Bio 212/213 - Anatomy and Physiology

Laboratory Activities

Respect
Security
Safety
Maintenance
Grading
Student Conduct
Disabilities
Laboratory Instructors
Laboratory Textbook

Much of your education in anatomy will result from an experience made possible only by the selfless acts of thoughtful individuals who have voluntarily chosen to donate their bodies to the Montana WWAMI Body Donation Program. (WWAMI [Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho] is a cooperative regional medical education program of the University of Washington School of Medicine that provides places for twenty Montana students per year in its entering medical student class. These twenty students take their first year of medical school at Montana State University and complete their studies at the University of Washington in Seattle and at community clinical training sites throughout the Northwest.) To learn more about this program you may visit http://www.montana.edu/wwwwami/bodydonate.html.

Obviously, these donated cadavers are gifts that must be accorded the dignity and respect they deserve!

The rules of the Anatomy and Physiology laboratory are based upon RESPECT, SECURITY, SAFETY and MAINTENANCE.

Please adhere to the following guidelines when learning from these donated cadavers in the laboratories.

Respect

At no time should any disrespect of the cadavers be evident. Inappropriate or improper behavior and/or comments within and outside the laboratory is intolerable. This includes unnecessary horseplay, naming of the cadavers, etc..
At no time will any dissected cadaver tissue or skeletal materials be removed from the laboratory.
At no time will food or drink be permitted in the laboratory.
All cadaver tissue will be placed in a tissue bin placed under the dissection table. At no time will any other material (i.e., paper products) be placed in this bin.
Cadavers will be appropriately draped at all times.

Security

The right of privacy due all medical patients is extended to our anatomical donors.
Keep the doors of the laboratory closed. When class is not scheduled, the doors to the lab will be locked.
At no time will cameras be allowed in the laboratory. Absolutely no pictures or videos are to be taken of the cadavers at any time.
At no time will visitors be permitted into the laboratory without first notifying Dr. Westphal.

Safety

In case of an EMERGENCY, dial extension 4000 to report serious injuries. Phones are located throughout the Health Sciences Building. The Health Sciences main office is in room 104.
FIRST AID SUPPLIES are available in the supply room for HS 101 (the anatomy lab), HS 104 (the main office), and HS 403.
If you are pregnant, or believe you may be pregnant, you may not participate in laboratory activities until you provide written documentation from your obstetrician to Dr. Westphal that verifies an understanding of the chemicals to which you and your fetus are being exposed while in the presence of the cadavers.
You will need to provide your own lab coat if you choose to wear one during class. Wearing such a garment will help to protect your clothing from splashes and smells.
You will need to provide your own dissection gloves. Gloves will be worn at all times when working with the cadavers.
Wearing of glasses in the laboratory instead of soft contact lenses is advised. Please note the site of the eyewash in the laboratory.
Bare feet are not allowed, and shoes with tops (vs. thongs or sandals) are recommended.
Dispose of all used scalpel blades in the provided “sharps” containers. At no time, NEVER, should “sharps” be placed in waste baskets or garbage cans. All skin cuts are to be thoroughly washed with clean water. Report all significant injuries to the laboratory instructor in attendance.

Maintenance

Remember that these cadaver dissections will be used again, so be careful when handling all tissues. Make every effort to keep dissected material, hands, feet and face moist. The linen shrouds or towels covering the cadavers should be moistened frequently. All regions not being studied should be draped. When finished or pausing in your dissections or observations, entirely cover the body.
Tables should be kept clean and free of excessive scrap tissue.
Keep the laboratory clean!!! Clean up your own messes!!!

Access to Laboratory Outside of Regularly Scheduled Class Hours

The laboratory is NOT available outside of normally scheduled laboratory time, unless open laboratory time is scheduled by the laboratory instructors. Not only are you welcome to study in the lab during these “open labs”, you are encouraged to do so.

Grading

Grades will be calculated based upon the following system:

A ≥ 90%

B ≥ 80%

C ≥ 70%

D ≥ 60%

F < 60%

Quizzes

Each week, each laboratory will have either an “in-house”, or take-home quiz worth ten points. Your two lowest quiz grades will be “dropped” at the end of the semester.

Practical Examinations

Two practical examinations worth 100 points each will be provided during the semester. The laboratory practical examinations cover only the new material presented since the previous exam, but may incorporate some lecture material. [Please note that the only exception to this policy is that the second practical examination for students enrolled in the Honors laboratory section will be cumulative.] These examinations may have bonus points (no more than four points, and provided at the discretion of the laboratory instructors). Since these examinations are based on the use of slides or actual specimens, they must be taken during the assigned laboratory time. The nature of the laboratory examinations and quizzes will be covered in greater detail by your graduate teaching assistant during your first regularly scheduled laboratory.

If a dispute should arise regarding the answer to a laboratory examination item, the judgment of the faculty member (including the laboratory instructors) will be final. This dispute must be communicated within five (5) class days after the examination has been returned to the class. Under no circumstances will examination grades be reconsidered after this time.

Student Conduct

All students must practice academic honesty. Academic misconduct is subject to an academic penalty by the course instructor and/or a disciplinary sanction by the University. As stated in The University of Montana Undergraduate Course Catalog 2006 - 07: “The Student Conduct Code, embodying the ideals of academic honesty, integrity, human rights and responsible citizenship, governs all student conduct at The University of Montana-Missoula. Student enrollment presupposes a commitment to the principles and policies embodied in this Code."

All students need to be familiar with the Student Conduct Code. The Code is available for review online at http://ordway.umt.edu/SA/VPSA/index.cfm/name/StudentConductCode.

Disabilities

Dr. Westphal and the laboratory instructors are committed to creating an environment of equal access for students with and without disabilities. In an attempt to be fair to all students, Dr. Westphal and the laboratory instructors will adhere to the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act by only making accommodations based upon guidance received from the staff of the University of Montana Disability Services for Students (DSS) (http://www.umt.edu/dss/default.htm). Before these accommodations can be suggested and granted, “DSS requires comprehensive documentation of a disability and its impact on learning”. Please read the information at http://www.umt.edu/dss/current/expect_access/ldver.html to more fully understand how a disability may be verified.

Once accommodations have been made, it is assumed by the instructor that these modifications must be provided every class period. If you should discontinue taking advantage of thsee accommodations, a minimum of a two-day notice will be required before they will be re-initiated.