Nursing Anatomy & Physiology III (BI-274) Course Outline (Version 2.0)

Fall Quarter '03

 

Professor:         Charles S. Tritt, Ph.D. (tritt@msoe.edu)

Office:              S-355C

Phone:              277–7421 (office), 262/512‑9158 (home), 277‑7465 (fax)

Office Hours:    M & W from 10 to 11 and Th & F from 1 to 2 by appointment.

Class Meets:     M, W & F 8:00-8:50 in S-366 (lecture)

Th 8:00‑10:50 in S‑2366 (lab)

Web page:        http://www.msoe.edu/~tritt/bi274

 

Text:                 Anatomy and Physiology; The Unity of Form and Function, 2^nd ed. Saladin, K. S., WCB/McGraw‑Hill 2001

 

Supplement:      Any “Physiology Coloring Book” (optional)

Tentative Lecture and Reading Schedule

 

Week      Topic(s) and Reading Assignment(s)

 

1             Reintroduction to Physiology (Chapters 1 to 5)

               Respiratory System & Blood Gas Transfer (Chapter 22)

               Respiratory System & Blood Gas Transfer (continued)

 

2             Respiratory System & Blood Gas Transfer (continued)

               Respiratory System & Blood Gas Transfer (continued)

               Respiratory System & Blood Gas Transfer (continued)

 

3             Respiratory System & Blood Gas Transfer (continued)

               Respiratory System & Blood Gas Transfer (continued)

                   Respiratory System & Blood Gas Transfer (continued)

 

4                  Respiratory System & Blood Gas Transfer (continued)

               Respiratory System & Blood Gas Transfer (continued)

              Respiratory System & Blood Gas Transfer (continued)

 

5             Quiz 1 (Covers through Control of Respiration including Introduction to Physiology and Blood Gases)

               Endocrine System (Chapter 17)

               Endocrine System (continued)

              

 

5             Endocrine System (continued)

               Endocrine System (continued)

               Urinary System (Chapter 23)

 

6             Urinary System (continued)

               Urinary System (continued)

               Urinary System (continued)              

 

7             Water, Electrolyte & Acid-Base Balance (Chapter 24)

               Water, Electrolyte & Acid-Base Balance (continued)

               Digestive System (Chapter 25)

 

8             Quiz 2

               Digestive System (continued)

               Digestive System (continued)         

 

9             Male Reproductive System (Chapter 27)

               Female Reproductive System (Chapter 28)

               Female Reproductive System (continued)          

 

10           Quiz 3

               Human Development & Fetal Circulation (Chapter 29)

               Human Development & Fetal Circulation (continued)

 

Final:       Monday, November 17 from 8:00 to 10:00 am. The final will be cumulative.

 

Quizzes and the final will be closed book, closed notes. You may use a one-sided 8.5"x11" sheet of notes on the final.

 

Homework assignments will be made as necessary during the quarter. Most assignments will involve problem solving. Careful and complete review of the learning objectives is recommended. Not everything covered on the quizzes and final exam will be in the textbook. You will write a term paper on a specific disease of one of the organ systems covered in this course.

 

Approximate Grade weights:

 

Experiment Reports                          20%                  (5 @ 4% each)

Homework                                         6%                  (3 @ 2% each)

Quizzes                                            24%                  (3 @ 10% each)

Final                                                 30%

Term Paper and presentation            16%

Effort and participation                        4%

Tentative Laboratory Schedule

 

Week   Topic

 

1          Discuss term papers and selected textbook resources (ESP, Online Learning Center, and physiology coloring books)

2          Introduction to Symbiosis Respiratory Mechanics Investigation (E7)

3          Symbiosis Oxygen Transport Investigation (E8)

4          No lab. Dr. Tritt out of town and BMES meeting

5          Dr. Tritt’s Blood Gas Programs Experiment

6          BIOPAC Respiratory Experiment

7          BIOPAC Respiratory (continued)

8          MCW Renal Simulation or similar investigation?

9          Term paper presentations.

10        Term paper presentations (continued) or ADAM Reproduction Materials

 

Anyone missing a laboratory activity will be required to submit a paper on the topic of the missed activity.  Being late to lab more than once will result in a significant reduction in your effort and participation grade.