Welcome to Week 11!
Apr 04, 2009 11:21 PM Filed in: Weekly
Update
Can you believe it's already here?!?
Essentially, we’re coming down to the wire now, and I personally consider this last real BIG week’s worth of material. This week begins the nervous system with an introduction to how neurons and their supporting cells work. Luckily, the hardest part of this material (in my opinion) is the concept of the action potential, which we covered back on Week 9.
How it shakes down from here:
Anyway, I’m getting ahead of myself. As you know, this Wednesday is an onsite meeting day that will be dedicated to Lecture Exam 2 as well as Labs 7 & 8 (both deal with muscle). We’ll start in our lab where I’ll show you the lab materials. We’ll then go across the hall to the “real” A&P lab and take the exam. As you finish the exam, you can just return back to “our” lab and work. Probably the most important aspect to Wednesday’s lab is beginning to learn the skeletal muscles for Lab Exam 2. Please do not rush out without working with the muscle models! You can make the most efficient use of your time on Wednesday if you look over the Lab 8 materials before coming to lab!
In addition, you have two assignments due on Wednesday:
That’s it for now. See you on Wednesday.
Essentially, we’re coming down to the wire now, and I personally consider this last real BIG week’s worth of material. This week begins the nervous system with an introduction to how neurons and their supporting cells work. Luckily, the hardest part of this material (in my opinion) is the concept of the action potential, which we covered back on Week 9.
How it shakes down from here:
- This week: Introduction to Nervous Tissue (Ch. 11)
- Next week: CNS: The Brain (part of Ch. 12)
- Week 13: CNS: The Spinal Cord (remainder of Ch. 12); PNS: Cranial & Spinal Nerves (part of Ch. 13)
- Week 14: Autonomic Nervous System (introduction to Ch. 14; this is pretty short)
- Week 15: No new material; catch up and review for Final Exam
Anyway, I’m getting ahead of myself. As you know, this Wednesday is an onsite meeting day that will be dedicated to Lecture Exam 2 as well as Labs 7 & 8 (both deal with muscle). We’ll start in our lab where I’ll show you the lab materials. We’ll then go across the hall to the “real” A&P lab and take the exam. As you finish the exam, you can just return back to “our” lab and work. Probably the most important aspect to Wednesday’s lab is beginning to learn the skeletal muscles for Lab Exam 2. Please do not rush out without working with the muscle models! You can make the most efficient use of your time on Wednesday if you look over the Lab 8 materials before coming to lab!
In addition, you have two assignments due on Wednesday:
- System Assignment for Muscle
- Physio Ex simulation worksheet
That’s it for now. See you on Wednesday.