Instructor:
Contact:
Office Hours:
Supplemental
Dr. Ron Meyers
409 Science Lab; email: rmeyers@weber.edu
MWF 10:30-11:20; also by appointment
Instructor:
Texts:
Michelle Rydalch
Class Time: MWF: 9:30-10:20 pm - LL 125
Course website: http://faculty.weber.edu/rmeyers/HumanAnatomy.html
Required: Human Anatomy , [any edition] by McKinley & O’Loughlin
Required: Human Anatomy Lab Manual , 2 nd ed by Eckel
(Custom WSU edition may be cheaper)
Purchase of these two as a package through the WSU bookstore includes free access to McGraw-Hill’s online resources. This is not required for this course, but appears to benefit some students.
Required: Dictionary of Word Roots , by Borror
Also: Bring colored pencils to lecture and lab.
Objectives: The objective of this course is to give the student an understanding and appreciation of the human body through the study of functional anatomy. This course should also provide the foundation for more advanced study of anatomy and other biomedical sciences.
Important Dates: 19 Jan
2 Feb
MLK Day [No Class, No Open Lab]
Last Day to Cancel Class
6 Feb
9 & 10 Feb
16 Feb
Mar 9-13
Last Day I will sign an Audit Slip
Lecture Exam 1 (Sci Lab Testing Ctr)
President’s Day [No Class, No Open Lab]
SPRING BREAK [No Class, No Lab, No Open Labs]
Mar 16 & 17 Lecture Exam 2 (Sci Lab Testing Ctr)
31 Mar Last Day to Withdraw
13 & 14 April Lecture Exam 3 (Sci Lab Testing Ctr)
29-30 April Final exam (Sci Lab Testing Ctr)
This is NOT an easy class. We cannot stress enough the importance of keeping up with the material. There are at least 100+ pounds to learn for this course. Success in this course will come to those who can manage their time and study effectively. Studying the weekend or day before the exams will guarantee a significantly lower grade than you hope for.
YOU MUST STAY ON TOP OF THE MATERIAL OR
YOU WILL NOT DO WELL.
This is an undergraduate, University-level human anatomy course on par with other undergraduate Human Anatomy courses offered across North America.
As a
2000-level course, Zoology 2100: Human Anatomy is not an introductory-level course, and we do not recommend enrolling in this course during your first formal year of University. Numerous 1000level courses can prepare you for the rigors of this course including Zoology 1020: Human Biology.
Success in this course will require significant time, effort and problem solving skills that are unlike other courses offered on campus. Attendance is expected should you wish to succeed. You are an adult and are responsible for your own actions; act and plan accordingly.

***Make up exams will not be given***
***No extra credit is possible (don’t even ask)***
***Do not ask after the semester ends, “How can I improve my grade?”*** or
“I worked hard in this class; can I have an A?”
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Topic(s)
Introduction; Anatomical Terminology, Tissues;
Tissues; Integument
Skeletal System
Articular System; Muscular System
Muscular System
Nervous System
Nervous System; Cranial Nerves
Special Senses
Endocrine System
Digestive System
Urinary System
Reproductive Systems
Tentative Lecture Schedule
McKinley & O’Loughlin
3 rd Ed Chapter(s)
Cardiovascular System
Cardiovascular System; Immune System
Respiratory System; Digestive System
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Course grades will be based on three 100-point lecture exams, a 150-point comprehensive final, and 290 points from lab, totaling 740 possible points total. The exams may contain material from lecture, class discussions and demonstrations, reading assignments, and lab. The following percentages will be used for calculating grades:
92+ =A 82-87 =B 72-77 =C 62-67 =D
90-91 =A- 80-81 =B- 70-71 =C- 60-61 =D-
88-89 =B+ 78-79 =C+ 68-69 =D+ <60 =E
Exams will be given in the Science Lab Testing Center and will be available from 10:30 am on the first day of the exam until 9 p.m. the following day. If for some reason you are unhappy with the way an exam question was graded, you may submit a written request asking for a re-grade and explaining the reasoning behind your request. This request must contain documentation as to why you believe your response is correct (Note that “It’s that way in my notes,” is not documentation). The re-grade letter must be submitted to me no later than one week after receipt of your graded exam. E-mails are acceptable. I will consider your request and you will be made aware of any grade change. Note that lecture exams will not be returned but will be available for study/discussion any time throughout the semester.
Correct spelling is required in this course. For each spelling mistake (1 incorrect letter) on an exam, 1/2 point will be deducted. Words spelled too incorrectly will be considered incorrect. You are responsible for knowing and answering the material AS IT IS TAUGHT. “Slang” or “what you call it at work” is not an adequate answer and will be considered incorrect. If Dr. Meyers misspells a term in class, this is an accident.
This is NOT an effort to sabotage your grade. You are responsible for the spelling as it is in the textbook.
No cheating of any kind will be tolerated. Cheating (copying off someone else’s exam/quiz, using notes during an exam, etc), will be subject to academic discipline and University sanctions. University sanctions

will stay on your record for years and can influence your future job or school prospects. Cheating is like an academic criminal record. Cheating is not worth the risk.
Please show respect to your fellow students and me; do not speak during class (unless asking or answering questions) or otherwise disturb the class or me. Make sure that cell-phones are TURNED OFF and
INVISIBLE in class and lab. If your phone rings or you otherwise distract the class with texting, etc. you will be asked to leave. If this continues, I reserve the right to penalize the entire class. Please refrain from using computers for note-taking, etc . They are a distraction to neighboring students.
Withdraw vs. Audit vs. Unofficial Withdraw : There is a difference between “W”, “Au” and “UW” grades and this can greatly impact your future.
• The last day to withdraw from this class is March 31. You go to the registrar and WITHDRAW from the class
• Students wishing to AUDIT this class must turn in signed audit slips before the first exam (Jan 31). I will not sign any audit slips after the first exam is given. Auditing students may not take exams nor attend labs; an audit is not an alternative to a “W”
• If you stop attending class and taking exams, you will receive a “ UW ” or unofficial withdrawal grade. The “UW” grade is the equivalent of an “E” grade and will be changed by the registrar after one semester. Most employers and professional programs will view the “UW” on a transcript as an
“E” and adjust your GPA accordingly. In short, UW grade is the worst grade you can achieve other than an E.
Pregnancy : If you are currently pregnant, are planning to, or become pregnant during this class, you are strongly recommended to consult with your physician before continuing. The laboratory portion of this class involves the use of cadavers. These cadavers have been embalmed and are constantly sprayed with a solution that contains phenol, chloroform and polyethylene glycol. All of these substances are not conducive to fetal development and generally not worth the risk to your unborn child.
Students with disabilities : Any student requiring accommodations or services due to a disability must contact the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) in room 181 of the Student Service Center
( www.weber.edu/ssd , voice = 626-6413, TTY = 626-6850). The SSD office will then contact the instructor to coordinate any accommodations deemed necessary. The SSD office can also arrange to provide the necessary course materials (including this syllabus) in alternative formats if necessary.
Visit http://www.weber.edu/Zoology/student_resources/expectations.html
for information of student-faculty expectations.
Please note that I reserve the right to add, delete or change assignments as tentatively listed on the syllabus.
Additional assignments may or may not be for credit.
Anatomy is a very information-dense subject; stay up-to-date – you cannot cram for an exam. To fall behind is to invite certain disaster!
If you are repeating this class, you must do things differently or you will have to repeat it again!
“Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it”: Edmund Burke
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”: Albert Einstein

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Lab will roughly follow the same material as lecture. This material is integrated so that what you see in lab will help you for lecture and vice versa.
Week Topic
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Manual
Chapters
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Quiz Points
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Introduction, Requirements for Success
Anatomical Terminology & Axial Skeleton
(vertebrae)
Axial Skeleton II (skull & ribs)
Appendicular Skeleton; Articulations
Appendicular Muscles
Axial Muscles
Peripheral Nervous System; Spinal Cord
Lab Midterm
Spring Break (no labs)
Central Nervous System, Cranial Nerves
& Senses
Circulatory System
Respiratory & Digestive Systems
Urinary & Reproductive Systems
Lab Final Exam
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Lab Grades and Stuff :
☛ There will be 10 quizzes during the semester, beginning week 2.
☛ Your lowest quiz grade will be dropped. Thus, only the 9 top-scoring quizzes will be used for your overall grade. Each quiz counts as 10 points towards our overall point count, there will be no extra credit (10 points x 9 quizzes = 90 total)
Quizzes, lab midterm and final exams will test not only anatomic structure identification, but also SPELLING, o For each spelling error (1-2 letters incorrect), ½ point will be deducted from your score, o More than 2 letters incorrect = 0 points awarded o There are a number of terms that will be explicitly described as “ zero tolerance ” meaning completely incorrect if 1 letter is misspelled, o Correct spelling in the laboratory is taken ONLY from the laboratory manual (Eckels) or textbook (McKinley
& O’Loughlin). No other form of spelling (online, Wikipedia, other textbooks, how you spell at work, etc.) will be accepted. o Success in the lab may require constantly re-writing the terms many times, as well as studying the structures on the models or cadavers
All lab sections are scheduled on T-W-Th and will be held in Lind Lecture Hall 003 (LL 003). You cannot “shop” around for labs, and MUST attend the lab you are registered for. Since the laboratories are full, there can be no lab switching – make every effort to attend each lab. There are NO labs on Mondays or Fridays. Monday & Friday are “open lab days”
[except when Zoology 4900: Advanced Human Anatomy is taught]. There will also be open labs throughout the week. Be sure to come to lab on time and spend the full time in lab – the quizzes may be at the beginning or end of the lab! Be sure to read the lab manual before lab and come with the pages filled out.
FAILURE TO BE PREPARED IN LAB IS THE # 1 REASON STUDENTS DO POORLY!
Anatomy is a very information-dense subject; stay up-to-date – you cannot cram for an exam. To fall behind is to invite certain disaster!

☛ If you miss/skip a lab, that will be your “dropped” score. You cannot make up a lab quiz. You cannot attend another lab without prior approval. If you attend another lab without informing your lab instructors, you will not receive a grade regardless of having written the quiz.
If you have to miss a lab, you MUST obtain permission from your lab instructors in order to attend another lab. This will insure that your quiz grade gets to the correct lab. If you do not inform your lab instructors, you will not receive a grade regardless of having taken the quiz. You are required to attend the lab you have registered for. Each lab has a specific roster of students and only those students will have their grades recorded.
In case of emergency, you are required to contact your laboratory instructors, who will then arrange a time or alternate lab for you to take the quiz/exam and receive pertinent instruction. You cannot simply show up without contacting your laboratory instructors.
Do not game the system and our generosity by claiming weekly emergencies in order to attend a more convenient laboratory. You will only be permitted one “alternate” lab during the semester barring unforeseen emergencies. Work is not considered an emergency.
Material from the lab manual will consist of structures on models or cadavers. Any histological information (microscopic images) will be covered in the lecture portion of the class.
Quiz Score %
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Letter Grade
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Remember : if you are registered for a lab that falls on a public holiday or cancelled class, you are permitted to attend another lab during THAT SAME WEEK in order to take the quiz and receive instruction. This is the ONLY time that you will be permitted to attend a laboratory other than the one you are registered for without permission. You will only be permitted to “make-up” a single (1) lab quiz. If you do not have written permission from your “registered” lab instructor, your grade will not be recorded.
You will need to budget time to attend one or more open labs if you wish to succeed in this course.
You are not permitted to bring in friends or family members into the anatomy laboratory. The use of cadavers is a privilege, NOT a right. If a friend or family member wishes to “see”, they MUST be enrolled in Zoology 2100.
• NO CAMERAS, camera-phones; NO PICTURES or recordings of anything from the lab. o This includes taking photos of whiteboard notes or schedules
NO iPODs/MP3/music players operating in the lab (take your earbuds/headphones off).
Students, friends, family etc. who are not currently enrolled in Zoology 2100 are not permitted in the cadaver lab.
Do not bring friends or family into the cadaver lab. Use of the cadavers is a privilege, not a right. Treat the cadavers with the respect that they deserve. They have a family out there who was kind enough to permit us to use their former loved one for education.