Courses of Study 2017-2018 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
Courses of Study 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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BIOEE 3750 - [The Vertebrates: Advanced Topics in Morphology, Development, and Evolution]


     
Spring. Not offered 2017-2018. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite or corequisite: BIOEE 2740  or equivalent. Course fee: $25.

W. Bemis, B. McGuire.

This course offers opportunities to work first hand with a variety of comparative morphological and embryological specimens and to learn techniques for preparation, photography, and illustration of anatomical structures. The course begins with detailed study of the morphology of adult and developing sharks, followed by studies of chick embryos to understand the evolutionary morphology of the cranial skeleton, brain, cranial nerves, and circulatory system. Students will learn techniques of dissection, photography, 3-D reconstruction of serial sections, and interpretation of 3-D reconstructions of CT-scanned specimens. Evaluation is based on project reports, which are labeled photographs and illustrations of specimens examined.

Outcome 1: Students will be able to dissect for specific structures, present and explain their dissections to other students.

Outcome 2: Students will be able to prepare specimens for various specific studies (e.g., skeletal anatomy, circulatory anatomy, neuroanatomy), present and explain specimens and preparations to other students.

Outcome 3: Students will be able to prepare, label, and present labeled anatomical photographs to other students.

Outcome 4: Students will understand fundamentals of 3D anatomical reconstruction using serially sectioned embryos and embryos studied using CT (computed tomography).



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