Biomedical Science

PROGRAM COURSES:

Principles of Biomedical Science

Principles of Biomedical Science (PBS) provides an introduction to biomedical science through exciting hands-on projects and problems. You'll investigate concepts of biology and medicine as you explore health conditions including heart disease, diabetes, sickle-cell disease, hypercholesterolemia, and infectious diseases. You'll determine the factors that led to the death of a fictional woman as you sequentially piece together evidence found in her medical history and her autopsy report, then investigate lifestyle choices and medical treatments that might have prolonged the woman’s life and demonstrate how the development of the disease is related to changes in human body systems.

Human Body Systems

In the Human Body Systems (HBS) course, you'll examine the interactions of body systems as you explore identity, communication, power, movement, protection and homeostasis. You'll design experiments, investigate the structures and functions of the human body and use data acquisition software to monitor body functions, such as muscle movement, reflex and voluntary action, and respiration. Exploring science in action, you'll build organs and tissues on a skeletal model, perform 4 organ dissections, work through interesting real-world cases, and play the role of a biomedical professional to solve medical mysteries.

Laboratory Skills

• Aseptic technique
• Bacterial plating and identification
• Gram staining
• Micropipetting
• DNA gel electrophoresis

Clinical Skills

• Blood Pressure measurement and analysis
• EKG analysis
• Pedigree analysis
• Bloodwork analysis
• EMG analysis
• Spirometry
• Visual perception testing
• Urinalysis
• Ankle Brachial Index
• Blood Typing