Welcome!! 
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Welcome to Human Anatomy and
Physiology!
This is a college preparatory course
designed for students interested in
pursuing a career in a science-related
area, health profession, or who simply
have an interest in anatomy and
physiology.
The focus of this course will be
applying previously learned concepts
of Biology to the structure and
function of the various organ systems,
along with their interrelationship and
homeostatic abilities in the human
body.
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Miss Pavicic
7th year at Aurora High School
I teach both Anatomy and Physiology and Honors
Biology
Bachelor of Science in Biology from John Carroll
University.
Master of Life Science Education from Ursuline
College
Other things I do…
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National Honor Society
Avid marathon runner
3rd of six kids
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Unit #1 An Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology – Chapter 1
Unit #2 Cells and Tissues - Chapter 3 and 4
Unit # 3 The Integumentary System- Chapter 5
Unit #4 The Skeletal System- Chapter 6
Unit #5 Joints- Chapter 6
Unit #6 The Muscular System- Chapter 7
Unit #7 The Nervous System- Chapter 8
Unit #8 The Endocrine System- Chapter 10
Unit #9 The Cardiovascular System: Blood- Chapter 11
Unit #10 The Cardiovascular System: The Heart- Chapter 11
Unit #11 The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Circulation- Chapter 11
Unit #12 The Lymphatic System and Immunity- Chapter 14
Unit #13 The Respiratory System- Chapter 15
Unit #14 Introduction to Digestion – Chapter 2
Unit #15 The Digestive System- Chapter 16
Unit #16 Metabolism and Energetics- Chapter 17
Unit #17 Cell Membrane and Transport- Chapter 3
Unit #18 The Urinary System- Chapter 18
Unit #19 The Reproductive System- Chapter 19
Unit #20 Development- Chapter 20
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Be respectful to your fellow classmates, teacher, and yourself at all times.
Be in your seat and prepared for class to begin before the bell rings.
Bring your textbook, binder, and writing utensils to class EVERY DAY.
These three items are a MUST.
Be an active participant in class, and ALWAYS raise your hand when
asking questions or responding.
Use appropriate classroom language. Profanity and improper language
will not be tolerated.
Lab rules and procedures must be followed and will be strictly enforced.
Absolutely no cell phones are permitted. Procedure as listed in the
student handbook will be enforced upon their presence.
Using the restroom, going to the office, visiting a counselor, etc. should
only be done if urgent. Unless requested by an administrator, teacher, or
counselor, you must use a homework pass upon leaving the classroom.
Once all homework passes have been used, you will be required to come
in a morning before school or an afternoon after school for 15 minutes.
All rules as stated in the student handbook will be enforced.
Have a positive attitude!
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Summative Assessments
Formative Assessments
Laboratory work
Classwork and Homework
**There will be no extra credit opportunities available
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The district grading scale will be used. (No
class curve)
◦ A 100-89.5 B 89.4-79.5 C 79.4-69.5 D 69.4-59.5 F 59.4-0
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Late work due to an excused
absence will be accepted without
penalty if it is turned in on the day
you return to school.
You will receive two Late Passes
per quarter. You may use these
passes to turn in late work
without a penalty.
All other late work will be a zero.
This will be strictly enforced.
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To ensure success in Honors
Biology, it is essential that you
attend class on a regular basis.
If you are absent, you are
responsible for making up all
work/assignments missed.
Using the restroom, going to
the office, visiting a counselor,
etc. should only be done if
urgent. Not being in class for
the entire 50 minute period will
disrupt your ability to be
successful, and may be
disruptive to your classmates.
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I LOVE helping my students! I am very flexible
and available on most days. Please contact
me verbally or via email if you would like to
meet with me so we can arrange a time.
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Cheating will be detrimental to your success in Honors Biology
and will not be tolerated. The following acts of cheating will
result in disciplinary actions as outlined in the student
handbook:
◦ Passing calculators during a test, quiz, or other assessment.
◦ Copying someone else’s test, quiz, homework, assignment, or report.
◦ Allowing someone to copy from your test, quiz, homework, assignment, or
report.
◦ Looking at notes during a test, quiz, or other assessment.
◦ Sharing questions from a test with students who have yet to take the test.
◦ Listing someone else’s data without giving credit, or worse, making up
data to fit the expected answer. It is acceptable to present your own data,
to state the reasons that you feel the results should be disregarded, and
then to present another student’s data (making sure the source is
acknowledged).
◦ Using opinions, facts, ideas, charts, data and direct quotes from research
papers, newspapers, magazines, textbooks, websites, or another person
without citing the source.
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Unit Summative Exams are given once per
unit and will reflect the standards of the
Aurora High School Human Anatomy and
Physiology Curriculum Standards.
◦ They will be detailed and comprehensive, including
multiple-choice, labeling of human body diagrams,
and essay questions.
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Frequent formative assessments will be given
to allow for proper intervention to help
ensure your success on the Unit Summative
Exams. There will be no retakes. (Refer to
EXTRA HELP above)
Laboratory work will be directly aligned with
the topics discussed in class. Be prepared to
perform cat dissections and to view graphic
human body images.
Homework will be given almost every day.
Please review my Late Work policy.
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The Human Anatomy and Physiology course
provides an in-depth curriculum that will
enable you to learn more about yourself and
others.
Whether you are interested in a sciencerelated field, health profession, or simply have
an interest in anatomy and physiology, this
course is guaranteed to be a rewarding
learning experience.
I am very excited to experience this journey
with you, and am looking forward to an
excellent school year! 