BIOL 421 / VB SC 421 (F ALL 2010) - Department of Biology

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LECTURE SCHEDULE Lec. Date Subjects Reading Instructor 1 Aug 24 Introduction All 2 Aug 26 Terminology/Basic concepts Chapter 1 Dr. Lumadue 3 Aug 31 Origin of Chordates Chapter 2 Dr. Van Saun 4 Sept 2 The Vertebrate Story Chapter 3 Dr. Van Saun 5 Sept 7 Biological design Chapter 4 Dr. Lumadue 6 Sept 9 Skeletal system: The skull Chapter 7 Dr. Van Saun 7 Sept. 14 Skeletal system: The skull Chapter 7 Dr. Van Saun 8 Sept. 16 Life history Chapter 5 Dr. Lumadue 9 Sept. 21 Life history Chapter 5 Dr. Lumadue 10 Sept. 23 The Integument Chapter 6 Dr. Lumadue 11 Sept. 28 Skeletal system: The axial skeleton Chapter 8 Dr. Van Saun Sept. 30 Midterm I (covers lectures 1-10) 12 Oct. 5 Skeletal system: appendicular skeleton Chapter 9 Dr. Van Saun 13 Oct. 7 The muscular system Chapter 10 Dr. Van Saun 14 Oct. 12 The digestive system Chapter 13 Dr. Van Saun 15 Oct. 14 The digestive system Dr. Van Saun 16 Oct. 19 The respiratory system Chapter 11 Dr. Lumadue 17 Oct. 21 The respiratory system Dr. Lumadue 18 Oct. 26 The circulatory system Chapter 12 Dr. Lumadue 19 Oct. 28 The circulatory system Dr. Lumadue Nov. 2 Midterm II (covers lectures 11-19) 20 Nov. 4 The urogenital system Chapter 14 Dr. Van Saun 21 Nov. 9 The urogenital system Dr. Van Saun 22 Nov. 11 The nervous system Chapter 16 Dr. Van Saun 23 Nov. 16 The nervous system Dr. Lumadue 24 Nov. 18 The endocrine system Chapter 15 Dr. Lumadue Nov 22-26 Thanksgiving Holiday – No class 25 Nov. 30 Sensory organs Chapter 17 Dr. Van Saun 26 Dec. 2 Sensory organs Dr. Lumadue 27 Dec. 7 Avian anatomy Dr Acar 28 Dec. 9 Material Review – SRTE Drs. Lumadue/Van Saun Finals Week Exam III (covers lectures 20-28) 6
2010 Laboratory Schedule This schedule is subject to change at the instructor’s discretion. The lab manual* and the Kardong textbook will be used as references during the labs. Reading assignments will be posted on the Angel web page before each lab. Please review the readings each week before lab and bring the lab manual to the lab session. Additional handouts will be used in some labs and will be posted on the Angel web page before each lab. These will be necessary to complete the labs and should be printed out by students before coming to lab. * Comparative Anatomy: Manual of Vertebrate Dissection, Second Edition. Fishbeck DW and Sebastiani A, 2008. Morton Publishing Company. Date Topic Lab Aug. 23/24 No labs Aug. 25/26 Anatomic - Directional Terminology & Cladistics 1 Aug. 30/31 Chordate/General vertebrate features 2 Sept. 1/2 Embryology/development, 3 Sept. 6/7 No labs Sept. 8/9 Skeletal system-skull QUIZ 1 4 Sept. 13/14 Skeletal system-skull 5 Sept. 15/16 Skeletal system-axial, 6 Sept. 20/21 Skeletal system-appendicular QUIZ 2 7 Sept. 22/23 Review Day Sept. 24 Lab Exam 1 covering labs 1-7 Sept. 27/28 Locomotion 8 Sept. 29/30 External Anatomy/Integument 9 Lecture Exam September 30 th Oct. 4/5 Skinning the cat, muscular system, 10 Oct. 6/7 Muscular system Quiz 3 11 Oct. 11/12 Muscular system 12 Oct. 13/14 Muscular system, 13 Oct. 18/19 Digestive system & Body Cavities Quiz 4 14 Oct. 20/21 Digestive System comparisons 15 Oct. 25/26 Respiratory system, 16 Oct. 27/28 Review Day Oct 29 Lab Exam 2 covering labs 8-16 Nov. 1/2 Urogenital & Endocrine Systems 17 Lecture Exam – Nov 2 nd Nov. 3/4 Circulatory system 18 Nov. 8/9 Circulatory system, QUIZ 5 19 Nov. 10/11 Circulatory system 20 Nov. 15/16 Circulatory system comparisons 21 Nov. 17/18 Nervous System, Quiz 6 22 Nov. 22-26 Thanksgiving holiday – NO LABS Nov. 29/30 Nervous System 23 Dec. 1/2 Nervous system, 24 Dec. 6/7 Avian anatomy 25 Dec. 8/9 Review Day Dec. 10 Lab Exam 3 covering labs 17-25 7
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