ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY – Part I

BIO247L. (1 Credit)

Summer, 2005

 

Instructor:     J. Mark Danley, M.S.

            Main: L-Building 109; WS: Room 201, Cubicle C-20

            E-mail: mdanley@tvi.edu / Webpage: http://w3.tvi.edu/~mdanley

            Main: (505) 224-3599 (personal number & voice mail)

WS: (505) 224-5362 (during office hours only)

Office Hours: Main: Tuesdays, 11:00 AM – 2 PM

Westside: Wednesdays, 12 – 3:30 PM

It is best to contact me  (1) immediately after class, (2) through my e-mail address or (3) by phone.  Remember, I am also available by appointment--just ask me; I don't bite.

 

Course Description

This laboratory is designed to supplement the lecture course in Human Anatomy and Physiology (BIO237).  The concepts covered in the lecture course are explored in greater detail using a variety of tools such as models, microscope slides and computer animations. 

 

Textbook and Materials

Texts (required):     Marieb, E.N. 2004. Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory Manual, 7th edition.  Addison/Wesley Pub. Co.

Texts (optional):      Lafferty, ADAM Anatomy CD with Student Lab Guide. 1st edition. Benjamin Cummings Pub. Co.

Van De Graaff. Photo Atlas for A&P. 4th edition. Morton Pub. Co.

 

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1.     Use anatomical terminology correctly

2.     Identify the anatomical components of the skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems on models and cadavers and describe their functional characteristics.

3.     Identify and describe the functional characteristics and locations of the tissues of the human body.

4.     Identify the components of the integumentary system using a microscope and describe their functions.

5.     Identify the bones of the skeleton as well as identify specific structures of each bone.

6.     Identify and classify joints and joint structures.

7.     Critically discuss the physiological processes of the muscular system.

8.     Identify specific muscles and learn their origins, insertions and actions.

9.     Identify parts of a neuron, organization and parts of the human brain and spinal cord, and identify peripheral nerves

10.  Identify structures of the organs of special senses.

 

Course Requirements

  1. Attendance: In accordance with TVI Policy (see Summer Schedule booklet), students are required to attend all lab sessions.  Failure to attend the first lab will result in your being dropped from the course roster. If you are absent, you must notify your instructor.  If you wish to attend another instructor’s section, you must also contact that instructor.  Students who miss more than 6 hours of labs will be dropped by the instructor. In order to receive a W for the course, the student must also withdraw through the registrar’s office - you risk receiving an F if you do not.
  2. Tardiness & Leaving Early: Students who arrive late will miss quizzes and/or important information to properly work through the lab time and that missed time will be applied to the 6-hour maximum.  Leaving early without notifying the instructor will also constitute missed lab time. Students are NOT permitted to leave lab for lunch or extended breaks.
  3. Cell Phones & Electronic Devices:  It is a TVI policy that cell phones and pagers be turned OFF or switched to silent or vibrate mode.   You must leave the room if it essential that you take a call.  Other electronic devices should be turned off during class.  No headphones are permitted.
  4. Class Preparation & Participation:  Students are expected to read the laboratory manual and complete assigned exercises prior to class meeting time.  Due to time limitations in the classroom, this is essential so students may maximize the amount of time they have to study the models and specimens.  Worksheets will also be handed out weekly and must be completed during lab time, not outside of lab.  Your instructor will initial the worksheet upon completion.  Worksheets that have not been initialed will cause you to lose 2 points from your total course grade for each sheet.
  5. Safety – Lab safety is regulated under OSHA and EPA agencies of the federal government.  Inspections by these agencies may occur without prior notice with violations producing large fines to the institution.  Students who do not follow safety regulations in the lab will be penalized 1 point per violation and will be sent home if improperly attired, resulting in a recorded absence.
  6. Quizzes: Regularly scheduled quizzes will be given at the beginning of the class meeting.  The quizzes will be short (~ 10 minutes) and will cover a combination of information from the previous week as well as the current week.  Only the best eight out of nine quizzes will be counted toward your grade.  NOTE: NO MAKE-UP QUIZZES WILL BE GIVEN.  ABSENCE OR TARDINESS WILL RESULT IN A ZERO FOR THAT QUIZ.
  7. Mini-Practicals: Two mini-practical exams are scheduled at the fourth and eleventh weeks of the term and will last approximately 30 minutes each.  Each is worth 25 points and neither will be dropped from your grade.
  8. Lab Notebooks:  Maintenance of a lab notebook will be required for this course.  Weekly worksheets as well as exercises from the lab manual will be kept in these books and they will be checked weekly by the instructor. Incomplete exercises in the notebooks will result in only partial credit.
  9. Lab Practical Exams: Two practical examinations will be given.  The first, given at mid-term, will cover all the material up to that week.  The second, given during the last meeting time, will cover the entire semester’s work.  Due to room scheduling limitations, lab practical exams are set up ONLY FOR YOUR SECTION.  NO MAKE-UP PRACTICALS WILL BE GIVEN.  FAILURE TO ATTEND A PRACTICAL WILL RESULT IN A ZERO FOR THAT EXAM.
  10. Withdrawals from class: If you wish to withdraw from class, please remember to do so through the registrar’s office.  The final date to drop or change your grading option is FRIDAY, JULY 22.  If you stop attending class without withdrawal notification, you risk receiving a failing grade.

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  11. Grades:  The final grade for this course will be base on the total number of points you receive from the following:

6 Quizzes, 20 Points each:                 120 Points total

1 Midterm Practical                                50 Points

1 Final Practical                                     50 Points

Homework Lab notebook                     80 Points

 

                                    TOTAL            300 Points

 

Assigned Grades: Final course grade assignments will be made from the following scale:

273- 300 POINTS TOTAL

91-100%

A

243- 272 POINTS TOTAL

81- 90%

B

213- 242 POINTS TOTAL

71- 80 %

C

183 - 212 POINTS TOTAL

61- 70%

D

182 POINTS OR LESS

< 60%

F

THERE WILL BE NO EXTRA CREDIT.  PLEASE DO NOT ASK.

Lab Notebooks

BIO247L

 

Lab notebooks are to be kept for this course and should be structured as follows:

 

1.    Use a loose-leaf notebook, approximately 1.5” – 2” thick. 

2.    Keep separate sections for your syllabus, your quizzes and exams and finally, weekly sections which should include your handouts, your handwritten notes and your homework exercises that are due that week (i.e.Homework assigned during week 1 is due on week 2, so that’s where it should appear.)

3.    I will check your notebooks before you leave at the end of the class to ensure that you have completed the work for that week.  Your weekly handout has a spot for my initials which I will sign at the end of class.

4.    Leaving before your notebook has been checked and initialed by me will result in a 1-point penalty. 

5.    An incomplete notebook for a particular week will also result in a one-point penalty.

6.    Your lab notebook accounts for 10% of your final grade, so the work put into it is significant.  The difference between an A and a B may lie with how well your notebook is done!

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY

BIO247L.

SCHEDULE OF LAB TOPICS AND ASSIGNMENTS*

SUMMER 2005

 

WEEK

DATE

LAB EXERCISES

TOPICS

1

5/19

1, 2, 3, 6A

Orientation/Safety

Organ Systems

Anatomical Terminology

Microscopy Review

Histology- Epithelium

2

5/26

6A, 7

QUIZ 1

Histology- Connective tissues, Muscle, Nerve Integumentary System (skin)

3

6/2

6A, 9, 10, 12

QUIZ 2

Skeletal System, Bone Tissue Review

Axial Skeleton

4

6/9

11, 13

QUIZ 3

Appendicular Skeleton

Articulations

5

6/16

Exercises 6, 14, 15

QUIZ 4

Muscle Tissue Review

Muscle Structure

Head and neck muscles

 

Build-a-Skeleton Contest

6

6/23

 

MIDTERM PRACTICAL EXAM

7

6/30

15

Trunk and Shoulder Muscles

Arm Muscles

8

7/7

15

QUIZ 5

Leg muscles

Muscle Physiology – BIOPAC Electromyography (REPLACES 16A)

9

7/14

17, 19, 21

QUIZ 6

Neuron Anatomy

Brain

Spinal Cord

Spinal Nerves

BIOPAC – Electroencephalography (Replaces EX.20)

Muscle Jeopardy!

10

7/21

19, 22, 23 24, 25, 26

QUIZ 7

Reflexes

BIOPAC – Galvanic Skin Response (ANS Physiology)

BIOPAC - Reflexes

Cranial Nerves

Eye/ Vision

Ear/ Equilibrium & Hearing

11

7/28

 

FINAL PRACTICAL EXAM

 

* Schedule is subject to change.