This laboratory manual was written in 2019 via an OER Revisions and Ancillary Materials Creation Mini-Grant from Affordable Learning Georgia (affordablelearninggeorgia.org). The goal of the project is to create an open educational resource lab manual that provides students in our first-semester large introductory Anatomy and Physiology laboratory course (CBIO2200L) at the University of Georgia (GA, USA) with a tailored, low-cost set of course materials.
CBIO2200L covers the structure and function of several of the body’s systems including cells, tissues, the integumentary system, skeletal system, muscular system, and nervous system. Emphasis is placed on humans with some comparison to other mammals. The overall goal of CBIO2200L is to gain a foundational understanding of the normal structure and function of the above systems of the human body, not an in-depth analysis of any single part or system. The laboratory component is a required and important part of the overall course and labs both introduce new course material and reinforce topics discussed in lecture. Labs include the identification of structures on a variety of available resources (models, preserved specimens, and human cadavers) and demonstration of physiological concepts through lab activities.