HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II - ZOOL 2013-003
Fall 2008

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Diane M. Gilmore       
OFFICE: LSE 415                PHONE: 680-8083                    EMAIL: mgilmore@astate.edu
 

OFFICE HOURS: Monday and Wednesday 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.; and Thursday 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., or by appointment. If you need to talk to me at another time, see me before or after class, leave a note on my door, e-mail me, call me at 680-8083 or call the biology office at 973-3082. Please be sure to update your student information on web for students so that I may contact you if necessary.

WEB SITE: www.clt.astate.edu/mgilmore
This site contains web pages which I will use for posting study guides, giving hints on taking tests, PowerPoint presentations and other course related material.

LECTURE TEXT: Hole’s Human Anatomy and Physiology,11th edition, Shier, Butler and Lewis eds., McGraw-Hill. Reading the assigned chapters prior to lecture is strongly suggested! There is a great deal of material to be covered in this course. To pass the course, it will be necessary to study often for short periods of time. Writing information onto index cards can be a portable means of studying while caught in lines at stores, movies, red lights, etc. Cramming the day before the test is a sure-fire path to failure. You will also be required to purchase a Quizdom "clicker"

COURSE OBJECTIVES: This course is an introductory level course in the field of human anatomy and physiology that will build on the foundation laid in Human Anatomy and Physiology I. At the end of the course the student will have a working knowledge of medical terminology, somatic and special senses; blood; water, electrolyte and acid - base balance and the endocrine, lymphatic, immune, digestive, respiratory, urinary and reproductive systems.

TUTORING: The Biology Department provides free tutoring for Anatomy and Physiology students in the Tutoring center in LSE 203. Graduate students will be available at the times posted on the Tutoring center door. The Wilson Advising Center also offers tutoring in Anatomy and Physiology. Please take advantage of these opportunities.

If you are having any problems in the course or questions over the material, please come and talk to me before exams. There is NOTHING I can do for you during the last week of class or after final grades are given. I DO NOT allow papers for extra credit. If you wish to drop the course, you may now do this on web for students any time prior to the last day to drop.

CLASSROOM POLICIES: Talking to your neighbor during class, rustling newspapers, snoring, and beeping devices such as pagers and cell phones disturb those around you as well as your instructor. Please turn these devices off before class. If your cell phone makes a noise during an examination, you will lose 10 points off your exam score. If chatting is a problem, you will be asked to leave the classroom and may be counted absent. No tobacco of any kind is permitted - chewing included.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY: Arkansas State University enthusiastically promotes academic integrity and professional ethics among all members of the ASU academic community. Violations of this policy such as plagiarism, cheating, and allowing others to cheat are considered as serious misconduct and may result in disciplinary action and other severe penalties.

PLEASE NOTE: It is unlawful to give grades over the telephone or Internet where I cannot be certain of the person on the other end; please do not call me or the school for your grade.

ATTENDANCE : Class meets Monday and Wednesday from 5:00 - 6:15 p.m. Attendance is expected and records will be maintained for this class. If you must miss a class, it is your responsibility to obtain the notes for that class from a fellow student. You are allowed to miss no more than 4 (four) class periods. This is ASU policy. Should you be absent without a documented excuse for more than four classes, no rounding of your final grade will occur. Students will not be penalized if they cannot attend class due to inclement weather, but must get notes on the information covered in class from another student. If the college cancels class on a day when an exam is scheduled, the exam will be given on the next class day. Exam dates will not be changed, please try to arrange your schedule around them.

INCLEMENT WEATHER: The University will be open except in extreme circumstances. If you commute to the University, it is up to you to use your best judgment on whether you can get here safely. You will be given the opportunity to make up any work that you may have missed without penalty.

DISABILITY SERVICES: Students who require academic adjustments in the classroom due to a disability must first register with ASU Disability Services. Following registration and as soon in the session as possible, please contact me to discuss appropriate academic accommodations. Appropriate arrangements can be made to ensure equal access to this course.

EXAMS:

There will be four exams and a comprehensive final exam. Exams may consist of diagrams and multiple choice, matching, short answer and short essay questions. Test material will come from both the text and the lecture material. There will also be daily quizzes,  some questions of which will count toward your grade, and some will count as extra credit. The purpose of these quizzes is to encourage you to keep up with the material on a daily basis, give you an idea of the type of questions that will be on the exam, and to give your grades a little boost. Attendance is mandatory for exams. In case of illness or emergency you should contact me or the Biology department secretary on the day of the exam. If athletic events or other circumstances make it impossible for you to take an exam at the scheduled time, speak with me about it as far in advance as possible. Make-up exams will be given only for a documented excuse and with proper notification .

Each exam will count for a total of 100 points toward your final grade and quizzes will be worth a total of 50 points. Since there will be five exams, you could receive 550 points (plus bonus points for quizzes). The grading scale will be as follows:

Tentative Lecture Schedule for Human Anatomy and Physiology II

Date:             Subject                                                             Text Chapter

Aug. 25         Somatic and Special Senses                                               12

Sept. 1          LABOR DAY - No Classes

Sept. 3           Special Senses cont.                                                          12

Sept. 8           Blood                                                                                 14

Sept. 15         Cardiovascular System                                                      15

Sept. 22         Lymphatic System and immunology                                    16

Sept. 24        Exam I Chapters 12, 14 and 15

Sept. 29         Lymphatic System and immunology cont.                          16

Oct. 6            Digestive System                                                               17

Oct. 13         Exam II Chapters 16, 17

Oct . 15         Respiratory System                                                           19

Oct. 20          Respiratory System cont. / Urinary System                       19, 20

Oct. 27         Urinary System  / Water and Electrolyte Balance             20, 21

Nov. 3          Acid-Base Balance / Endocrine System                            21, 13

Nov. 10        Endocrine System                                                              13           

Nov. 12        Exam III  Chapters 19, 20, 21, 13 (part)           

Nov. 17         Reproductive System - Male and Female                          22

Nov. 19         Wednesday - Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the University

Nov. 24         Reproductive System - female                                           22

Nov. 25         FALL BREAK - No Classes
 
Dec. 1           Human Growth and Development                                       23

Dec. 3           Exam IV Chapters 13, 22, 23

Dec. 12        Thursday - Comprehensive Final Exam 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.