Course Description

Anatomy & Physiology courses are most appropriate for Health Science students in their second year of training or later, to be completed following or with Biology. All A&P courses will address medical terminology; anatomic organization; growth & development; response to stress, disease & injury, and some overlap of anatomy from other units to reinforce the dependency each of our body systems have with each other. The courses of the A&P sequence are designed to prepare students for both confidence and success in certificate-level healthcare programs through the collegiate zoology or human anatomy & physiology courses required for more advanced healthcare careers. Each trimester of this lab science can be taken independent from the others, though sequential completion is recommended.

A&P A focuses on the systems related to locomotion: skeletal & muscular systems. Emphasis on anatomy and function of the connective & muscular cells & tissues, bones & boney landmarks, joints & joint structures, and skeletal muscles. Course includes modeling labs, tissue labs, and virtual lab experiences but does not include dissections.