Document: Mystery of the Bones Abstract: In a quiet camping area known as Crystal Lake, four complete human skeletons were found in the mud when the lake began to dry during a drought. Detectives checked the missing person’s reports for people in the area and found that five people had disappeared from that area over the last 10 years.

Document: AOTL Diagram 1 Abstract: Front and back of a human illustration.

Document: AOTL Diagram 2 Abstract: Front, back, and side view of a blank human illustration.

Document: AOTL Diagram 3 Abstract: Dorsal and Ventral Body Cavities and their Divisions

Document: Anatomical Orientation & Terminology Lab Abstract: Terminology can be tricky in Anatomy and Physiology.  It is important that members of anatomical and health care fields be able to communicate with one another using a logical, standardized language that is descriptive and informative.  Otherwise, we may resort to using terms that are confusing or conditional.  For example, the nose is...

Link: http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=343&id=343 Abstract: This case study is designed to teach introductory biology majors about the role of the pituitary in controlling hormones. It could easily be applied or modified to fit a variety of other courses, including a non-majors introductory biology course or any of a variety of human health-related courses, particularly human anatomy and physiology. It presents an actual case...

Link: http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=323&id=323 Abstract: In this interrupted case study, a middle-aged man is having his wisdom teeth surgically removed. He decides to have a general anesthetic, but is unaware of the reaction he will have to halothane. His skeletal muscles go rigid and his body temperature rapidly increases. Students use their knowledge of nerve, synaptic, and muscle function to complete flow diagrams,...

Link: http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=623&id=623 Abstract: Greg Myron is playing the last football game of his career as the high school’s star running back. As the clock counts down the final seconds, Greg rushes 70 yards down field until he is tackled out of bounds. When the kicking team comes out to try for the winning field goal, Greg remains motionless on the ground....

Document: http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=253&id=253 Abstract: This directed case study focuses on the physiology of bone homeostasis and methods of prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. One of the overall purposes of the case is to show students that osteoporosis is not simply a disease that afflicts elderly women. Instead, students learn about Marissa, a petite 15-year-old who has just learned that her 55-year-old...

Link: http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=377&id=377 Abstract: In this discussion case, parents must decide whether or not to enroll their sons in an experimental treatment program designed to alleviate the symptoms of muscular dystrophy. The case explores the genetics and physiology of the disease as well as the issues involved with pharmaceutical research. The case has been used in both majors’ and non-majors’ biology courses,...