Introduction and Acknowledgements
Gillian Backus; Heidi W. Wangerin; and Paula Rodgers
This OER Laboratory Manual was developed specifically for undergraduate students and pre-health students in the first semester of Human Anatomy and Physiology (A&P I, BIO141).
A&P I is the first semester of a two-course sequence in human anatomy and physiology suitable for pre-nursing and other allied health students. As such, these labs are suitable for a one semester, 100-or 200-level undergraduate human anatomy and physiology class or an upper level high school biology class.
Each A&P I lab begins with a relevant case study. As students progress through the lab, they learn how to solve the Case. Students are encouraged to apply what they learn. There are questions sprinkled throughout the lab, and each lab contains homework questions (a post-lab) which may be collected, reviewed, and graded.
In addition, for many labs we provide an instructor memo that includes the materials required to do the lab as written, as well as a sample instructor powerpoint.
- Microscope Lab
- Anatomical Terminology and Organ Systems Lab
- Histology Lab
- Integument Lab
- Introduction to Bones Lab
- Axial Skeleton Lab
- Appendicular Lab
- Muscles Lab
- Articulations Lab
- Brain and Cranial Nerves Lab
- Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerve Lab
- Special Senses Lab
As OER materials, you are free to use whatever you wish, according to the rules of applied Creative Commons attribution. As an OER resource, students don’t pay anything for using these materials. On this public site, we do not include the Answer Keys for the labs.
A&P I OER Lab Manual © 2022 by H. Wangerin, P. Rodgers, G. Backus is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
A huge thank you to the Achieving the Dream Foundation for funding this work, and to the Deans and Administrators at the Loudoun Campus of Northern Virginia Community College for supporting us. Thank you to our lab managers Maryann Williamson and Elizabeth Carr for tirelessly testing out experiments, preparing materials, and for providing valuable edits. We thank our colleagues Scott Matthews, Fred Terranova, and Morgan Marsh for their expert, detailed editing advice and guidance. Finally, and most importantly, thank you to the students of Northern Virginia Community College because this is for you!
