Category: Biology 12

Continue/finish reading chapter 17 (NS). Work on the NS handout.

 

Study for circulatory/excretory test. Continue reading of chapter 17 (nervous system), notes, and work on practice questions (not for handing in).

Test postponed to Monday/Tuesday. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Continue reading chapter 17 (nervous system) and NS notes.

Circulatory/Excretory test – Thursday and Friday, 9/10 May.

Be sure sheep brain lab is handed in.

Complete the kidney lab and attached handout, and hand in next class.

 

Be sure you have finished and handed in the excretory system worksheet, the nephron/kidney worksheet, and the sheep heart lab. Complete the pork pluck lab if you are in block 1-4 and hand in next class.

If you have done part 2 of the sheep heart lab, please complete both parts, staple together, and hand in next class. Please work on and hand in the nephron/kidney handout (diagram, questions) next class.

If you have time, watch the Crash Course video on Excretory system.

Finish the heart dissection lab, staple the two parts together, and hand in. Be sure you have completed the questions/readings previously assigned.

Please check out these resources on heart disease , stroke and stroke, as well as this one on gender differences in heart attacks (up to p. 7, or beyond if you have the time), and use this Note Taking_Guide to take notes while you read. This is not for handing in.

Read and hand in the 3 questions on p. 234 in the textbook.

Read section 13.1 in the text on the lymphatic system, and browse the remander of chapter 13, including diagrams and summary. Begin reading 16.1 and 16.2 on excretory system.

Circulatory system reviews – please ensure that you have completed these and used them as you see fit in your learning for this section.

Circulatory system questions – please complete and submit for marking on 3/4 April:

1. What type of blood vessels are there? discuss their structure and function.
2. Trace the path of blood through the heart, mentioning the vessels attached and the valves within the heart.
3. Describe the cardiac cycle (using the terms systole and diastole) and explain the heart sounds.
4. Describe the cardiac conduction system and ECG. how is ECG related the the cardiac cycle?
5. What type of blood vessel is the blood pressure highest? lowest? why? why is this beneficial? what assists venous return of the blood?

Read sections 16.1 and 16.2 in the text (excretory system) if you haven’t done so already.

Complete the anatomy of the kidney and nephron handout and submit for marking on 4/5 April.

Circulatory system test will be combined with excretory system test.