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Course Title:
WS 200
Human Biology
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Units/ Hours: 3/ 30
Pre-requisite/ PRC: None
Learning Methods: Text, Lecturing, overhead, educational video, Handouts and Illustrations.
Description:
An introduction to a general study of life systems, including biological concepts and processes,
metabolism, response and reproduction system, designed as an introduction to the health care
science. Students will be introduced to the cell and all of its intricate parts and their functions.
Covers 5 major groups of organisms: Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi, Protozoa, Helminths: Diseases:
Important properties: Pathogenesis and Epidemiology: Clinical Findings: Laboratory
Diagnosis: Treatment and Prevention.
Objectives:
 Students will demonstrate knowledge of a simple cell and why it is the basic building
block for all organisms.
 Students will demonstrate knowledge of bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa & helminthes,
the related diseases & laboratory findings
 Students will demonstrate knowledge of prevention & treatment of the five major groups
of microbiological organisms
Required Text(s):
Hole’s Human Anatomy & Physiology
Author: David Shier/ Jackie Butler/ Ricki Lewis
Edition: 9th Edition
Supplemental Text(s): Anatomy & Physiology
Author: Thibodeau, Gary A. & Patton, Kevin T.
Edition: 5th edition
Atlas of Human Anatomy
Author: Frank H Netter
Edition: 3rd Edition
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Course requirements:
1. Regular attendance as defined according to the SCUSOMA University catalog
and the California State Board Laws and Regulations, which state that students
may not receive credit for the course if they are absent fro more that two classes
or miss part of more that four classes (e.g., leaving early, arriving late) or any
combination thereof.
2. Class participation
3. Midterm and Final Examinations
4. Weekly Quizzes
5. Homework assignments
Grading:
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Course Outline:
Weekly topics, learning objectives and assignments.
Week 1. Introduction of the simple cell, all of its major components and their functions.
Week 2. Bacteria compared with other micro-organisms. Structure of bacterial cells.
Classification of medically important bacteria. Normal flora. Laboratory diagnosis.
Week 3. Clinical bacteriology. Major pathogens. Antimicrobal drugs. Sterilization and
desinfection. Gram-positive cocci of medical importance. Pathogenesis.
Week 4. Gram-positive cocci of medical importance (cont.) gram-positive rods of medical
importance. Pathogenesis.
Week 5. gram-positive rods of medical importance. Pathogenesis.(Cont.)
Week 6. Gram-negative cocci and rods of medical importance. Pathogenesis.
Week 7. Basic virology. Major pathogens. Lab diagnosis. DNA and RNA viruses of medical
importance.
Week 8. Zoonotic organisms. Mycobacteria. Mycoplams. Spirochetes. Clamydia. Rickettsiae.
Minor bacterial pathogens.
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Week 9. Mycology. Cutaneous, subcutaneous and systemic mycoses. Opportunistic mycoses.
Parasitology. Intestinal, tissue and urogenital protozoa.
Week 10. Review of class lecture and notes from weeks 6 to 9
Week 11. Final exam
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