Thursday, October 20, 2011

Friday, October 14, 2011

7B Chapter 11- the Circulatory System

The following websites might help you study the circulatory system:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3vY5oyXmeI&noredirect=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3ZDJgFDdk0

Some videos for the digestive system:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxvRbxhqoZkhttp://video.about.com/ibdcrohns/Digestion.htm

Saturday, October 8, 2011

7B Science Chapter 10 exam is Tuesday October 11, 2011

Dear 7B students:
Make sure you study chapter 10 over the weekend and be ready to answer the following questions:
1. the structure of a eukaryote cell and their functions, the structure of cell membrane ( from handout 1 and quiz)
2. Define "tissue", and "the epithelial tissue."  List three places where you can find the epithelial tissue. Be able to tell the three layer of skin from outside to inside (epidermis-dermis-fat).  What is the function of sweat?  Why the web thermometer in the experiment dropped their temperature after sitting for 20 minutes?
3. Know components of blood-Plasma, Red Blood Cell, White Blood Cell, Platelet, and their functions. Be able to tell who can donate blood.
4. Connective tissue-Bones, cartilages, ligaments, tendons.  Understand their characteristics, locations, and functions.
5. Muscle- the Skeletal, Cardiac(heart), Smooth Muscle, be able to tell where they are, what is their characteristics(voluntary/involuntary striated/smooth).
6. The cells that make nervous tissue are called neurons.
7. Levels of  organization from the lowest to the highest are: cell, tissue, organ, system, organism.

Have a great weekend!