CLASS CALENDAR
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your time.
Week
Chapter
Topics
Laboratory Title
Th 8/25
Introduction
Syllabus Review & Safety Orientation
T 8/30
1
The Human Body
Orientation & Language of the Human Body
Organ Systems
Th 9/01
2
Chemistry
Basic Chemistry
T 9/06
3
Cells and Tissues
Learning to Use the Microscope use
Cell Anatomy/Cell Physiology
Th 9/08
3
Cells and Tissues
Cell Division/ Tissues
T 9/13
Skin
and
Body
Membranes
Integumentary System and Body Membranes
4
Th 9/15
Exam I (1, 2, 3, 4)
T 9/20
5
The Skeletal System
Bone Histology/ Axial Skeleton
Th 9/22
5
The Skeletal System
Appendicular Skeleton/ Joints
T 9/27
6
The Muscular System
Histology of Muscles/Muscle Movement
Lab practical 1
Th 9/29
6
The Muscular System
Muscles of Head, Neck, and Torso
Muscles of the Extremities
T 10/04
7
The Nervous System
Histology of the Nervous System
Th 10/05
Exam II (5, 6)
T 10/11
7
The Nervous System
Nervous System – Brain/spinal Cord
Lab Practical 2
Th 10/13
7
The Nervous System
Sympathetic vs. Parasympathetic
(Brain Dissection)
T 10/18
8
Special Senses
The Senses
Th 10/20
9
The Endocrine System
Lab Practical 3 The Endocrine System
T 10/25
10
Blood
Blood
Th10/27
Exam III (7, 8, 9)
T 11/01
11
The Cardiovascular System
The Heart
Th 11/03
11
The Cardiovascular System
Blood Vessels
(Heart Dissection)
T 11/08
12
The Lymphatic System
Th 11/10
12
The Lymphatic System
Lymphatic System
DVD
T 11/15
13
The Respiratory System
Respiratory System
DVD
Lab Practical 4
Th 11/17
Exam IV (10, 11, 12, 13)
T 11/22
14
Digestive System & Body Metab.
Digestive System (Anatomy/Physiology)
Th 11/24
Thanksgiving (no class)
T 11/29
14
Digestive System & Body Metab.
Digestive System (Nutrition & Metabolism)
Th 12/01
15
The Urinary System
Urinary System
(Kidney Dissection)
T 12/06
16
The Reproductive System
Reproductive System
(Male Reproduction)
Th 12/08
16
The Reproductive System
Reproductive System (Female Reproduction)
Lab Practical 5
T 12/13
(Fetal Pig Dissection)
Exam V (14, 15, 16)
Th 12/15
Final Exam
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