There are a five important announcements today.

1. There will be two open laboratory sessions (to study for Practicum 2) on Friday 10 April 2009 C.E. The first will be 0900 to 1100, and the second will be 1700-1900. The word on the street is that the cadavers will be available only for the first hour of each session. I haven't confirmed the veracity of such claims, but to be sure, you should show up at either 0900 or 1700 if you need to see the cadavers.

2. The breakdown of questions for Practicum 2 is:
·35 questions on sheep hearts
·25 questions on cadaver vessels
·15 multiple-alternative questions about blood routes, fetal circulation, and PhysioEx
I made an announcement weeks ago about the appearance of blood routes and fetal circulation on the practicum, but I'm reminding you here to BE SURE to look at the Practice Blood-Route Worksheets and the Fetal Circulation links (under Course Materials). The best way to make sense of the blood-route worksheets is to study the flowchart-type figures, NOT the anatomical figures (the ones that show what they actually look like). One example is Figure 21.11 in the Seeley, Stephens, and Tate (8th Edition) textbook.

3. You should always remember to check the Potentially Useful Study Links, but I'm letting you know that there's a link to a pinned dissection of a sheep heart. It's the last link under cardiovascular links.

4. Because this practicum involves a classwide activity, if you appear late you will risk being locked out.

5. I have decided to allow a second choice as being correct for one of the questions on Lecture Examination 4, so I will need your Scantrons again. Bring them to lecture on Monday. I don't expect any shenanigans, but I want you to be aware that making any changes to your Scantron is acedemic dishonesty and will result in a zero for the examination. (Remember that I can check it against your question forms.)

6. I said there are FIVE announcements, not six.