Biology 2402: Human Anatomy & Physiology II

Human Anatomy & Physiology Paper Information Sheet

As you are aware, humans are complex organisms. Literally thousands of things can go wrong with our bodies – ranging from infectious diseases to genetic disorders to metabolic abnormalities. Unfortunately, during out short time together we do not have the opportunity to delve into the cause and effect of these interesting homeostatic imbalances. This project allows you the opportunity to explore a disease of interest to you and to teach me something new!

Please use the following general guidelines and write your paper in MLA format. The Write Place is a wonderful place to get help and it counts toward your extra credit. No cover page is needed. Just your name, my name, course and date. Your title is centered.

1. Introductory paragraphs (1/2 to 1 page) a. What is this disease, what are some general demographics of the disease (i.e. age, race, gender, other risk factors, statistics, etc). 2. The Body (3-5 pages) a. Describe the cause of the disease b. Geographic or demographic patterns associated with the disease c. Physiological effects of the disease at the cellular, tissue, and organ system levels. How does the functioning of the tissue and organ change as a result of the disease? d. Typical symptoms e. Tests for the diagnosis. f. Treatments and outcomes Treatments should be discussed as to how it affects cellular processes as well as the function of the affected tissue and/or organ. Discuss any side effects or drawbacks to the treatment. If no treatment was mentioned in the article, please research and include information on how the disease can be treated. Describe alternative treatments that may be used.

**Please note this should be the major section of your paper **Don’t forget to use in-text citations!!!! (Author, page #) after every thought or piece of information that is not your own! 3. Summary paragraph or two (1/2 to 1 page) a. A summary of the disease and findings 4. Works Cited Page

The Details:

1. Write in grammatically correct English, write clearly, and in logical order. Spelling should be correct. It is not just enough to rely on word processors to spell check, as many errors aren’t corrected ( ex. “sever” is not the same as “severe”). Remember that the use of first person pronouns (like “I” or “you” are not appropriate for a research paper.

2. Please use double spacing, font Times New Roman size 12, black ink, white paper, standard 1 inch margins.

3. Format will be that stated above.

4. Use a minimum of 5 cited references. At least 3 of these references must be from a peer-reviewed journal article (i.e. an article about original research on the topic published in a reputable journal such as American Journal of Nursing, the Journal of the American Medical Association, or Professional Case Management). Use the Academic Indexes available through the library to access this type of material such as Academic Search Complete.

5. Proper MLA formatted in-text citations and a Literature Cited section are required for each paper. The library here has reference materials for proper formatting; the English tutors in the Write Place are familiar with MLA, your English composition book also has this information, or use this link: http://edison.edu/learningresources/CitationGuides.shtml or http://www.lonestar.edu/library/citation- help.htm For on-line references be absolutely sure you have the correct URL; I must be able to use the URL to view the cited reference. Your references must be from reputable websites (i.e. Wikipedia is NOT an appropriate reference). You must include a list of your references at the end the paper.

6. The work must be your own. Plagiarism is a serious academic offence. If you have any doubts about what is considered plagiarism, please review the information on the following site: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/. No credit will be awarded to a plagiarized paper. Additionally, a direct quote from a source can be used when the author has made a statement in such an eloquent manner that the words would lose meaning if summarized – however be sure to keep quotes to a minimum (only one) and be sure it has quote marks and is properly cited. Please read the reference articles and summarize your ideas. Most of your paper should be a summary of all your readings, supported by appropriate references. No more than one fifth of your paper should contain paraphrased information. Any material that is quoted should be included within parentheses and the source should be cited with page numbers. All information obtained from outside sources should be properly cited within the body of the text

7. You may turn your papers in early but NO late papers will be accepted. Papers are by the due date listed on your syllabus. One hard copy must be turned in to me and another copy of the paper must be submitted to www.turnitin.com .

8. All papers must be downloaded to Turnitin.com. Information on how to download your paper to turnitin.com can be found on Mastering A&P in the PAPER section.

9. The project is worth 10% of your class grade.