TENTATIVE  CLASS SCHEDULE
 SPRING 2012

WEEK
 LECTURE TOPICS READINGS IN KARDONG LABORATORY TOPICS
January  17 Introduction, Chordate Origins

 Ch. 1, 2, 3
 Tues: Integuments, Skeletal Materials
Thur: Skulls and Jaws: Head Skeleton
January 24

Integumentary System
Skull & Visceral Skeleton

Ch. 6
Ch. 7		 Head Skeleton (cont.)
January 31
 Skull & Visceral Skeleton
Skeletal System - Postcranial
Practical I (Integument and Head Skeleton)
The Postcranial Skeleton
February 7
 Skeletal System - Postcranial
Exam I (Chordate Origins, Vertebrate Evolution, Integument, Skull, and Axial Skeletal Systems)		 Ch. 8


Tues: The Postcranial Skeleton (cont.)
February 14 Biomechanics
Ch. 4

Practical II (Postcranial Skeleton)
External Anatomy and  the Muscular System

February 21
 Skeletal System - Appendicular
 Ch. 9
 External Anatomy and  the Muscular System (cont.)
February 28
 Muscular System
Ch. 10
 Practical III (Squalus and Necturus - External Anatomy and Muscular System)
External Anatomy and  the Muscular System (cont.)
March 6 Muscular System (cont.)
Exam II (Appendicular Skeletal System, Biomechanics, Muscular System)		   Muscular System (cont.)
March 13
 Coeloms, Respiratory, & Digestive Systems pp. 192-194, Ch. 11 & 13
Practical IV (Felis - External Anatomy and Muscular System)
Digestive, Respiratory, and Urogenital Systems
March 17
 Spring Break    
March 27 Respiratory &  Digestive Systems (cont.)   Digestive, Respiratory, and Urogenital Systems (cont.)
April 3 Exam III (Coeloms, Respiratory, Digestive, and Urogenital Systems)
Urogenital System

Ch. 14

Practical V (Coeloms, Respiratory, Digestive, and Urogenital Systems)
Cardiovascular System
April 10
 Urogenital System (cont.)
Circulatory System
Ch. 12

Cardiovascular System

April 17 Circulatory System (cont.)   Practical VI (Squalus and Necturus Cardiovascular System)
Cardiovascular System (continued)
April 24 Circulatory System (cont.)
Exam IV (Urogenital and Cardiovascular System) 		  Cardiovascular System (cont.)
May 1
 Nervous System

 Ch. 16

Practical VII (Felis - Cardiovascular System; Sheep Heart)
Brain and Cranial Nerves

May 8
 Comprehensive Final Exam (1:30 am)