Human Anatomy and Physiology II (BI 232)

Term: 2021-2022 Academic Year Spring Term

Description

The curriculum of the second term of Human Anatomy and Physiology will include the study of: The nervous system including nervous tissue, the spinal chord and spinal nerves, the brain and cranial nerves, sensory and motor and integrative nervous systems, the special senses and the autonomic nervous system; the endocrine system with emphasis on hormone activity, the major hormones of each gland, hormones involved in growth and the stress response; the cardiovascular system including blood, the heart, blood vessels and hemodynamics.

Human Anatomy and Physiology II (BI 232)

Term: 2021-2022 Academic Year Spring Term

Description

The curriculum of the second term of Human Anatomy and Physiology will include the study of: The nervous system including nervous tissue, the spinal chord and spinal nerves, the brain and cranial nerves, sensory and motor and integrative nervous systems, the special senses and the autonomic nervous system; the endocrine system with emphasis on hormone activity, the major hormones of each gland, hormones involved in growth and the stress response; the cardiovascular system including blood, the heart, blood vessels and hemodynamics.

Topics of Study in Human Anatomy & Physiology II

Chapter 12: The Nervous System and Nervous Tissue

12.1 Basic Structure and Function of the Nervous System

12.2 Nervous Tissue

12.3 The Function of Nervous Tissue

12.4 The Action Potential

12.5 Communication Between Neurons

 

Chapter 13: Anatomy of the Nervous System

13.1 The Embryologic Perspective

13.2 The Central Nervous System

13.3 Circulation and the Central Nervous System

13.4 The Peripheral Nervous System

 

Chapter 14: The Somatic Nervous System

14.1 Sensory Perception

14.2 Central Processing

14.3 Motor Responses

 

Chapter 15: The Autonomic Nervous System

15.1 Divisions of the Autonomic Nervous System

15.2 Autonomic Reflexes and Homeostasis

15.3 Central Control

15.4 Drugs that Affect the Autonomic System

 

Chapter 17: The Endocrine System

17.1 An Overview of the Endocrine System

17.2 Hormones

17.3 The Pituitary Gland and Hypothalamus

17.4 The Thyroid Gland

17.5 The Parathyroid Glands

17.6 The Adrenal Glands

17.7 The Pineal Gland

 

Chapter 18: The Cardiovascular System: Blood

18.1 An Overview of Blood

18.2 Production of the Formed Elements

18.3 Erythrocytes

18.4 Leukocytes and Platelets

18.5 Hemostasis

18.6 Blood Typing

 

Chapter 19: The Cardiovascular System: The Heart

19.1 Heart Anatomy

19.2 Cardiac Muscle and Electrical Activity

19.3 Cardiac Cycle

19.4 Cardiac Physiology

19.5 Development of the Heart

 

Chapter 20: The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Circulation

20.1 Structure and Function of Blood Vessels

20.2 Blood Flow, Blood Pressure, and Resistance

20.3 Capillary Exchange

20.4 Homeostatic Regulation of the Vascular System

20.5 Circulatory Pathways

20.6 Development of Blood Vessels and Fetal Circulation

 

Chapter 21: The Lymphatic and Immune System

21.1 Anatomy of the Lymphatic and Immune Systems

21.2 Barrier Defenses and the Innate Immune Response

21.3 The Adaptive Immune Response: T lymphocytes and Their Functional Types

21.4 The Adaptive Immune Response: B-lymphocytes and Antibodies

21.5 The Immune Response against Pathogens

21.6 Diseases Associated with Depressed or Overactive Immune Responses

21.7 Transplantation and Cancer Immunology