Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab Manual

This manual is intended to provide the student with a practical approach to understanding concepts of human anatomy and physiology. It is organized by systems beginning with the building blocks of anatomical terms, molecular, cellular and histological concepts to serve as a foundation for learning the integumentary, skeletal, muscular and nervous systems. Each lab begins with exercises in the pre-lab designed to accelerate student learning in order to efficiently accomplish exercises while in the laboratory setting.The author believes that the student must apply their foundational anatomical and physiological knowledge to the more practical aspects of medicine in order to motivate and appreciate their time spent learning the fine points of anatomy and physiology. The manual is designed to incorporate a multimedia approach to integrating this knowledge using virtual cadavers, animations, cadavers, models, and experiments along with a multitude of other tools.