NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course title: Anatomy & Physiology II
Course prefix, number, and section number: BIOL 2402 Section 0191
Semester/Year of course: Spring 2025-16 Weeks
Semester start and end dates: January 21, 2025 – May 16, 2025
Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): Hybrid
Class meeting location,days, and times: Gainesville Campus Room 412 Wednesday 11:00-11:50 am (Attendance Required)
Lab meeting location, days, and times: Gainesville Campus Room 409 Wednesday 12:00-1:50 pm (Attendance Required)
Semester credit hours: Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 1 hours
Course description: Anatomy and Physiology II is the second part of a two-course sequence. It is a study of the structure and function of the human body including the following systems: endocrine, cardiovascular, immune, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive including nutrition, urinary including fluid and electrolyte balance, and reproductive including human development and genetics. Emphasis is on interrelationships among systems and regulation of physiological functions involved in maintaining homeostasis. The lab provides a hands-on learning experience for exploration of human system components and basic physiology. Systems to be studied include endocrine, cardiovascular, immune, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive including nutrition, urinary including fluid and electrolyte balance, and reproductive including human development and genetics.
Course prerequisites: None
Required course materials: Registration in this course gives you access to the eBook, Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function 10th Edition by Kenneth Saladin with McGraw-Hill Connect. You do not need to purchase a separate textbook or access code. We are participating in the Inclusive Access Program where the materials are available in Canvas on the first day of class. Students are charged a discounted price for the required materials through their account after enrolling in a course using Inclusive Access textbooks. You can register for Connect and access your assignments directly from Canvas by clicking on a McGraw-Hill Connect assignment without an additional payment or access code. You can find instructions to register here: McGraw-Hill Inclusive Access Registration Instructions via CanvasLinks to an external site.. You may also purchase an optional discounted loose-leaf copy of the textbook from McGraw-Hill or the bookstore if you would like to have a physical copy of the text.
Students can opt out of the program. Please be advised it is NOT recommended that you opt out, as these materials are required for your course and are given to you at a reduced price. If you wish to opt out of the Inclusive Access material you must contact 1253mgr@follet.com with your name and student ID number. If you opt-out, you will be responsible for purchasing course materials on your own at the higher opt-out price.
Name of instructor: Ms. Crystal Hall
Office location: Gainesville Campus Room 411
Telephone number: (940) 668-7731 x 4006
E-mail address: chall@nctc.edu
Office hours for students:
Monday
On Campus Office hours 9:30 am – 11:00 pm; 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Wednesday
On Campus Office hours 9:30 am – 11:00 pm; 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Thursday
On Campus Office hours 9:30 am – 11:00 pm
SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER
The faculty member reserves the right to make changes to this published syllabus if it is in the best interest of the educational development of this class. Any such changes will be announced as soon as possible in person and/or writing.
Final grade scale:
A = 89.50% - 100%
B = 79.50% - 89.49%
C = 69.50% - 79.49%
D = 59.50% - 69.49%
F = 0% - 59.49%
Extra credit is not given, as the lowest exam grade for lecture and the lowest exam grade for lab is dropped.
Late work policy:
Late work is not accepted. Students are expected to complete all assignments by the designated deadlines indicated in the course schedule (located in the Canvas Course). Failure to submit an assignment on time will result in a “0” for the assignment.
SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.
COURSE POLICIES
Academic Integrity Policy:
Consequences for academic dishonesty in the course may include:
1) grade (“0”) on the assignment. If the assignment is within a group in which the lowest assignment is dropped, the assignment will not be able to be counted as a dropped score. It will count as part of the grade.
2) A “Scholastic Dishonesty Report Form” will be submitted regarding the incident.
3) Students may be dropped from the course with a failing grade (letter grade of “F”)
Artificial Intelligence
Prohibited
This course assumes that all work submitted by students will be generated by the students
themselves, working individually or in groups. Students should not have another person/entity
do the writing of any substantive portion of an assignment for them, which includes hiring a
person or a company to write assignments and using artificial intelligence tools
Attendance Policy:
Lecture
This course requires 48 lecture contact hours during the semester. In a traditional face-to-face course, these would be met by coming to a campus lecture that would total 6 hours each week. We are responsible for meeting the same number of hours as those traditional courses, which do not include outside reading and studying. This course will have the required lecture contact hours met viewing lecture videos with quizzes and weekly reflection activities in Canvas. Your activities will take approximately 6 hours per week to complete for the contact hours to be met. As with a face-to-face course, this does not include your reading and study time needed to be successful. Students are required to complete both items for attendance credit. Failure to complete these components of the course is equivalent to skipping a lecture class and thus is grounds for being dropped from the course.
Lab
The required 32 contact hours for lab will be met in a face-to-face environment. Students are required to attend each scheduled laboratory session. Students are expected to arrive on time for lab and stay for the scheduled duration of the laboratory session. Student’s failing to meet these expectations will not be provided with that week’s post-lab quiz access code.
It is the responsibility of the student to amend their professional/personal schedule to meet the class expectations. Students who are absent from class (combination of lab and online) in excess of 9 hours of instruction may be dropped from the course. Students who elect to quit working in the course or who decide to no longer attend are required to complete the drop slip with the registrar’s office. Students who fail to participate and complete the drop slip will accumulate a grade of “0” on all incomplete assignments.
The instructor also retains the right to dismiss any student who exhibits behavior distracting to the learning environment (i.e., talking while the instructor is providing instructions/lecture, entering or leaving the room while the instructor is providing instruction/lecture, disrespectful to other students or the instructor, etc.)
Withdrawal Policy
A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form.
Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” is: April 7, 2025
Student Learning Outcomes:
Lecture Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:
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Use anatomical terminology to identify and describe locations of major organs of each system covered.
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Explain interrelationships among molecular, cellular, tissue, and organ functions of each system.
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Describe interdependence and interactions of the systems.
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Explain contributions of organs and systems to the maintenance of homeostasis.
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Identify causes and effects of homeostatic imbalances.
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Describe modern technology and tools used to study anatomy and physiology.
Laboratory Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:
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Apply appropriate safety and ethical standards.
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Locate and identify anatomical structures.
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Appropriately utilize laboratory equipment such as microscopes, dissection tools, general lab ware, physiology data acquisition systems, and virtual simulations.
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Work collaboratively to perform experiments.
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Demonstrate the steps involved in the scientific method.
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Communicate results of scientific investigations, analyze data and formulate conclusions.
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Use critical thinking and scientific problem-solving skills, including but not limited to, inferring, integrating, synthesizing, and summarizing, to make decisions, recommendations and predictions.
Core Objectives:
Critical Thinking
Communication
Teamwork
Empirical and Quantitative Analysis
COLLEGE POLICIES
STUDENT HANDBOOK
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the Student Handbook.
ADA STATEMENT
NCTC will adhere to all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the Office for Students with Disabilities to arrange appropriate accommodations. See the OSD Syllabus Addendum.
STUDENT SERVICES
NCTC provides a multitude of services and resources to support students. See the Student Services Syllabus Addendum for a listing of those departments and links to their sites.
QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS
The student should contact the instructor to deal with any questions, concerns, or complaints specific to the class. If the student and faculty are not able to resolve the issue, the student may contact the chair or coordinator of the division. If the student remains unsatisfied, the student may proceed to contact the instructional dean.
Name of Chair/Coordinator: Jaime Noles
Office location: Gainesville 408
Telephone number: 940-668-7731 ext. 4930
E-mail address: jnoles@nctc.edu
Name of Instructional Dean: Mary Martinson
Office location: Gainesville 1403
Telephone number: 940-668-7731 ext. 4377
E-mail address: mmartinson@nctc.edu