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BIOLOGY 432 VERTEBRATE HISTOLOGY
JAN TERM, 2008
Instructor Dr. Art Conway
Offices Copley 127 and Pannill Honors House Office
Office Hours 12-1 M, Tu, (C127) & W (Honors House Office)
Office phone 752-3720 (Ext 3720)
Home phone 746-2475
Office email aconway@rmc.edu
Home email caconway@vcu.org
Lecture 10AM-noon, Mon-Fri, Copley 104, Lab 1-4PM, Mon-Fri, Copley 117
web pages at http://faculty.rmc.edu/aconway/public_html/b432hp.htm
(or www.rmc.edu > Faculty & Staff > Faculty and Staff Web Pages > Arthur F. Conway
> Biology 432 Home Page)
TEXT = Ross, M. H., and W. Pawlina. 2006. Histology: a text and atlas. 5th. Ed.
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore.
Course Objectives
By the conclusion of the course, every student should be able to:
1. verbally describe all normal cells and tissues found in humans and common
laboratory mammals
2. verbally describe the arrangement of cells and tissues in all major organs in humans
and common laboratory mammals
3. verbally describe how the histological structure of each major organ (in humans and
common laboratory mammals) is related to the functions of that organ
4. identify all major histological features in routine light microscopic preparations from
organs of humans and common laboratory mammals
5. identify all major organs and regions of organs from the combination of histological
features present in routine light microscopic preparations
To assist in these objectives:
1. Lecture exams will primarily focus on verbal descriptions of the structures studied.
Some questions will also require relating structure with function.
2. Laboratory quizzes will primarily focus on identification of structures. Some
questions relating structure with function will be included.
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LECTURE SCHEDULE
Jan 7 Techniques, Cell structure, Epithelial tissues,
Chs 1-5
8 Connective tissues
Chs 6-10
9 Muscle and Nervous tissues
Chs 11-12
10 Circulatory system
Chs 10, 13
11 Immune system
Chs 10, 14
14 Nervous system and Sense organs
Chs 12, 24, 25 (also sense organs in Ch 11, Fig. 11.12,
and Ch 15, plate 42)
15 " "
16 Endocrine organs
Ch 21
17 EXAM I (100pts)
covers material from beginning through
nervous system and sense organs
18 Skin, Body wall structure (musculoskeletal system)
Ch 15, 6-9, 11
21 Body Wall (Continued)
22 Digestive system
Chs 16-18
23 " "
24 Respiratory system
Ch 19
25 Urinary system
Ch 20
28 " "
29 Reproductive system
Chs 22-23
30 " "
31 " "
Feb 1 FINAL EXAM (200pts)
100 pts Exam 1 to end
100 pts Comprehensive
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LABORATORY SCHEDULE
Jan7-10 Unit 1 - Cells and Tissues
11 QUIZ 1 - 50 pts
14-17 Unit 2 - Circulatory, Immune, and Nervous Systems
18 QUIZ 2 - 50 pts
21-24 Unit 3 - Skin, Musculo-skeletal, Digestive, and
Endocrine Systems
25 QUIZ 3 - 50 pts
28-30 Unit 4 - Respiratory, Urinary, and Reproductive Systems
31 QUIZ 4 - 50 pts
Feb 1 No Lab
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. Exams will be given from 10-12 A. M. on the indicated days. Missed exams will be
scored as 0. Make-ups will only be given in cases of absences excused by the
instructor. Lack of preparation will NOT be accepted as an excuse.
2. Quizzes will be given at 2 PM on the indicated days. Quizzes will primarily cover the
preceding laboratory material, but students are responsible for ALL laboratory
material from the beginning of the course on each Quiz. Missed quizzes will be
scored as 0 unless the absence is excused by the instructor. Make-ups will not be
given during Jan. Term . Students with a single quiz absence excused by the
instructor will not be graded on the missed quiz. Students who miss more than 1 quiz
due to excused absences will be given an incomplete grade and must make up the
missed quizzes during the first week of Spring Semester.
3. The laboratory will be closed from 12-2 PM on Quiz days.
4. No slides or microscopes may be removed from the laboratory at any time or for any
reason during Jan. term without the instructor's permission. Hiding slides from other
members of the class will be treated as theft and will be prosecuted as an Academic
Integrity offense. Slides are considered as course library materials under the Code of
Academic Integrity.
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Academic Integrity
All work turned in by each student must represent his or her own thoughts and
knowledge and must carefully assign credit to sources of information as explained
under the Code of Academic Integrity. Cheating and plagiarism will be prosecuted
under the Code of Academic Integrity.
ADA Compliance
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and other Federal laws require Randolph-
Macon College to provide a “reasonable accommodation” to any individual who advises
the college of a physical, psychological, or learning disability. If you have a physical,
psychological, or learning disability that requires an accommodation, you must first
register with the Office for Disability Support Services. Please arrange a meeting with
the course instructor to discuss your needs and how to register for support services.
GRADING Grading Scale (Final Grade)
100.0 to 97.00% = A +
96.99 to 93.00% = A
92.99 to 90.00% = A -
89.99 to 87.00% = B +
86.99 to 83.00% = B
82.99 to 80.00% = B -
79.99 to 77.00% = C +
76.99 to 73.00% = C
72.99 to 70.00% = C -
69.99 to 67.00% = D +
66.99 to 63.00% = D
62.99 to 60.00% = D -
59.99% and below = F
Exam 1 100 pts
Final 200 pts
Lab Quizzes 200 pts
Total 500 pts
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