Welcome to Human Anatomy and Physiology II, BIO 2320. This course combines two sections for lecture (T/Th 9:40-12:10 Science 1113), then half of the class meets for lab on Tuesday and the other half meets for lab on Thursday at 12:30.  Labs are in Science 2089. The laboratories are traditional laboratory sessions which allow the seeing, touching and feeling of body structures.

BIO 2320-4 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (3+3)

Prerequisite: BIO 2310 or permission of instructor

This is the second of two courses addressing the structure and function of the human body. Topics include endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems.

 

REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS	1. LECTURE TEXT (either printed or eText): Van Putte, Seeley’s Anatomy and Physiology 13th Edition, Loose Leaf with Connect Access, McGraw Hill: 9781265318772, OR Van Putte, Seeley’s Anatomy and Physiology Evergreen Edition, E-Book with Connect Access: McGraw Hill: ISBN: 9781266870095.
	2. LAB MANUAL (either eText or printed): eText only: ISBN: 9780137538263  -Pearson+ eText access code in the bookstore OR: Purchase or Rent direct here for 4 months: Pearson+ eText of Marieb, Human A+P Lab Manual w/ Cat Dissections, 13e. Printed Lab Manual: ISBN-13: 9780134632339 for the bookstore Or Purchase direct here: Marieb, Human A+P Lab Manual w/ Cat Dissections, 13e PRINT

Your books may be e-books or hard copies.  The gold Seeley/Van Putte book always stays at home and the green Marieb lab manual needs to come to lab on your lab days.

OPTIONAL or RECOMMENDED Supplies and Resources

1. Not required, but strongly recommended, is a lab coat or an old shirt to protect      your clothing. Respirators with filters and eye goggles are available upon request.

2. Free Resource for Cat Anatomy: Swislosky, E. & Roosa, K. (2017). Atlas of Comparative Anatomy. Lumen Learning.Links to an external site.

3. Anatomy & Physiology Revealed (APR) through McGraw Hill Connect  Using APR Revealed in A&PLinks to an external site.

4. Free Resource through The Auraria Library:   Visible Body 3D Human Anatomy AtlasLinks to an external site. is a digital collection of anatomy, physiology, and pathology visualizations and animations.

Link on how to use the 3D Human Anatomy Atlas.

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Participation Policy

MSU Denver has a new Mandatory Participation Policy for all students. Any student who has not participated in this course by June 16 will be administratively dropped from the course by the Registrar’s Office. Participation for this course means logging into the course on Canvas, participating in a Discussion posting, or signing the attendance sheet in lab.

Students are responsible for full knowledge of the provisions and regulations pertaining to all aspects of their attendance at MSU Denver and should familiarize themselves with the policies found in the MSU Denver Catalog.

Access and Accommodations:

Your experience in this class is important to me. The Metropolitan State University of Denver is committed to providing an accessible and inclusive learning environment for all students, including those with disabilities. Students with temporary health condition (i.e., injury, surgical recovery or pregnancy-related complications) or permanent disability (conditions include but are not limited to: mental health, attention- related, learning, vision, hearing, physical or health-related) that impacts their access, performance or attendance should contact the Access Center, located in the Plaza Building, Suite 122, 303-615-0200 or visit their website, www.msudenver.edu/accessLinks to an external site..

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 Criteria for Evaluation/Meaning of Open Note/Open Book and AI Policy

Quizzes and exams are auto-graded based on correctness. I do put my eyes on all computer-graded exams to double check for errors in grading. What is meant by open note/open book tests?  Any course notes provided or taken by student while completing the modules are allowed for all assessments in this course.  Additionally, any information from the course books,Seeley’s Anatomy & Physiology and Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory Manual, Cat Version, may be used while completing any assessment.  Google searches and AI may not be used for any assessment. Friends and classmates may not be consulted for any assessments in this class.

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Schedule of Activities

 

Week/Day	Lecture	Lab	Reading
Week 1 Tuesday 6/9	Review of Terminology, ANS, Endocrine System	Endocrine	Van Putte: Ch 1 and 16 Lab Manual: Ex 27 and Ex 3 Cat Dissection
Week 1 Thursday 6/11	Endocrine System	Endocrine	Van Putte: Ch 17 and 18 Lab Manual: Ex 27 and Ex 3 Cat Dissection
Week 2 Tuesday 6/16	Blood	Blood and Heart	Van Putte: Ch 19 Lab Manual: Ex 29, 30
Week 2 Thursday 6/18	Heart (not on lecture exam 1) Listen to Heart lecture to time stamp 17.50	Blood and Heart	Van Putte: Ch 20 Lab Manual: Ex 29, 30
End of Week 2; June 15-20	Lecture Exam 1 Online (through blood)
Week 3 Tuesday 6/23	Heart	Blood Vessels	Lab Manual: Ex 4 Cat Dissection
Week 3 Thursday 6/25	Blood Vessels	Blood Vessels	Van Putte: Ch 21 Lab Manual: Ex 4 Cat Dissection
Week 4 Tuesday 6/30	Blood Vessels	Lab Exam Online 6/29-7/5
Week 4 Thursday 7/2	Lymphatics	Lab Exam Online 6/29-7/5	Van Putte: Ch 22
End of Week 4  June 29-July 5	Lecture Exam 2 Online (heart through lymphatics)
Week 5 Tuesday 7/7	Respiratory System	CV Physiology	Van Putte: Ch 23 Lab Manual:  Ex 31 and 33
Week 5 Thursday 7/9	Respiratory System	CV Physiology	Lab Manual:  Ex 31 and 33
Week 6 Tuesday 7/14	Digestive System	Resp, Dig, Urinary, Repro Anatomy	Van Putte: Ch 24 and 25 Lab Manual: Ex 36 and 38; Ex 6-9 Cat Dissection
Week 6 Thursday 7/16	Digestive System	Resp, Dig, Urinary, Repro Anatomy	Lab Manual: Ex 36 and 38; Ex 6-9 Cat Dissection
End of Week 6 July 13-18	Lecture Exam 3 Online (respiratory through digestive)
Week 7 Tuesday 7/21	Urinary System	Resp Phys, UA, Movie	Van Putte: Ch 26 Lab Manual: Ex 37 and 41
Week 7 Thursday 7/23	Reproductive System	Resp Phys, UA, Movie	Van Putte: Ch 28 Lab Manual: Ex 37 and 41
Week 8 Tuesday 7/28	Reproductive System	Lab Exam Online 7/27-8/1
Week 8 Thursday 7/30	Development	Lab Exam Online 7/27-8/1	Van Putte: Ch 29
End of Week 8 July 27-Aug 1	Lecture Exam 4 Online (urinary through development)

COURSE FORMAT:

The entire lecture portion of the course is a traditional lecture on campus starting at 9:40 in room Science 1113. The only grades for lecture are the 4 online lecture exams.  No attendance is taken in lecture.  The labs are held on Tuesdays OR Thursdays on-campus in room SI 2089 at 12:30.   Attendance is taken in lab for points and the 2 lab exams are described below.

IMPORTANT LINKS for Lecture: Outlines, Learning Objectives, Recorded Lectures, and PowerPoint Slides may all be found at

https://sites.msudenver.edu/haysc/biology-courses/human-anatomy-and-physiology-ii-homepage-bio-2320/

 IMPORTANT LINKS for Lab:

There is a separate schedule for lab called Lab Objectives:   BIO 2320 Lab Objectives Summer 2026. This document covers what we do each week in lab, plus you will only be tested in lab on structures and activities found on this document.  Have it handy for labs.

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Instructor Information: Dr. Clare Hays. Office SI 2032; Phone 303-615-0777;  [email protected]

Office hours: Office hours are 7:30-9:40 and 12-12:30 Tuesday and Thursday in person, via Teams meetings, email or phone calls.

Course Grading Policy

 

EXAMS, ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADES

Assignment/Assessment	Points
Lecture Exam One	100
Lecture Exam Two	100
Lecture Exam Three	100
Lecture Exam Four	100
Lab Exam One	100
Lab Exam Two	100
Introductory Student Feedback Survey	10
Lab Attendance	25
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE:	635

 

Late Work Policy:

1. Lecture and Lab Exams may be taken late at a 10% deduction per day late.
2. Once the semester is over, on Aug 2, no late work is accepted.

Grading Scale: The total number of points possible for the course is 635. Letter grades will be assigned on a percentage basis, as follows:

A	571-635
B	508-570
C	444-507
D	381-443
F	Fewer than 381

 

Lab Attendance Information: Attending lab is essential to success in the class, as it provides visual and tactile input to the structures you need to know as well as relationships of one structure to another.  You may earn points for attending 1 lab/week throughout the semester as follows, provided that you are not more than 20 minutes late to any given lab:

Attending fewer than 2 labs: 0 points

Attending 2 labs: 5 points

Attending 3 labs: 10 points

Attending 4 labs: 15 points

Attending 5 labs: 20 points

Attending all 6 in-person labs: 25 points

LECTURE EXAMS:

There will be 4 lecture exams, each worth 100 points (50 questions) for a total of 400 points. All exams are online on Canvas.  Exams open at 12 am on Mondays and close at 11:59 pm on Saturdays on dates above at 11:59 pm.  (Note:  Due to July 4 being a holiday, Lecture Exam 2 is due on a Sunday, July 5)  Lecture exams consist of multiple choice, ordering, matching, true/false questions, and a few fill in the blank questions,  that are randomly selected from a pool of questions. Fill in the blank answers must be spelled correctly. A 10% deduction per day will be taken away from your exam scores for any exams taken and submitted after the due date.  No late submissions once the semester is over. No other make-up opportunities exist.  Exams are not comprehensive.

You will be given one chance to take each exam and a time limit of 50 minutes.  These are open-note, open-book exams, but you may not collaborate with your classmates on any exams.

When you are ready to take the quiz, click on the quiz link, read the instructions, and then begin.  After you have answered all of the questions, click “Submit Quiz” at the bottom.  You will see your score immediately and grades may always be found in the Grades tab on the left of the Canvas course homepage.  There is a practice test that you may try at any time to make sure your web browser is compatible with Canvas and to get familiar with the format. No points are awarded nor deducted for results on the practice test and you may take it repeatedly. I do double check the computer grading on all completed exams.

LABORATORY EXAMS: You must attend traditional on-campus laboratories each week.  The labs will follow the laboratory objectives. There are 2 online lab exams, each with 50 questions, and worth 100 points, 60 minutes.  Questions are only on the material from your laboratory objectives. The Canvas online lab test is primarily fill in the blank questions randomly selected from a test bank and Lab Exam One is due on Sunday July 5 at 11:59 pm; Lab Exam Two is due Saturday August 1 at 11:59 pm.  There is a practice online lab test on Canvas if you wish to check out the format.

A 10% deduction per day will be taken away from your exam scores for any exams taken and submitted after the due date.  No late submissions once the semester is over. No other make-up opportunities exist.  Exams are not comprehensive. I do double check the computer grading on all completed exams.

STUDENT FEEDBACK SURVEY:After attending class and listening to how this course works, there are questions to answer to make sure you understand course expectations.  They are found in the  Student Feedback Survey  under Quizzes or Assignments on the left menu.  Due date is June 20 by 11:59 pm. 10 points total are possible.  If you miss the first class, you can look at the PPT slides that may be found in the Welcome Announcement on Canvas.

Student behavior:

1. a) The student assumes certain obligations of performance and behavior while attending MSU Denver. Refer to the student standards of conduct in your Student Handbook.
2. b) Cheating of any sort will result in immediate expulsion with a grade of F.