Circulatory System Craziness!

Some fun stuff for today's lesson!

First, a look into the components of blood:


Flow of blood through capillaries:


A white blood cell chasing a bacterium:




A 3D model of the heart that can be virtually dissected:
http://thevirtualheart.org/anatomyindex.html

The operation of the heart:


And finally, an overview of the digestive system in case you forgot:


Valve operation: (http://www.arthursclipart.org/medical/circulatory/valves%20in%20vein%203.gif)

A video of the valves in action:

Unit 8 Study Guides - Hot off the Press!

Here are the scans of the study guides you all put together today - thanks for the great effort! I am including links to the guides made by both periods so you can benefit from the efforts of all 40 students in the two sections.

Enjoy!

Period 3 Study Guide
Period 4 Study Guide

Stem Cell Links

Stem cell technology is one of the most active areas in developmental biology. I hope that today's discussion leads you to explore more on your own.

Here are the links we used in today's lesson:

The animation describing differentiation and diseases that might be cured by stem cells can be found here.

Seeds of Hope video about the potential for stem cell technology:
http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/tdc02_vid_stemcellvid/

Also, here is a good summary video about the process of development from a zygote to a gastrula:

Reproductive Technology videos

Overview on amniocentesis:


In vitro fertilization:

Meiosis Videos

Meiosis overview:


Another one:

Asexual Reproduction

Here's some good stuff:

Paramecium with binary fission:



Puff balls:


Spores and Insects (Not for the faint of heart! Fast forward to 1:09 to see it growing....)


Budding in Yeast

Honors Bio - Break Assignment Solutions

Solutions to use in studying for the exam tomorrow:

1. (4)
2. (1)
3. (4)
4. (1)
5. (1)
6. (2)
7. (3)
8. (1)
9. (2)
10.(4)
11.(3)
12.(4)
13.(1)
14.(1)
15.(1)
16.(1)
17.(1)
18.(2)
19.(2)
20.(1)
21.(3)
22.(4)
23.(1)
24.(4)
25.(2)
26.(a)
27.(a)
28.(d)
29.(a)
30.(4)
31.(3)
32.(d)
33. doesn't exist!
34. doesn't exist!
35.(b)
36.(d)
37.(a)
38.(a)
39.(d)
40.(a)