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IV. Population/Environment

Syllabus

Unit III.  The Body: 

Environmental Interactions

Please view Unit III Introduction Video [link]

Where should I start?

Suggested order for completing unit [link]

☺=  about one hour of work

(neurons cultured on a silicon structure-more info here)

TOPICS

ACTIVITIES

ASSIGNMENTS

MAJOR TOPIC ONE: 

NERVOUS FUNCTION

(How neurons carry fast messages and what is in those messages)

• View Frolich PowerPoint for topic overview

[download--no narration] (16Mb)

[download with narration] (31Mb) 

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• What does nervous system do?

• Diffusion and Action Potentials in Neurons--

  rapid transmission of messages

• Reflex arc (simple somatic function)

  and autonomic function

• What can we sense?

• Read and review:

      Chapter 13

      Chapter 14

• Web activities [link]:

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• Compendium Review  [link] 

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• Quiz One [link] 

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• Online lab: Leech neurons [link]

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• Post lab results in blog

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TOPICS

ACTIVITIES

ASSIGNMENTS

MAJOR TOPIC TWO:  MOVEMENT

(How muscle cells can create fast, large-scale movements; What's so special about bone tissue?)

• View Frolich PowerPoint for topic overview

[download--no narration] (4Mb)

[download with narration] (17 Mb) 

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• Muscle Cells, Contraction and Calcium

• Movement Across Joints

• Bones, Bone Tissue and Calcium

• Read and review

     Chapter 11

     Chapter 12

• Web activities [link]:

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• Compendium Review  [link] 

☺☺☺☺  (20 points)

• Quiz Two [link] 

☺ (20 points)

• Online lab:  Muscle function [link]

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• Post lab results in blog

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LAB PROJECT FOR UNIT III:

Model of A Human Limb

(allow at least one week to complete)

• Build a model of a working human limb

[Lab Project instructions download]

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• Lab write-up posted to blog

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ETHICAL ISSUE FOR UNIT III:

Exercise--is the concept working?

• Read differing Viewpoints [link]

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• Blog essay on ethical issue [link]

☺ (10 points)

• Read peer's ethical issues essays

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• Feedback on essays for each member of peer color group [link]

☺ (5 points)

Please note this is different for this unit!

• Reflect on what feedback you can provide for me to improve course and for Yavapai College online courses

• Course Evaluation Questions (for me)

 [link] (5 points)

• Please do Yavapai College online course evaluation [link]

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