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1. What is meant by levels of organization within the human body?
2. What are the terms that describe relative
positions, body sections, and body regions?
3. How is the study of living material dependent on
the study of chemistry?
4. Why are organic and inorganic substances
important in cells?
5. How do substances move through cell membranes and
how do cells reproduce?
6. How are metabolic reactions in the body
controlled?
7. How does DNA code for proteins? |
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1. Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism; body
cavities, thoracic and abdominopelvic membranes
2. Superior, inferior, anterior, posterior, medial,
lateral, proximal, distal, superficial, deep,
sagittal, transverse, coronal, epigastric region,
hypochondriac region, umbilical, lumbar, hypogastric,
and iliac regions
3. Body structures and functions result from
chemical changes within cells
4. Inorganic-water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, salts.
Organic-carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic
acids
5. Diffusion, facilitated diffusion, osmosis,
filtration, active transport, mitosis stages,
cytokinesis
6. Anabolic and catabolic metabolism, enzymes,
cellular respiration
7. Transcription and translation |
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1. Explain the levels of organization in humans (S3B7)
2. Identify the different body cavities, body
sections, and body regions; use anatomical
terminology correctly (S3B7)
3. Explain how chemistry is important for studying
living systems (S2AB3)
4. Compare and contrast organic and inorganic
substances in the human body (S3B7)
5. Determine the relationships between cell surface
area and diffusion rate, compare and contrast:
diffusion, osmosis, and active transport. Explain
how cells reproduce (S3B1)
6. Explain how chemical reactions in the body
control metabolic functions (S2AB3)
7. Explain how proteins are made in a cell. (S3B2) |
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1. What are the structures and functions of all the tissues in
the body?
2. What are the structures and functions of the
layers of the skin?
3. How does the skin function in regulating body
temperature? |
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1. Epithelial, Connective Muscle and Nervous Tissues; protect,
bind, movement, and conduct impulses
2. Epidermis, dermis, accessory organs of the skin;
maintains homeostasis
3. Retards water loss from deeper tissues;
homeostatic mechanism-heat loss/gain. |
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1. Identify the different body tissues and explain their function
(S3B7)
2. Identify the layers of the skin and explain their
function (S3B7)
3. Explain how the body maintains body temperature
(S3B7) |
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1. What is the structure and function of a bone?
2. What are the bones and major features of the
bones that comprise the axial and appendicular
skeletons?
3. What are the different types of joints?
4. How do the different types of joints move? |
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1. Parts of a long bone, microscopic structure; shape, support,
and protect body structures
2. Bones of the skull, vertebral column, thoracic
cage, pectoral girdle, upper and lower limbs, and
pelvic girdle
3. Fibrous, cartilaginous, and synovial joints
4. Origin, insertion, and movement of joints |
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1. Identify parts of a long bone and describe bone functions
(S3B7)
2. Identify bones and bone features (S3B7)
3. Describe the different types of joints (S3B7)
4. Demonstrate joint movement (S3B7) |
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1. What are the structures and functions of skeletal muscle
fibers?
2. How does a muscle fiber contract?
3. How is energy supplied for muscle fiber
contraction?
4. What are the different types of muscular
responses?
5. What are the major skeletal muscles of each body
region? |
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1. Skeletal muscle fibers, Neuromuscular junction and motor units
2. Role of myosin and actin, stimulus for
contraction
3. Oxygen supply and cellular respiration, oxygen
debt, muscle fatigue, and heat production
4. Threshold stimulus, all-or-none response,
summation, recruitment of motor units, and sustained
contractions
5. Muscles of each body region |
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1. Identify the structures of a muscle cell (S3B7)
2. Explain how a muscle fiber contracts (S3B7)
3. Explain what happens to muscles when energy
supply is insufficient (S6B1)
4. Compare and contrast the different types of
muscular responses (S3B7)
5. Identify the major muscles of the body (S3B7) |
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1. What is the general structure and function of a neuron?
2. What are the events leading to the conduction of
a nerve impulse?
3. What are the major structures and functions of
the brain and spinal cord?
4. What are the somatic senses?
5. What are the special senses?
6. What are the structures and functions of the eye
and ear? |
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1. Axon, dendrite, cell body, neuroglial cells; sensory,
integrative and motor functions
2. Resting potential, threshold stimulus,
all-or-none response, synapse, neurotransmitters
3. Cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem-midbrain, pons,
medulla oblongata, spinal cord, and cranial nerves
4. Touch and pressure senses
5. Smell, taste, hearing, and taste
6. Outer, inner, and middle tunic of the eye;
external, middle and inner ear. |
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1. Identify parts of a nerve cell and explain the function (S3B7)
2. Explain how a nerve impulse is conducted (S3B6)
3. Identify the parts of the brain and describe the
function (S3B7)
4., 5. Distinguish between somatic senses and
special senses (S3B7)
6. Identify the structures of the eye and ear, and
explain the function of each part (S3B7) |
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1. What are the major endocrine glands?
2. How do hormones affect the body?
3. What are the major hormones of the body?
4. What are the major components of blood?
5. Why is blood typing important?
6. What is the pathway of the blood through the
heart and vessels of coronary circulation?
7. How is blood pressure produced and controlled? |
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1. Hypothalamus, pituitary gland, pineal gland, thyroid, adrenal,
parathyroid, pancreas, ovaries, and testis
2. Hormones affect the functioning of target cells
3. Growth hormone, norepinephrine, epinephrine, FSH,
LH, estrogen, testosterone
4. Red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets,
plasma, and hemostasis
5. Blood groups and transfusions; antigens, and
antibodies
6. Structures of the heart
7. Arteriole blood pressure, systolic and diastolic
pressure |
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1. Identify the endocring glands in a rat and human (S3B7)
2. Explain how hormones impact the functioning of
the body (S3B7)
3. Name the major hormones of the body and tell what
they do. (S3B7)
4. Identify the components of blood and tell how
blood coagulates (S3B7)
5. Explain why blood typing is important and see how
to type blood (S6B1)
6. Identify all parts of a human and cow/sheep heart
and trace the path of blood (S3B7)
7. Demonstrate how to take blood pressure and tell
why it is so important (S6B1) |
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1. What are the general functions of the lymphatic system?
2. What is the path that food takes through the
digestive system?
3. What are the functions of the digestive organs?
4. How does nutrition play a role in the functioning
of a healthy body? |
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1. Associated with cardiovascular system; transports excess fluid
to the bloodstream, absorbs fat, helps defend
against disease
2. Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, sm/lg
intestine; pancreas, liver, salivary glands
3. Mechanical and chemical breakdown of foods and
absorption of the broken down products
4. Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins,
minerals, and adequate diets |
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1. Explain the importance of the lymphatic systems and immunity
(S6B4)
2. Identify parts of the digestive system in a rat
and human (S3B7)
3. Describe the functions of the digestive organs
(S3B7)
4. Explain how a balance of diet and exercise is
essential for a healthy body (S6B1) |
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1. What are the organs of the respiratory system?
2. What are the functions of each organ of the
respiratory system?
3. How is oxygen and carbon dioxide exchanged
between the air and blood?
4. What are the organs of the urinary system?
5. What is the pathway of blood through the major
vessels within the kidney?
6. How is urine formed?
7. How is urine eliminated from the body? |
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1. Nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchial tree, and lungs
2. Gas exchange between the atmosphere and body
cells
3. Control of breathing, alveolar gas exchange, gas
transport
4. Kidneys, renal arteries and veins, ureters,
urinary bladder, urethra
5. Nephron structure
6. Glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption,
tubular secretion
7. Micturition |
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1. Identify the organs of the respiratory system (S3B7)
2. Explain how the respiratory system operates
(S3B7)
3. Describe how the lungs exchange oxygen and carbon
dioxide (S3B7)
4. Identify the organs of the urinary system (S3B7)
5. Trace the path of blood through a kidney (S3B7)
6. Describe how the kidney filters wastes out of the
blood and makes urine (S3B7)
7. Explain how the micturition reflex operates
(S3B7) |
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1. What are the male and female reproductive organs?
2. What are the hormones of the reproductive system?
3. What are the major events in the female ovarian
and menstrual cycles?
4. How does fertilization take place?
5. What happens during the prenatal period?
6. What happens during the postnatal period? |
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1. Structure of the testes, scrotum, penis, epididymis, vas
deferens, seminal vesicle, prostate gland,
bulbourethral glands, semen, ovaries, uterine tubes,
and uterus
2. Estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, LH, FSH
3. Oogenesis, follicle maturation, ovulation and
corpus luteum
4. Union of sperm and egg, zygote
5. Embryonic development, hormonal changes, fetal
stage, fetal blood and circulation
6. Milk production and secretion |
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1. Identify the male and female reproductive organs (S3B7)
2. Name the hormones of the reproductive system
(S3B7)
3. Explain the events of the ovarian and menstrual
cycles (S3B7)
4. Describe when a woman is most fertile (S6B1,
S6B2)
5. Explain the changes a woman and baby go through
during the prenatal period (S3B7)
6. Explain the changes that take place after
pregnancy (S3B7) |
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