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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Nervous System Day 5

Spinal Cord

SWBAT Label a diagram with the parts of the spinal cord and answer questions correctly about the functions of the spinal cord on an exit slip.


 



Monday, December 9, 2013

Semester 1 Final Study Guide

- Know the steps of the scientific method
- Define all anatomical directional terms and use them to describe a wound on a body diagram
- Label all body cavities
- Explain each level of organization of the body and how they work together
- Construct an analogous levels-of-organization chart to the human body
- Explain what homeostasis is and how the body uses feedback loops to maintain homeostasis
- Describe the 4 different types of body tissue, their function and their locations in the body
- Label different structures of the skin on a diagram
- Describe the functions of different structures in the skin, including (but not limited to): melanin, sweat glands, pores, melanocytes, each layer, sebaceous glands and arrector pili muscles
- Describe the differences between the symptoms of each level of burn
- Label all bones covered in class on the skeleton, including the 4 types of bones
- Label the anatomy of a long bone and understand the function of each structure
- Label the different muscles in the body, as discussed in class
- Answer questions based on the 7 steps of muscle contraction
- Label the parts of a muscle and describe the function of each part

Nervous System Day 4

Review
Divisions of the Nervous System






Thursday, December 5, 2013

Nervous System Day 3

Parts of the Nervous System



Objective:
SWBAT understand the role of neurons and the divisions of the nervous system by answering 4 out of 5 questions correctly on an exit ticket.

1. Do Now
2. Reaction Time Lab
3. Divisions of the Nervous System Notes
4. Exit Slip



Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Nervous System Day 2


SWBAT Describe parts of a neuron and their functions on an exit slip with 80% accuracy


Monday, December 2, 2013

Nervous System Day 1

SWBAT correctly describe basics of the nervous system by answering questions correctly after reading a short article.