Course description:
Anatomy and Physiology covers a variety of subjects related to the human body, with an emphasis on information needed by aspiring health professionals. The course discusses the physiology of the human body, including surveys of the major organ systems of the body as well as the underlying biochemistry and cellular concepts that are the building blocks for human life. Other topics focus on diseases that impact the various human systems and the ways in which the body itself and treatment from health professionals can help maintain homeostasis. Instruction concludes with how human anatomy changes over time and the differences between healthy aging and problems that tend to affect the body with aging. Instruction is offered in the form of a course syllabus and study guide, an assigned textbook with reading assignments, a PowerPoint study guide and audio/visual presentations. Students are expected to complete the course of study set forth in the syllabus to properly prepare for the final examination. The course also includes an optional online lab component provided by PhysioEx. Students may complete the course without the lab component for 3 semester hours or complete the course with lab component for 4 semester hours.
Course structure:
Course Syllabus
Lectures
PowerPoints
End of Course Review
Practice Questions
Exam:
48 questions
40 multiple choice questions
8 open-ended questions
2 hours to complete
Sample questions:
1) Which of the following glands is not in the endocrine system?
A. Thyroid
B. Pituitary
C. Hypothalamus
D. Salivary
2) _________ is an infectious or inflammatory process pf the peritoneum.
A. Colitis
B. Hepatitis
C. Pancreatitis
D. Peritonitis
3) Neurons are able to generate tiny electrical currents by changing the _________ of their membranes.
A. Composition
B. Shape
C. Pathway
D. Permeability
4) Undifferentiated lymphocytes are produced in the bone marrow, but some migrate to the _________ and are destined to become T cells.
A. Thymus
B. Thyroid
C. Thalamus
D. Tinnitus
5) If a fetus does not get enough calcium in the mother’s diet, the fetus _________.
A. Gets it from converting other nutrients
B. Breaks down his or her own bons that have developed so far
C. Does not get enough calcium and may not develop properly because of the lack
D. Gets it from the mother’s bones and teeth, weakening them
Answers:
D 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. D