Anatomy, Physiology, and Wellness

The Bible assures us that we are fearfully and wonderfully made in the image of God. This course will explore the design of the human body and the stewardship of God’s gift of body systems. Historical and contemporary perspectives on wellness and medicine will be integrated with a close look at human biology. Throughout the course, students will be challenged to consider their stewardship of this gift of abundant life in their own health practices and in their care for others.

This 32-week course includes weekly 1.5-hour class sessions combining demonstration, lecture, and discussion. Each 16-week session will include a student project with one focused on health and wellness, and the second engaging a current issue in bioethics. Grades 10-12

Course Objectives:

1. Students will be able to articulate the purpose of each body system’s contribution to human health and how each system contributes to the overall design of the human body.
2. Students will participate in scientific inquiry and experimentation by recording observations through hands-on and virtual laboratory activities.
3. Students will evaluate the ethical implications of various perspectives on human origin and purpose.
4. Students will engage with multiple perspectives in contemporary health care debates allowing for informed engagement in the conversation both within course discussion and written position papers.
5. Students will reflect on the historical development of our understanding of the design of the human body including engagement with recent discoveries about information encoded in the human genome

Texts:

• The Complete Human Body, 978-1465449184
• Being Mortal, 978-1250076229
• Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, 978-0029166765
• Exploring the History of Medicine, 9780890512487

Required Materials:

• Cow's Eye Dissection Kit
• Glo Germs Kit
• Blood Typing Kit