Course title

Human Body Systems for Health Studies Program

Pre-requisite

Enrolment in the Health Studies Program and completion of Principles of Biomedical Science

Course description

This is the third of four required classes in the Health Studies Program. This class includes guest speakers and field trips to health care facilities. Students examine the interactions of human body systems as they explore identity; power; movement; protection; and homeostasis in the body. Exploring science in action; students build organs and tissues on a skeletal ManikenÆ; use data acquisition software to monitor body functions such as muscle movement; reflex and voluntary action; and respiration; and take on the roles of biomedical professionals to solve real-world medical cases. This course is further supplemented by guest speakers; field trips; and participation in HOSA.

School country

United States

School state

Washington

School city

Everett

High school

Archbishop Thomas J. Murphy High School

School / district Address

12911 39th Ave SE

School zip code

98208

Requested competency code

Lab Science

Date submitted

Deferred

Yes

Deferred date

Deferred Reason

In order to be reviewed as a laboratory science; we will need a list of physical laboratory experiments completed for this course and number of hours students spend doing laboratory assignments each week.

Online / Virtual

No