An introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology for nursing, pre-PA, pre-PT and clinical exercise science students. 

This course is designed to introduce students to the structure and function of cells, including basic chemistry, metabolism, mitosis, meiosis, genetics, and protein synthesis.  In the lab component of this course, students will learn to use microbiological techniques to isolate, culture and study soil-derived microbes.  

This course focuses primarily on eukaryotic cell biology, and it will introduce students to topics including: (1) biosynthesis, structure and function of important cellular macromolecules, (2) cell membrane structure and transport (3) intracellular compartmentalization and organelle function (4) endocytosis, exocytosis & movement of vesicles within the cell (5) intracellular energy transformation (6) motility, and (7) cell signaling in the context of homeostasis and disease. Students will also gain experience analyzing, discussing, and presenting current scientific research.

    

This course examines interrelationships between individuals and their abiotic environment as well as population- and community-level interactions. General principles will be applied to a range of organisms, including plants, animals, microorganisms, and humans. Labs will vary in structure and will emphasize the collection and evaluation of numerical data to test hypotheses.
As a student in this course, you are expected to engage with course material both during class meetings and in your own time. Students completing this course should see significant growth in their skills of data collection and data analysis and will exhibit comprehension and synthesis of the fundamental principles of general ecology.