HUMAN ANATOMY
Zoology 2100 - Spring 2014
Instructor:
Contact:
Dr. Ron Meyers
409 Science Lab
email: rmeyers@weber.edu
course website: http://faculty.weber.edu/rmeyers/HumanAnatomy.html
Supplemental
Instructor:
Jessica Ryan
Class Time:
Office Hours:
MWF: 9:30-10:20 pm - LL 125
MWF 10:30-11:20; also by appointment
Texts: Required:
Human Anatomy, 3rd edition by McKinley & O’Loughlin
Required: Human Anatomy Lab Manual, 2nd edition by Eckel
Recommended: Dictionary of Word Roots, by Borror
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:
20 Jan
27 Jan
31 Jan
Feb 3 & 4
17 Feb
Mar 3 & 4
Mar 10-14
25 Mar
April 7 & 8
22-24 April
MLK Day [No Class, No Open Lab]
Last Day to Cancel Class
Last Day I will sign an Audit Slip
Lecture Exam 1 (Sci Lab Testing Ctr)
President’s Day [No Class, No Open Lab]
Lecture Exam 2 (Sci Lab Testing Ctr)
SPRING BREAK [No Class, No Lab, No Open Lab]
Last Day to Withdraw
Lecture Exam 3 (Sci Lab Testing Ctr)
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 not a class that we recommend taking in your first year of college!!!!!
***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?”
Tentative Lecture Schedule
McKinley & O’Loughlin
3rd Ed Chapter(s)
Week:
Topic(s)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Introduction; Anatomical Terminology, Tissues;
Tissues; Integument
Skeletal System
Articular System; Muscular System
Muscular System
Nervous System
Nervous System; Cranial Nerves
Special Senses
Endocrine System
Cardiovascular System
Cardiovascular System; Immune System
Respiratory System; Digestive System
Digestive System
Urinary System
Reproductive Systems
1- 4
4, 5
6-8
9,10
10-12
14,15,16
18, 15
19
20
21-23
21-23; 24
25, 26
26
27
28
Grading:
Course grades will be based on three 100-point lecture exams, a 150-point comprehensive final, and 308 points
from lab, totaling 758 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
90-91 =A88-89 =B+
82-87 =B
80-81 =B78-79 =C+
72-77 =C
70-71 =C68-69 =D+
62-67 =D
60-61 =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 25. 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
Human Anatomy Lab
Lab will roughly track the same course as lecture. This material is integrated so that what you see in lab
will help you for lecture and vice versa.
Tentative Laboratory Schedule
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Topic
Body organization & terminology
Appendicular skeleton
Axial skeleton
Axial skeleton II
Appendicular muscles
Axial muscles
Peripheral nervous system
Central nervous system & special senses
Lab midterm exam (100 points)
Spring Break (no labs)
Circulatory system
Digestive system
Respiratory & Urinary systems
Reproductive systems
Lab final exam (100 points)
Eckel 2nd ed
Chapters
2 & 10
9
8
8
13
12
17
15, 16 & 18
21 & 22
25
24 & 26
27
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 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.
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.
Lab Grades and Stuff:
☛ There will be 10 quizzes during the semester, beginning week 2. Week 2 quiz will consist of 10
questions on body planes & organization (Chapter 2 in the lab manual), AND 2 questions from the
appendicular skeleton chapter.
☛ Your lowest quiz grade will be dropped. Thus, only the 9 top-scoring quizzes will be used for
your overall grade (12 points x 9 quizzes = 108 total)
☛ 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.
☛ Due to inherent variations in spelling, the terms in the text/lab manual are the only variations
considered correct in the laboratory unless specifically corrected by Dr’s Berthelemy, Chung or
Meyers. If a slide or handout has a spelling error, refer to the textbook or lab manual for the correct
spelling; these are NOT efforts to sabotage your grade.
o Spelling errors of 1 letter will result in a ½ point deduction. Spelling errors of more than
1 letter will result in full deductions (completely incorrect).
 There are a number of anatomical terms that will be explicitly described as “zero
tolerance” meaning completely incorrect if 1 letter is misspelled,
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.
The quiz procedure described above will continue for the rest of the semester with these exceptions:
✈ Week 9 (CNS/Special Senses): material will be incorporated into the Lab midterm exam. There
will be no separate quiz on this material.
✈ Week 14 (Reproductive Systems): material will be incorporated into the Lab Final exam. There
will be no separate quiz on this material.
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. If you must miss a lab for an emergency, contact your lab
instructor. 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.
The images in the manual and textbook are NOT what you will be examined/quizzed on, and they DO
NOT look like the structures on the cadavers. 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.
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.