Bio 1002 - Syllabus

Comparative Anatomy

Bio 3001

Dr. Nancy E. Todd	SPRING (2006, 2008)
Office: BR 228a	T-F: 10:45-12:00 PM
Phone: 323-5121 Email: [email protected]	LAB: M: 4:30-7:30 PM
Website: http://www.geocities.com/elephaslady	Office Hours: See webpage

COURSE DESCRIPTION: What is the relationship between form and function? How does this relationship compare among the groups of living animals? Students will focus on anatomical dissection in order to compare the organization and development of organ systems and structures. The relationship between form and function will be analyzed from a structural approach within an evolutionary framework.

Class Text: Liem, K.F., W. E. Bemis, W. F. Walker, L. Grande. 2001. Functional Anatomy of the Vertebrates, An Evolutionary Perspective. Harcourt College Publishers. 3^rd Edition.

Lab Text: Homberger, D. G. and W. F. Walker, Jr. 2004. Vertebrate Dissection. Thomson Brooks/Cole. 9^th Edition.

Additional reading will be assigned throughout the course.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

LECTURE

Reading: Chapters from the text must be read before coming to the scheduled lecture covering that material. There may also be additional handouts or reading assignments to accompany the reading and lecture material.

Attendance and Class Participation: Students are required to attend two (2) lectures each week. Good attendance is required and will be noted. Students are expected to answer questions and offer discussion when appropriate.

Class exercises: There will be several short assignments to complement the material covered in class.

Exams: There will be four (4) exams, one of which will be a lab practical. The other 3

exams will have a practical component from lab and a lecture component.

LABORATORY

Reading: Chapters from the lab manual must be read before coming to the scheduled lab section.

Attendance and lab performance: Students are required to attend one lab session each

week. Any un-excused absences from lab will result in a 10-point deduction from your final lab grade. Students are expected to actively participate in the laboratory work.

Lab quizzes: There will be several practical quizzes throughout the course.

DISSECTOR: During the lab session, students will work on a dissector report which will

cover the entire class. This will be a lengthy and detailed report and will require intensive work by the student.

• BLACKBOARD: Students will be required to enroll in Blackboard at Manhattanville. This is an online system for downloading assignments, checking web pages and announcements and discussion. To enroll in the class, go to http://blackboard.mville.edu/. If you don’t have an account, click on “Create account” and follow the directions. Once you have an account, click on “Course catalogue”. Select “Biology” and look for this class in the list. Click on the “Enroll” button to the far right. The password is form.

• LAB SAFETY: All students working in the laboratory must read the Biology Lab Safety Guidelines, which can be found at http://www.mville.edu/biology/biosafety.html. In addition, all students must read, print and sign the Student Safety Contract. This form can be found at http://www.mville.edu/biology/safetycontract.html.

• CLASS CONDUCT: Students are expected to do their own work on the exams, written work and lab reports. Even though the lab projects will be done in teams, each student is responsible for his/her own write-up of the project. Copying or plagiarism will result in a failing grade for the class. All students must read, print and sign the Biology Honor Code Contract, which can be found at http://www.mville.edu/biology/honorcode.html.

• THERE WILL BE NO MAKEUP EXAMS OR LABS. If you are going to miss a lecture or lab exam, you must contact me before the exam takes place, and you must produce a written excuse from your doctor or the dean's office. If you miss an exam or lab and do not contact the professors beforehand, you will receive a zero (0) for that exam or lab exercise.

• LATE WORK: All work is due on specified dates. Late submission will result in a 5 pts. per day penalty. Work submitted more than 2 weeks beyond the specified due date will not be accepted.

• ALL WORK is due on on the last day of class. Work submitted beyond this date will not be accepted.

Graded Material:

Lecture grade

= 50% of overall grade for the course

3 exams

Short assignments

Attendance and participation

% of Lecture Grade

80%

10%

Lab grade

= 50% of overall grade for the course

Dissector

Lab practical

Attendance and participation

% of Lab Grade

60%

30%

10%

SCHEDULE

Class Schedule

Class

LAB

MONDAY NIGHT

Reading

Week 1

• Introduction

Chap. 1

• Biological design

Chap. 5

Week 2

• Form and function

General anatomy

Steps in animal evolution

Chap. 5

• VIDEO – origin of animals

Week 3

• VIDEO – origin of chordates

History of life exercise

Chap. 3

• Life history I

Chap. 4

Week 4

• Life History II

Clam and squid dissection

Chap. 4

• Mollusca

TBA

Week 5

• Body Segmentation

EXAM #1

Worms dissection

TBA

• Annelida

Extra lab this week

Crayfish and grasshopper dissection

TBA

Week 6

• Arthropods and adaptation

Primitive chordates

TBA

• Integument

Chap. 6

Week 7

• Origin of vertebrates

Skull and teeth

Chap. 3

• Vertebrate relationships

Chap. 2

Week 8

SPRING BREAK

ENJOY!!

Week 9

• Skull

Skeleton

Chap. 7

• Axial skeleton

Chap. 8

Week 10

• Appendicular skeleton

EXAM #2

Muscles

Chap. 9

• Muscular system I

Chap. 10

Week 11

• Muscular system II

Limbs and movement

Chap. 10

• Locomotion and movement

Chap. 11

Week 12

• Respiratory system

Respiratory system

Circulatory system

Chap. 18

• Circulatory system

Chap. 19

Week 13

• Digestion

Digestion

Urogenital

Chap. 16-17

• Urogenital

Chap. 20-21

Week 14

• Endocrine system

Nervous system

Chap. 15

• Nervous system

Chap. 13-14

Week 15

• Sensory organs

LAB PRACTICAL

Chap. 12

• Form, function, adaptation and change

Chap. 22

• Final Exam will be scheduled during finals week in May