Welcome to Human Anatomy and Physiology I, BIO 2310, hybrid. The course has online “lectures” but on-campus labs. The lecture portion is held on the McGraw Hill Connect site. This class is NOT a self-paced course. You MUST complete assignments and exams by the dates provided on the McGraw-Hill Connect website and below in this syllabus.
| REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS | 1. Seeley’s Anatomy & Physiology, 12th Ed., by Van Putte, Regan and Russo 2. Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory Manual, 12th Ed. – Main version, by Elaine Marieb & Lori Smith |
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| The URL for initial registration into your course is unique for this course. | |
| You initially go to: https://connect.mheducation.com/class/c-hays-bio-2310-spring-2022 |
Once here, enter your email address and set up an account. Use the code in your book if you purchased it new from the Auraria bookstore for access. The second option is to purchase a registration ($135 and it comes with e-book), and third is to get temporary access while you are awaiting your financial aid money to arrive – which is only available for 2 weeks starting January 10.
After the initial set up, you will always login to your course through the following URL: http://newconnect.mheducation.com For any technical problems, call McGraw-Hill tech support at 800-331-5094.
On the McGraw-Hill website, click on this class from the menu on the left and then this class (BIO 2310 12th Edition). Now you will find your home page for this class called the Assignments page that has all of the Smart Book Homework assignments for each chapter with their due dates as well as a link to the four exams and their availability dates. On the left, you will also find a link to your e-book, Anatomy and Physiology Revealed (APR) which is a great cadaver photo resource, and recordings of the lectures listed under Resources. The calendar option shows due dates but not exam opening dates.
“Results” tab, which is found on the left menu and looks like an upward graph, is where you will find your homework assignment grades and your exam grades once you have something to report.
Optional Course Materials:
- Dissection Guide and Atlas to the Mink, by David Smith and Michael Schenk, Morton Publishing;
- Free Resource through The Auraria Library: Visible Body 3D Human Anatomy Atlas is a digital collection of anatomy, physiology, and pathology visualizations and animations.
https://aurarialibrary.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://atlas.visiblebody.com/
Link on how to use the 3D Human Anatomy Atlas.
Instructor Information:Dr. Clare Hays. Office SI 2032; Phone 303-615-0777; [email protected]
Office hours:
Office hours are 8:00-1:00 Tuesdays for Teams meetings, in person meetings, email or phone calls.
Schedule of Activities
| Week | Lecture | Lab | Reading |
| Week 1 | Intro, Terminology, Membranes, Tissues | Histology | Van Putte: Ch 1,Skim 2,3,and 4
Lab Manual: Ex 3 and 6 |
| Week 2 | Skeletal Tissues and System | Skeletal | Van Putte: Ch 6
Lab Manual: Ex 8 and 9 |
| Week 3 | Skeletal System and Articulations | Skeletal | Van Putte: Ch 7 and 8 |
| Week 4 | Exam 1 | Skeletal | |
| Week 5 | Muscle Physiology | Lab Exam | Van Putte: Ch 9 |
| Week 6 | Muscle Physiology and System | Muscle | Lab Manual: Ex 1 and 6, Lab Objectives Photos |
| Week 7 | Muscle | Muscle | Van Putte: Ch 10 |
| Week 8 | Exam 2 | Muscle | |
| Week 9 | Nervous System | Lab Exam | Van Putte: Ch 11 |
| Week 10 | Nervous System | At Home Muscle Assignments | Van Putte: Ch 12
Lab Manual: Ex 13 and Lab Objectives |
| Week 11 | Nervous System | Brain, Cranial Nerves | Van Putte: Ch 13 and 14
Lab Manual: Ex 15 and 17 |
| Week 12 | Exam 3 | Nerves and Reflexes | Lab Manual: Ex 21 and Lab Objectives Photos |
| Week 13 | Autonomic Nervous System | Sensory | Van Putte: Ch 16
Lab Manual: Ex 22,24,25,and26 |
| Week 14 | Sensory | Lab Exam | Van Putte: Ch 15 plus pp. 469-474 |
| Week 15 | Special Senses | ||
| Week 16 | Exam 4 |
University Catalog Description
BIO 2310-4 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (3+3)
Prerequisite: BIO 1080/1090 or permission of Instructor
This is the first of two courses addressing the structure and function of the human body. Topics include tissues, anatomy, the musculoskeletal system, and neurophysiology. Course content and level are designed for allied health science students and for human performance, sport or recreation professions majors.
COURSE FORMAT:
The entire lecture portion of the course is held online on the McGraw Hill Connect website. It includes graded chapter homework assignments and 4 exams. Labs are held on-campus in rooms SI 2087 and 2089 weekly.
IMPORTANT LINKS for Lecture: You may read the Van Putte chapters for all of your information, but if you wish to streamline the material into what will be on the lecture exams, refer to the Hays website as described below, or the recorded lectures. (Outlines, Learning Objectives, Recorded Lectures, and PowerPoint Slides all contain the same information, so choose a format that works best for you; you don’t have to look at all four formats.)
- Detailed Outlines of Course Material including selected video links at the bottom of the outlines: https://sites.msudenver.edu/haysc/biology-courses/human-anatomy-physiology-homepage-bio-2310/
- Student Learning Objectives: These are detailed Learning Objectives written by me. They are the exact information presented in the Detailed Outlines, but presented in a Study Guide format. These would serve you well to use as flash cards. Objectives are found at: https://sites.msudenver.edu/haysc/biology-courses/human-anatomy-physiology-homepage-bio-2310/ Answers to the learning objectives are found at: https://sites.msudenver.edu/haysc/biology-courses/human-anatomy-physiology-homepage-bio-2310/objectives-bio-2310-answers/
- Recorded Lectures: There are recorded lectures on Connect through Tegrity. You will find the recorded lectures on the left side of the Connect homepage under Resources. The first time you use Tegrity, you will need to download the app. The lectures follow the detailed outlines (#1) in order and show the PowerPoint slides (#4).
- PowerPoint slidesof the course may be found on my homepage as well. This is the SAME material that is in the outlines and objective, just in a different format. https://sites.msudenver.edu/haysc/biology-courses/human-anatomy-physiology-homepage-bio-2310/
IMPORTANT LINKS for Lab: Lab Schedule and Lab Objectives: The syllabus with dates below is for the “lecture” component of the course. There is a separate schedule for lab called Lab Objectives.
EXAMS, ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADES:
| Assignment/Assessment | Points |
| Smartbook Homework Ch 1 | 10 |
| Smartbook Homework Ch 2 | 5 |
| Smartbook Homework Ch 3 | 5 |
| Smartbook Homework Ch 4 | 10 |
| Smartbook Homework Ch 6 | 20 |
| Smartbook Homework Ch 7 | 30 |
| Smartbook Homework Ch 8 | 20 |
| Smartbook Homework Ch 9 | 50 |
| Smartbook Homework Ch 10 | 50 |
| Smartbook Homework Ch 11 | 30 |
| Smartbook Homework Ch 12 | 25 |
| Smartbook Homework Ch 13 | 25 |
| Smartbook Homework Ch 14 | 20 |
| Smartbook Homework Ch 15 | 50 |
| Smartbook Homework Ch 16 | 50 |
| Lecture Exam One | 50 |
| Lecture Exam Two | 50 |
| Lecture Exam Three | 50 |
| Lecture Exam Four | 50 |
| Lab Exam One | 50 |
| Lab Exam Two | 50 |
| Lab Exam Three | 50 |
| Lab Muscle Homework Assignments | 20 |
| TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE: | 770 |
Late Work Policy:
- No late work accepted for Smartbook Chapter assignments since they are open for completion on the first day of class. Don’t procrastinate.
- Lecture Exams may be taken late at a 10% deduction per day late.
- Late Lab Exams will be an individual identification session with your instructor as long as your instructor is notified before the date of the lab exam.
- Late Lab Muscle Assignments have a 5 point deduction per day late.
Grading Scale: The total number of points possible for the course is 770. Letter grades will be assigned on a percentage basis, as follows:
| A | 693-770 |
| B | 616-692 |
| C | 539-615 |
| D | 462-538 |
| F | Fewer than 462 |
LECTURE EXAMS:
There will be 4 lecture exams, each worth 50 points (50 questions) for a total of 200 points. All exams are online and taken at the McGraw-Hill Connect site. Exams open at 12 am on Thursday and close at 11:59 pm on Saturday for the dates given above. Lecture exams consist of multiple choice and true/false questions. 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 cover the same material that you will be studying in the Smart Book chapter questions completed for homework and described below. Exams are not comprehensive.
You will be given one chance to take each exam and a time limit of 50 minutes. All exams must be taken during the dates listed on the Connect homepage. To prevent any computer problems during the exams, try the “Practice Exam,” worth zero points, to make sure the format works with your computer. Any technical problems you experience during exams require that you immediately contact McGraw Hill Tech support (info at the end of this syllabus) AND your instructor. When you are ready to take your exam, simply click on it and click “Begin.” Note that answers are automatically saved as you click your answer. However, you can return to any question, and change the answer, as long as you have not yet submitted it and have not yet run out of time. The menu to navigate through the questions is at the bottom of your screen. As you finish the last question and you are done, click submit. Note: Depending on your computer settings, you may need to scroll down to see ALL of the multiple choice answers.
Tips for success on the exams: Completing the Smart Book homework questions AND glancing at my outlines or learning objectives for each exam from my homepage at http://sites.msudenver.edu/haysc. (Note, look for a link to the answers to those lecture objectives at the bottom of my “sites” course homepage at this site too.)
You may see your exam score through “RESULTS” from your Connect homepage (it looks like an upward trend on a graph).
HOMEWORK: SMART BOOK CHAPTER QUESTIONS:
You will be required to complete a set of Smart Book chapter questions from the Connect site for EACH chapter that is covered in this course. The maximum points you can earn for completing these modules is 400 total points for the entire course. Exam One covers chapters 1, 2,3,4,6,7,8 and the corresponding homework questions for these chapters will be 100 points if you complete all of the questions. Yes, your score is based on COMPLETION, not whether or not you got the questions right. Then, Exam Two covers chapters 9,10 and the corresponding homework questions for these chapters will also be 100 points if you complete all of the questions… and so on through the Exam Three and Four chapters. Note that there are due dates for these Smart Book homework assignments. If you don’t complete a homework chapter by the due date, a score will automatically be recorded for your work up until the due date. Since you have access to the Smart Book homework questions from the first day of class, there are no due date extensions for the homework assignments (start early!)
You can access the Smart Book homework questions by clicking the Smart Book arrow on the right of each listed homework assignment and then click “Begin.” This brings you to the correct e-book chapter and then you should start with reading the chapter, especially the highlighted sections. (Note: The yellow highlights mean you need to focus on the material and blue highlights are meant for just perusing the major concepts. If the highlights annoy you, you can access the e-text directly from the menu on your homepage and avoid the highlighting.) Whenever you feel ready, go to Questions. Each question requires you to click on the answer as well as your confidence level for your answer. If, at anytime you need to switch back to your textbook, just click on the Reading icon. You can then return to the Questions at anytime.
You will have the full amount of points with 100% completion of each chapter because your grade is based on completion, not the number of questions you get right. However, if you miss a question, the system will ask you that question again and again, to make sure you know it. Please note, that these chapter questions are time-consuming and should not be done at the last minute! You may do the Smart Book homework questions more, even if you have 100% completion, as this completion percent will not change. You do this by clicking on “recharge” from the Assignments page. For more details, read the FAQs below.
LABORATORY ASSIGNMENTS and EXAMS:
You must attend traditional on-campus laboratories each week. They will follow the laboratory objectives. There will be 3 lab exams each worth 50 points plus a review-sheet assignment (consisting of 2 review sheets) worth 20 points (170 total). Lab exams will consist of short answer and identification questions and will only test on material from the laboratory objectives.
The review sheet assignment is described in your lab objectives and is completed in April and consists of completing 1.Gross Anatomy of Muscles “Exercise 13 Review Sheet: Gross Anatomy of the Muscular System” PLUS 2. the page on Skeletal Muscle Physiology . You may do these review sheets at home. The two review exercises are due when we dissect the brain the following week. 10 points are possible for complete and accurate answers of each review exercise for a total of 20 points. You will lose 5 points per day that they are submitted late.
Make up exams may be given for extenuating circumstances as long as your lab instructor is notified BEFORE the lab exam begins. Make up lab exams will be primarily a one-on-one identification of lab specimens.
Student behavior:
- 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.
- b) Cheating of any sort will result in immediate expulsion with a grade of F.
Student Support:
Access Center for Disability Accommodations and Adaptive Technology www.msudenver.edu/access; 303-556-8387; Plaza Suite 122.
Counseling Center (provides help with test anxiety) 303-556-3132; Tivoli 651.
Tutoring Center 303-556-6439; Tivoli 219; online tutoring is free for 20 hours per year at Connect U – click on the student tab to log in for your free tutoring.
C O L L E G E O F L E T T E R S , A R T S , A N D S C I E N C E S
S Y L L A B U S S T A T E M E N T S – Spring 2022
FAQs for Connect:
May I post messages on McGraw Hill Connect? Only your instructor may post messages, if you need to get a message to me, use my email.
What are my grades on Smart Book homework questions and how much do I have left to complete? You will only receive a grade (points) on the Smart Book homework questions if, either you complete the entire chapter, OR the due date has passed. The assignments homepage shows the due date for all Smart Book homework chapter questions as well as the dates during which you must take the four exams. The “Results” tab on your left shows (looks like an upward graph) your points/percentage only if you have finished 100% of the chapter questions. (You may need to log out and then log back in to update the results page.) You can find out how far you are in any non-completed (“in progress”) Smart Book homework assignments by looking at the progress bar. Once you have completed a chapter you will have a “see report” icon that shows your grade.
Where do I find my grade in the class so far? On the left side of Connect, there is an icon that looks like an upward-trending graph called “Results.” There, you can add up your total points earned and divide it by the total points possible. You will only have scores after the due date has passed. Know that your teacher’s end only shows BEST scores on work (such as the virtual labs) that has multiple attempts.
Can I still practice on the homework questions even if I have already completed that chapter? Yes! Just click on “recharge” as from the SB arrow. This won’t affect the fact that you already have 100% completion.
I have completed all chapter questions and now it says recharge. Do I have to do that? No. Periodically, the computer system will have you repeat some of the questions as a refresher. This is optional.
How do I exit the Questions or E Book? Just click on the Exit Assignment whenever you are done reading or answering questions and then you can sign out.
How do I continue working on the Smart Book chapter questions even though the computer thinks I should take a break? You can re-enter the questions at any time from the course assignments homepage.
These modules are taking SO LONG to complete, how can I speed them up?Read your BOOK!! The Smart Book homework system remediates you based on the type and number of questions you miss. The more you get correct, the quicker you will be done. So, obviously looking at the corresponding chapter on the eBook or your textbook BEFORE you start the questions will increase your success in the questions and get you out of the quicker. If you are fed up with any certain chapter questions, you may go on and accept the grade you get once the due date has passed, but incomplete modules will not receive a 100%.
The textbook covers so much information. How do I know what material is most important to study for the exams? My Lecture Objectives help you to prioritize the most important material. http://sites.msudenver.edu/haysc/biology-courses/human-anatomy-physiology-homepage-bio-2310/. Note there is a link to the Answers to the objectives at the bottom of the page.
How do I navigate the SmartBook? From the Assignments homepage, click on the e-book. The menu bar is at the top next to the page changing arrows.
How do I get technical help from McGraw Hill? http://mpss.mhhe.com/contact.php; or contact Support – 800-331-5094
BIO 2310 Official Syllabus PDF
Specific (Measurable) Student Behavioral Learning Objectives from Official Syllabus (format: l , a, i, ii, etc.):
Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:
Lecture:
- Define common anatomical terms and understand the various levels of organization in the body.
- Explain the components and functions of the skeletal system.
- Explain structure and function of principal joints.
- Explain the relationship between bones and muscles in producing movements of the body.
- Explain the histological characteristics of neurons.
- Describe neuron types and their functions.
- Describe structure and function of skeletal muscle fibers, skeletal muscle tissues, and whole muscle.
- Describe similarities and differences of smooth, cardiac and skeletal muscle tissues
- Describe organization of nervous system.
- Describe functions of brain regions.
- Describe autonomic controls.
- Explain function of the eye.
- Describe auditory and vestibular function.
- Describe taste, touch, olfactory, pressure and thermosensory mechanisms.
Laboratory
- Show skills in dissection procedures.
- Identify bones and major surface feature of the human skeleton.
- Identify major skeletal muscles by name, attachment and function.
- Identify principal parts of central and peripheral nervous systems.