ANATOMY LABORATORIES

 

 

OBJECTIVES

 

           The anatomy laboratories are designed to help you:

            -   visualize what we discuss in lecture

            -   identify structures using correct anatomical terminology 

            -   follow detailed written instructions for lab identifications

                        -   try different strategies for learning large amounts of material ADVANCE \d 0

            -    work as part of a team

 

In the process of trying to learn anatomy, I want you to find strategies for remembering and

understanding  information, that work best for you.  I want you to be confident about your

ability to learn by the time you leave anatomy.  The laboratory is a good place to practice.

  

 

POLICIES

 

         Gray  Laboratory attendance is mandatory. If you must miss a lab, you are expected to

          make up the missed work by attending an alternate lab section with  permission of the

                      lab instructor.  Excessive lab swapping is not permitted. 

 

               Gray  You are expected to read through the material to be covered before coming to lab.  

          Prelab quizzes are on WebCT for the upcoming lab. The quiz will be available on-line

          before the lab. You can take the quiz as many times as you want.  The highest grade

          will count. Your prelab quiz average will count as a quiz in your lab grade. 

 

    Gray  You will be told when you are going to have a quiz in lab.  There are no make-up

           quizzes but the lowest lab quiz will be dropped

 

 

 

GRADING

                     30%    practical exams,  3 @ 10% each

                     10%    quizzes

                     40%          

                      

                    You must earn a passing grade in the laboratory to pass the course.   

 

 

 

SECRET STRATEGY  

 

                            KEY TO DOING WELL IN LAB  ..... spend extra time in the lab !    

 

                The material is not hard, but there is a lot to learn, so be prepared to devote time to it.  Spend

                the extra time in the lab.  One hour of focused time in the lab is worth more than 4 hours of looking

                at pictures and doing online practice.  It is very hard to visualize a three-dimensional structure from

                all angles using two-dimensional pictures.  If you study mostly from pictures, you will find it very

                difficult if not impossible to recognize structures on a practical exam.

 

 

                                                   

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