Hybrid - NAS 150 - Human Biology 

Tentative Lecture Syllabus - FALL 2009

Instructor:  S. Otsuka

NOTE: Class Will meet on Monday August 24/09 at 5:00 pm in Room 228.  

 Please read the assignments and review the study guides as scheduled.  Ask questions when we meet in class on Mondays.

Date

Meet In Class

Topics and Reading Assignments

Test

Score

Notes

Aug 24 - 26

 8/24

Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology, The Chemical level of organization, Cell Structure and Function (1 - 3)

 

 

 

31 - Sept 2

8/31

Tissue and Review

Sept 07

 

Holiday

 

 

No School

 Sept 9

Test  #1

 

Chapters 1 - 3

 14 - 16

9/14

Integumentary and Skeletal Systems ( 5 - 6)

 

21 – 23

9/21

Skeletal and Joints (6 – 7)

28

9/28

Review and Muscular System  (8)

 

 

 

30

Muscular System ( 8)

 Test #2 

 

 Chapters 4 - 6

Oct 5

10/5

Nervous Tissue (9)

7

Review 8 - 9

 

 

 

12 – 13

Non Instructional Day

 

 

No Classes

14

Central Nervous System (10)

Test #3

Chapters 7 - 9

19

10/19

Autonomic Nervous System (11)

21

General and Special Senses (12)

26

10/26

Review 10 -12

28

The Endocrine System (13)

Test #4

Chapters 10 -12

NOV 2

11/2

Cardiovascular System: Blood (14)

 

 

Last Day to Withdraw Without Grade Penalty 

4

Heart and  Blood Vessels, 

(15 - 16)

9

11/9

Review 13 - 16

 

11

Lymphatic System (17)

Test #5

Chapters 13 - 15

 16

11/16

Lymphatic & Respiratory Systems (17 - 18 )

 

 

 

18

Review

23

11/23

Test #6

 

Chapter 16 - 18

Nov 25 - 29

 

Thanks Giving

 The digestive System, Nutrition, Metabolism, and Urinary System

(Chapters 19 - 21)

TAKE HOME TEST # 7

 

Holiday

30

11/30

Fluids and Electrolytes (22)

Test #7 Due

 Dec 2

Reproduction (23)

 

 7 - 9

12/9

 Development (24) and Review

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Monday /Last Test

Test #8

 

Chapters(22 - 24)