Academic Achievement Center
2006 DMACC Boulevard
Ankeny, IA 50023-3993
Course: Preadmission Biology II (Second of two parts)
CRN: 12355
Prerequisites: None
Textbook: Structure and Function of the Body , 12 th edition.
Author: Thibodeau and Patton
Publisher: Mosby, Inc.
Study Guide: Study Guide to Accompany Structure and Function of the Body , 12 th edition.
Author: Linda Swisher
Publisher: Mosby, Inc.
Course Description: This is the second part of a noncredit, independent study course. It is designed to prepare students who lack a high school biology course or are underprepared for college level course(s) in human anatomy and physiology.
In Biology II the topics covered include: blood, the circulatory system, the lymphatic system and immunity, the respiratory system,the digestive system, the urinary system and the reproductive system.
The student will be tested at the end of each chapter.
DMACC Home Page: www.dmacc.edu
Go to the DMACC Home Page and click on Instructors Websites. Scroll down and click on Wollaston, Robert. Scroll down to Preadmission Biology II and then click on Chapter Outlines or Syllabus and Competencies.
Course Competencies: The student successfully completing this course has mastered the following competencies:
| 11 |
Examine
and describe blood. |
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| 11.1 | Describe
the primary functions of blood. |
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| 11.2 | Describe
the characteristics of blood plasma. |
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| 11.3 | Identify the formed elements of blood and describe the most important function of each. | ||
| 11.4 | Describe ABO and Rh blood typing. | ||
| 12 |
Examine
and describe the structures and functions the circulatory system |
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| 12.1 | Identify
and describe the anatomical components of the heart
. |
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| 12.2 | Descriptively
trace the flow of blood through the heart |
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| 12.3 | Explain
the relationship between bloood vessel structure and function. |
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| 12.4 | Identify and discuss the primary factors involved in the generation and regulation of blood pressure. | ||
| 13 |
Examine
and describe the lymphathic system. |
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| 13.1 | List
and discuss the generalized functions of the lymphatic
system. |
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| 13.2 | Identify
the primary anatomical structures found in lymphatic system. |
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| 13.3 | Compare
and contrast nonspecific and specificity immunity, inherited and acquired
immunity and active and passive immunity. |
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13.4 |
Discuss
the major types of immune system molecules and indicate how antibodies
function. |
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| 13.5 | Compare and contrast the development and functions of B and T cells. | ||
| 13.6 | Compare and contrast humoral and cell-mediated immunity. | ||
14 |
Examine and describe the respiratory system. | ||
| 14.1 | Discuss
the generalized functions of the respiratory system. |
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| 14.2 | Identify the anatomical components of the respiratory system and describe their functions. | ||
| 14.3 | Explain
the mechanisms responsible for the exchange of gases that occurs during
internal and external respiration. |
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| 14.4 | List
and discuss the volumes of air exchanged during pulmonary ventilation. |
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| 14.5 | DIdentify
and discuss the mechanisms that regulate respiration. |
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| 15 |
Examine
and dscribe the digestive system. |
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15.1 |
List in sequence each of the anatomical components of the alimentary canal from the mouth to the anus and identify the accessory organs of digestion. | ||
| 15.2 | Compare
and contrast mechanical and chemical digestion. |
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| 15.3 | Discuss the basics of protein,
fat and carbohydrate digestion and identify the end products of each
process. |
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Examine
and describe the urinary system. |
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| 17.1 | Identify the major organs of the urinary system and describe the general function of each. | ||
17.2 |
Identify
the anatomical components of a nephron and describe the functional role
of each in the formation of urine. |
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| 17.3 | Explain
the importance of filtration, tubular reabsorption, and tubular excretion
in urine formation. |
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| 17.4 | Discuss the mechanisms that regulate
urine volume. |
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| 20 | Examine and describe the reproductive system. | ||
| 20.1 | List the essential and accessory organs of the male and female reproductive systems and describe the functions of each. | ||
| 20.2 | Describe the gross and microscopic structure of the gonads of both sexes. | ||
| 20.3 | Discuss the primary functions of the sex hormones and identitify the cell type or structure responsible for their secretion. | ||
| 20.4 | Identify and describe the structures that constitute the external genitals in both sexes. | ||
| 20.5 | Identify and discuss the phases of the menstrual and ovarian cycles and correlate each phase with its occurrence in a typical 28-day cycle. | ||