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Discipline: Science
Course: Anatomy & Physiology
Teacher: Shanda Goodrum
August/September:
Standards:
11.A.4a
11.A.4b
11.A.4c
11.A.4e
11.A.5a
12.A.4b
Formulate hypotheses referencing prior research and knowledge.
Conduct controlled experiments or simulations to test hypotheses.
Collect, organize and analyze data accurately and precisely.
Formulate alternative hypotheses to explain unexpected results.
Formulate hypotheses referencing prior research and knowledge.
Describe the structures and organization of cells and tissues that underlie basic life functions
including nutrition, respiration, cellular transport, biosynthesis and reproduction.
13.A.4c Describe how scientific knowledge, explanations and technological designs may change with
new
information over time, (e.g., the understanding of DNA, the design of computers).
Essential Questions:
What are some important fields of study in the biological sciences? What are the various levels of
structural organization within the human body? What are the basic directional terms used in anatomy
and physiology? What are the body cavities of the body? What are the nine systems of the body?
What is matter and what are the three general classes of matter? What are the three basic subatomic
particles and their characteristics? What is the meaning of the terms atomic number and atomic mass?
what is the difference between ionic and covalent bonds; and acids and bases? What does the term
organic compound mean and what are four examples? What are the different types of energy? what are
the four categories of chemical reactions?
What is the structure and function of cells and their organelles? How do substances move through the cell
membrane (passive and active)? what are general energy changes in cellular metabolism? What are the
interactions of mRNA, tRNA, and rRNA in the synthesis of proteins? What are the stages of mitosis?
Content:
fields of study in biological science, levels of organization, directional terms used in anatomy, body
cavities, introduction to the body systems, matter & the three classes, three basic subatomic particles,
atomic mass, atomic number, bonds- ionic & covalent, organic compounds & four examples, chemical
reactions, acids & bases, cell organization, movement through the cell membrane - active & passive
transport, metabolism, protein synthesis, mitosis
Skills:
Identify fields of study in biological science, Describe the levels of organization in body, Define basic
directional terms used in anatomy, Identify body cavities, Name the nine body systems, Define matter,
Name & Describe the three basic subatomic particles, Distinguish between atomic number & atomic
mass, Define organic compounds & Name examples, Recognize & Name the four categories of
chemical reactions, Distinguish between acids & bases, Describe basic cellular organization, Describe
the functions of organelles, Differentiate between the types of active & passive transport, Describe the
interactions of protein synthesis, Summarize the stages of mitosis
Assessment:
Labs, quizzes - terms of direction, cell parts, & mitosis, worksheets, ch review questions, exams
October:
Standards:
11.A.4a Formulate hypotheses referencing prior research and knowledge.
11.A.4b Conduct controlled experiments or simulations to test hypotheses.
11.A.4c Collect, organize and analyze data accurately and precisely.
11.A.4e Formulate alternative hypotheses to explain unexpected results.
11.A.5a Formulate hypotheses referencing prior research and knowledge.
12.A.4b Describe the structures and organization of cells and tissues that underlie basic life functions
including nutrition, respiration, cellular transport, biosynthesis and reproduction.
13.A.4c Describe how scientific knowledge, explanations and technological designs may change with
new
information over time, (e.g., the understanding of DNA, the design of computers).
Essential Questions:
What are the terms tissue and organ? What is the difference in structure between the various kinds of
tissues? What are the functions of the various kinds of tissues? What are the common characteristics of
the four basic tissue types?
What are the five functions of the human skeleton? What are the structural parts of a typical long bone?
What is the difference the axial and appendicular division of the skeleton and what are the major bones
in each? What are the three classes of joints and what are examples? What are the processes involved in
the development and maintenance of bones? What are some skeletal disorders and types of fractures?
Content:
tissue, organ, kinds of tissues, functions of tissues, common characteristics of the four basic tissues
five functions of human skeleton, structural parts of a long bone, axial & appendicular divisions of
skeleton & bones in each, three classes of joints & examples & action of each, processes in development
& maintenance of bones, skeletal disorders, types of fractures, name bones of skeleton
Skills:
Define tissue & organ, Differentiate between the structures of various kinds of tissue, Explain the function
of each of the various kinds of tissue, Describe the common characteristics of the four basic tissues
Name the five functions of human skeleton, Identify the structural parts of a typical long bone, Distinguish
between the axial & appendicular divisions of the skeleton & Name the major bones in each, Identify the
three classes of joints & give Examples & Describe the action of each, Explain the processes involved in
the development & maintenance of bones, Identify some skeletal disorders & types of fractures
Assessment:
Labs - tissue types, skeleton-the framework, skeletal system, how do male & female
skeletons differ
quizzes - tissue types, structure of a long bone & axial/appendicular divisions of
skeleton, names of bones & joints (2)
bone & joints practical (lab test)
worksheets, chapter review questions, exams
November:
Standards:
11.A.4b Conduct controlled experiments or simulations to test hypotheses.
11.A.4c Collect, organize and analyze data accurately and precisely.
12.A.4b Describe the structures and organization of cells and tissues that underlie basic life functions
including nutrition, respiration, cellular transport, biosynthesis and reproduction.
Essential Questions:
What are the three types of muscular tissue and their characteristics?
What is the anatomy of skeletal muscle? What is the all or none law? What are the properties of a muscle
contraction?
What is the orgin and insertion of a muscle? What are the five types of muscle movement and examples?
Where are the locations of the major superficial muscles and some major deeper muscles? What is an
antagonistic muscles group?
What is the gross anatomy of the skin? What are the functions of the skin? What are the appendages of
the skin and their functions? What are apocrine and eccrine glands? What are the common skin
problems?
Content:
muscular system & integumentary system
three types of muscle tissue & general characteristics, anatomy of skeletal muscle, muscle contraction &
energy supply, how nerve impulse stimulates a muscle fiber, properties of a muscle contraction,
disorders of muscles
origin & insertion, five types of muscle movement, superficial skeletal muscles & types of movement,
antagonistic muscle groups, muscles within the major groups of muscles.
gross anatomy of skin & layers of skin, functions of skin, appendages of skin & their functions, apocrine
& eccrine glands.
Skills:
Identify the three types of muscle tissue & Describe the general characteristics, Describe the anatomy of a
skeletal muscle, Explain how muscle fiber contracts & how energy is supplied for it, Explain how a
nerve impulse stimulates a muscle fiber, Describe the properties of a muscle contraction, Identify
disorders of muscles
Define origin & insertion, State the five types of muscle movement & an example of each, Locate
superficial skeletal muscles & relate their structure to the type of movement they make , Explain the
function of antagonistic muscle groups, Describe the function of the muscles within the major groups of
superificial muscles, Identify muscles in major muscle groups, Describe the gross anatomy of the skin &
the layers of the skin, List & Describe the functions of the skin, Describe the appendages of the skin &
their functions, Compare apocrine & eccrine glands.
Assessment:
labs - extensive dissection the cat, superficial muscles & some deep muscles
quizzes on the superficial & deep muscles (lab test)
worksheets, chapter review questions, exam
December:
Standards:
11.A.4b Conduct controlled experiments or simulations to test hypotheses.
11.A.4c Collect, organize and analyze data accurately and precisely.
12.A.4b Describe the structures and organization of cells and tissues that underlie basic life functions
including nutrition, respiration, cellular transport, biosynthesis and reproduction.
Essential Questions:
What are the three types of muscular tissue and their characteristics?
What is the anatomy of skeletal muscle? What is the all or none law? What are the properties of a muscle
contraction?
What is the orgin and insertion of a muscle? What are the five types of muscle movement and examples?
Where are the locations of the major superficial muscles and some major deeper muscles? What is an
antagonistic muscles group?
What is the gross anatomy of the skin? What are the functions of the skin? What are the appendages of
the skin and their functions? What are apocrine and eccrine glands? What are the common skin
problems?
Content:
continuing with same unit
three types of muscle tissue & general characteristics, anatomy of skeletal muscle, muscle contraction &
energy supply, how nerve impulse stimulates a muscle fiber, properties of a muscle contraction,
disorders of muscles
origin & insertion, five types of muscle movement, superficial skeletal muscles & types of movement,
antagonistic muscle groups, muscles within the major groups of muscles.
gross anatomy of skin & layers of skin, functions of skin, appendages of skin & their functions, apocrine
& eccrine glands.
Skills:
Identify the three types of muscle tissue & Describe the general characteristics, Describe the anatomy of a
skeletal muscle, Explain how muscle fiber contracts & how energy is supplied for it, Explain how a
nerve impulse stimulates a muscle fiber, Describe the properties of a muscle contraction, Identify
disorders of muscles
Define origin & insertion, State the five types of muscle movement & an example of each, Locate
superficial skeletal muscles & relate their structure to the type of movement they make , Explain the
function of antagonistic muscle groups, Describe the function of the muscles within the major groups of
superificial muscles, Identify muscles in major muscle groups, Describe the gross anatomy of the skin &
the layers of the skin, List & Describe the functions of the skin, Describe the appendages of the skin &
their functions, Compare apocrine & eccrine glands.
Assessment:
labs - exstensive dissection the cat, superficial muscles & some deep muscles
quizzes on the superficial & deep muscles (lab test)
worksheets, chapter review questions, exam
January:
Standards:
11.A.4b Conduct controlled experiments or simulations to test hypotheses.
11.A.4c Collect, organize and analyze data accurately and precisely.
12.A.4b Describe the structures and organization of cells and tissues that underlie basic life functions
including nutrition, respiration, cellular transport, biosynthesis and reproduction.
13.B.4e Evaluate claims derived from purported scientific studies used in advertising and marketing
strategies.
Essential Questions:
Second Semester
What are the macronutrients and their roles in the body?
What is the importance of minerals, their food sources, and roles in the body?
What is the importance of vitamins, their food sources, and roles in the body?
How does the structure of enzymes relate to their functions and what factors affect their activities?
Content:
nutrition, macronutrients: carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, & water, micronutrients: mineral elements &
vitamins, enzymes & factors affecting activity, dietary goals.
Skills:
Define nutrition, Identify macronutrient & micronutrients & their roles, Describe functions of minerals &
name their food sources, Describe the importance of vitamins- best food source& functions & risks of
megadoses, Describe the structure & function of enzymes & factors affecting their activities, State the
dietary goals.
Assessment:
worksheets, lab- nutrition & food labels, quiz - vitamins & minerals -name, a food source, & a function,
exam
February:
Standards:
11.A.4b Conduct controlled experiments or simulations to test hypotheses.
11.A.4c Collect, organize and analyze data accurately and precisely.
12.A.4b Describe the structures and organization of cells and tissues that underlie basic life functions
including nutrition, respiration, cellular transport, biosynthesis and reproduction.
13.B.4e Evaluate claims derived from purported scientific studies used in advertising and marketing
strategies.
Essential Questions:
What is the difference between true digestive organs and accessory digestive organs?
How does food get broken down physically and chemically?
What role do the digestive organs play in digestion?
What enzymes are secreted and where are they secreted along the alimentary canal?
What are the digestive functions?
Content:
digestive system
parts of mouth, pharynx,& esophagus, parts of tooth & functions of each type, development of deciduous
& permanent teeth, events of swallowing, locations of salivary glands & functions of their secretions.
gross anatomy of stomach, gastric motility & how it's regulated, gastric secretions regulation, components
& functions of gastric juice, sequence of digestion in stomach.
gross anatomy & functions of the peritoneum, small intestine, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, & large
intestine. motility of small & large intestine, composition & function of intestinal secretions,
mechanisms that regulate enzyme secretion, function of bile & pancreatic juice.
Skills:
Identify parts of mouth, pharynx, & esophagus, Label parts of typical tooth & Describe functions of each
type, Explain development of deciduous & permanent teeth, List the sequence of events in swallowing,
Describe the location of the salivary glands & the functions of their secretions.
Describe the gross anatomy of the stomach, Describe gastric motility & how it is regulated, Explain how
gastric secretion is regulated, Identify components & functions of gastric juice, List the sequence in
which digestion takes place in the stomach.
Describe the gross anatomy & functions of the peritoneum, small intestines, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, &
large intestine, Explain motility in small & large intestines, List the composition & function of each of
the intestinal secretions, Describe what regulates enzyme secretions in digestive system, Describe the
composition & function of bile & pancreatic juice.
Assessment:
labs - extensive dissection the cat, parts of the digestive system, lab tests on parts of the digestive system,
quiz on parts of tooth & types of teeth, lab -carbohydrate digestion, worksheets, chapter review
questions, exam
March:
Standards:
11.A.4b Conduct controlled experiments or simulations to test hypotheses.
11.A.4c Collect, organize and analyze data accurately and precisely.
12.A.4b Describe the structures and organization of cells and tissues that underlie basic life functions
including nutrition, respiration, cellular transport, biosynthesis and reproduction.
Essential Questions:
What are the components of blood and how do they determine blood type?
How does blood flow through the heart and connecting blood vessels?
What factors affect the rate at which the heart beats?
What are the major blood vessels and how does the body maintain normal blood pressure?
How does the lymphatic system work with the circulatory system?
How is the lymphatic system involved with immunity?
Content:
features of erythrocytes and functions, types of leukocytes and role played in body, components in blood
plasma and functions, events of hemostasis, blood types and blood groups.
structure and functions of heart, path of blood through heart and chambers, valves, and connecting vessels;
cardiac cycle and conducting system, influence of various chemical and physical features of rate of
heartbeat, disorders of circulatory system
vessels of vascular system - arteries, veins, and capillaries; structure and function of major blood vessels,
pulmonary and systemic circuits, ways to maintain normal blood pressure, mechanisms that control
distribution of blood, taking a blood pressure.
structure and function of lymph system, major kind of lymphatic vessels, formation of lymph and lymph
& plasma fluid, lymphatic organs and functions, types of immunity and example of each, disorders of
lymphatic system.
Skills:
Describe identifying features of erythrocytes and their function, Identify the types of leukocytes and the
roles each plays in the body, List each of the components found in blood plasma, Explain the events that
take place in hemostasis, Distinguish between blood types , Identify blood groups.
Describe and Identify the structure and functions of the heart, Show the path of blood through the heart
and Name its various chamber, valves, and connecting vessels: Describe the cardiac cycle and the
mechanisms of the conducting system, Compare the influence of various chemical and physical factors
on the rate of the heart beat.
Identify the various vessels that form the vascular system, Compare the structure and function of each of
the major blood vessel, Distinguish between the pulmonary and systemic circuits of the circulatory
system, List ways the body maintains normal blood pressure, Discuss the mechanisms that control
distribution of blood throughout vascular system, Illustrate method of taking blood pressure, Explain
function of circulatory system.
Describe structure and functions of the lymphatic system, List major kinds of lymphatic vessels, Describe
how lymph is formed and Distinguish between lymph and plasma fluid, Name lymphatic organs and
Explain the function of each, Compare cellular immunity and humoral immunity and give an example of
each
Assessment:
labs - extensive dissection the cat and sheep hearts, parts of the circulatory system - arteries, veins, and
capillaries, lab tests on parts of the circulatory system, quiz on parts of heart, lab -how can blood
diseases be identified, lab - what blood types can be mixed, lab- the blood and the heart, lab - the
vascular and lymphatic system, worksheets, chapter review questions, exam
April:
Standards:
11.A.4b Conduct controlled experiments or simulations to test hypotheses.
11.A.4c Collect, organize and analyze data accurately and precisely.
12.A.4b Describe the structures and organization of cells and tissues that underlie basic life functions
including nutrition, respiration, cellular transport, biosynthesis and reproduction.
Essential Questions:
How does gas exchange occur in the lungs?
How is sound produced and the loudness, pitch and quality controlled?
What is the role of the upper and lower respiratory tracts?
What affects respiration and what parts are involved?
How does filtration occur in the kidney and what controls the rate?
How do tubular reabsorption and secretion affect the compostition of urine?
Content:
structure of upper and lower respiratory tracts, function of upper and lower respiratory tracts, sound
production by vocal cords - loudness, pitch, & quality controlled, how gas exchange occurs.
structure of thoracic cavity, changes in pulmonary pressure during breathing, most common methods of
artificial respiration, respiration air volumes during normal and forced breathing.
anatomy of kidney, structure of nephron - its parts in function of kidney, filtration in kidneys and control
of rate of filtration, processes of tubular reabsorption and secretion & composition of urine.
Skills:
Identify the structures of the upper and lower respiratory tracts, Describe the functions of the upper and
lower respiratory tracts, Explain how sound is produced by vocal cords and how loudness, pitch, and
quality are controlled, Explain how gas exchange occurs in the lungs.
Describe the structures of the thoracic cavity, Describe the changes that occur in pulmonary pressure
during breathing, Describe the most common methods of artificial respiration, Identify respiratory air
volume during normal and forceful breathing efforts, Describe the chemical and neural factors that
regulate breathing.
Identify the anatomy of the kidney, List structure of the nephron and Relate each of the parts to its
function in the kidney, Describe filtration in the kidneys and Identify mechanisms that control the rate of
filtration, Explain the process of tubular reabsorption and secretion and how they affect composition of
urine.
Assessment:
labs - exstensive dissection the cat , parts of the respiratory and excretory systems, lab -respiration, lab the kidneys, lab - what chemical wastes does the body get rid of, worksheets, chapter review questions,
exam
May/June:
Standards:
11.A.4b Conduct controlled experiments or simulations to test hypotheses.
11.A.4c Collect, organize and analyze data accurately and precisely.
12.A.4b Describe the structures and organization of cells and tissues that underlie basic life functions
including nutrition, respiration, cellular transport, biosynthesis and reproduction.
Essential Questions:
How are neurons used to transmit a nerve impulse?
How do the two major divisions of the nervous system affect our daily lives?
How do the brain, spinal cord, and nerves function day to day?
How does the eye work with the brain to produce images?
How is the ear formed to collect sound waves and how does it work with the brain?
What does the ear do to maintain our equilibrium?
Content:
general structures of neurons and neuroglial cells, structure and function to classify kinds of neurons,
transmission of a nerve impulse over a neuron, how an impulse is transmitted across a synapse.
two major divisions of the nervous system and functions, structure and function of the spinal cord, parts of
human brain and functions, major parts of the peripheral nervous system, twelve paris of cranial nerves.
structures of the eye and function of each, two kinds of light sensative cells and describe function, way in
which light waves passes through eye and forms images in brain, refraction, convergence, and
accommodation, visual defects and how they may be corrected.
structure and functions of parts of the external and internal ear, structure and functions of parts of the inner
ear and those that help maintain equilibrium, physical properties of sound waves as they effect the
human ear, how sound waves entering ear are converted into nerve impulses, disorders of the ear and
their causes.
Skills:
Decribe the general structures of neurons and neuroglial cells, Explain how structure and function are used
to classify different kinds of neurons, Explain the transmission of a nerve impulse over a neuron,
Explain how an impulse is transmitted across a synapse.
Name the two major divisions of the nervous system and Describe their functions, Describe the structure
and function of the spinal cord, Identify the parts of the human brain and their functions, Name the
major parts of the peripheral nervous system, List the twelve pairs of cranial nerves and State what they
serve.
Identify the structures of the eye and Describe the function of each, Name the two kinds of light sensitive
cells and Describe the functions of each, Summarize the way in which light waves passing through the
eye are converted into images in the brain, Define refraction, convergence, and accommodation,
Describe visual defects and how they may be corrected.
Describe the structure and functions of the parts of the external and middle ears, Describe the stuctures
and functions of the parts of the inner ear, including those that help maintain balance, Explain the
physical properties of sound waves as they affect the human ear, Explain how sound waves entering the
ear are converted into nerve impulses, Describe some of the disorders of the ear and their causes.
Assessment:
lab- nerve tissue, lab- nervous system, lab- eyes and ears, lab - dissection of cat head to expose brain,
quiz- cranial nerves, worksheets, chapter review question, exam