Spring 2025

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: 3

Credits: 4

Course Description: 

The second of a three-term sequence in-depth examination of human form and function.  Includes the muscular, cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, and respiratory systems.

Prerequisite: Placement into WR 115 (or higher), or completion of WR 090 (or higher); and completion of BI 232 within the last seven years; or consent of instructor. (All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.)  

Meeting Location and Time:

CRN: 76699

Lecture: Monday/Wednesday from 12-1:20 PM; Salem Campus Building 8, Room 217

Midterm Exams will be given on Monday of Weeks 4 and 8

The Final Exam will be on Monday, June 9, from 12-1:50 PM

Lab: Tuesday 12:00 - 2:50 PM; Salem Campus, Building 8, Room 231

The Cumulative Lab Practical will be on Tuesday, June 3, from 12-1:30 PM

Student Learning Outcomes:

1.  Analyze fundamental scientific concepts, models and theories related to the integumentary, skeletal and nervous systems.

2. Apply knowledge to solve problems, investigate information and draw conclusions about the function of the integumentary, skeletal and nervous systems.

3. Understand the structure and operation of the integumentary, skeletal and nervous system through lecture and laboratory study.

4. Identify gross and histologic structures of the integumentary, skeletal, and nervous systems

5. Connect the structure and function of the integumentary, skeletal and nervous systems to everyday activities and situations.

6. Recognize homeostasis as an essential aspect of wellness from the cellular to organismal level.

 Statewide General Education Outcomes

1. Gather, comprehend, and communicate scientific and technical information in order to explore ideas, models, and solutions and generate further questions. 

2. Apply scientific and technical modes of inquiry, individually, and collaboratively, to critically evaluate existing or alternative explanations, solve problems, and make evidence-based decisions in an ethical manner. 

3. Assess the strengths and weaknesses of scientific studies and critically examine the influence of scientific and technical knowledge on human society and the environment. 

Note - Exam and Quiz dates are subject to change as student, instructor, and institutional needs require. Due dates for assignments and quizzes not administered during class are Sunday at 11:59PM of the week assigned unless otherwise noted. Midterm Exams will be administered during class time on the second lecture meeting day of the appropriate week unless otherwise noted (i.e. if there is only one lecture meeting per week, it is a remote lecture, etc.).  The Final Exam will be administered based on Chemeketa's Final Exam Schedule.

Weeks 1-2: Endocrine System

Weeks 3-4: The Digestive System