I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Body Structures and Functions for Healthcare Professionals

2. Course Prefix & Number:
HINS 1122

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 3

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: 0

4. Course Description:

This course is designed for the non-medical healthcare professional and non-medical coders. The course will introduce the fundamentals of anatomy and physiology needed for the business and compliance side of healthcare. The course is organized by body systems and will introduce each body system and the organs it contains and how they function.

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

No placement tests required

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Healthcare Administrative Specialist, Certificate
Healthcare Administratiave Specialist, Diploma 

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate written communication skills	Use appropriate anatomical terminology to identify key body structures, body regions, and directions of the body.
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations	Use cases studies to explain how one body system interacts with other body systems.
Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations	Use application cases to determine and explain symptoms and treatments of common conditions.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Define the differences between anatomy and physiology;
• Describe the distinction between gross anatomy, regional anatomy, and systemic anatomy;
• List the six levels of structural organization;
• Define key terms in each of the body systems;
• Identify the major systems of the body;
• Describe the major functions of the body system;
• Define homeostasis and explain its importance to normal human functioning;
• Describe the most common diseases and disorders of each body system; and
• Compare and contrast at least four medical imaging techniques in terms of their function and use in medicine. 

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Introduction

• Defining anatomy
• Defining physiology

2. The Human Body

• Directional terms
• Planes
• Cavities
• Structural units
• Homeostasis
• Levels of structural organization

3. The Integumentary System

• Functions
• Layers of the skin
• Accessory structures
• Relationship to microorganisms

4. The Skeletal System

• Functions
• Structure and formation of bone
• Joints and related structures
• Parts of the skeletal system
• Axial skeleton
• Appendicular skeleton
• Disorders of bones and joints
• Diseases of the bones

5. The Muscular System 

• Types of muscles
• Muscle attachments and functions
• Principle skeletal muscles
• Musculoskeletal disorders

6.  The Nervous System

• Division of the nervous system
• The brain
• Principal parts of the brain
• The spinal cord
• Functions of the spinal cord
• Disorders of the Central Nervous System (CNS)
• Disorders of the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

7. Special Senses

• General sensory receptors
• Sense of smell/nose
• Sense of taste/tongue
• Sense of sight/eyes
• Sense of hearing and equilibrium

8.  The Endocrine System

• Functions
• Hormones
• Pituitary gland
• Thyroid and parathyroid glands
• Thymus gland
• Adrenal glands
• Gonads
• Pancreas
• Pineal gland
• Disorders of the endocrine system

9.  The Blood

• Functions
• Composiition
• Hemostasis
• Blood types
• Blood norms
• Disordrs of the blood

10.  The Cardiovascular Circulatory System

• Anatomy of the heart
• Cardiac cycle
• Anatomy of blood vessels
• Major arteries and veins of the body
• Prevention of heart disease
• Diseases of the heart
• Types of heart surgery
• Disorders of circulation and blood vessels

11.  The Lymphatic and Immune System

• Functions of the lymphatic system
• Disorders of the lymph system
• Function of the immune system

12.  The Respiratory System

• Functions of the respiratory system
• Respiratory organs and structures
• Lung capacity and volume
• Types of respiration
• Disorders of the respiratory system

13.  The Digestive System

• Functions
• Organs of digestion
• General overview of digestion
• Metabolism
• Common symptoms of digestive disordrs
• Common disorders of the digestive system

14.  The Urinary System

• The path and formation of urine
• Control of urinary secretion
• Urinary output
• Disorders of the urinary system
• Dialysis
• Kidney transplants

15. Reproductive Systems

• Functions
• Female reproductive system
• Male reproductive system
• Contraception
• Disorders of the reproductive system
• Sexually transmitted diseases

16.  Infection Control and Standard Precautions

• Chain of infection
• Stages of the infectious process
• Nosocomial or Hospital-Acquired Infections (HIAs)
• Standard precautions