Unit 5
The integumentary system (skin)
Below: An excellent 10-min video on the Skin and its Accessory Structures. I expect everyone in the class to watch this video carefully.
Below: This is a 50-min Med-School video. It is easy to understand and I highly recommend watching.
Reading plan - Ch. 5
Read "Structures of the Skin, Accessory Structures of the Skin, and Functions of the Skin" These are the 3 main sections you need to know.
Ch. 5 is very practical and informative from a personal-health standpoint, and you will find the other sections interesting as well:
Read "Structures of the Skin, Accessory Structures of the Skin, and Functions of the Skin" These are the 3 main sections you need to know.
Ch. 5 is very practical and informative from a personal-health standpoint, and you will find the other sections interesting as well:
- Hair and hair growth
- Nails
- Oil and sweat glands
- Skin wound healing
- Aging and the skin
Below: The skin is your largest organ. It serves many functions. Integument = "Covering".
Pig's Foot Suture Lab
Homework questions
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Henrietta Lacks case study - part 2
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"Heart & Circulatory System" presentation - part 1
Submit an idea for an 6-8 minute PowerPoint presentation to be presented at a later class. All I want at this point is your "idea" explained in 2-3 sentences.
Presentation topic: "The Heart and Circulatory System".
Examples - you can make your presentation on things such as: heart disease, pacemakers, artificial hearts, blood-borne infectious diseases (HIV, hepatitis B/C), how smoking and alcohol affect the heart, recent developments in heart valves, how heart muscles work, the heart’s electrical system, cardiac tissue engineering, Sickle Cell Anemia, Leukemia, new drugs or drugs under development.
Submit an idea for an 6-8 minute PowerPoint presentation to be presented at a later class. All I want at this point is your "idea" explained in 2-3 sentences.
Presentation topic: "The Heart and Circulatory System".
Examples - you can make your presentation on things such as: heart disease, pacemakers, artificial hearts, blood-borne infectious diseases (HIV, hepatitis B/C), how smoking and alcohol affect the heart, recent developments in heart valves, how heart muscles work, the heart’s electrical system, cardiac tissue engineering, Sickle Cell Anemia, Leukemia, new drugs or drugs under development.