Hi Folks,

Thanks for another good week!  You all did great hanging in there for all our
notes especially Thursday!  Good job!

Here are some questions to get you thinking.  This isn't a complete list of study
questions or ideas.  Take some of these questions and thoughts and run with them!
Remember to set aside time to study everyday!

Are you getting together with anyone to review on Monday?  It is a good idea
to meet with a study group and talk about the following questions. (Don't forget the
snack food.  Snack food = brain power...right?)

Chapter 4
Recognize generic drawings of the different types of cells.
What epithelium would sweep phlegm out of your throat?
These epithelial cells are found in the bladder...
What is the function of white blood cells, collagen fibers, fibroblasts, or adipose tissue?
What do goblet cells produce?
Where are these tissues found: Fibrous (regular, irregular) CT, Elastic CT, Cartilage, Loose CT?
Which muscles are striated?  Which are voluntary?
Name the three parts of a neuron and what they do.
What membrane covers the lungs?
What membrane lines the abdominal cavity?

Some tissues (should link to pictures)
Bone
Cartilage
Simple squamous
Simple columnar
Stratified squamous
Loose (areolar) connective tissue
Skeletal muscle  

Chapter 5
Name the two main layers of the epidermis.
What is the function of keratin?
Describe the difference between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree burns.
What do melanocytes do?
What makes up the dermis?
What does the lunula do?
What gives us color in our hair and skin?
What is the function of the fingernails?
Free nerve endings are sensitive to what?
What is the pressure corpuscle?
What is the "ear wax" gland?
What can keep our skin soft?
Describe the differences between the two sweat glands.
What makes it possible to blush?
Name five functions of the skin.
Memorize the skin picture.

Chapters 11, 12, & 13
* (I will not ask you to label/identify the names of the different blood vessels-
       we will review that and have those questions on the final exam)*
What is your total volume of blood?
Plasma is what percent water?  What are some of the nutrients that are transported?
What are the scientific names for the blood cells?
How many rbc, wbc, and platelets should exist in one microliter of blood?
What carries the oxygen in RBCs.
Draw an example of type A, B, AB, and O blood. Include the antibodies in the plasma.
What type of blood is the universal donor?  The universal recipient?
Why is getting the wrong type of blood bad?
Sometimes the Rh factor can cause problems.  What happens when the mother Rh^-
   has a Rh⁺ child? 
How many types of wbc are there?  Don't worry about their function!
Be able to label a heart diagram.
Know the layers of the heart.
What happens during coronary artery disease?
What happens during "lub-dup"?
What are the four steps in the "cardiac conduction pathway"?
What is the difference between arrhythmias, palpitations, and fibrillation?
What are the names we give a heart rate that is greater or less than "normal" in a healthy adult?
Name three ways your heart rate is regulated.
Name two differences between the structure of an artery and a vein.
Two good youtubes of the heart anatomy and circulation are at:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H04d3rJCLCE&feature=related
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3ZDJgFDdk0&feature=related

 

I will be gone Sat evening to Monday night, so if you have any email questions for me
I will be able to answer them when I get back! J

To turn in Tuesday:  Your histology (tissues) lab and the heart paper (colored)