Unit 13: The Animal Kingdom - Body Systems I
Reading
BJU Biology: Skim Ch. 20 "Introduction", and then read Ch. 21 - "The respiratory system" and "The digestive system", and read Ch. 22A - "The circulatory system"
AP Classroom: We will continue with test prep.
Topics
Sheep's Heart Dissection lab
A fun lab that perfectly illustrates the heart & circulatory system
Dietary Case Study
Client Report for Hans Spielman
BJU Biology: Skim Ch. 20 "Introduction", and then read Ch. 21 - "The respiratory system" and "The digestive system", and read Ch. 22A - "The circulatory system"
AP Classroom: We will continue with test prep.
Topics
- Digestive system
- Circulatory system
- Respiratory system
Sheep's Heart Dissection lab
A fun lab that perfectly illustrates the heart & circulatory system
Dietary Case Study
Client Report for Hans Spielman

14._body_systems_i_lecture_notes.docx |
Lecture outline
This section of Biology, called "Body Systems", examines the structure, layout, and function of human tissues, organs, and systems.
Levels of structure:
This section of Biology, called "Body Systems", examines the structure, layout, and function of human tissues, organs, and systems.
Levels of structure:
- Atoms bond together to form molecules
- Molecules assemble to form cells (you have trillions of cells in your body)
- Similar-functioning cells group together to form tissues (you have about 200 different tissues in your body)
- Tissues group together to form organs (heart, lungs, pancreas)
- Organs function together as organ systems (the heart, blood, and blood vessels make up the circulatory system)
- Organ systems make up the organism (humans, fruit flies, seaweed, dolphins
Video clips below: we will watch and discuss these in class

15._the_digestive_system__bju_biology_chapter_.pdf |

Lecture Slides: Body Systems |

Lecture Slides: The Heart and Circulatory System |
Digestive Tract Structure & Function questions
Handout is posted below. Upload your completed work in Canvas, or bring to class.
Handout is posted below. Upload your completed work in Canvas, or bring to class.

digestive_tract_-_structure_and_function_questions_2022.docx |
"Client Report for Hans Spielman"
Do a complete and careful report on this client, and upload your finished work to Canvas.
Do a complete and careful report on this client, and upload your finished work to Canvas.

client_report_for_hans_spielman__.docx |
Digestive System Review Questions
Read BJU "Digestive System" (posted above) and answer Review Questions 21.4 (12 questions) and 21.5 (7 questions). Give complete, well thought-out answers. Number your answers the same way the book has them numbered. Turn in your completed work as an email attachment.
Read BJU "Digestive System" (posted above) and answer Review Questions 21.4 (12 questions) and 21.5 (7 questions). Give complete, well thought-out answers. Number your answers the same way the book has them numbered. Turn in your completed work as an email attachment.
Sheep's Heart Dissection lab
The lab report for the heart dissection involves taking *very good pictures* and then presenting them in an organized portfolio, with certain features identified with labels, boxes, and arrows. See the lab report instructions. Due date is on Canvas.
IMPORTANT: I WILL BRING THE HEARTS. YOU BRING THE FOLLOWING:
The lab report for the heart dissection involves taking *very good pictures* and then presenting them in an organized portfolio, with certain features identified with labels, boxes, and arrows. See the lab report instructions. Due date is on Canvas.
IMPORTANT: I WILL BRING THE HEARTS. YOU BRING THE FOLLOWING:
- A camera
- The lab handout below.
- The lab report instructions below.

4._heart_dissection_lab_report_instructions.docx |

4._heart_dissection_lab_handout.pdf |
Optional: "Heart & Circulatory System" presentation
Presentation topic: "The Heart and Circulatory System".
This is to be a 5-6 minute PowerPoint presentation which you will give at an upcoming class. You can use PowerPoint, Google Slides, Prezi, and so on.
Your presentation should be suitable for a Biology class. Use correct Biology terms. Examples: you can make your presentation on things such as heart disease, pacemakers, artificial hearts, blood-borne infectious diseases (HIV, hepatitis B or C), how smoking and alcohol affect the heart, how SARS CoV-2 affects the heart and circulation, how the Covid-19 vaccines might affect the heart, recent developments in heart valves, how heart muscles work, the heart’s electrical system, cardiac tissue engineering, Sickle Cell Anemia, Leukemia, other diseases of the blood, new drugs or drugs under development, and so on.
Presentation topic: "The Heart and Circulatory System".
This is to be a 5-6 minute PowerPoint presentation which you will give at an upcoming class. You can use PowerPoint, Google Slides, Prezi, and so on.
Your presentation should be suitable for a Biology class. Use correct Biology terms. Examples: you can make your presentation on things such as heart disease, pacemakers, artificial hearts, blood-borne infectious diseases (HIV, hepatitis B or C), how smoking and alcohol affect the heart, how SARS CoV-2 affects the heart and circulation, how the Covid-19 vaccines might affect the heart, recent developments in heart valves, how heart muscles work, the heart’s electrical system, cardiac tissue engineering, Sickle Cell Anemia, Leukemia, other diseases of the blood, new drugs or drugs under development, and so on.

Heart & Circulatory System presentations - student examples |