NSU 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

318 Nova Southeastern University • Undergraduate Student Catalog • 2014–2015 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS and their environment including food webs, energy flow, biogeochemical cycles, factors controlling distribution and abundance, biological and species interaction, species diversity, ecosystem stability, ecological succession, and impact of man. Includes laboratory sessions. Prerequisites: BIOL 1500 and BIOL 1510. BIOL 3250 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy and Physiology (3 credits) This course is a broad overview of human anatomy and physiology with comparisons to representative vertebrates (e.g., fish, amphibian, reptile, bird, and mammal). The form and function of the human body will be explored using a systems approach. Connections will be drawn between major themes including cell theory, homeostasis, evolution, hierarchy of structure, and unity of form and function for the selected vertebrates. Prerequisites: (BIOL 1450 and BIOL 1460) or (BIOL 1500 and BIOL 1510). BIOL 3251 is a corequisite. BIOL 3251 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy and Physiology Lab (2 credits) This laboratory course parallels the lecture course of the comparative anatomy and physiology course. The form and function of the human body will be explored with comparisons to model vertebrate organisms (fish, frog, turtle, bird, pig, and cat). Connections will be drawn between major anatomy and physiology themes including cell theory, homeostasis, evolution, hierarchy of structure, and unity of form and function. Prerequisites: (BIOL 1450 and BIOL 1460) or (BIOL 1500 and BIOL 1510). BIOL 3250 is a corequisite. BIOL 3300 Invertebrate Zoology/Lab (4 credits) Basic invertebrate zoology including introductory anatomy, physiology, phylogeny, and ecology of major animal phyla from protozoa through echinoderms with emphasis on marine organisms. Includes laboratory sessions. Prerequisites: BIOL 1500 and BIOL 1510. BIOL 3311 Vertebrate Zoology/Lab (4 credits) This course introduces students to the identification, systematics, life history, anatomy, and adaptive strategies of the vertebrates. The course also exposes students to methods of collecting, preserving, and identifying local vertebrates, as well as the common techniques used in vertebrate research. Prerequisite: BIOL 1510 BIOL 3312 Human Anatomy and Physiology/Lab (5 credits) This course deals specifically with form and function of human systems. The lecture period stresses human physiology; the laboratory is devoted to anatomy, histology, and physiology. The lecture and laboratory are presented in a unified fashion with the aim that each reinforces the other in presenting a complete picture of functional morphology. Although lower vertebrates are used for comparative purposes, human systems receive major emphasis in both lecture and laboratory. Prerequisite: BIOL 1400 or BIOL 1500. BIOL 3320 Anatomy and Physiology I/Lab (4 credits) This is the first part of a two-part course that deals specifically with form and function of vertebrate organ systems. The lecture period stresses human physiology and the laboratory is mainly devoted to gross anatomy. However, the lecture and laboratory are presented in a unified fashion with the aim that each reinforces the other in presenting a complete picture of functional morphology. Although lower vertebrates are used for comparative purposes, mammalian systems receive major emphasis in both lecture and laboratory. Prerequisite: BIOL 1500 or equivalent. BIOL 3330 Anatomy and Physiology II/Lab (4 credits) This is the second part of a two-part course that deals specifically with form and function of vertebrate organ systems. The lecture period stresses human physiology and the laboratory is devoted to histology and gross anatomy. The lecture and laboratory are presented in a unified fashion with the aim that each reinforces the other in presenting a complete picture of functional morphology. Although lower vertebrates are used for comparative purposes, human systems receive major emphasis in both lecture and laboratory. Prerequisite: BIOL 3320. BIOL 3340 Instrumentation and Laboratory Techniques (3 credits) This intensive laboratory session serves to provide students hands-on skills and practical applications for doing biological science. Skills and techniques that have been simulated in previous courses will actually be performed. There will be an emphasis on quantitative analysis and completion of formal laboratory reports. Prerequisites: BIOL 1451, BIOL 1461, BIOL 2400, BIOL 3312 and CHEM 1100 or CHEM 1150. BIOL 3400 Microbiology/Lab (4 credits) Introduction to basics of morphology, metabolism, growth, genetics, enumeration, and control and public health aspects of bacteria and viruses, with emphasis on marine processes and types. Includes laboratory sessions. Prerequisites: BIOL 1500 and CHEM 1310. BIOL 3500 Histology/Lab (4 credits) Histology is the study of tissues. It is the science of relating microscopic cell and tissue structure, to function. The lecture period is devoted to tissue structure and function. In the laboratory session, students will be taught a systematic process in identifying histological sections, and how structure directly relates to function. The lecture and laboratory sessions will complement each other to