Jun 07, 2025  
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Catalog 2025-2026

BI 232 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2


Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 3
Credits: 4

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 231  within the last seven years; or consent of instructor. (All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.) 
Student Learning Outcomes:
Student Learning Outcomes 

  1. Analyze fundamental scientific concepts, models and theories related to the muscular, cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, and respiratory systems.
  2. Apply knowledge to solve problems, investigate information and draw conclusions about the function of the muscular, cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, and respiratory systems.
  3. Understand the structure and operation of the muscular, cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, and respiratory systems through lecture and laboratory study.
  4. Identify gross and histologic structures of the muscular, cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, and respiratory systems.
  5. Connect the structure and function of the muscular, cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, and respiratory 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. 
  1. 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. 
  1. Assess the strengths and weaknesses of scientific studies and critically examine the influence of scientific and technical knowledge on human society and the environment. 


Content Outline
  • Muscle System  
    • Skeletal muscle anatomy 
    • Function 
    • Disorders 
    • Smooth muscle 
    • Cardiac muscle 
    • Contraction & metabolism 
  • Cardiovascular System  
    • Blood  
      • Purpose & components of blood 
      • RBC regulation
      • Blood types
      • Hemostasis
      • Disorders 
    • Heart  
      • Cardiac Cycle & ECG
      • Cardiac Output
      • Disorders 
    • Blood vessels  
      • Circulation routes 
      • Hemodynamics 
      • Disorders 
  • Lymphatic system  
    • Function 
    • Organization 
  • Immunity  
    • Innate, adaptive, cellular (T-cell), & humoral (B-cell)
    • Function 
    • Disorders 
  • Respiratory System  
    • Pulmonary ventilation
    • Gas exchange & transport
    • Disorders 
  • Labs  
    • Muscle Tissues
    • Axial & Appendicular Muscles
    • Blood 
    • Heart & ECG 
    • Blood Vessels 
    • Blood Pressure & Pulse 
    • Lymphatic 
    • Respiratory Anatomy & Physiology