Your first anatomy lab exam is coming up March 24 or March 67.There is still time to study on your own and in the lab. With the instructor's permission, feel free use the lab facilities anytime room SC2-140 is open this Monday. The lab will be closed to Anatomy students all day Tuesday and for the rest of the week.

The content of our first Lab Practical is as follows:

• Gross Anatomy.

There will be four questions concerning human organs, systems body cavities using a rat.

• Histology.

Expect fourteen or so questions using microscopes and tissue slides. Be sure you can specifically identify tissues and are able to describe their distinguishing features or usual locations.

• Skeleton.

Be able to identify all the bones and bone markings listed in your laboratory manual. Consider proper articulation with other bones and practice determining left from right where applicable.

• Knee Joint.

Be able to recognize all the diarthrotic components demonstrated on the cowl knee. Review the histological compositionof these structures as well. Three fresh specimens will be used.

Please note a DVD/videotape simulation of Lab Practical No. 1 is available at thefront desk at the IMC for free home loan. An answer booklet is included. Sorry, this DVD is not yet available at Blockbuster or NetFlix!

There is also available a DVD entitled Rat O'Rama for review of mammalian gross anatomy, and the Biol 201 CD which contains a lot of histology review. Both of these are availablee at the IMC.