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NAS 161 Syllabus
Part II Course Schedule
All information in this schedule is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor

Date

Lecture Topic

Suggested Readings*

Lab Topic

Notes

Week 1
Aug 22/23 &24

Introduction  to Anatomy

A&P Ch. 1
Micro p. 56

Intro to Anatomy
Metric System

 

Week 2
Aug 29/30&31

Chemistry of life

A&P Ch. 2
Micro Ch 2 (optional)
Sackheim Chs 1-4, 8-9, 11, and 13-15

Chemistry of life

 

Week 3
Sep 5/6 &7

Eukaryotic cytology

A&P Ch. 3 to page 90,
Micro Ch 4, pp 87-94 & 96 (Eukaryotic Cell only).
Sackheim Ch. 6

No Lab

Last day to adjust schedule—9/5/06

Week 4
Sep 12/13 & 14

Cell cycle
Histology and skin

A&P Ch 3, pages 90-97, A&P Ch 4
Micro, Ch 3
Sackheim Ch.6

Microscope/Mitosis

 

Week 5
Sep 19/20 &21

Review (Tu)
Lecture Exam I (Th)

 

Cytology

 

Week 6
Sep 26/27& 28

 Intro to microbiology
Prokaryotic cytology

Micro: Ch 1 &4, pages 78 to 98, p. 100
Micro Ch 5

Histology/ Integument

 

Week 7
Oct 3/4  & 5

Microbial metabolism Microbial growth & control

.Micro Chs 6,7,14,15
A&P Ch. 25

Lab Exam I

 

Week 8
Oct 10/11 & 12

Antimicrobial drugs

Micro Ch. 20

No Lab

No Class
Oct. 10

Week 9
Oct 17/18 & 19

Parisitology
Bacteria overview

TBA
Micro Ch 11

You and Disease I

 

Week 10
Oct 24/25&26

fungi, virus overview

Micro Chs 12, 13

You and Disease II

Oct. 27:
Last day to withdraw

Week 11
Oct 31/ Nov 1 &2

Review (Tu)
Lecture exam II (Th)

 

You and Disease III

 

Week 12
Nov  7/8 & 9

Bone physiology
Axial skeleton

A&P Chs 6 & 7

Lab Exam II

 

Week 13
Nov 14/15 & 16

Appendicular skeleton and joints

A&P Chs 8 & 9

Skeletal System

 

Week 14
Nov 21/22 & 23

Independent project on gross muscles

A&P Chs. 10, 11

No Lab

No Class on 11/23

Week 15
Nov 28/29 & 30

Muscle physiology & energetics

A&P Chs. 10, 11

Muscular System

 

Week 16
Dec 5/6 & 7

Review of project & catch-up, review for final exam

 

Lab Exam III

 

Dec  14

Final Exam

9AM

 

 

* A&P—Tortora and Derrikson, Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, 11th ed. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ
  Micro—Tortora, Funke and Case, Microbiology, An Introduction, 9th ed.  Pearson as Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco, CA.
 Sackheim—George L. Sackheim, An Introduction to Chemistry for Biology Students, any ed, Pearson, San Francisco, CA

©2006 L. K. Miller
Last Updated: August 25, 2006