The required laboratory complements the lecture material with a comparison of frog, chick, and pig embryos. Histological, preserved, and selected living materials are studied to illustrate gametogenesis, fertilization, and development of the vertebrate embryo from zygote through the differentiation of organ systems in amphibian, avian and mammalian embryos. 
Detailed information on each course unit is available at the Embryology Course Web Site.

• Lecture: 3 credits. Class meets at least 150 min. per week. (Usually Mon., Wed., and Fri. 9:00-9:50 am.)
• Lab: 1 credit. Required in-lab time minimum 2 hr. 50 min. per week.  (Usually Tuesday and Thursday in S216; Lab Sec. A 9:30-10:55 am or Lab Sec. B 11:00 am-12:25 pm.) 
• Lecture and Lab are co-requisites and must be taken concurrently. 
• Embryology is a Group I Biology Elective applicable to the biology major. 
• The course is offered only during the fall semester. 

• Required Text: 

Moore, K. L. and T. V. Persaud. 1998. The Developing Human. Clinically Oriented Embryology. Sixth Edition. Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-6974-3
• Required Laboratory Manual: 

Schoenwolf, G. C. 2001. Laboratory Studies of Vertebrate and Invertebrate Embryos.  Eighth Edition. Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-857434-0  [The 7th edition (1995) is an acceptable substitute  ISBN 0-02-407602-3.]
• Required Supplement: 

Ross, Anna E. Biology 211 Vertebrate Embryology: Lecture and Laboratory Course Supplement. Purchase at the CBU Print Shop in Kenrick. Students are required to have the most recent edition.
• Dictionary: Choose a comprehensive Medical Dictionary, for example:

Stedman's Medical Dictionary. 26^th edition. 1995. Williams and Wilkins. ISBN 0-683-07922-0
Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. 18^th edition. 1997. F. A. Davis Co. ISBN 0-8036-0194-8
• Digital course materials: 

Embryology Course Web Site
Digital Images, lecture slides, etc.:  Available to CBU students on the shared directory \\valshare\biology

• Students who have not achieved grades of "C" or better in each of the prerequisite courses are advised to repeat the necessary courses before attempting further course work in biology. Students who have not achieved grades of "C" or better in each of the prerequisite courses may not enroll in BIOL 211 without the permission of the professor or Biology Department Chair. 
• Completion of BIOL 211 and lab with grades of "C" or better is a recommended prerequisite for BIOL 212 (Comparative Anatomy) offered Spring semester.

• Home page: http://www.cbu.edu/~aross 
• Office: Science Building Room 203G 

Office Phone: 901-321-3436 
Email: aross@cbu.edu
• Usual office hours for Fall Semester: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday 2:00-4:30.  Additional times by appointment.

• Course related materials are maintained in S216.  The room is available to students enrolled in this course during posted daytime hours and additionally during early evening hours by arrangement with Dr. Ross.  Informal study and review sessions for Dr. Ross's courses are held in room S216 several times a week.  Successful students spend at least two hours a week working in S216 in addition to the scheduled class and lab sessions.  (The current room S216 schedule is posted on the room's door, at Dr. Ross's home page, and at the Embryology Course Web Site.)  Materials available for student use in room S216 include: 
• Atlases of embryology photomicrographs.
• CD-ROM's and tutorials on computer for study of the embryology lecture and lab material, human anatomy, and human histology.
• Computers with internet connection (additional computers for Biology students are in room S213). 
• Microscopes and microscope slides (an additional microscope study station can be set up is S213 for use when S216 is occupied).
• Microscope with TV monitor for team study.
• Digital image projection system with document camera.
• Embryology and anatomy models, charts, and reference books.

In this laboratory course, there is simply no substitute for being there.  Much of the benefit of the course is derived from your active participation during the scheduled lab meetings. You will learn more by working with your classmates doing the lab work than can be assessed by any quiz or exam. In fact, your active participation in lab is so important that no quiz or exam scores could possibly be high enough to compensate for missing the actual experience of being present in the laboratory. Therefore, you must complete all of the labs to pass the course.

• Each lecture or lab exam is worth 100 points.  Lecture quizzes are usually worth either 5 or 10 points.  You can easily determine your standing in the course at any time (calculate the percentage of available points that you have earned).  Bonus points can be earned on each exam.  Therefore, with thorough preparation, it is possible to score higher than 100% on an exam.  The lab course grade is based on a 500 point total and the lecture course grade is usually based on a 640 point total (depending on exactly how many quizzes are given).   No quiz or exam scores are dropped.
• Students may not use old exams or quizzes in this course.  Detailed information on the format and coverage of each exam is provided well in advance (refer to the Embryology Course Web Site). 
• Grading scale: 90.0-100+% = A, 80.0-89.9% = B, 70.0-79.9% = C, 60.0-69.9% = D, below 60.0% = F.
• Makeup lecture or lab exams will only be available under extraordinary circumstances.  If you miss an exam without prior arrangement or fail to schedule a makeup exam with the professor within one hour of the scheduled exam time, it is likely that you will not be eligible for a makeup exam and you will receive a zero for the missed exam.  Ordinarily, a student will be granted no more than one makeup exam for the course. Ordinarily, there will be no makeup for a missed lecture or lab quiz. 

If you need special consideration, please ask.

• For more information about the Embryology course, contact Dr. Ross: aross@cbu.edu.