Credits/Hours: 5 Credits
This course covers the anatomy and physiology of the human body. Areas for study include cells and tissues, some of our organs (skin and body membranes and the skeletal, muscular and nervous systems), the special senses (eye, ear, balance, taste, and smell), and their functional relation to each other. Topics also include the aging process and diseases in these systems, as well as the effects of genetics, diet, lifestyle, and the environment. This course meets the Biological Sciences general education requirement.
Prerequisite: None.
Textbooks: Marieb, E.N., Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology, (8th ed., 2006). San Francisco, CA: Pearson Benjamin Cummings. ISBN: 0-8053-7327-6. NOTE: The textbooks assignments listed below are current. However, changes to the curriculum, textbook availability, and new editions may result in changes to the textbook assignments as listed below. Accordingly, National Polytechnic does not recommend that students purchase the textbooks until two weeks prior to class start.
Next available course offering: July 26, 2008
Offered online