Lecture and Laboratory Schedule
2008
Date	Lecture Topic	Text Ref.	Laboratory Topic(s)	Atlas Ref.
21-Aug	Introduction and basic concepts	1,2	No laboratory
			Protochordates
26-Aug	Vertebrate origins and evolution	3 (4*)	Protochordates, lamprey ext.	1,2,3, 4(27)
28-Aug	Morphogenesis	5	Lamprey int.; shark ext.	4,5
			Shark: External anatomy
2-Sep	The vertebrate integument	6	Shark: M/S, digestive systems	6,7,8,9
4-Sep	Mineralized tissue,	7	Shark: M/S, digestive systems
9-Sep	Vertebrae, ribs, sterna	8	Shark: respiratory & circulatory systems	9, 11
11-Sep	Skull, visceral skeleton	9	Shark: respiratory & circulatory systems
16-Sep	Appendicular skeleton	10	Shark: urogenital & nervous  systems;	10, 12
18-Sep	Axial muscles	11	Systems Review
23-Sep	Appendicular muscles	11	Practical Exam I; Necturus: ext. morph.	14, 15
25-Sep	Exam I		M/S systems; Cat skull	16, 17, 24(210)
30-Sep	Digestive systems	12	Necturus: digestive, respiratory &circulatory	18, 20
2-Oct	Digestive systems	12	Cat: skeleton	24
7-Oct	Respiratory systems	13	Necturus: urogenital	19
9-Oct	Blood, cardiovascular systems	14	Cat: ext anat & axial muscles	23, 25
14-Oct	Fall Break
16-Oct	Arterial and venous channels		Cat: axial & append. muscles	25
21-Oct	Exam 2
23-Oct	Urinary system	15
28-Oct	Urinary system	15	Practical Exam II
30-Oct	Reproductive systems	15	Cat: digestive and respiratory systems	26, 27
4-Nov	Reproductive systems	15	Cat:  heart and circulation	29
6-Nov	Endocrine systems	18
11-Nov	Endocrine systems	18	Cat: urogenital and nervous  systems	28, 30
13-Nov	Brain and spinal cord	16
18-Nov	Peripheral and autonomic N.S.	16	Cat: nervous system, brain	30
20-Nov	Sensory organs	17
2-Dec	Systems Review		Practical Exam III
11-Dec	Final Exam 1100-1330
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