ZOOLOGY 518

Vertebrate Morphology (2006)

Instructor: Dr. Hunt Howell, Spaulding 134, 862-2109, whh@cisunix.unh.edu

Lecture Text: Liem et al., Functional Anatomy of the Vertebrates – An Evolutionary Perspective

Lab. Text: Fishbeck and Sebastiani, Comparative Anatomy – Manual of Vertebrate Dissection

Tentative Lecture Schedule

Class Meeting Topic Text Reading

Aug. 28 Introduction to Course

Aug. 30 Vertebrate Evolution & Phylogeny 1-206

Sep. 1 “ “ “

Sep. 4 Labor Day - No Class

Sep. 6 Vertebrate Evolution & Phylogeny

Sep. 8 “ “ “

Sep. 11 “ “ “

Sep. 13 Integumentary System 208-231

Sep. 15 “ “

Sep. 18 “ “

Sep. 20 Skeletal System 177-206, 232-314

Sep. 22 “ “

Sep. 25 “ “

Sep. 27 “ “

Sep. 29 “ “

Oct. 2 “ “

Oct. 4 Hour Exam No. 1

Oct. 6 Muscular System 315-394

Oct. 9 No Class- Columbus Day

Oct. 10 Muscular System

Oct. 11 “ “

Oct. 13 Digestive System 531-574

Oct. 16 “ “

Oct. 18 “ “

Oct. 20 Hour Exam No. 2

Oct. 23 Respiratory System 575-602

Oct. 25 “ “

Oct. 27 “ “

Oct. 30 “ “

Nov. 1 Circulatory System 603-631

Nov. 3 “ “

Nov. 6 “ “

Nov. 8 “ “

Nov. 10 No Class – Veterans Day

Nov. 13 Circulatory System

Nov. 15 Urogenital System 632-692

Nov. 17 “ “

Nov. 20 “ “

Nov. 22 Urogenital System 632-692

Nov. 24 Thanksgiving – No Class

Nov. 27 Hour Exam No. 3

Nov. 29 Nervous System 395-503

Dec. 1 “ “

Dec. 4 “ “

Dec. 6 “ “

Dec. 8 “ “

Dec. 15 Final Exam 8-10am Cumulative