1. Course Information:
Course Number: Anatomy and Cell Biology 3309: Mammalian Histology
Year: Summer 2015 Distance Education
A detailed study of the cellular and microscopic structure of the various tissues and organ systems of
the body, with emphasis on man and other mammals used in medical research. Systems are examined
stressing the relations of structure to function.
Lectures (Live):
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10:00 -11:00am
Laboratories (Live):
Monday, Wednesday 3:00-6:00 PM EST (Labs also July 2nd and July 24th)
Lab assignments and quizzes will be completed online. They will be available for completion for 24
hours. The quizzes and exams will have a time limit once the assessment has started.
There are 2 written multiple choice exams and 2 laboratory practical exams that will be completed at
the exam centers. The dates will be set by the Distance Education Office.
ATTENDANCE AT THE LIVE LECTURE/LABS IS NOT MANDATORY. You can still take this course if you
have daytime commitments that prevent you from viewing/participating during the live, interactive
lectures and labs. All labs and lectures will be archived (recorded) so that you will have access to the
course material and can ask questions through email or during online office hours. Archived material
will be available to all students for review.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Registration in the third year of the Biology BSc program or in one of the Honors
programs in a biological discipline or the BMSc programs.
Corequisite: none
Antirequisite: The former Biology 322a.
Senate regulation regarding the student’s responsibility regarding requisites:
Unless you have either the requisites for this course or written special permission from your Dean to
enroll in it, you may be removed from this course and it will be deleted from your record. This decision
may not be appealed. You will receive no adjustment to your fees in the event that you are dropped
from a course for failing to have the necessary prerequisites.
2. Instructor Information
Instructors
Email
Office
Dr. Kem Rogers (Course Coordinator)
Dr. Stefanie Attardi
Dr. Martin Sandig
Sonya Van Nuland (Head TA)
Madeline Norris
Laura Varghese
Simrat Gill
Emily Kyle
Kem.Rogers@Schulich.uwo.ca
sattardi@uwo.ca
martin.sandig@schulich.uwo.ca
svannula@uwo.ca
mnorris6@uwo.ca
lvarghe@uwo.ca
pgill47@uwo.ca
ekyle2@uwo.ca
MSB 443
MSB 422
MSB 472
MSB 422
DSB 4000
DSB 4000
DSB 4000
DSB 4000
Online
Office
Hours
By Appt
By Appt
By Appt
By Appt
By Appt
By Appt
By Appt
By Appt
Sakai
Students with Sakai issues should contact the Computer Support Centre at 519 661-3800
3. Course Materials:
Textbook: Histology: A Text and Atlas, 6th Edition Ross, M.H. and Pawlina, W.
Supplemental Information: Provided on Sakai
Laboratory Manual: Provided on Sakai
Laboratory Materials: Provided by course
Additional Materials: Students will require a headset with a microphone and a high speed internet
connection to take this course.
Safety Materials: Lab coats and safety glasses are NOT required for this course
Electronic Devices: not used
4. Evaluation:
Component
Midterm Written Exam
Midterm Lab Practical
Laboratory Exercises
Laboratory Quizzes (6)
Final Written Exam
Final Lab Practical
Date
TBA (Tentative for Saturday June 20 –
written at Exam Centre)
Written in conjunction with Midterm
Exam (same date, time & location)
Twice weekly
See calendar (online quizzes)
Exam week (July 27th-July 30th written
at Exam Centre)
Written in conjunction with final
exam (same date, time & location)
% of Final Mark
25
10
10
20
25
10
Midterm test and Final Exam: The midterm and final exams will consist of multiple-choice questions
from lectures, posted notes and textbook readings. The questions will be a combination of single best
answer and multiple-multiple choice. The final exam (written and lab practical) is non- cumulative and
will include material from the second half of the course only.
Absence from course commitments
Statement from the Dean’s Office, Faculty of Science
If you are unable to meet a course requirement due to illness or other serious circumstances, you must
provide valid medical or other supporting documentation to the Dean's office as soon as possible and
contact your instructor immediately. It is the student's responsibility to make alternative
arrangements with their instructor once the accommodation has been approved and the instructor has
been informed. In the event of a missed final exam, a "Recommendation of Special Examination" form
must be obtained from the Dean's Office immediately (see C: Special Examinations, below).
A. Absence for medical illness:
Students must familiarize themselves with the Policy on Accommodation for Medical Illness:
https://studentservices.uwo.ca/secure.index.cfm
A student requiring academic accommodation due to illness, should use the Student Medical
Certificate when visiting an off-campus medical facility or request a Record’s Release Form (located in
the Dean’s Office) for visits to Student Health Services.
This form can be found at: http://studentservices.uwo.ca/secure/medical_document.pdf
Medical documentation for missing quizzes, midterm tests, and/or the final examination must be
provided immediately to the Dean’s Office (Rm 191 Western Science Centre for students registered in
Science and BMSc degrees). Students should immediately notify the course coordinator if a quiz or
exam has been missed.
Absence from quizzes: Make-up quizzes must be completed prior to the next laboratory.
Absence from labs: Students may contact the laboratory coordinator directly for missed lab exercises.
Absence from 3 or more laboratories requires documentation submitted to the Dean’s Office.
Absence from midterm tests: Make up tests will be provided on direction from the Dean’s office
Absence from the final exam: In the event of a missed final exam, a "Recommendation of Special
Examination" form must be obtained from the Dean's Office immediately (see C: Special Examinations,
below)
Note: Students who are not located in London must also contact their appropriate
Dean’s office (i.e. Arts and Humanities etc.) and indicate that they are a Distance
Studies student writing at an off-campus exam centre. Please note that there is a fee for
an off-campus make up exam ($83.50 at the time of printing which is subject to change).
B. Absence for non-medical reasons:
Approval from the Dean’s Office is required for non-medical absences from quizzes, tests and/or the
final examination.
Absence from quizzes: Make-up quizzes must be completed prior to the next laboratory.
Absence from labs: Students may contact the laboratory coordinator directly for missed lab exercises.
Absence from 3 or more laboratories requires documentation submitted to the Dean’s Office.
Absence from midterm tests: Make up tests will be provided on direction from the Dean’s office
Absence from the final exam: In the event of a missed final exam, a "Recommendation of Special
Examination" form must be obtained from the Dean's Office immediately (see C: Special Examinations,
below)
C. Special Examinations
A Special Examination is any examination other than the regular examination, and it may be offered
only with the permission of the Dean of the Faculty in which the student is registered, in consultation
with the instructor and Department Chair. Permission to write a Special Examination may be given on
the basis of compassionate or medical grounds with appropriate supporting documents.
A Special Examination must be written at the University or an Affiliated University College no later than
30 days after the end of the examination period involved. To accommodate unusual circumstances, a
date later than this may be arranged at the time permission is first given by the Dean of the Faculty.
The Dean will consult with the instructor and Department Chair and, if a later date is arranged, will
communicate this to Registrarial Services. If a student fails to write a scheduled Special Examination,
permission to write another Special Examination will be granted only with the permission of the Dean
in exceptional circumstances and with appropriate supporting documents. In such a case, the date of
this Special Examination normally will be the scheduled date for the final exam the next time the
course is offered.
5. Additional Information/Statements
Statement on Use of Electronic Devices
No electronic devices are required for tests or examinations.
Statement on Academic Offences
Scholastic offences are taken seriously and students are directed to read the appropriate policy,
specifically, the definition of what constitutes a Scholastic Offence, at the following Web site:
http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/handbook/appeals/scholoff.pdf
Computer-marked multiple choice tests and/or exams may be subject to submission for similarity
review by software that will check for unusual coincidences in answer patterns that may indicate
cheating.
Support Services:
Registrarial Services: http://www3.registrar.uwo.ca/index.cfm
Academic Counselling (Science and Basic Medical Sciences):
http://www.uwo.ca/sci/counselling/index.html
Student Development Services: http://www.sds.uwo.ca
Student Health Services: http://www.shs.uwo.
6. Course Schedule
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
May 2015
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
1
FRIDAY
2
3
4
Course Introduction
5
Cell membrane,
cytoplasmic
organelles
6
Lab 1: Introduction
7
Nucleus, nucleolus
8
Epithelia and glands
9
10
11
Cell Junctions
12
Loose connective
tissue
13
Lab 3: Epithelia
14
Dense Connective
Tissue
15
Cartilage
16
19
Bone
20
Lab 4: Connective
Tissue
21
Bone Formation
22
Cells of the Nervous
System
23
26
Spinal cord/ganglia
27
Lab 6: Cells of the
CNS and Cerebral
and Cerebellar
Cortex (This will be
a big lab)
28
PNS
29
Skeletal muscle
30
Lab 2: Cytology
17
18
NO CLASS
24
25
CNS
Lab 5: Supporting
Tissue and Bone
Formation (This will
be a big lab)
31
QUIZ 2
QUIZ 1
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
1
Cardiac and smooth
muscle
TUESDAY
2
Heart
June 2015
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
3
Lab 8: Muscle
4
Circulatory system
5
Blood
6
10
Lab 10: Blood and
Blood Formation
(This will be a big
lab)
11
Lymph nodes
12
Spleen
13
SATURDAY
Lab 7: Spinal cord
and Ganglia
7
8
Erythropoiesis
9
Granulopoiesis
Lab 9: Heart and
Circulation
14
21
15
Thymus
Lab 11: Lymphatic
system
(Parts I and II) (This
will be a big lab)
16
Review
17
Midterm Lab Review
Session
18
Second Term Starts:
Skin
19
Skin derivatives
20
22
Respiratory passages
Dr. Sandig
23
Lung
Dr. Sandig
24
Lab 13: Respiratory
system
25
Teeth
Dr. Sandig
26 Tongue and
salivary glands
Dr. Sandig
27
QUIZ 4
Lab 12: Skin
28
QUIZ 3
29
Esophagus, Stomach
Dr. Sandig
Lab 14: Digestive I
Assignment
30
No Class & No Lab
MID TERM
WRITTEN &
LAB EXAMS
28
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
July 2015
WEDNESDAY
1
Holiday
THURSDAY
2
Small and Large
intestine
FRIDAY
3
Liver, gall bladder,
pancreas
4
11
Lab 15: Digestive II
S
6
Kidney
7
Urinary passageways
8
Lab 17: Urinary
system
9
Adrenal, thyroid,
parathyroid
10
Pituitary
14
Testes
15
Lab 19: Male
reproductive system
16
Male Ducts, prostate
17
Ovary
18
21
Eye
22
Lab 21: Eye
23
Ear
24
Lab 22: Ear & Final
Laboratory Review
25
31
Lab 16: Digestive III
12
13
Pineal, endocrine
pancreas
QUIZ 5
Lab 18: Endocrine
(Parts I and II) (This
will be a big lab)
19
20
Uterus, female ducts,
mammary gland
QUIZ 6
Lab 20: Female repr
26
27
28
29
30
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SATURDAY
Lab Assignment Details
•
Assignments will be available at 3:00 PM on the
day of the online laboratory.
•
You will have 24 hours to complete and hand-in
your lab assignments
•
Thus, assignments are due by 3:00 PM the day
following the online laboratory.
•
Late assignments (i.e. any assignment submitted
after 3:00 PM the day following the online
laboratory) will be docked 50%
•
Please read and adhere to the document
“Histology 101” which outlines how to format and
submit you lab assignments.
•
If you disregard these standards, you will receive a
zero for that particular question.
•
If you miss a lab/lab assignment:
1. You must email Sonya Van Nuland (Head
TA) explaining why you were unable to
hand in the lab assignment. This must be
done within one week of the missed lab.
2. You may be exempt for up to 3 labs over
the course of the summer with no penalty
or documentation requirements, however
you must follow Step 1 first, in order to
receive exemptions from lab assignments.
Lab Quiz Details
•
Quizzes will be released at 7:00 PM the day they are scheduled.
•
Each quiz will be available for 24 hours, and will be due at 7:00 PM the
day after the quiz is launched.
•
You will have one attempt to complete each quiz.
•
Each quiz will have a time limit of 20 minutes and will be comprised of
20 short answer questions that will require you to type your response.
The laboratory content that will be covered on each quiz is detailed below:
Quiz #1
• Microscope and Histology
Techniques (Introductory lab)
• Cytology
• Epithelia
Quiz #4
• Skin
• Respiratory System
Quiz #2
• Connective Tissue
• Supporting Tissue
• Bone Formation
Quiz #5
• Digestive I
• Digestive II
• Digestive III
• Urinary System
Quiz #3
• Cells of the CNS
• Cerebral & Cerebellar Cortex
• Spinal Cord and Ganglia
• Muscle
• Heart & Circulation
Quiz #6
• Endocrine (Parts I & II)
• Male Reproductive System
• Female Reproductive
System
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