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Muscles of the Head © 2021 by Heidi Wangerin is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
Here you can peruse the Open Educational Resources (OER) developed at Northern Virginia Community College. We have developed OER Labs curriculum for two life science courses: BIO141 (Human Anatomy and Physiology) and BIO101 (Introductory College Biology).
BIO141 (A&P 1) 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 13 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.
BIO101 is a semester-long mixed-majors class that transfers to 4-year universities. As such, these labs are appropriate for both majors and non-majors at the undergraduate 100-level or even an upper level high school biology class, such as that used for Dual Enrollment or Advanced Placement.
A&P I LABS:
Please click on the A&P I Lab menu in the black navigation bar above to activate a drop-down menu to permit access to the pages for each of the labs listed below.
- Review of Metrics Lab for A&P Students
- Microscope Lab for A&P Students
- 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
A&P I OER Lab Manual © 2022 by H. Wangerin, P. Rodgers, G. Backus is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 
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. 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, but they are available. Please simply fill out the contact information form (Below).
A&P II LABS
Interested in A&P II labs? We hope to have these written and piloted by 2025. Keep checking in here for labs on the following topics:
- Endocrine System Anatomy and Physiology
- Reproductive System Anatomy and Physiology
- Heart Anatomy and Physiology
- Blood Anatomy and Physiology
- Blood Vessel Anatomy and Physiology
- Excretory System Anatomy and Physiology
- Digestive System Anatomy and Physiology
- Lymphatic System Anatomy and Physiology
- Respiratory System Anatomy and Physiology
BIO 101 (Introduction to College Biology Labs)
The BIO101 OER labs are appropriate for the Introduction to College Biology curriculum for mixed majors. Please click on the BIO 101: Labs in the black navigation bar above to access the labs listed below:
- Biotechnology Lab (introduction to micropipetting and gel electrophoresis)
- Review of the Metric System
- Microscopes
- Biomolecules
- Cellular Transport
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, but they are available. Please simply fill out the contact information form (Below). As OER materials, you are free to use whatever you wish, according to the rules of applied Creative Commons attribution.
Interested in our work? Want to suggest something? Want to help us develop more labs? Fill out the contact information below.
Need more information? Please feel free to contact gbackus@nvcc.edu
A&P I OER Lab Manual © 2022 by H. Wangerin, P. Rodgers, G. Backus is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0