Northern Virginia Community college – Alexandria Campus

NAS 162: Summer 2008

Instructor: Dr. Getachew Teferra

Campus phone: 703 845 6202

E-mail: gteferra@nvcc.edu

Office hours: T Th 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. by appointment only

Lecture (2A): Wednesday, 12:00-3:30 p.m., Bisdorf: AA 457

Labs (A2A): Monday, 12:00 – 3:30 pm, Bisdorf: AA 429A

Important dates:

Class meets for the first time on May 19

Census date May 29

Tuesday July 1 – Last day to withdraw without penalty. Change to audit is not allowed in this class.

Wednesday July 23 Last Day of Class

Course description:

The course introduces the organ and organ systems of the human body. Both the anatomy and the physiology are discussed. Major areas of abnormalities in function are also highlighted.

Attendance: Students are expected to attend all the classes. Please be on time in order not to disturb other students. Please turn off pagers, cellular phones, and etc. while in class. Be prepared to stay for the full period. Should you miss classes for any reason, make an effort to get notes from your classmates. Do not also miss any of your labs. You cannot make up a lab. Attendance will be used to change border line grades to the next higher grade.

Withdrawal: A student may withdraw from the course without penalty by July 1.

Course Text:

Tortora, G. J. & Derrickson, B. (2006) Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, 11th edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York

Lab. Manual:

Marieb, E. N. & Mitchell S. J. (2008) Human Anatomy & Physiology, Laboratory Manual, 8th edition, Pearson Education Inc., San Francisco

Grades: The lecture grade is based on 4 exams of equal value. The total point value is 400. The first exam covers all the materials studied from the beginning of the term until the day of the first exam. Each of the other exams cover the material studied subsequent to the previous test. The format for exams/tests will be multiple choice, matching, diagrams, T/F and short answer questions. The lecture grade makes up 70% of your total grade and the lab grade makes up the remaining 30%. Labs will be assessed with quizzes and occasional lab reports.

LECTURE:

Value: Exam dates:

100 Exam 1: June 4

100 Exam 2: June 25

100 Exam 3: July 9

100 Exam 4: Tentative July 28 (any change will be announced)

Total = 400 70% of this will go to your final mark

LABORATORY:

There are nine lab quizzes and the one with the lowest grade will be dropped and the other 8 quizzes plus the term paper marked out of 40 will make up the final grade for the lab.

You choose a topic for the lab term paper and write a minimum of 5 pages including a reference list and appropriate citation in the body of the text. The topic has to be an abnormality or malfunction in any system of the human body.

Value Dates

80 9 Quizzes, one quiz with the lowest grade will be dropped

40 Lab Term Paper, due July 14, 2008

Total = 120 30% of this will contribute to the final mark

i.e. Grade scale: Lecture = 70% and Lab = 30%, Total = 100%

A = 90-100

B = 80-89.9%

C = 70-79.9%

D = 60-69.9%

F = Below 60%

Make-up Exams: Normally no makeup exams will be given except in an emergency and IF the instructor is informed BEFORE the scheduled exam. Students missing a scheduled exam without prior permission will receive a grade of zero.

Extra Credit: Shown below is the topic of the essay you will write if you choose the option of working for extra credit. A good work on extra credit can replace one low exam grade or raise the overall grade for the course as follows: An ‘A’ paper gives you 4 extra marks, a ‘B’ paper 3 extra marks and a ‘C’ paper 2 extra marks to be added on the overall final grade. The title of the essay is “Hemophilia”. A maximum of 5 pages with appropriate references should be submitted on July 2, 2008.

Cheating & academic integrity: Any student found cheating on an exam will receive a zero on that exam. A second offense will result in automatic failure of the course. Cheating involves BOTH giving and receiving information that is to be carried out individually. Students are not allowed to present somebody’s work as their own work without appropriate acknowledgement. i.e. Plagiarism is illegal.

Special needs: If any student has a medical or educational problem of which the instructor should be aware, please inform the instructor at the first class. If you are seeking accommodations based on a disability, you must provide a disability data sheet, which can be obtained from the counselor for special needs.

Blackboard: Syllabus, Lecture notes, review questions and other relevant materials are available on bb 7.

Finally: Students should make their best effort to complete the course successfully. Work in group and discuss with your friends. Contact me if you need any help.

Lecture Topics: (The order in which these topics are covered may change)

Week	Dates	Topic	Chapter
1	May 21	Introduction, Respiratory system	23
	May 21	Nervous tissues and its electrical properties	12
2	May 28	Nervous tissues and its electrical properties (contd.)	12
3	June 4	Spinal cord and spinal nerves (Exam 1, June 4)	13
4	June 11	Physiology of reflexes, Brain and cranial nerves	13, 14
5	June 18	Sensory physiology, somatic sensory and motor pathways	16
		Special senses, Eye and Ear	17
6	June 25	Autonomic Nervous system (Exam 2, June 25)	15
		Endocrine system	18
7	July 2	The cardiovascular system (Heart, blood vessels & blood)	19, 20, 21
		The cardiovascular system (Contd.) & the lymphatic system	19, 20, 21
8	July 9	The digestive system (Exam 3, July 9)	24
9	July 16	The urinary system	26
10	July 23	The reproductive system & Genetics	28,29
In Lab	July 28	(Exam 4, Tentative July 28)

Northern Virginia Community College/Alexandria Campus

NAS 162/summer 2008

Schedule of NAS 162 Lab

Lab book: “Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab Manual”

Eighth edition

Authors: Elaine N. Marieb & Susan J. Mitchell

Lab	Date	Lab topics	Lab exercises
1	May 19	Introduction & lab safety Respiratory system	Ex 36 & 37
2	May 26	Memorial day Holiday, No lab
3	June 2	Spinal cord, spinal nerves Reflex physiology	Ex. 21 and 22 Quiz on Lab. 1
4	June 9	The brain and cranial nerves	Ex. 19 Quiz on Lab. 3
5	June 16	General sensation Special senses	Ex 23, 24, 25 Quiz on Lab. 4
6	June 23	Endocrine system Heart	Ex 27 Quiz on Lab. 5
			Ex 30, 31 and 33
7	June 30	Heart (Contd.) Blood and blood vessels	Ex 30, 31 and 33 Ex. 29, 32 Quiz on Lab. 6
8	July 7	Digestive system & Urinary system	Ex 38 ,39, 40, 41 Quiz on Lab 7
9	July 14	Human development: video show Reproductive system & Heredity	Ex 42, 43, 44, 45 Quiz on Lab. 8
10	July 21	Fetal pig dissection	Supplement pp. 80 Quiz on Lab 9 Quiz on fetal pig Lab.