BIO 410/5410 – Human Gross Anatomy
Instructor: George Howell, Ph.D
Phone: 601-925-7354
Email: thowell@mc.edu
Office: Hederman 205
Office hours: MWF 9-11 AM or by appointment
It is extremely important that you check your MC email. Communication will be conducted via this
email account.
Cell phones are NOT allowed out in the classroom after class begins. They are to
be kept in your book bag, purse or pocket. They are not allowed on the desk or in
your lap. Before class begins, turn cell phones OFF or on silent.
Touching a cell phone after an exam is passed out will result in a zero on the exam
and you may face consequences for cheating which can result in expulsion from MC.
Recording lectures is permitted. Video taping lectures is NOT permitted.
Recording, video or audio or the taking of pictures during the review of quizzes and
exams is NOT permitted. Violation of this will be considered a violation of our honor
code and will go onto your permanent record. This may result in expulsion from the
course or program. This violation will be reported to any graduate or professional
school you apply. Touching a cell phone or other electronic devices other than the
calculator that was provided to you is NOT permitted.
Grading Policies
1.
Every Tuesday at 8:00 AM, a comprehensive quiz will be given. I will count your 8 highest
lecture quiz grades. If you accumulate more than 8 perfect lecture quizzes, then each additional
perfect score will add one point to a lecture exam score. Missing a quiz for any reason will
result in a zero for that quiz. The quiz average will count 5% of average.
2.
Every Thursday at 8:00 AM, a comprehensive lab quiz will be given. I will count your 8 highest
lab quizzes. If you accumulate more than 8 perfect lab quizzes, then each additional perfect
score will add one point to a lab exam score. Missing a quiz for any reason will result in a zero
for that quiz. The quiz average will count 5% of your average.
3.
All lecture exams are comprehensive. Each exam will include lecture notes, questions about
diagrams and the green boxes from each chapter of Gray’s Anatomy we have covered as well
as all boxes in the BRS book 7th edition. . ALL boxes are also comprehensive on each exam.
The BRS book is on reserve in the library.
4.
All lab exams are comprehensive. Exams will include cadaver structures, bones, models, Rohen
pictures, radiographs, and cross-sections (all exams are comprehensive).
There will be four exams. All exams are comprehensive:
Weighted exam scale
Exam 1-(undergraduate 10%) (graduate 7.5%)
Exam 2- (undergraduate 15%) (graduate 13.5%)
Exam 3- (undergraduate 25%) (graduate 22.5%)
Exam 4-(undergraduate 40%) (graduate 36.5%)
Undergraduate grading Scale
A 85.00-100%
B 75.0-84.9%
C 65.0-74.9%
D 60.00-64.9%
F 59.9% and below.
Graduate grading scale
A: 85.00-100%
B+:80.0-84.9%
B: 75.0-79.9%
C+: 70.0-74.9%
C: 65.0-69.9%
D;60.00-64.9%
F:59.9% and below.
It is up to the student to keep track with his/her lab and lecture quiz grades and exam grades
during the course of the semester. Grades will NOT be posted on Moodle but will be posted as
a letter grade at midterm. Submit an alias to Dr. Howell if you would like your grade posted
outside of my office.
Graduate Students: Students taking Human Gross Anatomy (BIO 5410) will do a paper on a topic
mutually agreed to between the instructor and the student. See attached information for details on the
paper.
 You will answer an essay question(s) on your final exam covering the topic of your paper.
 The paper and essay answer, combined, will count 10% of the final course grade.
 The paper is due in my office by 5 PM, March 9, 2012. You must turn in a hard copy and
send me a soft copy (route to be determined).
Attendance:
Lecture starts at 8:00 AM (TR) and 1:30 PM (Wednesday). Excessive tardiness will result in loss of
exam points. Strict adherence to Mississippi College's class attendance policy will be followed. Any
student whose absences, whether excused or unexcused, exceed 25% of the class meetings will
receive a grade of "F" in the course
Reviewing exams
Students will be given one opportunity to review an exam they previously completed. In one of the
afternoon lectures (the date will be announced), students will be given the answer sheet only. The
questions will be reviewed on a PowerPoint presentation. During the review, students are not allowed
to write any information. They are also not allowed to record any part of the exam (including photos,
audio recording and video recording and any other recording of info). Cell phones and other electronic
devices must be turned off and put away. Students must return the answer sheet following the review.
Failure to return the answer sheet or writing or recording information will result in a zero on the exam
and students may be reported as having cheated on the exam. Students will not have the opportunity
to review the exam at a later date.
Violation of this will be considered a violation of our honor code and will go onto
your permanent record. This may result in expulsion from the course or program.
This violation will be reported to any graduate or professional school you
apply. Touching a cell phone or other electronic devices other than the calculator
that was provided to you is NOT permitted.
Missing an exam
Missing an exam due to an unexcused absence will result in a zero for that exam.
What counts as an “excused absence” is solely the judgment of the professor. Typically an
excused absence is defined as an absence due to personal illness, or death of a relative. You
must have a letter from your physician before an excused absence is granted if you miss due to
illness.
Gross Lab - See guidelines
Taking photos of the cadavers is NOT PERMITTED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE.
Taking photos of cadavers will result in an F in the course. If any photos of cadavers
are found on the Internet, you will be subject to expulsion from Mississippi College.
This violation will be reported to any graduate or professional school you apply.
January 19 at 5:00 Is The Last Day To Drop With 100% Tuition Only Refund.
March 23 is the last day to drop this class.
Academic Integrity:
Mississippi College students are expected to be scrupulously honest.
Dishonesty, such as cheating or plagiarism, or furnishing false information, including forgery, alteration
or misuse of College documents, records or identification, will be regarded as a serious offense subject
to severe penalty, including, but not limited to, loss of credit and possible dismissal.
For further information on plagiarism and cheating, see the Mississippi College Bulletin.
Please note that using any type of electronic device during an exam will constitute cheating. If
you have an electronic devise in view during the exam, you may subject to the penalties set
forth by MC. Additionally, if you are caught cheating, this information may be passed on to the
professional school in which you are applying.
Special accommodations at Student Counseling Services:
In order for a student to receive disability accommodations under Section 504 of the Americans with
Disabilities Act, he or she must schedule an individual meeting with the Director of Student Counseling
Services immediately upon recognition of their disability (if their disability is known they must come
in before the semester begins or make an appointment immediately upon receipt of their syllabi for the
new semester). The student must bring with them written documentation from a medical physician
and/or licensed clinician that verifies their disability. If the student has received prior accommodations,
they must bring written documentation of those accommodations (example Individualized Education
Plan from the school system). Documentation must be current (within 3 years). The student must
meet with SCS face-to face and also attend two (2) additional follow up meetings (one mid semester
before or after midterm examinations and the last one at the end of the semester). Please note that the
student may also schedule additional meetings as needed for support through SCS as they work with
their professor throughout the semester. Note: Students must come in each semester to complete
their Individualized Accommodation Plan (example: MC student completes fall semester IAP plan and
even if student is a continuing student for the spring semester they must come in again to complete
their spring semester IAP plan).
Student Counseling Services is located in Alumni Hall Room #4 or they may be contacted via email
at: mbryant@mc.edu or rward@mc.edu or by phone at 601-925-7791.
Textbooks needed.
Gray's Anatomy for Students , by Drake, et. al.
Color Atlas of Anatomy, by Rohen and Yokochi
Atlas of Human Anatomy, by Netter
Cranial Nerves in Health and Disease, by Wilson-Pauwels, et. al.
Board Review Series, Gross Anatomy 7th Edition by Chung and Chung
The following book will be available on a class CD. It is your responsibility to copy the material to your
computer and return the CD.
Nasco’s Cross-Sectional Anatomy Workbook by Sether
Tutoring is available
Contact one of the following tutors if you need tutoring. When emailing them, please put gross tutor in
the subject line so they will not overlook your email. Please contact Dr. Howell for additional tutors over
the course of the semester.
Christian Zayek: czayek@gmail.com
Sam Yelverton: syelvert@mc.edu
Matthew Hiller: hiller@mc.edu
OTHER INFO:
January 17 is the last day to enroll in a class.
ALSO, 100%TUITION REFUND CANNOT BE MADE ON DROPPED CLASSES AFTER THE FIRST
WEEK OF CLASSES. LAST DAY TO DROP WITH 100% REFUND IS JANUARY 19
This syllabus may be changed in order to meet the needs of the class.
Lecture Schedule
Week of
Topic
Jan. 10
Skin, Back
Jan. 17
Spinal Cord
Jan. 19
LAST DAY TO DROP WITH 100% TUITION ONLY REFUND.
Jan. 24
Upper Extremity
Jan. 31
Thorax, Digestion
Feb. 7
Abdominal wall
Exam I covering Skin, Back, spinal cord, upper extremity (Wednesday, Feb. 8
at 1:30 –lecture and lab)
Feb. 14
Digestive System, Urogenital
Feb. 21
Urogenital
Feb. 28
Urogenital , Lower Extremity ,
Exam II covering through Digestive System (Feb. 29 at 1:30-Lecture and lab)
March 6
Lower Extremity
March 13
Spring Break
March 20
Lower Extremity, Neck
March 23
Last day to drop a course
March 27
Neck,
Exam III covering through Lower Extremity (March 28 at 1:30-lecture and
lab)
April 3
Neck, Head
April 10
Cranial Nerves
April 17
Ear/Eye, brain
April 20
Lab final exam
April 24
Brain
April 26
Grad students write essay ( time will be in AM)
April 28, 2:00 PM
Final Exam comprehensive –lecture only
May 2, 8:00
Shelf Exam
Lab Schedule
Date
Jan
12
Lab Quiz/Exam Material
NO quiz-Begin looking at All bones on pages 2-3 of lab objectives.
Skin and breast models
All bones on pages 2-3 of lab objectives.
Skin and breast models
Since we do not meet on Monday of this week, the quiz will be on
Thursday. This applies to this week only.
All of above plus cadaver spine/pelvis (only the structures we discuss in
class) cadaver upper extremities, model of torso, model of back, model
of upper extremity.
All of above plus cadaver shoulder, cadaver hand, model of hand, back
and upper extremity Rohen pictures, models of ligaments of shoulder
and elbow
Exam 1 through upper extremity All of above plus and radiographs
of back, spinal cord,
and upper extremity,
All of above plus
Models of heart, lungs, trachea
Cadaver hearts Cross sections, Rohen pictures and radiographs of thorax,
models of pulmonary tree
Models of abdomen, cross sections and radiographs and Rohen pictures
of abdomen and thorax.
Exam 2 all of the above
All of above and bones of pelvis, models of pelvis, cadaver kidney and
model of kidney, cadavers of pelvis (both the LE cadaver structures and
pelvis cadavers), pelvis cross-sections,
pelvis radiographs,
Spring Break
Jan
19
Jan
26
Feb
2
Feb
8
Feb.
16
Feb
23
Feb
Mar
29
1
Mar
15
Mar
22
Mar
28
Apr
Apr
5
12
Apr
19
All of above and Models of eye and ear, Rohen pictures of
head/neck/eye/ear, cross sections of head,
radiographs of head
Apr
20
EXAM 4 All of above- comprehensive
Lab final
All of above and bones of lower extremity, lower extremity cadavers
including knee and foot,
Lower extremity models, models of hip with ligaments, models of knee
with ligaments and
model of foot, spine/cadaver cadaver
EXAM 3
All of above and
Lower extremity cross-sections, Lower extremity radiographs, Lower
extremity Rohen pictures,
Rohen pictures of urogenital region
All of above and Bones of skull,
All of above and Head cadavers including trachea cadaver, Models of
head. Since we do not meet on Monday of this week, the quiz will be on
Thursday. This applies to this week only.