1/27/14
92nd Day of School
Learning goal (7.L.1.4): I will be able to describe the
parts & functions of the nervous system
Due Today: Diseases & Disorders assignment
Evening Assignment: Finish nervous system page
Copy the assignments for the week into your agenda from
Mrs. Eagle’s webpage.
http://www.gcs.k12.nc.us/Page/2555
Assignment Schedule
http://www.stbaldricks.org/teams/mypage/89435/2014
Two ways to contribute:
1) Join Dr. Batten to “go bald” as part of on the Hawley
Hornets team to raise money for research on childhood
cancers.
2) Donate money to the Hawley Hornets team
St. Baldricks Cancer Research fundraiser
For each body system we learned (skeletal, muscular, respiratory, circulatory,
digestive, urinary) research TWO disorders for a total of 12 disorders/diseases.
For each…
• Name of the disease/disorder
• Signs and symptoms
• Cause of disorder
• Treatment of disorder
Skeletal System Diseases/Disorders
1. Osteoporosis
2. Your choice
Muscular System Diseases/Disorders
1. Tendonitis
2. Your choice
Respiratory System Diseases/Disorders
1. Flu
2. Your choice
Circulatory System Diseases/Disorders
1. Hypertension
2. Your choice
Digestive System Diseases/Disorders
1. GERD
2. Your choice
Urinary System Diseases/Disorders
1. UTI
2. Your choice (but NOT kidney stones)
Diseases & Disorders: Due Today 1/27/14
Watch the BrainPOP
animation to help you
learn about the
nervous system.
Username: gchawley
Password: brainpop
BrainPOP: Nervous System
Overall Functions of the Nervous System
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Labelled Sketch of the Nervous System
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Describe Function of Parts of Nervous System
• Stimulus
• Neuron
• Neurotransmitter
• Central Nervous System
- Brain
- Spinal cord
• Peripheral Nervous System
- Autonomic nerves
- Voluntary nerves (somatic nerves)
• Sense Organs
- Eyes
- Ears
- Nose
- Skin
- Tongue
McDougall, p. B106
Nervous System page due 1/28/14
Overall Functions of Skin
• ??
• ??
• ??
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Describe Function of Parts Skin
• Epidermis
• Dermis
• Fatty Tissue
• Sensor receptor
• Nerve
• Oil gland
• Sweat gland
• Hair
• Blood vessels
Sketch of Skin
McDougall, p. B84
Integumentary System page due 1/29/14
1/27/14
Put your name and date on the slip of paper.
Answer the following three questions on a slip of paper based on the
scenario:
A 13-year-old male patient comes to you complaining of a dull, constant
pain in their right elbow. They said that they pain is worse when they move
their elbow or when they try to pick something up with their right arm. The
patient is a pitcher for the local middle school and has been expected to
throw 100 practice pitches per day. Neither biceps or forearm muscles
appear to be strained and the pain is focused in the elbow joint and worse
when the elbow is manipulated.
1) What common disorder might be affecting this patient?
2) What might be the cause?
3) What are two different options for treating this patient?
Exit Ticket
Tonight
• Finish the nervous system page
Evening Assignment