Circulation Quiz on Monday 12/3

This is what you need to know:

1)  Parts of the heart:  4 chambers, 2 types of valve, main veins and arteries (inferior vena cava, superior vena cava, pulmonary arteries, pulmonary veins, aorta)
2)  Be able to label all of the above on a diagram of a human heart
3)  Be able to describe path of blood through heart, lungs, body
4)  Be able to describe the characteristics of the 3 main types of blood vessels, emphasizing how they are different and how their structure reflects function

The Week of 11/26-11/30

This week we will be having FLEX on Tues/Wed instead of Thurs/Fri as usual.

• Mon 11/26:  Ecology Tests back and recollect.  Group work/brainstorm of circulation.  Start reading Chapter 42.
• Wed 11/28:  Parts and Function of the Heart.  Types of blood vessels.  Read 42.2 and 42.3.
• Fri 11/30:  Blood components.  Blood pressure.  Video of Circulation.  Read 42.4.  Circulatory Quiz on Monday.

Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences: Please Read!!

As you know, Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences are coming up next Monday and Tuesday. I want you to know that I will not be there for the morning session on Tuesday because I will be meeting with the teachers of my own kids acrosss town. Generally that doesn't take the whole morning session and I arrive at Lincoln by 10:15 or so, but I definitely won't be there at the beginning. Thanks for your understanding. I look forward to meeting with many of you next week!

The Week of 11/13-11/16

Grades have been entered.  Check them and see if you have any questions.  Grades go out Tues/Wed.

• Wed 11/14:  Turn in Digestion Coloring if not already.  Digestion notes:  parts of food processing, types of digestive systems, digestive enzymes.   Read 1st half of Chapter 41.  Short quiz on Friday.
• Fri 11/16:  Digestion quiz on parts and functions.  Absorption and villi.  Keep reading Chapter 41.

On the back of the Digestive System Coloring Page...

....Do the following.  Use your textbook (Chapter 41) to complete this.  Due Wed, November 14 or earlier.

›Describe what happens as food goes through the following parts of the human digestion system:  oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus

›Find definitions of the following terms:  bolus, epiglottis, chyme, sphincter muscles, bile, emulsification, villi, peristalsis.

The Week of 11/5-11/9: End of the Quarter

• Monday 11/5:  SPARK Lecture on the history of radiation treatment.  3:30 in room 169.  Get there early if you want to go!!
• Tues 11/6:  Questions on Ecology Review?  Start Digestion.   Field Trip Assignment due tomorrow. 
• Thurs 11/8:  Late Work/Extra Credit deadline for the quarter.  Turn in Field Trip Assignment.  Take Ecology Test.  More on Digestion.  Read Chapter 41.  Enjoy your long week-end!!