TENTATIVE  CLASS SCHEDULE
SPRING 2017

WEEK
LECTURE TOPICS READINGS IN KARDONG LABORATORY TOPICS
January  17 Introduction, Vertebrate Phylogeny

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
Exam I (Chordate Origins, Vertebrate Evolution, Integument, Skull, and Axial Skeletal Systems)
Skeletal System - Postcranial
Ch. 8, 9


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

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

February 21
Biomechanics
Muscular System

Ch. 10
External Anatomy and  the Muscular System (cont.)
February 28
Muscular System (cont.)   Practical III (Squalus and Necturus - External Anatomy and Muscular System)
External Anatomy and  the Muscular System (cont.)
March 7

Exam II (Appendicular Skeletal System, Biomechanics, Muscular System)

Coeloms, Respiratory, & Digestive Systems

 


pp. 192-194, Ch. 11 & 13

Muscular System (cont.)
March 14
Coeloms, Respiratory, & Digestive Systems
Practical IV (Felis - External Anatomy and Muscular System)
Digestive, Respiratory, and Urogenital Systems
March 21
Spring Break    
March 28 Respiratory &  Digestive Systems (cont.)   Digestive, Respiratory, and Urogenital Systems (cont.)
April 4

Urogenital System
Exam III (Coeloms, Respiratory, Digestive)



Ch. 14

Practical V (Coeloms, Respiratory, Digestive, and Urogenital Systems)
Cardiovascular System

April 11
Urogenital System (cont.)
Cardiovascular System

Ch. 12

Cardiovascular System

April 18 Cardiovascular System (cont.)  
Cardiovascular System (continued)
April 25 Cardiovascular System (cont.)
Exam IV (Urogenital and Cardiovascular System)
  Cardiovascular System (cont.)
Practical VI (Felis - Cardiovascular System; Sheep Heart)
May 2
Nervous System

Ch. 16


Brain and Cranial Nerves

May 11
Comprehensive Final Exam (8:00 am)