Human Anatomy and Physiology explores the inner workings of the human body and focuses on anatomical and medical terminology. This course is a good foundation for students wanting to learn about the human body and its levels of organization, as well as the relationship between these levels. The focus on our units of study include: histology, blood, the cardiovascular system, the skeletal system, the digestive system, and the reproductive system. Students will study, observe, and have hands-on experiences seeing what these systems look like in an actual specimen. Specimens may include fetal pigs, rabbits and adult cats.

Units that will be covered include:

Language of Anatomy
Topic 1: Anatomy and Physiology 
Topic 2: Body Systems 
Topic 3: Language of Anatomy 
Topic 4: Homeostasis and Feedback 10 days 
Histology 
Topic 1: Epithelial Tissue 
Topic 2: Connective Tissue 
Topic 3: Muscle Tissue 
Topic 4: Neural Tissue 7 days 
Blood 
Topic 1: Composition of Blood 
Topic 2: Function of Blood 
Topic 3: Blood Disorders 
Topic 4: Homeostasis of Blood via Hemostasis and Hematopoeisis 
Cardiovascular System 
Topic 1: Parts of the Heart 
Topic 2: Pathway of Blood 
Topic 3: Electrical Currents of the Heart 
Topic 4: Heart Disease 15 days 
Skeletal System
Topic 1: Appendicular and Axial Skeleton 
Topic 2: Classification and Structure of Bone 
Topic 3: Bone Identification 
Digestive System 
Topic 1: Accessory Structures vs. Alimentary 
Topic 2: Digestion of Macromolecules 
Topic 3: Microscopic Anatomy 
Reproductive System 
Topic 1: Sexual Development of a Fetus 
Topic 2: Male and Female Reproductive Anatomy 
Topic 3: Changes During Pregnancy

Topics will be covered using direct instruction, diagram labeling, primary text sources and dissection. Students will also view video clips of related to the topics of anatomy and physiology. Students will take part in direct instruction for 1 to 1.5 hours each week. The remaining meeting time will be devoted to hands-on activities and labs which will allow for further understanding of the material. Each topic will be reinforced via activities that allow students to interact directly with the content. Examples of lab activities that students will participate in include microscope work, dissection and computer simulations.