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Zoology 461– Histology
University of Tennessee, Martin
Spring 2008
Course No. 20162, Section 1
T 10:00-10:50 a.m. (lecture) – 243 Brehm Hall
MW 3:00-4:50 (lab) – 141 Brehm Hall
Instructor: Dr. Ann Gathers
Phone: 881-7178
Office: 224 Brehm Hall
Email: agathers@utm.edu
Office Hours: T 11:00-12:00, 4:00-5:00; W 9:00-10:00, 1:00-2:00; TH 10:00-11:00; others by appointment
Catalog Course Description: This course introduces students to the characteristics and properties of normal animal tissues and special histology dealing with the arrangement and adaptations of tissues in organs. Biology 110 and 120 are prerequisites, however, knowledge of human anatomy and physiology is highly recommended.
General Course Objectives: This course is offered as a basic course in mammalian histology for students planning careers in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, or any allied health field. Although Zoology 461 is not required in any curriculum, it is strongly recommended for students interested in the careers noted above. The objectives are to learn the basic principles governing mammalian tissue and organ structure and function with emphasis on the microscopic identification of normal human tissues and organs.
Required Materials:
Textbook: Wheater’s Functional Histology: A Text and Colour Atlas ; Barbara Young
Churchill Livingstone 5th Edition; ISBN: 0-443-06850-X
Recommended Materials:
Additional Suggested Text and Atlas:
Histology: A Text and Atlas, 4 th
edition ; Ross, Kaye, & Pawlina;
Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins; ISBN: 0683302426
Color Atlas of Histology ; Gartner & Hiatt (2005); Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins;
ISBN: 0781752167
**No. 2 pencils, colored pencils, pens, or fine-tipped markers for drawing and labeling tissues. A spiral notebook for tissue drawings.
Grading : This course carries 3 semester hours credit and meets for a total of 5 clock hours per week. The final course grade is determined by the highest 7 of 8 exam scores,
4 lecture exam scores and 4 lab exam scores.

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Lecture exam format may include multiple choice, short answer, and/or diagrams/identification. All lectures, assigned readings, and hand-outs are fair testing material. Make-up lecture exams are permissible only in the case of excused absences. An absence is excused if: 1.) The student notifies me prior to the absence and the absence is warranted (interview, death of family member, doctor’s appointment, class field trips, team travel days, etc.), or 2.) in the case of an emergency, the student contacts me within a day of the absence and the absence is deemed warranted. I determine if an absence is excused and a make-up is allowed. ** Bring No. 2 pencils to lecture exams.
Lab exams are practicals. Lab exams I-III will run from 3:30-4:30 in Brehm 141.
There are no make-ups for missed lab exams. A short preview lab or lecture will follow each lab exam.
Grading Scale:
90-100 A 80-89 B 70-79 C 60-69 D < 60 F
Cheating and Classroom Behavior: All students are expected to demonstrate integrity, respect, and consideration as outlined by the 2005-2006 Undergraduate and Graduate
Catalog (pages 40-41). Failure to meet these guidelines will result in a course grade of
‘F’ and a written report will be submitted to the appropriate dean.
Cell phones must be turned off during lecture and lab. No cell phones, electronic devices, hats, or caps are to be brought on exam days.
Attendance: Students are expected to attend all lectures and labs and are responsible for information and announcements. I do not provide my own notes to students.
Academic Accommodation: Any student eligible for and requesting academic accommodations due to a disability is requested to provide a letter from the Student
Success Center within the first two weeks of the semester.
Course Schedule:
Day Date
M
T
W
W
M
T
Jan. 14
Jan. 15
Jan. 16
M Jan. 21
T Jan. 22
Jan. 23
W Jan. 30
M Feb. 4
T
Jan. 28
Jan. 29
Feb. 5
Subject (tentative)
Introduction, The Cell Cytoplasm
The Cell, Organelles and Nucleus
Epithelium lecture/ Lab intro
No Class/ Martin Luther King, Jr. Observed
Epithelium
Epithelium lab
Connective tissue (CT) lecture and lab
CT lecture continued . . .
Finish CT lecture and CT lab
Cartilage lecture and lab
Bone lecture
Chapter
Ch. 1
Ch. 1
Ch. 5
Ch. 5
Ch. 5
Ch. 4
Ch. 4
Ch. 4
Ch. 4
Ch. 10

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W Feb. 6
M Feb. 11
T Feb. 12
W Feb. 13
M Feb. 18
T Feb. 19
W Feb. 20
M Feb. 25
T Feb. 26
W Feb. 27
M Mar. 3
T Mar. 4
W Mar. 5
M Mar. 17
T Mar. 18
W Mar. 19
M Mar. 24
T Mar. 25
W Mar. 26
M Mar. 31
T April 1
W April 2
M April 7
T April 8
W April 9
M April 14
T April 15
W April 16
M April 21
F
T April 22
W April 23
M April 28
May 2
Intramembranous Osteogenesis lecture / Bone lab Ch. 10
Bone lab
Lecture Exam I
Ch. 10
Lab Exam I/ Endochondrial Osteogenesis preview Ch. 10
Endochondrial Osteogenesis lecture/ Bone Lab Ch. 10
Muscle Tissue Lecture Ch. 6
Muscle Tissue Lecture continued/ Muscle lab
Muscle Tissue lab
Ch. 6
Ch. 6
Nervous Tissue Lecture Ch. 7
Nervous tissue lecture continued/ Nerve lab Ch. 7
Nervous tissue lab Ch. 7
Central Nervous System lecture
Blood lecture/ nerve and blood lab
Ch. 20
Ch. 20, 3
3
Mar. 10-14 No Class/ Spring Break
Blood and blood vessels lecture/lab Ch. 3, 8
Lecture Exam II
Lab Exam II (Ch.)/ Blood Vessel lecture Ch. 8
Blood Vessel lab/ Lymph Organs lecture Ch. 8, 11
Lymph organs lecture
Lymph organ lab/ Integumentary lecture
Ch. 11
Ch. 11, 9
Finish integumentary lecture/ Integumentary lab Ch. 9
Digestive system lecture
Digestive lecture continued/ lab
Ch. 13
Ch. 13, 14
(lips, tongue, salivary glands, esophagus & stomach)
Digestive lecture (small & large intestines)/ lab Ch. 14
Lecture Exam III(Ch.)
Lab Exam III/ liver & pancreas preview Ch. 15
Liver & Pancreas/ Digestive lab Ch. 15
Respiratory system lecture
Respiratory lecture continued/ lab
Endocrine lecture/ lab (thyroid, parathyroid, & adrenal glands)
Urinary system lecture
Urinary system lecture/ lab
Male/female reproductive system lecture/ lab
Ch. 12
Ch. 12
Ch. 17
Ch. 16
Ch. 16
Ch. 18, 19
Final Lecture Exam/ Final Lab Exam (material covered from Ch. 16-22) (10:00-12:00) Brehm 141