Standards

• SC.912.L.14.6 Explain the significance of genetic factors, environmental factors, and pathogens to health from the perspectives of both individual and public health. 

• SC.912.L.14.52 Explain the basic functions of the human immune system, including specific and nonspecific immune response, vaccines, and antibiotics. 

• specific and nonspecific immune responses. 

• Describe how the human immune system responds to vaccines and antibiotics. 

• SC.912.L.16.13 Describe the basic anatomy and physiology of the human reproductive system. Describe the process of human development from fertilization to birth and major changes that occur in each trimester of pregnancy. 

• Male: seminal vesicle, prostate gland, vas deferens, urethra, epididymis, scrotum, penis, and testes. 

• Female: ovaries, oviduct (fallopian tube), uterus, cervix, and vagina. 

• How the placenta, umbilical cord, amniotic sac, and amniotic fluid related to the development of the fetus. 

• Identify major characteristics of each trimester of pregnancy. 

• SC.912.L.14.36 Describe the factors affecting blood flow through the cardiovascular system. o blood pressure, blood volume, resistance, blood viscosity, disease, and exercise  

• SC.912.L.14.26 Identify the major parts of the brain on diagrams or model. 

• cerebrum, cerebellum, pons, medulla oblongata, brain stern, frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, and temporal lobe 

Vocabulary

Immune System Vocabulary:

1. Antibiotic - medicine used to destroy bacteria

2. Antibody - created by the immune system in response to a foreign invader

3. B Cells - white blood cell that makes the antibodies

4. Memory B Cells - secondary immune response that produces antibodies to infections the body has been exposed to previously

5. Non-Specific Immune Response - responds to all microorganisms equally like the skin and mucus

6. Pathogen - microorganism that can cause disease Ex: virus, bacteria, etc. 

7. Specific Immune Response - creation of antibodies and uses them to fight specific germs that the body has been in contact with before

8. T Cells - Type of white blood cell developed from stem cells in the bone marrow that fight disease

9. Vaccine - immunize the body by introducing it to weakened, harmless parts of bacteria and viruses, triggering an immune response and creating preventative responses

10. Virus - microbe that is a protein case surrounding a small bundle of RNA or DNA

Reproductive System Vocabulary:

1. Cervix - entrance to the uterus from the vagina

2. Embryo - early stage of a multicellular organism

3. Epididymis - where sperm mature before passing into the vas deferens

4. Fallopian Tube - connects ovary to uterus, where fertilization occurs

5. Fertilization - sperm meets egg and combine

6. Ovary - produce and mature egg cells

7. Penis - male reproductive organ

8. Pregnancy - fertilized egg developing in the uterus

9. Prostate Gland - produces a protective fluid for the sperm 

10. Scrotum - houses the testes

11. Testes - produces the sperm 

12. Trimester - 3 trimesters during a pregnancy that marks different fetal development moments

13. Urethra - Tube through which the bladder is emptied, in males it is also the tube through which sperm leaves the body

14. Vagina - canal leads from the outside of the body to the uterus

15. Vas Deferens - the tube that leads from the testes to the urethra and out of the body

16. Zygote - fertilized egg

Brain Structure Vocabulary:

1. Brain - organ that controls the rest of the body

2. Brain Stem - connects the brain to the spinal cord, in charge of survival functions

3. Cerebellum - balance, fine movement coordination, motor function

4. Cerebrum - controls muscle function, speech, thought, emotions

5. Frontal Lobe - higher level thinking, planning, language, long-term memory, problem solving

6. Medulla Oblongata - bottom of brain, controls vital processes like heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure

7. Occipital Lobe - vision

8. Parietal Lobe - sense of touch, perception of the world

9. Pons - unconscious processes, sleep-wake cycle and breathing

10. Temporal Lobe - auditory information and memory

Cardiovascular Vocabulary:

1. Artery - bring oxygen-rich blood from heart to the body

2. Atherosclerosis - build up of fat and cholesterol that causes buildup and plaque in the arteries and narrows the blood flow

3. Cardiovascular - delivers oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and nutrients around the body.

4. Plaque - cholesterol build up in the lining of the arteries