Course Description
This single-semester lab science course focuses on the relationship between structure and function and the interrelatedness of the systems of the body. Students expand on what they learned in biology as they explore the following systems: integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, circulatory, respiratory, immune and lymphatic, digestive, urinary, and reproductive. They gain a deeper understanding of the material through hands-on labs designed for home use and have multiple opportunities to design their own labs. Students will form and test hypotheses, record data, graph the results, and write a conclusion based on their analysis of their findings.
There are six required labs in this course and seven additional labs that are optional. Students will choose at least two of the optional labs to complete, for a total of eight labs required in this course. The labs and a complete materials list are found in the lab manual.
Course Materials
In addition to the coursebook, the following materials are used in this course:
- Hole’s Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology, 16th Ed., by Charles Welsh and Cynthia Prentice-Craver (McGraw Hill 2022)
- Anatomy and Physiology Lab Manual
- Anatomy and Physiology Lab Kit
