Dates |
Content Topics |
Essential Questions/Concepts |
Activities/Assessments |
Supplies |
August
2 weeks |
Introduction to
Anatomy & physiology |
- Levels of organization
- Homeostasis
- Body systems
- Surface anatomy
- Body regions
- Directional terms
- Planes & sections
- Body cavities
- Scanning techniques
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- Vocabulary
- Organization drawings
- Feedback lab
- Region game & note cards
- At the clinic
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September
2 weeks
1 week
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Basic body chemistry
Cell structure & function
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- Atoms & molecules
- Chemical compounds
- Chemical reactions in the body
- Cell organelles and function review
- Cell transport
- Protein synthesis
- Cell cycle
- Cell differentiation
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- Vocabulary
- Element & compound poster
- PH/buffer lab
- Organic compound testing lab
- At the clinic
- Vocabulary
- Tour of a cell activity
- Cell transport lab
- At the clinic
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Benedicts solution
PH paper
Iodine |
October
1 ½ weeks
1 week
2 ½ weeks
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Tissues
Integumentary system
Skeletal system
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- Tissue structures and functions
- Tissue repair
- Epidermis
- Dermis
- Subcutaneous layer
- Accessory structures
- Injury & repair
- Aging
- Microscopic anatomy
- External anatomy
- Bone formation
- Bone repair
- Bone markings
- Axial skeleton
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- Vocabulary
- Microscope tissue id lab
- Color sheets
- At the clinic
- At the clinic
- Color sheets
- Career PowerPoint
- Vocabulary
- Bone hardness lab
- Color sheets
- At the clinic
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November
2 weeks
2 weeks |
Skeletal system continued
Muscular system
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- Appendicular skeleton
- Articulations
- Muscular functions
- Microscopic anatomy
- Muscle contraction
- Energy
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- Build a muscle
- Movement routine
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December
2 weeks |
Muscular system
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- Vocabulary
- Color sheets
- Computer practice id
- At the clinic
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January
3weeks |
Nervous System |
- Nervous system organization
- Anatomy of a neuron
- Nerve transmission
- Central nervous system
- Peripheral nervous system
- Autonomic and somatic nervous system
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- Vocabulary
- Color sheets
- Reflex research and lab
- Video “Secrets of the Brain”
- Brain dissection
- At the clinic
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Sheep brains |
February
1 week
3 weeks |
Nervous system cont.
Special Senses
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- Pain, temperature, touch, pressure, position
- Smell
- Taste
- Vision
- Hearing/balance
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- Nervous system research
- At the clinic
- Vocabulary
- Color sheets
- Taste lab
- Vision lab
- Hearing/balance lab
- Cow eye dissection
- At the clinic
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Cow eyes |
March
1 week
2 ½ weeks
|
Cardiovascular
system |
- Anatomy of the heart
- Pathway of blood
- Major arteries & veins
- Conduction system
- Cardiac cycle
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- Color sheets
- Cadaver trip
- Vocabulary
- Color sheets
- Cow heart dissection
- Blood pressure
- Cardiovascular research and lab design with heart monitor
- At the clinic
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Cow hearts
New blood pressure cuffs 2
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March/
April
2 weeks |
Respiratory system |
- Anatomy of respiratory system
- Pathway of respiration
- Physiology of respiration
- Lung volume & capacity
- Gas exchange
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- Lung volume lab
- Respiration rate lab
- Color sheets
- At the clinic
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Mouth
pieces |
April
3weeks |
Digestive system |
- Anatomy of the digestive system
- Pathway of digestion
- Accessory organs
- Physiology of digestion
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- Vocabulary
- Enzyme lab
- Color sheets
- Nutrition project
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Benedicts
Solution |
May
1 week
2 weeks |
Overview of urinary, lymphatic, & endocrine system
Fetal pig dissection |
- General structures and functions of these systems
- Effect of stress on the body
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- Kidney dissection
- Stress report
- Fetal pig dissection & lab practical
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Fetal pigs
Kidneys
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