FALL 2004 - BIO121 HUMAN ANATOMY 4CR - Tentative Schedule and Syllabus

Lecture: MWF 11-11:50, BIOSCI AUD, Lab: 3 hours DeWolf Anatomy Lab (BIOSCI Annex)

This schedule is tentative and may change according to the needs of the class. Changes to the schedule will be announced in lecture and on the course webpages, thus if you miss a lecture it is your responsibility to obtain the information.

WebCT:  https://webct.uri.edu

BIOSCI course webpages:  http://www.uri.edu/cels/bio/wilga/bio121.html

Publishers textbook study guide:  http://www.aw-bc.com/martini

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BIOLOGY 121 HUMAN ANATOMY

Tentative Syllabus - FALL 2004

Professor: Dr. Cheryl Wilga             Office:  B115 Biological Sciences Center

Phone: 874-9020                              Office Hours: Monday 3-4, Friday 12-1 or by appointment

E-mail: cwilga@uri.edu       

Lecture: MWF 11-11:50, BISC Auditorium

Laboratory (Required): Three hours weekly, Bioscience Annex, DeWolf Anatomy Laboratory. You must be concurrently enrolled in a laboratory section.

Required Texts:

1) Martini, Timmons & Tallitsch (2003) Human Anatomy 4^th edition.

2) Timmons & Hutchings (2003) Human Anatomy Laboratory Guide and Dissection Manual 4^th ed.

 Course Description and Rationale:  Welcome to Human Anatomy! In this course, you will learn the external and internal structures of the human body and the physical relationships among body parts. The lecture and laboratory sessions are designed to complement each other, thus attendance at both is essential in order to do well. Lecture sessions will focus on concepts of anatomy at the cellular, tissue, and organ system level of organization. Lectures are based on the assumption that you have read the relevant chapter prior to class. Laboratory sessions will take a practical (hands on) approach to studying the gross anatomy of human organ systems using models, preserved organs and specimens. In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of anatomy that you will use to build upon in more advanced courses in anatomy, physiology, and health care. You are also expected to read the relevant chapter prior to your lab session. In order for me to help you do well in this course, and even exceed your goals, here are a few guidelines:

 Courtesy: Please be courteous to your fellow students and instructor during lecture and laboratory sessions: come to class on time, remain seated for the duration, listen quietly to lectures, and turn your cell phones off. Please do speak up when you have a question! Behavioral problems and distractions will not be tolerated; you will be dropped from the course if you continue to pose a problem to myself and your fellow students. Most of the students taking this course are serious students and intend to master this information for use in their future careers.

 Self-Quizzes: In order to help you to prepare for lecture exams, I strongly suggest that you complete the review questions at the end of each chapter in your textbook and complete the Self-Quizzes (Self-Quiz, Fill-In-The-Blank, and Matching) on the Companion Web Site. Refer to your textbook on how to access the Companion Web Site http://www.aw-bc.com/martini. Some of these questions and diagrams will show up on the exams.  

Exams: Will consist of multiple choice questions and figures from lecture. I will drop your lowest lecture exam score. No laboratory test scores will be dropped. Lecture and laboratory grades will be combined and scaled after each test, thus the scale will be adjusted after each test. No extra credit will be given. A total of 1000 points are possible:

            5 Lecture Exams @ 100 pts each                         500 pts.

            2 Laboratory Practicals @ 120 pts. each             240 pts.

            7 Laboratory Quizzes @ 30 pts. each                    210 pts.

            Attendance and participation in lecture and lab      50 pts.

 Cheating: Have respect for yourself and your fellow students and do not cheat. Cheating will not be tolerated and will be dealt with according to university regulations: punishment ranges from a report of academic misconduct in your record up to expulsion. I will and have in the past, upheld these regulations.

 Make-up policy: There will be no make-up lecture exams. It is very important that you do not miss a lecture exam. If you miss an exam, then that exam will count as your dropped exam. If you miss two exams and do not have a written approved university excuse for missing one of the exams, then you will get a 0 for that exam. A valid excuse consists of an approved university excuse for missing the exam (e.g., illness with a physicians note; death in the family; athletic conferences, etc.) prior to or as soon as possible after the exam for this provision. If you miss an exam and have a valid excuse, then the missed exam will count as your dropped exam. Missed lab sessions can be made up at the review session or by attending another lab session with the approval of that TA. Make-up quizzes and practicals are oral and possible only with a valid excuse.

 Study Tips: Most students find anatomy to be a very challenging subject. In order to do well in this course, you must make a serious commitment to practice good study techniques. Study habits that were sufficient in high school will not be sufficient for university level courses. It may help to remind yourself why you are taking this course and imagine yourself in your chosen profession. Here are some study suggestions that will help you to do well in this course.

 Students who practice these study tips usually get A’s and B’s in the course.

1 – Read the chapter before class, not to memorize it but you gain familiarity with the material. Going over the material again in lecture reinforces your understanding and facilitates note-taking. This is the first (reading chapter before class) and second (in lecture) time that you will have gone over the material. Lectures are based on the assumption that you have read the chapter.

2 – Take organized notes during class. Outline formats are organized and easy to refer back to. Some students highlight topics and figures in their book during lecture. Bringing the textbook to class will make it easier to follow along by marking passages and figures to know. I know that it is large and heavy, but it is the best anatomy text out there, the figures are excellent. This will be the third time that you have gone over the material. Developing your own shorthand for taking notes enables you to take notes more efficiently (w/ = with, dev = development, anat = anatomy).

3 – Rewrite your lecture notes sometime after each class and before the next one to review the material and reorganize your notes. This will be the fourth time that you will have gone over the material. The more times you go over the material within a short period, the better you learn it, and the less ineffective night-before-the-exam cramming that you will have to do. This does work! On average, you should devote 2-3 hours of study per hour of lecture.

4 - Anatomy is a very visual subject; therefore, you should study the figures in the text that we go over in lecture. This will be the fifth time that you cover the material. I will put unlabelled figures on webCT for you to study with. The figures will help you to prepare for the lecture exams. The plates at the end of your laboratory manual are particularly well laid out for this self-testing practice for lab practicals.

5 – Answer the review questions at the end of the chapter. Complete the self-quizzes on the Companion Web Site (see your text book). You should also do the labeling quiz under the advanced review. Some of these will show up on the exam.

6 – If you learn the Latin and Greek word roots, then you will be able deduce the meaning of most anatomical terminology (i.e. osteo means bone; neuro means nerve; etc.).

7 - Use your text to study and bring it to lab, it has the same figures as your lab manual but they are in color. It is naïve to think that you can learn anatomy from class notes alone.

LABORATORY GUIDELINES FOR BIO 121 HUMAN ANATOMY

1. There will be NO smoking, eating, or drinking in the laboratory at any time.

2. No persons not currently enrolled in human anatomy are permitted in the laboratory.

3. Report any injuries to the TA at once. Note the locations of the eyewash and first aid kit.

4. Most of the labs involve studying preserved organs and/or preserved pre-dissected cats. You MUST wear gloves when handling these specimens. Wash your hands thoroughly after studying the specimens before handling the models.

5. Labs will begin with a short lecture from your TA on the material to be studied for that session.

6. You will be working in groups of two. Labs are prepared based on the assumption that you have read the relevant chapters. Therefore, it is very important to be prepared for lab by reading the chapter and highlighting the structures in your lab book that you are responsible for (see handouts). Highlighting the structures on the pertinent pages of your lab manual makes your lab study go much more smoothly and quickly. Use the handouts, lab manual, and text to identify the structures on the models and specimens placed out. Any model or specimen containing that particular structure is fair game. First identify the structures, and then go through them again but this time take turns quizzing your partner by asking him/her to show you a particular structure. Finally, go through the sheet again, but this time point to a structure and ask what it is without giving the name of the structure. This way you have to pluck the term from your head, like you will have to do on the practical. Practicals are not multiple choice, you will have to write down the answer from your memory. Do this repeatedly, until you both can readily identify the structures. Do NOT leave lab early, this time is yours alone to study the material. You will not have the opportunity to study the models with as much freedom again before the practical. *** This is very important if you want to do well in lab.*** DO NOT fall behind, there is a lot of material to cover and if you fall behind you will have a hard time trying to catch up.

7. Blunt probes ONLY are to be used when pointing out structures on models and specimens. Under NO circumstances are pens to be used in the laboratory. Pencils may be used to take notes and for exams, but please do not use them to point out structures on the models. Anyone caught illegally pointing at models will have points deducted from their participation points.

8. Under NO circumstances, are models or specimens to leave the laboratory.

9. Students in the last lab of the day must put their chairs on top of the table at the end of lab.

10. Quizzes (30 pts each) will be given during most laboratory periods. The first quiz will be on anatomical directions, planes, quadrants, and landmarks from the first lecture exam. The rest of the quizzes will contain questions on the material from the previous laboratory session (20 points) and from your TA’s lecture material (10  points), with a 1 point extra credit question.

11. Practicals (120 pts each) will consist of 30 stations containing models or specimens with 4  associated questions. The lab will be open on most Fridays for you to review the material. This is why you should study as much as you can in lab, with 300 fellow students reviewing at once, you will not have the opportunity to go over everything you wish. There are only two practicals, so thoroughly studying the material in lab each week for the quizzes is an excellent way to study for the practical and will eliminate last minute cramming. Use the color plates of the models and specimens in your lab manual to test yourself when not in the lab to study. **These are very important if you want to do well in the lab.**

12. Make-up quizzes and practicals are possible only with a written university approved excuse (see lecture syllabus). If you miss a laboratory session, then you can make it up at the review session or by attending another laboratory session with the approval of that TA.