Mr. Lazaroff
1996 Access Excellence Fellow

Author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Anatomy & Physiology		Published May 4th, 2004
		"Humans are not the end result of predictable evolutionary progress, but rather a fortuitous cosmic afterthought, a tiny little twig on the enormously arborescent bush of life, which if replanted from seed, would almost surely not grow this twig again." - Stephen Jay Gould
A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community.  It is wrong when it tends otherwise.  - Aldo Leopold		"Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution." - Theodosius Dobzhansky
It is my goal that all of my students become critical thinkers. This is in the sincere hope that they will one day defy the following observation of H.L. Mencken *: "The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind."

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Classrooms: Room 3002 Anatomy & Physiology Room 3029 Forensics		Office: Room 3003
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Mr. Lazaroff at the Access Excellence Conference in San Francisco in 1996.	Mr. Lazaroff (in the background) with Lily Tomlin, 1996 at the Access Excellence Conference in San Francisco.
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Course Descriptions:	Class Rules:	Web Sites
Anatomy & Physiology	Lab Safety Letter LAB SAFETY AGREEMENT (Anatomy & Physiology), OR LAB SAFETY AGREEMENT (Forensics),	BioWeb
Forensics
How to Use a Microscope!	1. Grading System 2. Test Format	Visit my Connections in Biology Site in Progress!

 

ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY (232) 1 credit
                       The Anatomy & Physiology HOMEPAGE!

Prerequisite: A full year of Biology (Biology Honors, Biology A, or Biology B)

Anatomy & Physiology is a hands-on elective laboratory course which continues where Biology left off; it is designed for students who wish to delve further into the structure and function of human cells, tissues, and organ systems. In addition, such topics as human fetal development, human and mammalian evolution, and disease will also be heavily explored; special emphasis will be placed on such medical topics as diagnosis, treatment, surgical techniques, holistic medicine, forensic medicine, bioethics, and ethnobotany. Detailed dissection of both cats and fetal pigs is a large part of this course, as such, students must be willing to participate. Student evaluation will be based on both traditional and lab-practicum examinations, laboratory investigations, homework, participation, research papers, internet research and other computer projects, oral presentations, dramatizations, drawing, clay sculptures, and other forms of model making. TOP    Class Rules

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* H.L. Mencken was a brilliant writer, humorist, misanthrope, and misogynist.  My use of his quote does not imply that I share all of his views.  His views of women, in fact, are particularly troubling to me.

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