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MAMMALIAN HISTOLOGYBiology 344........ Spring 2014........ Dr. G.R. DavisOffice
203E Milliken, Biology Suite
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RMSC 105 (Microbiology lab) is available for laser disk study with Key card access anytime the building is open. |
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Class Meeting Topics Links to questions in word.doc format and (number of questions) Quiz each Friday based on Monday's lab topics |
Lab Topics and
Lists of Plates and Slides for each Lab (latest revision on 5 March 2011) Labs on Mondays |
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M FEB 3 |
Overview of Histology | Meeting in Lab 105 on Monday, Feb 3 at 2 pm. |
| W FEB 5 | Methods (37) | |
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F Feb 7 |
Tissues (7) and Epithelia (46) | Tips for Using a Microscope |
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M FEB 10 |
Connective tissue(61) | Epithelia (1) List of Plates and Slides |
| W FEB 12 | Adipose (19) and Cartilage (33) | |
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M FEB 17 |
Bone (57) | Connective Tissue, Cartilage, and Adipose Tissue (2) |
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W FEB 19 |
Bone formation (48) | |
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M FEB 24 |
Bone (3) | |
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W FEB 26 |
Muscle (47) | |
| M MAR 3 | Nervous system (66) | Blood and Muscle (4) Tips on Studying Histology |
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W MAR 5 |
Blood & Muscle laserdisk reveiw from lab, Finish Nervous system questions. | |
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M MAR 10 |
Cardiovascular system (51) | Nervous Tissue (6) |
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W MAR 12 |
Review before upcoming Test #1. | |
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M MAR 17 |
Test #1 (up to and including nervous tissue ) 1 hr for 100 laser disk questions, ~30 min for short answer. | Cardiovascular (5) |
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W MAR 19 |
Integumentary System (76) | |
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M MAR 24 |
Lymphatic System (74) | Lymphoid Organs and Skin (7) |
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W MAR 26 |
Digestive
I: Mouth, Teeth, Tongue, Salivary glands. (59) |
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M MAR 31 |
Digestive II Part A: Esophagus, Stomach (52) | Tongue, Teeth, Esophagus, and Stomach (8) |
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W APR 2 |
Digestive II Part B: Intestines (31) | |
| Week of Apr 7-12 | Spring Break | |
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M APR 14 |
Digestive III: Liver, Gall bladder, Pancreas (57) | Intestines, Liver, Gall Bladder, Pancreas, Salivary Glands (9) |
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W APR 16 |
Respiratory System (31) and Urinary System (44) | |
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M APR 21 |
Test # 2 covers Cardiovascular, Lymphoid Organs, Skin, Tongue, Teeth, Salivary Glands, Esophagus, Stomach 1 hr for 100 laser disk questions, ~30 min for short answer. Lab starts 10 min after test ends |
Urinary System (10) |
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W APR 23 |
Male Reproductive System (46) and Laser Disk review of Respiratory System (no microscopy of Respiratory System) | |
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M APR 28 |
Male & Female Reproductive Systems (11) | |
| W APR 30 | Endocrine System (54) | |
| M May 5 | Test # 3 covers respiratory, urinary, male and female reproductive systems. | Endocrine Glands and Eye (12) (no microscopy for this lab) |
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W MAY 7 |
Eye (28) | |
| F MAY 10 | Quiz on Endocrine, Eye & Cochlea | |
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W May 14 |
Cumulative Exam 2-5 pm ..........................About the Final Exam | |
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COURSE DESCRIPTION: Microscopic study of the cellular structure
of organs and tissues.
COURSE OBJECTIVE: The student should be able to recognize and
name cell types, tissues, and organs and the specializations and selected
abnormalities in each of the above in normal mammalian material prepared
for the light microscope.
MEASURING PROGRESS TOWARD OBJECTIVE:
Weekly quizzes based on text readings and the contents of laboratory
exercise for that week will reveal the extent to which students have
mastered the material on each topic. The weekly quizzes are oral, written, and visual
in the sense that the professor asks questions orally from a database
of several thousand laser disk images projected onto a large screen. Answers are written by students on an answer
sheet provided. Three examinations
are of a similar format but include selected questions derived from
the study questions provided for each text chapter.
The final comprehensive exam incorporates the same format of
imaged-based questions and chapter questions.
TECHNOLOGY SKLLS: At the end of each laboratory, the contents
of the lab are reviewed by the professor using images from a laserdisk
which students may access for nearly 24 hour/ day.
Students study in small groups outside of normal lab hours
in preparation for the quizzes and exams.
Thus students master the use of laserdisk hardware and projection
equipment. For many of the quizzes and exams, images are
taken from an imagebank for which students do not have access so that
students cannot simply memorize the information from the images.
INSTRUCTIONAL FORMAT: For each topic (chapter or subdivision of a
chapter), students are provided a set of study questions (typically
30-60) that are to be answered in advance of class meeting time.
In over a decade of experience, it has been demonstrated that
80% of the material can be learned by students working alone on the
study questions and that the remaining 20% of the information requires
clarification by the instructor. Thus class time is used very efficiently to deal only with those
questions and concepts students find problematic. Students voluntarily form study groups in which they intensively
review the laboratory topics as found in image banks.
ATTENDANCE POLICY: As this course is filled with highly-motivated
students, many of which plan to attend medical or dental school, attendance
is not usually a problem and is not carefully monitored by the instructor.
Weekly quizzes assure high attendance.
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