1967-1968 Academic Catalog

82 CEDARVILLE COLLEGE 216 HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY Prerequisite: Biology 100 A study of the systems and functions of the human body with the primary emphasis being given to muscle and nerve physiology. Three lectures and two 2-hour laboratories per week. Five credit hours 306 GENETICS Prerequisite: Biology 100 A study of the principles of heredity, their application to plant, animal and human life. Three lectures per week, lab by arrangement. 314 MICROTECHNIQUE Prerequisite: Biology 115 and permission of instructor Five credit hours Methods and procedures involved in the preparation of microscope slides of animal tissues. An extensive series of slides is required as a basis for further histological study. One lecture, two 3-hour laboratories per week and additional time by ar- rangement. Five credit hours 315 HISTOLOGY Prerequisite: Biology 314 or permtsston of instructor A study of the microscopic anatomy of animal tissues with considerable emphasis being placed upon physiological and ultrastructural relationships. The laboratory emphasizes the relationship of tissues to the several systems and organ identification. Three lectures and three 2-hour laboratories per week. Five credit hours 400 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN BIOLOGY Prerequisite: Major in Biology and permission of advisor and Division Chairman Independent experimental study involving a particular biological phe– nomenon. Submission and approval of a research proposal must precede reg– istration. One to five credit houn 134 GENERAL BOTANY Prerequisite: Biology 100 A study of basic functions and structures of plants beginning with the algae and fungi and finishing with the flowering plants. The methodology and techniques of plant science are emphasized. Three lectures and two 3-hour laboratories per week. Five credit hours 136 LOCAL FLORA Prerequisite: Biology 100 or 101 This course deals with the identification of the vascular plants native to the CedarviHe locality. The student will make a collection of the available specimens. This course may not be applied toward a biology major or minor. Two lectures and one 3-hour laboratory each week. Three credit hours