8/24

LAB:

Introduction, cleavage.

pp. 1-9

8/26

LAB:

Cleavage and gastrulation, frog & starfish slides.

Ch. 5,6

8/28

LECTURE:

Gastrulation and neurulation.

8/31

LAB:

Frog, 24-hour chick whole mount.

9/ 2

LAB:

24-hour chick, serial cross sections.

9/ 4

LECTURE:

Nervous system I.

Ch. 13

Reading Assignment: Neural crest cells.

Ch. 14

9/ 7

LAB:

+++ Labor Day Holiday +++

9/ 9

LAB:

33-hour chick; begin reconstructions.

9/11

LECTURE:

Nervous system II.

9/14

LAB:

33-hour chick.

9/16

LAB:

33-hour chick.

9/18

LECTURE:

Sense organs.

Ch. 15

9/21

LAB:

Complete reconstructions; review for practical.

9/23

LAB:

PRACTICAL #1 - begins at 8:30 am (reconstructions due).

9/25

LECTURE:

EXAM #1

9/28

LAB:

48-hour chick; begin reconstructions.

9/30

LAB:

48-hour chick, continued.

10/ 2

LECTURE:

Extra-embryonic membranes.

pp. 255-267

10/ 5

LAB:

48-hour chick, continued.

10/ 7

LAB:

48-hour chick, continued.

10/ 9

LECTURE:

Circulatory system I.

pp. 607-609;625-644

Reading Assignment: Mesoderm and somites.

pp. 240-254

10/12

LAB:

48-hour chick, complete and review.

10/14

LAB:

PRACTICAL #2 - begins at 8:30 am (reconstructions due).

10/16

LECTURE:

Circulatory system II.

10/19

LAB:

72-hour chick.

10/21

LAB:

72-hour chick, continued.

10/23

LECTURE:

Skeletal system.

pp. 339-353

Reading Assignment: Limb development.

pp. 393-408

10/26

LAB:

72-hour chick, continued.

10/28

LAB:

72-hour chick, continued.

10/30

LECTURE:

EXAM #2

11/ 2

LAB:

72-hour chick, complete and review.

11/ 4

LAB:

PRACTICAL #3 - begins at 8:30 am.

11/ 6

LECTURE:

Urinary system

pp. 569-587

11/ 9

LAB:

10-mm pig, nervous system.

11/11

LAB:

10-mm pig, nervous system.

11/13

LECTURE:

Reproductive system.

pp. 588-606; pp. 75-82

Reading Assignment: Gametogenesis

85-94; 107-120; 121-141

11/16

LAB:

10-mm pig, respiratory and upper digestive systems.

11/18

LAB:

10-mm pig, lower digestive system.

11/20

LECTURE:

Digestive and respiratory systems.

Ch. 17

Reading Assignment: Pharyngeal derivates.

Ch. 16

11/23

LAB:

10-mm pig, urogenital system.

11/25

LAB:

+++ Thanksgiving Holiday +++

11/27

LECTURE:

+++ Thanksgiving Holiday +++

11/30

LAB:

10-mm pig, circulatory system.

12/ 2

LAB:

10-mm pig, circulatory system.

12/ 4

LECTURE:

Early mammalian development.

pp. 218-226

12/ 7

LAB:

10-mm pig, complete and review.

12/ 9

LAB:

PRACTICAL #4 - begins at 8:30 am

12/11

LECTURE:

Placentation.

pp. 267-290

12/16

8:00

LECTURE EXAM #3