Welcome to BIO103: Human Biology
BIO103: Human Biology is an introductory course which concerns the structure and function of the human body and the maintenance of homeostasis. The course is designed for non-science majors and does not fulfill the elective requirement of the LAX student.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will:
- List and define, in order, the main steps of the scientific method, relate these steps to an experiment and critically analyze data obtained from laboratory experiments.
- Relate basic structure, function and properties of cells.
- Focus and identify histology slides under high power (40X) objective of a compound light microscope.
- Locate and identify major organs of various organ systems in the human body, their parts and associated functions.
- Recognize the concept of homeostasis in the human body.
Schedule of topics and labs: