Kin 301 —Human Anatomy of the Central Nervous System

Fall 2015

Course Number: Kin 301 (0.5 Credit) Course Name: Human Anatomy of the Central Nervous System Course Description: Functionally-oriented anatomy of the brain, spinal cord, cranial nerves and the tissues they innervate using predissected cadavers. This course complements other behavioural neuroscience courses including KIN 242, 357, 415, 416, 456 and PSYCH 261, 307, 396.

Laboratory Demonstrator

Mr. Jeremy Roth

Office: BMH 0612

Phone: 519-888-4567 x38092

Email: jroth@uwaterloo.ca

Instructor

Ms. Tamara Maciel

Office: BMH 0613

Phone: 519-888-4567 x33717

Email: tamara.maciel@uwaterloo.ca

Required Textbooks:

1) Clinical Neuroanatomy and Neuroscience by Fitzgerald,

Gruener, and Mtui

6th Edition ISBN: 0702037389

2) The Human Brain in Photographs and Diagrams by John Nolte

4th Edition ISBN: 1455709611

(Other editions are acceptable)

Recommended Textbook:

Clinically Oriented Anatomy, Moore, Dalley, and Agur.

Any edition is acceptable.

Graduate Student Teaching Assistants:

Brian Tan—b4tan@uwaterloo.ca

Jake Tennant—jrtennan@uwaterloo.ca

Michael Cao—m2cao@uwaterloo.ca

Course Evaluation: The course grade will be based on 2 written exams, 2 bell ringer exams, and 10 pre-

lab assessments:

Midterm (30%): Friday, October 23rd in BMH 1621

Bell Ringer #1 (10%): Week of October 26th in assigned lab time

Bell Ringer #2 (15%): Week of November 30th in assigned lab time

Final Exam (40%): To be scheduled by the Registrar’s Office

Pre-Lab Assessments (5%): Available on Learn. Check online for specific availability

Lab Exam Format:

The lab exams will take place during one of the regularly scheduled lab times. Exact dates and times

will be announced early in the term. Each lab exam will be a bell ringer style exam. There will be stations

set up in the anatomy lab and you will be asked to identify a structure that has been pinned or flagged.

You may be tested on dry bones, wet cadaveric specimens, models, or textbook images.

Each week we will practice this style of testing using a practice quiz during the lab.

Missing an Exam:

Absenteeism will be excused in the case of illness verified with a medical certificate. Other reasons for

absence must be discussed with the instructor prior to the examination. If a midterm is excused,

weighting will be added to final.

Pre-Lab Assessments:

Weekly Pre-Lab Assessments are to be completed on UW-Learn prior to your assigned lab section.

Assessments are available to be completed online the week prior to your lab. Exact dates and times for

each quiz are found on UW-Learn.

Assessments must be completed individually but you may use your textbook and notes as needed. You will

be given approximately 10-15 randomly generated questions related to the lab content that same week.

You will have 30 minutes to complete each assessment. Once you have started the assessment you must

finish it within the same session.

Should you encounter technical difficulties while completing an assessment please contact Tamara Maciel

immediately. To avoid unnecessary hassle please ensure that you are at a secure and reliable internet

connection when you complete your assessment.

Types of Assessment Questions:

Multiple choice (one correct answer)

Multiple choice (more than one correct answer)

Matching

Labeling

True or False

Course Schedule

* Note: Monday, October 12th is Thanksgiving Monday and no classes will run

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

11:30am to 12:20pm Lecture

BMH 1621

Lecture

BMH 1621

Tutorial

BMH 1621

12:30pm to 2:20pm

Lab

Section 102

OPT 124

Lab

Section 103

OPT 124

2:30pm to 4:20pm

Lab

Section 101

OPT 124

Date Topic Corresponding Lab Week 1

Monday, Sept 14th Course Intro Functional and Regional Organization of the CNS Lab 1: Intro to the

CNS Wednesday, Sept 16th Cellular Organization of the CNS

Friday, Sept 18th Vasculature, Meninges, Sinuses, and CSF

Week 2

Monday, Sept 21st Sensory Pathways from the Limbs and Trunk (Part 1 of 2)

Lab 2: Circulation Wednesday, Sept 23rd Sensory Pathways from the Limbs and Trunk (Part 2 of 2)

Friday, Sept 25th Tutorial

Week 3

Monday, Sept 28th Motor Pathways to the Limbs and Trunk (Part 1 of 2) Lab 3: Spinal Cord, Sensory

Pathways

Wednesday, Sept 30th Motor Pathways to the Limbs and Trunk (Part 2 of 2)

Friday, Oct 2nd Tutorial

Week 4

Monday, Oct 5th Introduction to Cranial Nerves Lab 4: Cranial Nerves, Motor

Pathways

Wednesday, Oct 7th Cranial Nerves: Trigeminal Nerve and Facial Nerve

Friday, Oct 9th Tutorial

Week 5

Monday, Oct 12th Thanksgiving Monday

Lab 5: Cerebellum Wednesday, Oct 14th Cerebellum (Part 1 of 2)

Friday, Oct 16th Cerebellum (Part 2 of 2)

Week 6

Monday, Oct 19th Catch Up and Review

Lab Review Wednesday, Oct 21st Review

Friday, Oct 23rd Midterm in Class

Week 7

Monday, Oct 26th Vestibular System

Bellringer #1 Wednesday, Oct 28th Auditory System

Friday, Oct 30th Tutorial

Week 8

Monday, Nov 2nd Visual System (Part 1 of 2) Lab 6:Auditory and Vestibular

Systems

Wednesday, Nov 4th Visual System (Part 2 of 2)

Friday, Nov 6th Tutorial

Week 9

Monday, Nov 9th Basal Ganglia (Part 1 of 2) Lab 7: Visual

System Wednesday, Nov 11th Basal Ganglia (Part 2 of 2)

Friday, Nov 13th Tutorial

Tentative Class and Lab Schedule—Fall 2015

Location of the Anatomy Lab: We are located

on the ground level of the Optometry building.

Depending on which entrance you use, you

may need to go downstairs to find us. Under no

circumstances are you to pass through the

optometry clinics. Do not ask for directions at

the desk in the clinic.

3 Ways to Access the Lab:

1) Enter the building from the North

entrance (directly across from the X

parking lot). Take the stairs up to the

door and then go down the stairs to the

basement. The lab is just down the hall

on the left.

2) Enter the building from the East on the 3rd floor. Walk past the large lecture hall to the back and

take the staircase down to the basement. The lab is just down the hall on the right.

3) Enter the building from the West through the loading dock. The lab is just down the hall on the

right.

Week 10

Monday, Nov 16th Limbic System (Part 1 of 2)

Lab 8: Basal Ganglia

Wednesday, Nov 18th Limbic System (Part 2 of 2)

Friday, Nov 20th Tutorial

Week 11

Monday, Nov 23rd Autonomic Nervous System Overview (Part 1 of 2)

Lab 9: Limbic System

Wednesday, Nov 25th Autonomic Nervous System Overview (Part 2 of 2)

Friday, Nov 27th Tutorial

Week 12

Monday, Nov 30th Catch Up and Review

Bellringer #2 Wednesday, Dec 2nd Catch Up and Review

Friday, Dec 4th Tutorial

Tentative Class and Lab Schedule— Continued

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