Biology 2401 Anatomy and Physiology I  Laboratory Objectives

Safety and Microscopy

Students should be able to demonstrate safety procedures in the laboratory

Students should be able to demonstrate the care and use of the compound light microscope

Introduction to the Human Body

Students should be able to

1. describe the subdivisions of Anatomy and Physiology

2. describe the level of structural organization of the body

3. name the principal body systems and organs involved

4. describe the life processes, homeostasis, and feedback mechanisms

5. use medical terminology related to the anatomical position, body

regions and quadrants, directional terms, planes of the body, and body cavities

Cells

Students  should be able to

1. Describe the structure and function of the mammalian cell

2. Define and describe the membrane transport processes of the cell

3. Describe the steps involved with cell division

Tissues                                                                        

Students should be able to

1. Name and describe the major tissues classes and their general function

2. Describe the types, location, and function of  epithelial membranes

3. Describe the types, location, and function of epithelial glands

4. Describe the types, location, and function of connective tissues

5. Describe the types, location, and function of muscle tissue

6. Describe the types, location, and function of neural tissue

Nervous System

Students should be able to

1. Describe the structure and function of the spinal cord and spinal nerves

2. Describe the structure and function of the brain and EEGs

3. Name, give the function, and know clinical tests for all the Cranial Nerves

4. Describe the structure and function of the Autonomic Nervous System

5. Describe the structure and function of the general senses

6. Describe the structure and function of the special senses

7. Describe the sensory and motor integration and somatic motor pathways

Integumentary System

Students should be able to

1. Describe the structure and function of the skin (cutaneous membrane)

2. Describe the structure, location, and function of the hypodermis

3. Describe the structure, location, and function of the accessory glands of the skin

Skeletal System

Students should be able to

1. Describe the structure and function of osseous tissue, bone formation and

growth, fractures and repair, and bone surface markings

2. Name, describe and locate the bones of the axial and appendicular skeleton

3. Name and describe the structure and function of joints

Muscle System

Students should be able to

1. Describe the structure, function, and location of muscle tissue

2. Describe the biochemistry and contraction physiology of skeletal muscles

3. Dissect and locate on specimens, models, drawings, and computer images of

 the major superficial muscles of the human and cat

4.  Name the origin, insertion, action at a specific joint, and nerve supply  (innervation) of the superficial human muscles