Lab Practical 1 includes structures covered in the following chapters of your textbook:

• • Chapter 1-A First Look at Anatomy
  • Chapter 2-The Cell:  Basic Unit of Structure and Function
  • Chapter 4-Tissues Level or Organization
  • Chapter 5-The Integumentary System

     Introduction

     Welcome to A215 Lab!

     Chances are that you are taking this course because you are pursuing a degree in the health sciences.  This class will provide you with a good foundation upon which all other courses related to the human body will build. In this section, we will get our feet wet by learning common anatomical terminology.  From there, we will review the building blocks of this course beginning with a review of cellular anatomy.  Did you know that when cells combine to perform a common function, they form what is known as a tissue?  There are four primary tissue types in the human body including epithelial tissue, muscle tissue, connective tissue, and nervous tissue.  Once we have a good grasp of the tissue types we will learn about their characteristics under a light microscope.

     From there, we will move on to our first organ system; the Integumentary System, which we can see on the surface of our body.  We tend to care a lot about this system because it is visible to us and to everyone around us.  Consider how much money we spend each year for the benefit of this system; for example, shampoo for our hair, nail polish for our nails, and wrinkle cream for our skin.

     We hope that this introduction has stimulated your interest in anatomy and you are ready to get started with the semester!

Pre-Test Assessment

Please complete the Pre-Test assessment for the lab material.  This assessment does not count toward your course grade, but will provide us with an indication of your learning over the course of the semester.

Lab Practical Pre-Test Assessment; Does Not Count Toward Overall Course Grade

Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)

Identify and Understand Most Major Body Systems

Assessments used:

1.  Quizzes in the form of self-check assessments (formative)
2.  Lab Practical Exam (summative)

Module Learning Outcomes

Successful completion of this module demonstrates that you have met the following Module Level Outcomes (MLO).  The numbers at the end of each MLO corresponds to the assessment used to measure attainment of the Course Learning Outcome (CLO).

Cell Model:

• Identify the organelles on the cell model (2)
• Understand the functions of the organelles on the cell model (1)

Mitosis Model:

• Identify the stages of mitosis on the mitosis models (2)
• Understand the specific characteristics of the phases of mitosis to include:  prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase (1)

Cell Membrane Model:

• Identify the structures on the cell membrane model (2)
• Understand the characteristics of a phospholipid membrane to include the hydrophilic heads, hydrophobic tails and integral (transmembrane) protein (1)

Integumentary System Model:

• Identify the epidermis, dermis and hypodermis (2)
• Identify the layers within the epidermis (2)
• Identify the epidermal derivatives (2)
• Identify the structures within the dermis (2)
• Identify the structures within the hypodermis (2)
• Understand the functions of the structures listed on the integumentary system model (1)

Additional Knowledge:

• Identify all four tissue types (epithelial tissue, muscle tissue, connective tissue and nervous tissue) by using a light microscope (2)
• Identify the common locations for the tissue types in the human body (2)
• Identify the abdominopelvic quadrants  in the human body (2)