Digestive System

Wednesday 4/15 we worked on vocabulary words and finding definitions. Friday 4/17 We went over the steps of the digestive system and used visuals to represent that. Here are some short clips we watched: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QYwscALNng http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zyk0H1HmjA Steps: 1.See the food and start salivating (digestive system swings into action. 2. MOUTH- organs in digestive tract kick into gear. 3. Saliva is produced through salivary glands which helps breakdown food. 4. Teeth--> transform the food into bolus 5. Swallow it and it gets propelled into the ESOPHAGUS 6. STOMACH- muscles in esophagus wall create synchronized waves that propel the bolus into the stomach. ** lower esophageal sphincter= last part of the esoph. 7. Stomach mixes the food into smaller pieces. Mixes with acids and enzymes to form semifluid (chyme). 8. Waves of muscle propel chyme into pylorus 9. SMALL INTESTINE= first place within the Small Intestine is the duodenum. 10. In the duodenum it mixes with juices from pancreas, liver, and gallbladder. 11. Jejunum is the second part of the S.I. 12. Ileum is the final portion of the SI-- all that remains is combo of water, electrolites, and waste products. 13. LARGE INTESTINE ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon- water is absorbed leaving stool. 14. Anus- sphincter muscles relax and stool leaves body.

April 1, 2015

QUIZ #1 - The brain and Nervous System - The 5 Senses - Anatomy of the Eye

March 30, 2015

Today in class we dissected a sheep eye and got our quiz study guides. We will review on Wednesday and then take the quiz on: The Brain/ Nervous System The 5 Senses The Anatomy of an eye in the last 30 minutes of class on Wednesday. LT: "I can safely dissect a sheep eye in order to better understand the anatomy of an eye."

March 25, 2015

Today we had the first 30 minutes to work on our final drafts for the 5 senses experiment. Dont forget the final draft is due Friday 3/27. Then we took notes and watched this following video on Touch and Sight: http://www.veoh.com/list/c/BBCHumanSenses
Learning Target: "I can interact with the movie and discuss with my classmates how the brain and nervous system relate to the five senses."
Homework: Lab write ups due on Friday 3/27. --Staple in following order: Top: Final Draft Middle: Conclusion Bottom: Rough Draft