BIOL-444

Histology

Spring 2007 Schedule (Dates are Tentative)

DATE

TOPIC

TEXT

LAB DATE

LAB SLIDES
Jan 17
 Introduction
1,2
 Jan 16
Check-in; Microscope; Protoplasm and Cell
Jan 19
 General Histology and Epithelia
3,4
 Jan 18
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Jan 22
Epithelia
4
 Jan 23
continue with slides 1 - 8
Jan 24-Feb 2
Connective Tissue
5
 Jan 25
9,10,11,12,13,14
Jan 24-Feb2
Connective Tissue
5,6
 Jan 30 - Feb 1
continue with slides 9 - 14
Feb 5, 7, 9
Cartilage and Bone
7,8
 Feb 6, 89
15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22
Feb 12 Lecture Exam 1 . Feb 13 Lab Exam 1
Feb 14, 19
Blood and Bone Marrow
9
 Feb 15, 20
23, 24
Feb 21, 23, 26
Muscle
10
 Feb 22, 27 
25,26,27
Feb 28;     Mar 2, 5
Nervous Tissue
11
 Mar 1, 6
28,29,30,31,32,33
Mar 7, 9
Blood Vascular System
12
 Mar 8
34,35,36,37
Mar 12, 14, 16 Spring Break - No Classes . Mar 13, 15 Spring Break - No Classes
Mar 19, 21
Lymphatic Organs
13
 Mar 20, 22
38,39,40,41,42,43
Mar 23
Lecture Exam #2
 . Mar 27
Lab Exam #2
Mar 26
The Integument and Derivatives
14
 Mar 29
50,51,52,53,54
Mar 28, 30, Apr 2, 4, 9
Moist Membranes and Digestive System
15, 16, 17
 Apr 3
55,56,57,58,59
Mar 28, 30, Apr 2, 4, 9
Digestive System
15,16,17
 Apr 10, 12
60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70, 71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79
Apr 5, 6 Holy Thursday/Good Friday - No Classes . Apr 5 Holy Thursday - No Classes
Apr 13, 16, 18
Respiratory System
18
 Apr 17
45,61,80,81,82,83
Apr 20
Urinary System
19
 Apr 19
84,85,86
Apr 23
Lecture Exam #3
.
 Apr 20
Lab Exam #3
Apr 25
Endocrine System
20
 Apr 24
46,47,48,49,50,77,87,93
Apr 27, 30
Female Reproductive System
22
 Apr 26
53,54,93,94,95,96,97,98,99
May 2
Male Reproductive System
21
 May 1
87,88,89,90,91,92
May 4
Organs of Special Sense
23,24
 May 3
100,101,34
May 7
May 8
Final Exam - Lecture
Final Exam - Lab

2:00 - 3:50

May 8
2:00 - 3:50 Lab

Text: Histology - A Text and Atlas, 5th Edition,  2006: Michael H. Ross and Wojciech Pawlina. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

Grading Scale:

92.1 - 100. = A

90.0 - 92.0 = A-

85.0 - 89.9 = B+

81.1 - 84.9 = B

78.0 - 81.0 = B-

72.0 - 77.9 = C+

64.1 - 71.9 = C

60.0 - 64.0 = C-

50.0 - 59.9 = D

Lecture Exams based on material given in lecture. Exam questions are definition, short answer, fill-in, matching, multiple choice, and essay.

Lab Exams based on photomicrographs of tissues and material presented in lab.

 

Lecture and lab dates may be changed as needed

Lecture and lab exam dates may be changes as needed

 

ATTENDANCE IN LECTURE AND LABORATORY ARE REQUIRED!

No Make up Exams except for illness (requires documentation from a Physician)