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BROOKLYN COLLEGE
Of
The City University of New York
Course- KINS 3281 Anatomy & Physiology 1
Syllabus
Instructor- Prof. Geraghty
Summer 2014

Lecture & Lab

Semester-

Email- bgeraghty@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Course Requirements:
Attendance- Class attendance is a requirement and will be recorded;
lateness is not acceptable and will have a negative effect on your grade.
Absolutely no cell phones (texting-talking-charging), web-surfing, gamingpods or anything that will subtract focus from the class will be permitted.
Anybody who is not registered for the class cannot attend the class. No Cell
Phones In class.
Class work- Mandatory, every student is to come to class prepared. This
includes readings (text and lab manual) or any other material assigned. If
you are not read in the subject, you may have a hard time following.
Students are to take part in the class discussions, readings, writing segments
and all class activities. Remember, the class, as a whole will be more
enjoyable if everybody takes part. Class work and Attendance accounts for a
portion of your final grade, everybody should excel in this area. No Cell
Phones permitted in class (talking, texting, recording audio/visual,
email, web surfing, gaming, charging, taking photos etc..).
Lab Safety and Clean-Up
Lab safety is very important; please follow all guidelines and protocols they
are in place for a reason. Part of lab is setting-up, breaking down and
cleaning up; there is time allotted for this within lab, and this is an important
issue. We will be working with a lot of different material in the lab (models,
cat specimens, sheep hearts-kidneys, physiology testing equipment etc), it
is very important to take care when using these items. Please take your time
when setting up material and please take your time when cleaning-up and
storing material, make sure everything goes back into its proper place. Do
not rush through clean up, everyone will leave lab together after the room
has been cleared.
Books- The text is Principles of Anatomy & Physiology, by Gerard J. Tortora &
Bryan Derrickson 13th edition. The lab manual is Human Anatomy &
Physiology Laboratory Manual with cat dissection; by Elaine N. Marieb 11 th
Edition.
Other resources: Atlas of Human Anatomy by Frank H. Netter, MD-Anatomy &
Physiology (An Integrative Approach), by Michael P. Mckinley, Valerie Dean
OLoughlin & Theresa Stouter Bidle

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Vanders Human Physiology (The Mechanisms of Body Function) by Eric P.
Widmaier, Hershel Raff & Kevin T. Strang-Anatomy Physiology (The Unity of
Form and Function) by Kenneth S. Saladin-Principles of Human Physiology by
Cindy L. Stanfield-Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology by Frederic H.
Martini
You Must Attend Your Own LabNo SwitchingYou Can Not Attend A
Different LabNo Exceptions.
Lecture Topics
Lecture 1- Introduction Human Body (chapter 1)Organization Chemical
Level (chapter 2)
Lecture 2- Organization Chemical Level (chapter 2)Organization Cellular
Level (chapter 3)
Lecture 3- Organization Tissue Level (chapter 4)Integumentary System
(chapter 5)
Lecture 4- Lecture Exam 1Bone Tissue (chapter 6)
Lecture 5- Muscular Tissue (chapter 10)
Lecture 6- Nervous Tissue (chapter 12)
Lecture 7- Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves (chapter 13)Sensory, Motor, and
Integrative Systems (chapter 16)Special Senses (chapter 17)
Lecture 8- Lecture Exam 2Brain Tissue (chapter 14)
Lecture 9- Autonomic Nervous System (chapter 15)
Lecture 10- Endocrine System (chapter 18)
This is an estimate of what we will cover each meeting, if we finish material
we will move on to the next topic or if time is running short we will finish the
material at the next meeting.
Lecture Exams
Exam 1- 15% (introduction to the human body, organization chemical level,
organization cellular level, organization tissue level and integumentary
system; text chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5), Wednesday June 11th about 70-80
questions which will include; multiple choice, multiple-multiple, True/False
type questions
Exam 2- 15% (bone tissue, muscular tissue & nervous tissue; text chapters 6,
10 & 12), Wednesday June 25th about 70-80 questions which will include;
multiple choice, multiple-multiple, True/False type questions.
Final Exam- 20%, the final exam will have a cumulative portion, about 8085% of the exam will consist of new material (material you have not been
tested on), and about 15-20% will consist of old material (material that you
have already been tested on). The final will have about 100 multiple choice,
multiple-multiple, True/False type questions. The final exam is scheduled for
If you miss and exam you will only be allowed to take a make-up if you
provide written documentation of why you missed the exam and it is deemed
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you provide written documentation and it is deemed an excusable absence
the make-up will be taken along with the next exam.
Lab Equipment
Laboratory coat
Dissection kit with Huber probe
Disposable gloves (you will need multiple pairs per class)
Safety Goggles
No Opened Toed Shoes
Flash-Drive & BC WIFI username and password
Students may also want to bring calculator and watch with a second hand
Students must remove all of their lab equipment from the laboratory by the
last lab, anything left in the lab cannot be held, all material left in laboratory
after the last lab will be discarded
You Must Attend Your Own LabNo SwitchingYou Can Not Attend A
Different LabNo Exceptions.
Laboratory Topics (see your lab instructor for more detailed information on
this)

Lab 1
o Epithelial Tissue (Marieb Exercise 6)
o Appendicular Skeleton & Articulations (Marieb Exercises 9, 11 &
13)
o Lab notesepithelial tissue, bones & bone markings, and
articulations
Lab 2
o Lab Quiz 1
o Appendicular Skeleton & Articulations (Marieb Exercise 11 & 13)
o Axial Skeleton & Articulations (Marieb Exercise 10, 12 & 13)
o Lab notesbones & bone markings and articulations
Lab 3
o Axial Skeleton (Marieb Exercise 10)
o Articulations (Marieb Exercise 13)
o Lab notesbones & bone markings and articulations
Lab 4
o Gross Anatomy Skeletal Muscle OIA, IN (Marieb Exercise 15)
o Dissection Cat (Dissection PDF-Muscles Lower Body, Marieb
Dissection Exercise 1 & 2)
o Lab notesskeletal muscle
Blackboard assignment 1 due
Lab 5
o Lab Exam 1 (Bone & Articulations)
o Dissection Cat lower body skeletal muscles & nerves (Dissection
PDF-Muscles Lower Body, Marieb Dissection Exercise 1 & 2)
o Lab notesskeletal muscle
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Dissection Cat upper body skeletal muscles & nerves (Dissection
PDF-Muscles Upper Body, Blackboard Assignment 2, Marieb
Dissection Exercise 1 & 2)
o Lab notesskeletal muscle
Blackboard assignment 2 due
Lab 7
o Muscle Physiology Exercise-iWorx EMG document
o Lab notesskeletal muscle
o Lecture notesmuscle tissue
o Textbook
Blackboard Assignment 3 due
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Lab 8
o Gross Anatomy of Brain (Marieb Exercise 19)
o Dissection sheep brain (Dissection PDF-sheep, Blackboard
Assignments 5, Marieb Exercise 19)
o Somatic & Visceral Reflexes-patellar & pupillary (Marieb Exercise 22
reflexes)
o Lab notesBrain tissue and Spinal cord & Spinal Nerves & Plexuses
o Lecture notesSpinal Cord, Pathways and Cranial Nerves and
Special Senses
o Textbook
Blackboard assignment 4 due
Lab 9
o Lab Exam 2 (Skeletal Muscle & Peripheral Nerves)
Lab 10
o Nerve Physiology-iWorx Auditory and Visual reflexes document
o Lab notesBrain Spinal Cord & Spinal Nerves & Plexuses
o Lecture notesBrainSpinal Cord & Pathways & Cranial Nerves
Special Senses
o Textbook
Blackboard assignment 5 due

Lab Exams and Quizzes

Lab Quiz (Epithelial Tissue) Thursday June 5th, about 20 fill-in/short
answer , multiple choice, True/False, and identification type questions
Lab Exam 1 (Bones, Bone Markings & Articulations) Tuesday June 17th;
25 identification questions (fill-in) and about 25 written questions
which will include; fill-in, short answer/essay, multiple choice and
True/False type questions

Lab Exam 2 (Skeletal Muscle & Peripheral Nerves) Tuesday July 1nd; 25
identification questions (fill-in) and about 25 written questions which
will include; fill-in, short answer/essay, multiple choice and True/False
type questions

If you miss a lab exam you will only be allowed to take a make-up if you
provide written documentation of why you missed the exam and it is deemed
and excusable absence (hospital release, funeral note, police report etc). If
you provide written documentation and it is deemed as an excusable
absence the make-up will be taken along with the next lab exam. If you are
late to a practical exam and the exam has started you will not be allowed to
take the exam.
Dissection- this lab has dissection; specimens include cats and sheep
brains. Students are required to read and view the dissection instructions
before class and have some familiarity with the dissections that are going to
take place. Students are not expected to be experts in the skill of dissection;
dissection skills will develop over the semester. A portion of your grade
comes from class work and dissection is a portion of that grade, you must
be here to dissect and everyone should take part in the activities. All
students must have their own lab coats, goggles; dissection kits with huber
probes, disposable gloves, lab notes printed out and reference material for
every class. If you are missing any materials you will not be allowed to take
part in dissection and will not receive credit for that activity. Try to keep in
mind dissection is a skill that will develop over time, do not get frustrated if
at first you are unable to identify all of the structures, have patience and
most structures you are trying to identify through dissection should become
clear.
Physiology Activities- In lab we will be performing various activities (EMG,
visceral and somatic reflexes, study of reflex arcs etc.) using a variety of
equipment (reflex hammers, pen lights, iWorx systems etc.). Students are
required to read and review the procedures of the activities to gain some
familiarity with them. Students are not expected to be experts in the
exercises but the lab experience as a whole will be more enriching if
everyone knows what to expect.
iWorx
We will be using the iWorx physiology testing equipment. You can visit the
iWorx web site (iworx.com) and view some of the video/tutorials (click on
teaching and then in the sub-menu click on videos) they can be helpful in
learning how to navigate the iworx system. The more comfortable you are
navigating the system the more you gain from the lab experience, the labs
will be more efficient, fun and allow you to concentrate on the tasks at hand.
Blackboard
All of the lecture and lab notes can be downloaded from blackboard under
course documents; they are in two formats; word document and PPT/PDF. It is
up to you if you want to utilize the notes for lecture, but you are required to
download the lab word document notes and bring them to lab, the notes
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contain structures you are responsible for identifying, and other pertinent
information.
Blackboard Assignments
The blackboard assignments are designed to help prepare you for laboratory
activities we will be performing; there is a time frame for when each
assignment has to be completed, make sure you check the due dates for
each one (there are no make-ups), below is a list of the topic assignments.
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Dissection Catlower body musclesAvailable Thursday June 5 th at

6pmDue Thursday June 12th 1 hour prior to the start of your lab
Dissection Catupper body musclesAvailable Thursday June 12 th at
6pmDue Thursday June 19th 1 hour prior to the start of your lab
iWorx EMGAvailable Thursday June 19th at 6pmDue Tuesday June
24rd 1 hour prior to the start of your lab
Dissection Sheep brainAvailable Tuesday June 24 th at 6pmDue
Thursday June 26th 1 hour prior to the start of your lab
iWorx Auditory and Visual reflexesAvailable Thursday June 26 th at
6pmDue Thursday July 3rd 1 hour prior to the start of your lab

You Must Attend Your Own LabNo SwitchingYou Can Not Attend A
Different LabNo Exceptions.

Lab Write-Ups
You will be required to hand in lab write-ups for certain laboratory exercises
performed in the lab; specific details for each will be given at the appropriate
lab.
Grading (lecture 50%, lab 50%, total 100%)
Lecture Grading
o Exam 1- 15%
o Exam 2- 15%
o Final Exam- 20%
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Students are expected to come to class on time and back from breaks on
time, excessively walking in and out of the class is not acceptable, there is
to be no cell phone use, no recording audio or visual, taking of photos,
web-surfing, emailing, texting, excessive talking or other disruptive
behavior in class

Laboratory Grading
o 35%- Exams 1 & 2
o 5%- Quiz 1
o 5%- Blackboard Assignments

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5%- Classwork & Write-Ups (this includes attendance, lateness,

preparedness, participation, laboratory protocol, cell phones, web-surfing,
equipment use, set-up, clean-up; up to 5 points/half of a letter grade)

Grade Range (there are pluses and minuses)

90.100 A- range
80.89 B- range
70.79
C- range
60.69 D- range
1.59
F
Suggestions
You should read/review/practice the material before coming to class, when
you come to class participate, listen, take notes, and ask questions. After
class try to then review the material. You should practice answering different
types of questions; multiple choice, identification, essay etc.. You may
have a good understanding of the material but when it comes to explaining it
or taking an exam some people freeze up, READ REVIEW PRACTICE.
Guidelines for Laboratory Laptop Use

Do not save your data or write-ups on the laptop hard-drive, save your
work onto your own flash- drive
Do not copy any material from the laptops onto to your own flash-drive
or computers, unless specifically instructed to by the Laboratory
Instructor
Do not alter or move the icons on the laptop
Do not upload material onto the laptops
Use the correct laptop assigned to your group
When packing away the laptops please make sure they are powered off
properly (you need to wait until the power light goes off before you
close the lid) and stored along with the power cord in the appropriate
place

General Guidelines for iWorx Set-Up and Break-Down

Use the appropriate iWorx system assigned to your group

Properly set-up the iWorx system, be sure to attach the appropriate
adapters/cords etc. that we will be using for that particular lab, any
material you are not using can stay inside the container
Obtain any material necessary for the experiment that was not
included with your iWorx material (electrodes, flow-head etc)
Dispose of non-reusable material (electrodes, cardboard mouthpieces
etc) in the appropriate areas
When packing up the iWorx material please remember to properly
store all attachments/cords etc neatly into their appropriate places

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Anatomy & Physiology Lab Clean-Up----Dissection Labs

spray down the specimens with bio-shield before storing in the bags
Place the specimens in the inner bag and tie off with a rubber band
(make sure to squeeze all of the air out)--------Then place into the outer
bag and tie off with a rubber band (make sure to squeeze all of the air
out)-----This is important proper storage helps to prevent breakdown of the specimens
Make sure students scrap any specimen parts off of the trays into the
garbage and not down the sink---this will clog the drainseven the tiny
pieces build up they should use a paper towel or a gloved hand to
scrap the trays
Clean the trays and dry off before stacking
Wipe down all areas with disinfectant

At the end of lab people tend to rush through clean up and leave
their area a mess because they want to leave; The class will all
leave together and not until the instructor has double
checked the room including;
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Sinks are cleanno specimen pieces in the sinks or clogging the

drains
No specimen pieces lying on the floor or around the garbage
No puddles of water around the sink area
All bio-shield and disinfectant bottles are placed back at the sinks (2
of each at each sink)
There should not be any type of garbage in and around the room,
please make sure there is not a mess at the garbage can--make
sure the garbage is in the cans and pushed down (not overflowing
at the top)
Please have students push all the chairs/stools under the tables
Please have the students double check and make sure their lockers
are locked
Please check that all keys have been turned in

You Must Attend Your Own LabNo SwitchingYou Can Not Attend A
Different LabNo Exceptions.
DISRUPTIVE STUDENT CONDUCT IN THE CLASSROOM
Disruptive student conduct includes, but is not limited to: making/receiving
personal phone calls, text messages or pages, excessive tardiness, leaving
and entering class frequently, persisting in personal conversations with other
class members, and repeated obscenities, verbal or physical threats.
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deduction from overall grade and or disciplinary proceedings such as
recommendation to withdraw the student from the course by the instructor.
Disclaimer Statement
This syllabus is a representation of the course content, organization and
evaluation process. The faculty member teaching this course reserves the
right to reasonably alter the sequences of activities, evaluation and
assignment dates, and evaluation and assignment methods or styles. Every
effort will be made to inform the class members in advance of such changes.
Students are responsible for following the syllabus and any changes
instituted by the faculty member.
Policy and Related Service
The City Universitys Policy on Academic Integrity:
The faculty and administration of Brooklyn College support an environment
free from cheating and plagiarism. Each student is responsible for being
aware of what constitutes cheating and plagiarism and for avoiding both. The
complete text of the CUNY Academic Integrity Policy and the Brooklyn College
procedure for implementing that policy can be found at this site:
http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/bc/policies. If a faculty member suspects a
violation of academic integrity and, upon investigation, confirms that
violation, or if the student admits the violation, the faculty member MUST
report the violation.
The Center for Student Disability Services
In order to receive disability-related academic accommodations students
must first be registered with the Center for Student Disability Services.
Students who have a documented disability or suspect they may have a
disability are invited to set up an appointment with the Director of the Center
for Student Disability Services, Ms. Valerie Stewart-Lovell at 718-951-5538. If
you have already registered with the Center for Student Disability Services
please provide your professor with the course accommodation form and
discuss your specific accommodation with him/her.
You Must Attend Your Own LabNo SwitchingYou Can Not Attend A
Different LabNo Exceptions.