DIGESTIVE SYSTEM OUTLINE
Textbook reference: chapter 10
Topics
Nutrients
nutrients - macronutrient (carbohydrates, proteins, lipids/fat)
- micronutrient (vitamins, minerals)
- water and fibre
lab - testing foods for starch, protein, lipids and sugar
Video: # 13 “Nutrition” Bill Nye (30 min)
Human Digestive System
Structures and their functions
Trace a macromolecule through the system including its breakdown
Stages of Digestion
ingestion
digestion - mechanical (what structures, where it happens, what/how broken down)
- chemical (what nutrients, where, what enzymes)
absorption - where, what, how
elimination - what
Disorders of the Digestive Tract Video: #28 Digestion (1 hr)
Review questions are found on page 298
Some suitable questions are #1-4, 11-22, 24, 28
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM OUTLINE
Textbook reference: chapter 12
Topics
Video: # 31 Respiratory System (30 min)
Structures and function of human system
Trace a molecule through the system (O2 and CO2)
Requirements for respiratory surface
Phases of respiration – breathing, transport of gases, gas exchange or respiration (external, internal, cellular)
Mechanism/physiology of breathing and its control
Respiratory disorders – listed in book
Review questions are found on page 346
Some suitable questions are # 1-12, 29-35, 37, 38, 40
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM OUTLINE
Textbook reference: chapter 11
Topics
Structures and function of human (mammalian) heart
Cardiac cycle – trace the flow through the heart, pulmonary circuit and systemic circuit
– regulation of heart beat by pacemaker (SA node, AV node, His-Purkinje fibres)
Blood Pressure – systolic/diastolic; sphygmomanometer
Blood vessels – arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins
Composition of blood – plasma, erythrocytes, lymphocytes and platelets
Recall blood types – A, B, AB, O, universal donor, universal recipient
Clotting of blood
Videos: # 23 Assignment Discovery Heart Attack (30 min)
recall # 84 IQ Blood Types (10 min)
Circulatory disorders - and technology
Review questions are found on page 324
Some suitable questions are #1-10, 13-26, 28-39, 41
Summary for Unit page 348
Even more questions page 349
Now that you have studies each system separately, think about how they work together for organism!
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