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BSC 2085C/L
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
COURSE DESCRIPTION
BSC 2085C Anatomy and Physiology I (4) (A.A.): Three hours lecture and three hours lab per week.
Prerequisite: 83 or higher on the ACCUPLACER test OR 106 or higher on the PERT (Postsecondary
Education Readiness Test). Students who graduated with a Florida standard diploma after 2009 are
exempt from the aforementioned prerequisites. This course meets Area V requirements for the
A.A./A.A.S./A.S. general education requirements. This course begins with a review of basic
chemistry and cell biology, then proceeds with the anatomy and physiology of human tissues and the
following organ systems: integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous. It is strongly
recommended that students without recent course work in biology take BSC 1007 or BSC 1008
BEFORE taking BSC 2085C.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Recall basic anatomical and physiological terminology, including body regions, body planes,
abdominopelvic regions/quadrants, and directional terms.
2. Describe homeostasis, including the roles of intrinsic and extrinsic regulatory mechanisms and the
roles of negative and positive feedback mechanisms in maintaining homeostasis.
3. Describe important concepts relevant to the chemical level of organization, including atomic
structure and chemical bonds, properties of water, acids, bases, and buffers.
4. Describe the basic structure and function of the following organic molecules: carbohydrates, lipids,
proteins, nucleic acids and ATP.
5. Distinguish the basic structures and functions of the plasma membrane and cell organelles, in
addition to the different modes of transport across the plasma membrane.
6. Differentiate the appearances, locations, and functions of the epithelial, connective, muscular, and
nervous tissues, as well as the importance of epithelial and connective tissue membranes and
cellular junctions.
7. Describe the key anatomical components for the following organ systems: integumentary, skeletal,
muscular, and nervous, including those associated with the special senses.
8. Describe the physiological functions of and homeostatic mechanisms of the integumentary
system, including but not limited to the layers of skin, the accessory organs within skin and body
temperature regulation.
9. Describe the physiological functions of and homeostatic mechanisms of the skeletal system,
including but not limited to the cells of bone tissue, osteogenesis, fracture repair and calcium
homeostasis.
10. Describe the physiological functions and homeostatic mechanisms of the muscular system,
including but not limited to neuromuscular junction physiology, the contraction cycle and cellular
respiration.
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11. Explain how the nervous system uses electrical signals and neurotransmitters to regulate
homeostasis including action potential generation and propagation, synaptic transmission and
summation.
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Date of Last Revision:
Date of Last Review:
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__July 21, 2006__
__May 10, 2014__
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