The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves slide show has been updated.

Although the PhysioEx activities instruct you to print out your data, you should not do this. The only data I need are those that you write in the book. You should hand in only the pages of the exercises and the pages for the Review Questions. Remember that if you are not required to complete an activity within an exercise (according to the Laboratory Schedule), then you do not need to complete the Review Questions that pertain to that unassigned activity. Of course, you must complete the other Review Questions.

The Functional Organization Of Nervous Tissue slide show has been updated.

While I always recommend giving fake lectures as a way of studying, that is perhaps never more important than for this muscular system chapter. You should be able to explain, out loud and without notes, everything that happens (and all the structures involved) from the time that a neuronal action potential is initiated to the time that the muscle shortens (and then relaxes). Practice this over the weekend, trying to get more and more detailed as you repeat the process. Do the same thing for the hierarchical structure of a muscle.

The Muscular System slide show has been updated.

The BIO201 laboratory will be open from 0900 to 1100 on Friday 02 October 2009 C.E. for any last-minute review you might want to do for the impending practicum.

One of your colleagues noticed that the markers differ between the unanswered version and the answered version on Station 39 of the Appendicular Skeleton Practice Practicum. Don't be confused by this.

I've added a link under Assignments and Scores about make-up examinations.

The Articulations and Movement slide show has been updated.

The Skeletal System slide show has been updated.

Keep in mind that the Review Questions at the end of the PhysioEx chapters are required as well, except for review questions that have to do with activities that are not required according to the Laboratory Schedule. The Review Questions are broken into sections with headings that correspond to the titles of the activities.

The Integumentary System slide show has been updated.

To bring more widespread attention to the Saladin outlines, I've changed the Notes for Downloading page. You should take a look.

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If you haven't already received my mass email, then be sure to read this important message:

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The Histology slide show has been updated.

I've updated the Membrane Transport slide show. I'll be updating the slide shows gradually, so that each is updated by the time I use it in lecture. Therefore, you should hold off printing each chapter's slide show until it is updated.

The official laboratory schedule has been added. The brief overview of laboratory topics (which appears on the Notes for Downloading page and which is NOT the official laboratory schedule) has changed. The schedule that appears on the course syllabus has changed as well.

There is now a link for Practicum Videos under Course Materials.

The Lecture Slide Shows might change between now and the beginning of the semester. If you intend to print them, you should save paper by holding off until the first day of class.

I've revised the Course Syllabus.