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Anatomy and Physiology I

Anatomy and Physiology II

A and P Web Resources

Course Logistics

Intro/Body Plan

1. Launch Semester with Introduction to Class, Philosophy--incorporate students into class ethos
2. Establish Basic Vertebrate Body Plan as fundamental structural organization of the human body
3. Learn and use basic anatomical terminology for directions and planes of the body.  Apply to basic vertebrate body plan.
4. Analyze how Anatomy and Physiology fits into the hierarchical organization of living systems. Make clear elements of that hierarchy that students should already have learned in prerequisite courses and now be very familiar with.
5. Examine special role of diffusion in all biological functions.  Also review feedback systems in physiology.

1. Assure you have Anatomy and Physiology prerequisites
2. Purchase and get oriented to text and related materials
3. Register for course and locate meeting places for lecture and lab
4. Get colored pencils or pens for note-taking

1. Reading from Complications [link]
2. Hate, Love about A and P; Fear and Aspirations for group [link]
3. Review crucial parts of "Getting Ready for A and P" [link--important topics] [link--my A andP]
4. Read syllabus for complete understanding.  Contact instructor with any uncertainties [Word Download] [Web Page]
5. Basic Body Plan presentation [PPT download][Fetal Development Animation--needs Quicktime]
6. Anatomy and Physiology in the Hierarchy of Life presentation [PPT download]
7. Anatomical Orientation--who wants to be a millionaire game! [PPT download]
8. Read about homeobox genes and the vertebrate body plan (link)
9. Body Wall Presentation [PPT download]

1. Safety Procedures
2. Lab Ethos, Cadaver Respect
3. Basic Anatomical Terminology:  Planes and Directions [link] [note-taking page for planes, directions, orientation of body] [Interactive Planes and Directions]
4. Origami Embryos [Word download]

WEB RESOURCES

Basic Body Plan, Embryology

List of embryology websites

Great embryo images and animations

Embryo-Fetal Growth Animation

Nice images of fetuses during trimesters of pregnancy

Comprehensive mouse embryo map

Interactive Planes and Directions

Homeobox genes and the vertebrate body plan (link)

Diffusion, Cells