Course Content
- Course Index, Assignment and Resource
- Lab Forms and Safety information
- Textbook Information
- Syllabus
- Course Description
- CUNY and LaGuardia Links
- References: Biology OER
Course Index, Assignment and Resource
SCB 209 Lecture Topics
Enrolled students may access the lectures using the password provided to them. The development of the lectures with a Creative Commons license is under consideration.
- Lecture1 – The nervous system
- Lecture2 – Brain; cranial nerves; spinal cord
- Lecture3 – Autonomic nervous system and Reflexes
- Lecture4 – Senses and sense organs
- Lecture5 – Special senses
- Lecture6 – Digestive system
- Lecture7 – Midterm (weeks 1-6)
- Lecture8 – The respiratory system
- Lecture9 – Cardiovascular system
- Lecture10 – Blood, lymph, and immunity
- Lecture11 – Urinary system
- Lecture12 – Reproduction
- Week13 – Final Exam
SCB 209 Lab Manuals
- Lab1 – Peripheral nervous system, central nervous system, spinal cord
- Lab2 – Brain and cranial nerves
- Lab3 – Special senses
- Lab4 – Quiz 1 (week 1-3), Digestive system
- Lab5 – The respiratory system
- Lab6 – Midterm (weeks 1-5, Study Guide available)
- Lab7 – The heart.
- Lab8&9 – The great Blood Vessels, Circulation system
- Lab10 – Quiz 2 (week 7-9), Excretory system
- Lab11 – Reproductive system, Review
- Lab12 – Laboratory Final (weeks 7-11, Study Guide available)
SCB 209 Lab Online Resources
Lab 1 Peripheral & central nervous system, spinal cord
- Mink video dissection of Nerves
- Cat dissection video of Major Nerves & plexus
- Spinal cord model in lab & Spinal Cord Transection in Cervical Vertebra with labels
- Neuron cell model in lab & Neuron cell model with labels
Lab2 Brain and cranial nerves
- Sheep Brain& Dissection guide with label & Human Cranial Nerves Basics
- Human brain model Internal and External view
- The Names, Functions, and Locations of Cranial Nerves (image + reference)
- Summary of Cranial Nerves
Lab 3 Special senses
- Cow eye dissection& Sheep Eye Dissection with label
- Human Eye Model& Eye 3D Model
- Human Ear physical Model & Human Ear 3D Model
Lab 4 Digestive system
- Mink digestive system and Male Reproductive system dissection video
- Mink abdomen dissection
- Cat dissection video of Internal Organs
- Cat dissection Video of Digestive system
- Domestic fowl digestive system image & Virtual Chicken: Full Digestive System
- Cow GI track model image & Inside of a cow digestive tract in 3D
Lab 5 The respiratory system
- Mink Cervical & Thoracic Region dissection
- Larynx to lung model in lab & Respiratory System Plaque & Larynx Model
Lab 6 Midterm + Blood cell types
Lab 7 The heart
Lab 8, 9 The great Blood Vessels, Circulation system
Lab 10 Excretory system
- Mink Urinary system dissection video
- Cat dissection Video of Urinary System
- Urinary system model in lab
- The Kidney & A Lobe of the Kidney & The Renal Corpuscle
Lab 11 Reproductive system + Review
- Mink Reproductive system dissection of Male and Female
- Female Reproductive System & Male Reproductive system
- Male & Female
- Reproductive System Model with label: Male & Female
- Mink Endocrine System dissection video
- Cat Endocrine System dissection video
Lab Forms and Safety Information
- NS Laboratory Policy Handbook
- Biology Laboratory Fitness & Health Consent Form
- NS Laboratory Makeup Form
- NS Practical Exam Form for Students with Disability
- Microscope Diagram Key
- Lab Safety Website
(Source: LAGCC Natural Sciences Department)
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Textbook Information
Textbook information here is more up-to-date than Syllabus. If you have any purchase related questions, please reach out to your instructor first.
Lecture Textbook (Required)
Vertebrate Anatomy and Physiology for Veterinary Technician Students. Boris Zakharov, First Edition
ISBN-10:151653946X; ISBN-13:978-1516539468
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Lab Textbook (Required)
A Dissection Guide and Atlas to the Mink. David G. Smith, Michael P. Schenk. Morton Publishing Company, 2000 (Revised Edition).
ISBN: 0-89582-450-7; ISBN 13: 9780895824509
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Free E-Textbook (NOT required)
Anatomy and Physiology is optional. The textbook is free to read online and download (PDF, Kindle). (Book URL: https://openstax.org/details/books/anatomy-and-physiology)
J. Gordon Betts, (2018) (2019). Anatomy and Physiology. Houston, Texas: OpenStax. Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0
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Textbook problem solutions
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Syllabus
The syllabus contains information on Course materials, Instructional Objectives, Grading Scheme and Standards, Homework Assignments, Attendance and other policies, Class schedule and instructors, and Laboratory requirements and experiments.
SCB 209 Course Description
This course is a continuation of Vertebrate Anatomy and Physiology I. Major organ systems are discussed while emphasis is placed on mammalian anatomy and physiology. In the laboratory, students have the opportunity to view these systems through the dissection of a cat. Prerequisite: SCB208. 3 credits; 4 hours (2 lecture, 2 lab)
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Links to CUNY and LAGCC Sites and Resources
Some of the links require login credentials and can be accessed via MyLaGuardia.
- BlackBoard
- CUNYFirst
- LAGCC Natural Sciences Department
- LAGCC library
- Academic Help/Tutoring and Academic Peer Instruction
- STEM Study Guide
- LAGCC ePortoflio
- Office of Assistive Technology (Students with Disabilities)
- Technology Resources LaGuardia
- MyLaGuardia for Students.
References: Biology OER
- Biology OER
- LAGCC Biology Degree Map
- Environmental Sciences at LAGCC
- Environmental Sciences Degree Map
- Ad Astra Undergraduate Research Newsletter
Ad Astra is a newsletter where faculty, staff and students at LaGuardia Community College from different disciplines showcase their ongoing and latest research initiatives, scientific and academic accomplishments. Ad Astra presents snippets of new scientific findings, puzzles to challenge your brain and useful information about usual and unusual career paths and possibilities following graduation.
