Week 1 · June 15 to 18, 2026
Foundations and the Integumentary System
Welcome to your first week. We start with the language of anatomy and the body's organization, move through tissues, and finish with the skin. This page is your map for the week: your daily schedule, the pages to study, your case, and the weekly TBL.
Bring to every class
A computer for lecture, and your printed lab materials kept in a dedicated lab binder for study.
Your week at a glance
Four days, building toward one case.
Each week follows the same rhythm. You prepare, you practice, you work a real case with your team, and you present it at the TBL.
Monday
Orientation and Onboarding
Course introduction, syllabus walkthrough, team formation, and tools setup.
Tuesday
Active Learning
A drawing or concept map applied to this week's case content.
Wednesday
Run the Case
Work Unknown Case 1 with your team and build the differential.
Thursday
Present and TBL
Team presentations and the weekly Team-Based Learning session.
Study this week
Five pages to work through.
These are your concept pages for Week 1. Each one has a short video, a printable reference, and a retrieval check. Work through them before the lab exam that covers this week.
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01
Anatomical Terminology
Anatomical position, body planes, and directional and regional terms.
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02
Body Cavities
Dorsal and ventral cavities, serous membranes, and the abdominopelvic regions.
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03
Cell Anatomy
The cell and its organelles, the building blocks you will revisit all term.
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04
Tissues and Histology
The four primary tissue types and how to recognize each under the microscope.
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05
Integumentary System
Skin layers, hair, nails, and the cutaneous glands of the integument.
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Lab Sprint
Week 1 Lab Sprints
Regional terms, body cavities, the four tissues, and the integument.
Open lab sprint
Case and TBL
Work Unknown Case 1, then present it Thursday.
Your case this week. Unknown Case 1 runs through the week. Work up the differential live in class with your team, and bring your reasoning to Thursday's TBL.
The weekly TBL. Thursday is your Team-Based Learning session. Come prepared: an individual readiness check comes first, then you take it again with your team, then your team presents its case. The TBL runs on InteDashboard.
Opens InteDashboard in a new tab.
Looking ahead
Before Week 2 begins.
Lab Exam 1 · Monday, June 22
Your first lab exam lands the Monday after Week 1. It covers this week, Foundations, Tissues, and the Integumentary System, as fill-in-the-blank identification on histology, microscope slides, models, and cadaver.
No classes June 19 to 21
The Juneteenth weekend is a built-in pause. Use it for your first round of spaced-recall review so Week 2 starts strong.