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OPTA 1131: Anatomy and Physiology for OTAs and PTAs
Effective date
September 2022
Department
Occup/Physical Therapist Asst
School
Health Sciences
Description
This course focuses on the functional anatomy and applied physiology of the body systems most pertinent to Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy practices. The systems emphasized include the skeletal, muscular, nervous, cardiovascular and respiratory. An overview of the sensory, integumentary, immune, digestive and endocrine systems is also discussed.
Credits
6.0
Year of study
1st Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe cell structure and function
- Describe the different types of human tissue
- Describe the inflammatory response
- Explain the stages of tissue healing
- Define general anatomical terminology, movements, planes and axes
- Describe the anatomy and physiology of bones, joints and ligaments
- Identify selected bones, joints and ligaments
- Describe the anatomy and physiology of muscle
- Identify selected muscles
- Outline the mechanism of action of selected muscles
- Palpate skeletal and muscular landmarks through surface anatomy
- Describe the anatomy and physiology of the central and peripheral nervous system
- Describe the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system
- Describe the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system
- Describe the anatomy and physiology of the senses
- Describe the basic anatomy and physiology of the following body systems: immune, integumentary, endocrine and digestive
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 120
Total Hours: 120
Total Hours: 120
Instructional Strategies
Instructional strategies may include: Lecture, seminar, on-line learning, assignments, problem-based learning, videos, small group discussions, and student-led review sessions. Lab activities will comprise a portion of this course.
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
B- (68%) in both written and practical components of course
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Exam |
50 |
x5 |
|
Quizzes/Tests |
20 |
|
|
Clinical Examination |
25 |
Skills assessments as per rubric |
|
Participation |
5 |
as per rubric |
Course topics
- 1. Cell structure and function
- 2. Types of human tissues
- 3. Tissue inflammation
- 4. Tissue healing
- 5. Anatomical planes of movement, joint movements and terminology
- 6. Axial and appendicular skeleton: bones, joints and ligaments
- 7. Muscular system
- 8. Surface anatomy of skeletal and muscular landmarks
- 9. Nervous system
- 10 Cardiovascular system
- 11. Respiratory system
- 12. Senses
- 13. Immune, integumentary, endocrine and digestive systems
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.