Note that all courses are four credits each and include a laboratory component. The Science Department offers additional courses not listed here. See the course catalog for further information. This course focuses on the reasoning skills necessary for success in the sciences. It covers all of the major systems of the body.
Laboratory includes models, some dissections and activities.
A study of the anatomy of the human body that includes the structures of the skeletal, muscular, nervous, sensory, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, excretory, endocrine, and reproductive systems. Students will develop an ecological knowledge base to allow them to uderstand how human actions impact the environment. They will develop applied analytical skills through laboratories, field work, simulations, and a discussion of contemporary issues. They will investigate and evaluate basic ecological and environmental issues. Topics include organic molecules, biological molecules, metabolism, cell structure and function, passage of materials across membranes, harvesting energy, mitosis, meiosis, and the relationship between DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis.