Required Materials

• Text: Human Anatomy & Physiology, Marieb & Hoehn, Benjamin Cummings, Publishers
• Kalison's packet of lecture materials is to be purchased at The Textbook Company
• Laboratory Manual: The Body Beautiful (Part 2), Ronald D. Hill & Bonnie L. Kalison, Organpipe Publishers

Recommended:

• A Guide to Anatomy & Physiology Lab, Thomas A. Rust, Southwest Educational Enterprises.

Methods of evaluation:

Lecture comprises 70% of your grade in the course

1. There will be a 10 point quiz given on the first day class meets each week at the beginning of the hour.
The quiz will be of a short answer essay type and will cover material presented during the previous week.

• There will be no make-up quizzes.
• The two lowest quizzes will be dropped at the end of the semester and will not be used to compute your final grade.

2. There will be three examinations worth 100 points each. These will consist of multiple choice questions.

• There will be no make up examinations except in cases of extreme emergency.
• Make-up examinations will consist entirely of essay questions.

3. The final examination will be worth approximately 190 points and is comprehensive.

• The final examination will cover the last portion of the course material not tested on other examinations, as well as material from the entire course with emphasis on
  • basics of all systems,
  • interactions between systems and how the systems regulate homeostasis.

4. Grades will be earned based on the following scale:

90-100% = A80-89% = B70-79% = C60-69% = D< 59% = F

Course procedures and helpful hints:

1. Good attendance is essential!!!!! If you must miss a class, arrange to have notes taken for you by a fellow student and call me to let me know what the problem is. You are responsible for catching up on what you have missed.
   
   
2. Good note-taking skills are also essential. Leave space in your notes to fill in relevant information from the textbook and/or lecture packet materials. If your note-taking skills are less than adequate, or if you just want to make sure you have all the information, a tape recorder is quite helpful.
   
   
3. I am sure that your goal is to get an A in this course, or at least a B. Let the weekly quizzes give you a clue as to your progress. If you get less than an 8 on a weekly quiz, see me for help! Do not wait too long to get help. As soon as something is not clear, see me in lab or during my office hours. If my office hours are not convenient to your schedule, call or e-mail me.
   
   
4. If you are planning not to attend classes, please withdraw from the course. If it is past the time of student initiated withdrawal, you must contact me and ask to be withdrawn in writing!! Fill out a withdrawal slip, give it to me and keep a copy for yourself after I have signed it. If you cannot prove you asked for a withdrawal, you will have to be content with the grade you receive.
   
   
5. Cheating will not be tolerated. If two exams have the same answers and cheating is suspected, both exams will receive a zero. Bringing "crib sheets" to examinations will also give you a zero. Keep your papers covered during examinations. Letting a friend copy is not being a good friend.
   
   
6. Although examinations will primarily cover topics discussed in lecture, you are responsible for material in the assigned textbook chapters. You are also responsible for all material in the lecture packet and any handouts given in class.
   
   
7. Laboratory will comprise 30% of your grade. Lab grades will be based on scores on the lab practicals and completion of the questions and data sheets in the lab manual. Good laboratory attendance is essential. You will not receive credit for a lab you do not attend. Use your time in lab wisely. Use time at the end of lab to review the previous week's material and to ask any questions over lecture material. You must check with the instructor before leaving lab or you will not receive credit for the lab.
   
   
8. During the labs in which we study anatomy of the various systems, we will be dissecting preserved cat specimens which were previously used in Biology 182 (Biology for majors). These will be used on the laboratory practicals. We will also dissect preserved sheep hearts. In addition, we will be observing human cadavera which have been previously dissected. The human material will not be used on the lab practicals. If you have any reason that you cannot be exposed to tissue preservatives, discuss this with me immediately. You will not have to touch preserved material, but the fumes of the preservatives are in the air.
   
   
9. Study groups appear to be quite helpful. If you are not already part of a study group, see me and I will try and help you form one. Making a study sheet or a series of study cards is also helpful. Make use of our study lab. There are excellent CD roms available on cardiovascular, respiratory, acid/base and urinary systems. Models and slides are also available in the study lab.
   
   
10. The good news is that I will help you all I can. Let's work together! Anatomy & Physiology comprise the basis of medicine as disease is merely the alteration of normal function, so take the time & effort to learn this material. It will be of great value in all of your future classes as well as in your career. To those of you that are going into the health care field, always remember that there is care in health care. It is essential to keep up with the vast body of knowledge that you learn in this course and future courses, but all the knowledge will be for nothing if you do not remember that your patients are human beings and treat them as such.

Good Luck!!!!