students considering health-related occupations requiring two or four -year degrees. The course will emphasize the cell as it relates to specialized body tissues, organs, and systems that carry out the many vital activities that maintain health and survival. This course will take a systematic approach to the human body, including studies of body tissues and the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous and circulatory systems.
Activities: Lectures, discussions, labs, dissections, guest speakers
and field trips.
Cost: $10. Lab fee, safety goggles and field trips.