Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

HSCS 2121 Health Anatomy and Physiology

This course will focus on key aspects of anatomy and physiology necessary for students in allied health professions. It is more specifically geared toward students who will work in the areas of health enhancement education, community health, and kinesiology. However, it is also a beneficial course for those in other health-related areas like nutrition and exercise science. The aim of this course is to provide foundational knowledge of the structure and function, as well as the application of knowledge, of the primary body systems including the skeletal, muscular, nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, immune, lymphatic, digestive, and urinary systems, as well as body metabolism.

Registration Name

Health Anatomy and Physiology

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Prerequisite

BIOL 1101

Corequisite

HSCS 2202

Offered

Demorest: Fall

Student Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes:

  1. Understand and comprehend all concepts and content related to health anatomy & physiology.
  2. Identify the major muscles and muscle groups of the human body.
  3. Relate muscle/joint function to physical education and sport activities.
  4. Identify the major systems of the human body.
  5. Apply basic principles of anatomy & physiology to fundamental sports skills and movement patterns.
  6. Identify and explain equipment and techniques used in the analysis of human movement.
  7. Describe, interpret, and evaluate selected research in the area of kinesiology.
  8. Identify and correct movement deficiencies of a structural, neurological, or mechanical nature.
  9. Identify the components of the human musculoskeletal system and the contribution of each to movement. 
  10. Describe the healthy state structure and function of the human nervous, endocrine, cardiorespiratory, lymphatic, digestive, and urinary systems. 
  11. Apply basic principles of anatomy & physiology to fundamental sports skills and movement patterns.