TRANSPLANTS THAT DO THEIR JOB, THEN FADE AWAY

Click here to read an article from the New York Times about a promising surgery technique on liver transplant.

1. Why do transplant patients need to take immunosuppression drugs?
2. How do these drugs affect the patient?
3. Why/How are rejections caused?

THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE

Click here to access an animation on the menstrual cycle. On the website you should click on the slider bar, then hold down and drag your mouse back and forth to see fluctuations during the menstrual cycle.
1. What hormone does the ovary secrete that stimulates the production of the egg?

2. Why is the menstrual cycle said to be controlled by feedback mechanisms?

FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Click here to access a website about the female reproductive system. On the website, click on the diagram of the female reproductive system, and then if you click on each of the organs a bubble will appear with information about the organ.
1. What are the main female hormones?
2. What hormones stimulate the gonads to produce their hormones?

MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Click here to access a website with information on the male reproductive system.
On the website you will find links to articles with useful information on human general health. Which articles and pieces of information did you find more interesting?
1. Where does meiosis occur in males?
2. What is the product of meiosis in males?
3. What is the main hormone produced by the testicles?
4. What is the function of this male hormone?

5. Can you identify and describe the function of three organs of the male reproductive system?

MIDTERM REVIEW 3: ENDOCRINE SYSTEM, INSULIN

Click here to see an animation on how insulin works.

How does insulin maintain constant levels of glucose in blood?

MIDTERM REVIEW 2: ENDOCRINE SYSTEM.

How does insulin maintain constant blood glucose levels?
What is the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes?
In the cells, what organelle will use glucose as fuel to produce energy?

FROG DISSECTION

Click here to watch a video clip on the frog dissection lab you will conduct tomorrow.

ANTIBODIES, Immune system

CELL MEDIATED IMMUNE RESPONSE

ALLERGIES

Click here for a video clip on allergies.

1. How are histamines produced?
2. What do histamines provoke in the human body?

HOW DO VACCINES WORK?

Click here to watch a video clip on how vaccines work.

1. What is a vaccine?
2. How does a vaccine work?

IMMUNE RESPONSE

Click here to watch a video clip on the immune response.

1. Where do B cells (B lymphocytes) develop?
2. Where do T cells (T lymphocytes) develop?
3. How do B cells work?
4. How do T cells work?

EARTHWORM DISSECTION

Are you curious about the earthworm dissection lab? get the heads-up on tomorrow's lab. Click here for a virtual earthworm dissection. Check the virtual lab manual for instructions. Enjoy it!

NERVOUS SYSTEM: SYNAPSE

Click here for an animation on how a synapse occurs.

REFLEX ARC

Click here for a narrated animation on the reflex arc. You can take the quiz after watching the animation.

HOMEOSTASIS, NEGATIVE FEEDBACK MECHANISMS

Click here for a narrated animation on homeostasis and negative feedback mechanisms. You can take a quiz after watching the animation. How did you do on the quiz?

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM Country Song

HOW DO KIDNEYS WORK?

Click here to view an animation on how a kidney works.

EXCRETORY SYSTEM

Click here for a great animation on how the kidney filters blood. Why is glucose returned to the blood but urea is removed from the blood? Can you explain what happens to water? How do the kidneys help maintain a balance in water levels in our bodies? When you sweat, do your kidneys produce a dilute urine or a concentrated urine? Why?

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM