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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Research Paper - Day 2

In Class Background Research

Here are links to websites that may be helpful to you in your research:


If you took the college class, this site will allow you access to their databases.
http://search.proquest.com/login


http://www.jstor.org – register for free account, up to 3

http://www.lapl.org/ - LA Public Library
-          Science in Context: http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/scic/home?u=lapl&p=SCIC

-          Look for academic journals, encyclopedias, and news articles.


National Institutes of Health - News

Search through research here:

Search scholarly articles to quote

Topic Directory for research on different topics

If you have a Los Angeles Public Library Card, search here for ebooks

A list of topics with links to resources





Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Nervous System Day 9

Objective: SWBAT correctly answer 4 out of 5 questions about action potential on an exit slip

Flash presentation from the notes:  http://brainu.org/files/movies/action_potential_cartoon.swf



Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Nervous System Day 8

Cranial Nerves

Objective: SWBAT correctly match the function of all 12 cranial nerves with 80% accuracy on an exit slip.


Agenda:
1. Do Now
2. Multiple Intelligences Explained
3. Anderson Silva
4. Cranial Nerves exam
5. Notes
6. Practice
7. Exit Slip




Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Nervous System Day 7

Brain Physiology


Objective: SWBAT match parts of the brain with their function with at least 80% accuracy on an exit slip.



Extra interesting stuff!




Nervous System Day 6

SWBAT correctly complete matching of brain area to function and label the parts of the brain with 80% accuracy on an exit slip.

Link to Exit Slip




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