Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
Biol 324 Spring 2010
Lab_Schedule10 12/03/09
Week 1
Jan 11/12 Introduction
POSTCRANIAL SKELETON pp. 42-52
Vertebrae: Cyclostome, Sturgeon,
Shark, Bonyfish, Necturus,
Alligator, Turtle, Bird, Cat
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Jan 13/14 POSTCRANIAL SKELETON (cont.) General Announcements
Seminar Teams
Project 1: Vertebrate phylogeny handout
PROTOCHORDATES handout & pp. 7-16
Finish 42-52
Week 2 *
Jan 18*/19 POSTCRANIAL SKELETON (cont.)
Cartilage/Bone Development—Mini Lecture pp. 40-42
Girdles and Limbs pp. 53-66
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Jan 20/21 CRANIAL SKELETON
Announcements
Skulls—Mini lecture skulls
Shark, Amia, Necturus, Alligator, Turtle pp. 66-78
Week 3
Jan 25/26 CRANIAL SKELETON (cont.)
Bird, Cat pp. 78-82 Practice Quiz
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Jan 27/28 Skeletons of other vertebrates HOT POTATO
Teeth pp. 82-86
Week 4
Feb 1/2 FORM AND FUNCTION
Project 2: Dino Dynamics
Project 3: Bone Architecture
Review Skeletal System CSI
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Feb 3/4 FORM AND FUNCTION (cont.)
Project 4: Torques & Levers: burrowers vs. runners
Project 5: Tracking the Dinosaurs
Project 6: Archaeopteryx
Revise Dino Dynamics/Bone Architecture
Review Skeletal System
*MLK Holiday Monday (see class policy for make up of this lab)
Normal Lab on Tuesday
Week 5
Feb 8/9 SKELETAL SYSTEM (cont.)
Review for Practical
Revise Torques & Levers/Tracking the Dinosaurs
KEYS
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Feb 10/11 PRACTICAL EXAM 1—Evening Exam, Thursday (Feb. 11)
Week 6 * Review for Lecture Exam 1
Feb 15*/16 MUSCULATURE
Shark pp. 87-97
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Feb 17/18 MUSCULATURE (cont.)
Necturus pp. 97-104
Cat pp. 104-110
Week 7
Feb 22/23 MUSCULATURE (cont.)
Cat (cont.) pp. 110-123
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LECTURE EXAM 1—Wednesday (Feb 24)
Feb 24/25 Cat (cont.) pp. 123-129
Bird Pectoralis muscles demo
Week 8
Mar 1/2 MUSCULATURE (cont.)
Cat (cont.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mar 3/4 Cat (cont.) MUSCLE SLIDES
Week 9
Mar 8/9 REVIEW
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Mar 10/11 PRACTICAL EXAM 2—Evening Exam, Thursday (March 11)
SPRING BREAK
*PRESIDENT’S Holiday Monday (see class policy for make up of this lab)
Normal Lab on Tuesday
Week 10
Mar 22/23 FORM AND FUNCTION
Review for Lecture Exam 2
Project 7: Running Man/Horse
Project 8: Synapsid Jaws
Project 9: Ape to Human
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Mar 24/25 Project 10: Flight Lab, Bird Pectoralis Muscles demo
Project 11: Buoyancy and Air Bladders
Revise Seminar Team Responses
Week 11
Mar 29/30 DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
Shark pp. 130-134
Necturus pp. 135-137
Revise Seminar Team Responses
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Mar 31/Apr 1 Cat pp. 137-144
UROGENITAL SYSTEM
Shark, Necturus, Cat pp. 171-184
LECTURE EXAM 2—Friday (April 2)
Week 12
Apr 5/6 CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
Shark pp. 145-153
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April 7/8 CIRCULATORY SYSTEM (cont.)
Necturus pp. 153-159
Cat pp. 159-170
Week 13
April 12/13 CIRCULATORY SYSTEM (cont.)
Cat pp. 159-170
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April 14/15 Cat pp. 159-170
Week 14
April 19/20 NERVOUS SYSTEM
Introduction pp. 185-189
Shark pp. 189-194
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April 21/22 Sheep brain pp. 194-202
Brain models demonstration
Week 15
April 26/27 REVIEW FOR PRACTICAL EXAM
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April 28/29 PRACTICAL LAB EXAM FINAL – Evening Exam, Thursday (April 29)
LECTURE FINAL— 3:00pm-5:00pm Tuesday (May 4)
Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (continued)
NOTES:
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PRACTICAL EXAMS: Evening Exams (A-K 5:30, L-Z 6:30). Lab will be closed at 8am in the morning on the day of the evening lab exam.
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Special Sessions. Students missing assigned course material due to holidays (M.L. King, Presidents, etc.), acts of God (floods, fires, snow), or acts of humans (e.g. bomb threats) are held responsible for such missed material, and are expected to make it up as soon as is practicable, usually the next Friday or Saturday in special session.
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Be Prepared. I expect you to be at your best and work at your best all the time.
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Courtesy. I expect that you will respect and show courtesies toward all members of the course. This includes arriving in lecture and laboratory on time, and without disruption of the class. All cell phones will be turned off during scheduled lectures and laboratories. If you arrive late or depart early from lecture, then plan to find a seat quietly and conveniently near the back of the room where your movements will not disrupt colleagues.
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Special Accommodations. For physical, mental, or religious reasons special accommodation may be requested by a student. Reasonable efforts are made to accommodate these requests, but in some cases this may not be feasible because of the academic expectations of the course, time-intensive nature of preparing laboratory exams, and the necessity of being fair to all other members of the course. Therefore, if you expect to receive an accommodation for any reason, this request must be made directly to me, the instructor, during the first week of the semester.
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Bomb Threats and Building Closures. Occasionally, anonymous bomb threats or building maintenance require the University to suddenly close a building where an exam is scheduled. In such cases, you should meet outside the main building entrance, where we will decide on an alternative, safe place to continue with the exam. In no instance will the scheduled exam be canceled or delayed. Therefore you are responsible for meeting with the class outside the building and continuing to the alternative exam site that will be announced.
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Unethical Conduct. Cheating on an exam or a laboratory assignment will result in a final grade of F for the entire course, will be reported to the appropriate University office, and may result in additional disciplinary action by the University.
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Corrections to this Schedule. Corrections of clerical mistakes to this schedule will be immediately binding.
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