Journals

 The operational freedom of any reasonably complex animal – especially a terrestrial one – depends on the jealous maintenance of happy circumstances for its constituent cells.  The ultimate journal addresses this statement by explaining how each of the systems we’ve covered this semester confirms this statement…this can replace the final, due May 23rd…meets criteria of rubric, minimum of 9 paragraphs (one is an introduction where you explain what the entire statement means, then each following paragraph explains how each system contributes to what your interpretation of the original prompt)

Journal Assignments                                                                                      Second Semester Anatomy

Write what you know, that’s the intent of writing in many cases, but in Human Anatomy, you are writing to apply what you’ve learned or what you may be having a hard time remembering to your own life.  Nothing fancy, the minimum and maximum is one full page, typed, double-spaced.  One page is enough to explain most of the concepts required, but it also shouldn’t represent too much of a challenge in regards to research (I know you have five other classes).  Font size should be 12 point, margins 1 inch, and no I’m not impressed with any other font than Times New Roman and the usual ones (please no comic sans!)...just share google docs, add me as an editor.  If you copy or plagiarize you add a journal to your total..  

SHARE ON GOOGLE with bartschd@billingsschools.org give me editor privileges please

The prompts below should each result in one page of writing, please ask questions if you need clarification. Journals should make sense, be original, and follow criteria set out in class will grade mostly on word choice and content.   

First Due Date…Due March _22_, (2 prompts total)    

Second Due Date…April 19 _, (4 prompts total...possibly 3)                                           

Third due date…May 17_, due date (7 prompt total...possibly 5, depends on phone use, meeting criteria, and punctuality) 

…here are the rules, you must meet the requirements of the rubric at the the bottom of this page….as you turn these in, I grade them, if you don’t, I can’t…if you choose not to do them at all, you choose not to get credit in this course…extra credit can’t help you, because I won’t count it until you’ve turned in at least five…

..in addition to meeting the requirements of the rubric, your journal should approach an entire page in length, use actual data from labs we’ve done (when appropriate), and should use terms we’ve studied and be your original work.

Ideas First Prompts:  single paragraph...choose from the following and argue from evidence in our class.  You can use this to rough-draft your argument from evidence prompt (additional points given every time you fill this particular graphic organizer out for any writing prompt)

SuperAnabolic Smash was a nutritional supplement we evaluated in class, recount steps 1 thru 4 on the first page: summarize whether or not the nutritional label was accurate in it's claims about carbs, complex carbs, lipids, and proteins.  How many calories would someone get per serving?  When you tested for carb's, proteins, and fats, what were the results?  What about #4...where are each of these macromolecules digested in your body?  With what (find enzymes)...lastly, will superanabolic smash do what it says? 

Elvis Lab - see prompt and example and template here

Sheep Dissection lab:  use data and the postings related to the heart dissection on Google Classroom. 

Other journals can include any of the following or a combination of them...

• Explain cellular respiration's impact upon overall body function and relate metabolism and it’s components to your own life

• Explain how the homeostasis graph applies to every day fluctuations all around us and compare such fluctuations and corrections made with our body temperature, with our water/electrolyte balance, with our blood glucose level and with our blood gasses.

• Describe how a specific stressful event would affect metabolism in your body. 

• Explain what factors control your blood pressure and how your blood pressure and heart rate adjust to metabolic demands. 

• Explain how stress and age can both benefit and harm your body, give specific examples of each. 

• Compare exercise to fight or flight and explain similarities and differences.  

• Choose a physiological process (how your kidneys work, how your heart beats, how a nerve conducts and impulse) and make an analogy to a real-life process and explain how understanding the physiological process could lead to understanding this real life process.   

• Imagine you are a blood cell, explain all the parts (ventricles and valves) of the heart and at least five specific arteries that you would circulate through as you go through the human body.

• Summarize how hormones work and compare to an action potential 

• Explain how breathing is different at high altitude and why your kidneys are involved.

• Identify the organs of the alimentary canal from mouth to anus, and briefly state their function

• Identify the accessory digestive organs and briefly state their function

• Discuss six functions of the digestive system, giving an example of each.  

• Compare and contrast the neural and hormonal controls involved in digestion.

• Compare and contrast the location and gross anatomy of the small and large intestines

• Identify the beneficial roles of the bacterial flora in digestive system functioning

• Trace the pathway of food waste from its point of entry into the large intestine through its exit from the body as feces

• State the main digestive roles of the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder

• Discuss the role of ATP in metabolism

• Describe  and give examples of anabolic and catabolic reactions

• Explain the purpose and the process of lipogenesis and lipolysis

• Explain the significance of the metabolic rate and it's influences

• Explain how macromolecules like protein, carbohydrates, and lipids power the human body and are part of our diet.

• Explain energy balance in humans and make practical diet suggestions.  

• Identify healthy physiological processes within the digestive system and its contribution to other systems

• Explain common diseases and disorders and can explain related physiological processes.

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  •  Identify the organs of the cardiovascular system (T1)and Discuss (T2) their functions.

  •  Identify (T1) and locate (T2) the major parts of the heart and discuss the function (T2) of each. 

  • Trace the pathway of blood through the heart and the vessels of the pulmonary circuit (T2)

  • Describe the cardiac cycle and explain how the heart sounds are produced (T2). 

  • Compare the structure and functions of the major types of blood vessels. (T2)

  • Explain how blood pressure is produced and controlled. (T3)

  •  Discuss the major cardiovascular diseases and their symptoms. (T4)

  • Define a human EKG through cardiac cycle, valves, and waveforms (T3)

  • Identifies and understands healthy physiological processes within the cardiovascular system and its connection to homeostatic balance with other systems.  (T3)

  • Identifies and understands associated diseases and disorders and can explain related physiological processes. (T4)

• Identify and Discuss positive and negative feedback mechanisms used in homeostasis

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