Unit 17: The Body's Systems II
Reading
OpenStax orange book: Ch. 16 "The Body's Systems" sections 16.4 through 16.6
BJU: 24A "Endocrine system", 20C & 20D "Musculoskeletal systems", 23A - "The nervous system", and 23B - "The sensory organs"
OpenStax green book: Ch. 35 "Nervous system", Ch. 36 "Sensory systems", Ch. 37 "Endocrine system", Ch. 38 "Musculoskeletal system"
Topics
Labs
OpenStax orange book: Ch. 16 "The Body's Systems" sections 16.4 through 16.6
BJU: 24A "Endocrine system", 20C & 20D "Musculoskeletal systems", 23A - "The nervous system", and 23B - "The sensory organs"
OpenStax green book: Ch. 35 "Nervous system", Ch. 36 "Sensory systems", Ch. 37 "Endocrine system", Ch. 38 "Musculoskeletal system"
Topics
- Endocrine system
- Musculoskeletal system
- Nervous system
- Sensory organs
Labs
- Cow eye dissection
| _the_sensory_organs_-_from_bju_book.pdf |
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)
| Lecture Slides: Body Systems |
Below: We will watch and discuss these videos on the human eye, the muscle and nervous systems, and drug addiction as it pertains to neurotransmission.
Homework
| 14._performing_visual_tests_homework_assignment.pdf |
| snellen_chart (print such that the 20/20 letters are 8.8cm tall).jpg |
| 14._motor_neuron_assignment.docx |
Research Assgmt: "How drugs of abuse affect neurotransmission"
| Research Assigmt: How drugs of abuse affect neurotransmission |
| 12._how_drugs_affect_neurotransmission.pptx |
| 12._nih_-_drugs_change_the_way_neurons_communicate.pdf |
| 12._addiction_and_the_brain_-_article.pdf |
Cow's Eye Dissection lab
The Cow's Eye dissection is an excellent launching pad for discussing nerves, tissues, and a complex & important sensory organ: the human eye.
The Cow's Eye dissection is an excellent launching pad for discussing nerves, tissues, and a complex & important sensory organ: the human eye.