The Heart

http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0301/quickflicks/

12/19/2011 Homework Alert!!!



Page 18 in the Physiology Unit:  Know the Terms

Word Bank for the crossword puzzle:
Pepsin
Calorie
Feces
Intestine
Anus
Bile
Liver
Saliva
Stomach
Villi



EXTRA HELP

I will be holding an extra help session every Thursday after school.  If anyone is interested in staying after for extra help to work on RCT and Living Environment Regents prep, please let me know. 

12/13/2011 Digestive System

Homework:  Label the diagram

Word Bank

Gall bladder

Mouth

Salivary gland

Tongue

Large intestine

Small intestine

Appendix

Anus

Esophagus

Rectum

Epiglottis

Liver (used 2x on the diagram)

Stomach (used 2x on the diagram)

Pancreas (used 2x on the diagram)

Quiz tomorrow on the Digestive System.  You will need to label the parts on a diagram. 

A video on digestion

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0078617022/161752/00050758.html

December 8, 2011 ~ Physiology Unit begins

Parents:  Please sign quiz

Digestion

Project Living World

http://plantandsoil.unl.edu/croptechnology2005/pages/?what=animationList


http://plantsinmotion.bio.indiana.edu/plantmotion/movements/tropism/tropisms.html

Quiz on Wednesday 12/7/2011

If you complete the Plant Maintenance Review Sheet, you will earn 10 extra points on the quiz!!!

12/5/2011 Homework - Quiz on Wednesday

#'s 11-17 (Definitions)






       Quiz on Wednesday

• Xylem-transports water to the leaves
• Sugars are transported from the leaves of a plants to the roots through the phloem
• Photosynthesis occurs in the palisades layer
• The waxy cuticles help plants to survive in a dry environment
• Plant growth is regulated by the distribution  of auxins
• Xylem & Phloem are similar to the arteries and veins of humans
• Oxygen & water vapor pass out of the leaf of a plant through the stomates.

http://plantandsoil.unl.edu/croptechnology2005/pages/animationOut.cgi?anim_name=transpiration.swf