Module 1: Physiology

By the end of this lab, students should be able to:

1. Describe chick embryo anatomy, including the cardiac system, through the completion of lab activities
2. Demonstrate how to safely and properly dissect a fertilized chicken egg by windowing the egg and explanting the embryo
3. Operate a stereomicroscope and image acquisition software (Zen) by capturing images of the chick embryo and cardiac system
4. Investigate the effect of temperature on the in ovo heart rate of a developing chick embryo through the completion of lab experiments
5. Practice experimental design by investigating the effect of acetylcholine and adrenaline on the in ovo heart rate of a developing chick embryo through the completion of lab experiments
6. Interpret the results of experiments and draw conclusions about the development of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system in chick embryo through the completion of a lab report
7. Explain how an understanding of the chick embryo model in terms of development and physiology can be applied to humans, and the limits thereof, through the completion of lecture and lab activities