Human A & P

First Semester

Unit 1 Introduction to Human A & P, body organization, cell review

Introduction to Medical Terminology

Unit 2 Skeletal System/Joints

Ch 6 Sec 1 Whole Skeleton Review

Ch 6 Sec 2 Cranium

Ch 6 Sec 3 Thoracic, Abdominal, Pelvic  & Appendages 

Unit 3 Muscular System

Unit 4   Nervous System

Bioethics Unit

Second Semester

Fetal Pig Dissection*

Unit 5   Special Senses 

Unit 6   Cardiovascular System/Hematic System

Unit 7   Respiratory System

Medical Disease Research Paper

Unit 8   Integumentary System

Unit 9   Digestive System

Unit 10 Urinary System

Unit 11 Reproductive System

Unit 12 Lymphatic System

Unit 13 Endocrine System

*The fetal pig dissection will take place at the beginning of second semester.  Plastic gloves will be provided during this dissection unit.  If you prefer to purchase a thicker glove, you may leave them in the classroom for your use only.   

NGSS Standards Addressed in this class

HS-LS1-2  Students who demonstrate understanding can:  Develop and use a model to illustrate the hierarchical organization of interacting systems that provide specific functions within multicellular organisms.

 HS-LS1-3  Students who demonstrate understanding can:  Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that feedback mechanisms maintain homeostasis.

Support and Review of following NGSS standards

HS-LS1-1 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the structure of DNA determines the structure of proteins which carry out the essential functions of life through systems of specialized cells.

HS-LS1-4 Use a model to illustrate the role of cellular division (mitosis) and differentiation in producing and maintaining complex organisms.

HS-LS1-7  Use a model to illustrate that cellular respiration is a chemical process whereby the bonds of food molecules and oxygen molecules are broken and the bonds in new compounds are formed resulting in a net transfer of energy.

Cross Cutting Concepts supporting NGSS

Patterns-Different patterns may be observed at each of the scales at which a system is studied and can provide evidence for causality in explanations of phenomena.

Cause and Effect -Systems can be designed to cause a desired effect.

Scale, Proportion, and Quantity- The significance of a phenomenon is dependent on the scale, proportion, and quantity at which it occurs.

Systems and System Models- Models (e.g., physical, mathematical, computer models) can be used to simulate systems and interactions—including energy, matter, and information flows—within and between systems at different scales.

Structure and Function- The shape and stability of structures of natural and designed objects are related to their function(s).