Human Anatomy

Biology 351

A course taught by a modified Problem-Based Learning (PBL) approach involving the study of the structure and three-dimensional relationships of the human body, including weekly lab work.

This course is taught as a "Flipped" Course

Human Anatomy is taught as a "flipped course." In such a course students download and view lecture material in video format before coming to class. Lecture content and associated PBL-problems will then be discussed in class in order to more fully understand the lecture content.


Objectives:

At the completion of this course you should have:

  • Had fun and enjoyed the term
  • Increased your overall problem solving skills, including your ability to define problems, gather and evaluate information, and develop solutions to these problems, which will help you in numerous situations, be it in college or beyond.
  • Developed effective knowledge acquisition skills, which will help you in numerous situations, be it in college or beyond.
  • Learned how to work effectively within a team setting, which will help you in numerous situations, be it in college or beyond.
  • Increased your written and verbal communication skills, which will help you in numerous situations, be it in college or beyond.
  • Increased your self-assessment skills, which will help you in numerous situations, be it in college or beyond.
  • Increased your ability to assess the work of others, which will help you in numerous situations, be it in college or beyond.
  • Increased your ability to identify, find and use appropriate resources
  • Developed a 3-dimensional understanding of anatomical relationships for each region of the body studied
  • Increased your test taking abilities, which will help you in numerous situations, be it in college or beyond.
  • A firm understanding of anatomical terminology
  • Accomplished the individual goals listed at the beginning of each lecture and laboratory section, as outlined in your lecture and laboratory outline

Textbooks:

  • "Human Anatomy" (9th ed.) by F.H. Martini, R.B. Tallitsch and J. Nath (2018) San Francisco: Pearson Publishing.
  • "Lecture and Laboratory Outline for Human Anatomy" (7th ed) by R.B. Tallitsch ( ) Rock Island: Augustana Press.