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Complete the answers to daily bell ringers on Google Classroom. Bell ringers are recorded every two weeks, and count toward class participation points. If you are absent, you are responsible for making up the bell ringer(s) you missed.

2^nd SEMESTER BELLRINGERS START HERE:

Questions for the week of 4.22 

Mon 4.22 = 

• Contrast dynamic &  static equilibrium.

Tue 4.23 =

• What does the sense of smell do for a person? 
• How would life be different without it?

Wed 4.24 =

• What are the differences between smell, taste & flavor?

Thu 4.25 = 

• What are the sense receptors for smell? 
• For taste? 
• Why are they classified as chemoreceptors?

Fri 4.26 =

• What does the sense of taste do for a person? 
• What would happen if you couldn’t taste?

Questions for the week of 4.15 

Mon 4.15 = 

• List the pathway of light through the eye and into the brain.

Tue 4.16 =

• List the 4 processes involved in vision. 
• Where is the image you see hitting in the eye?

Wed 4.17 =

• What does the sense of hearing do for a person? 
• What happens when that sense is impaired or missing?

Thu 4.18 = 

• What is the tympanic membrane? 
• Where is it found? 
• How does it help a person hear?

Fri 4.19 =

• Contrast dynamic and static equilibrium.

Questions for the week of 4.8 

Mon 4.8 = 

• What are the following external eye features:
  • Palpebral fissure, canthus, conjunctiva

Tue 4.9 =

• Where is the cornea? 
• What is the colored area behind it? 
• What is the black part inside that?

Wed 4.10 =

• What are the two types of photoreceptors? 
• What does each help you see?

Thu 4.11 = 

• List 3 facts about the anatomy of the eye.

Fri 4.12 =

• List the 3 layers of eye tissue & tell the overall purpose for each.

Questions for the week of 4.1 

Mon 4.1 = No School; Teacher Professional Development

Tue 4.2 =

• What do sense organs do for a person? 
• List the main sense organs.

Wed 4.3 =

• Which senses are classified as “general?” 
• Why?

Thu 4.4 = 

• Which senses are classified as “special?” 
• Why?

Fri 4.5 =

• How does vision help a person? 
• How would life be different if you could no longer see?

Questions for the week of 3.25 

Mon 3.25 = 

• Describe the location & basic anatomy of the spinal cord.

Tue 3.26 =

• List three facts about the spinal cord.

Wed 3.27 =

• Compare and contrast brain & spinal cord

Thu 3.28 = 

• Describe the location & basic anatomy of the spinal cord.

Fri 3.22 = No School; Easter Break 

Questions for the week of 3.18 

Mon 3.18 = 

• Name the parts of the brain stem. 
• What is the brain stem a path for?

Tue 3.19 =

• What are the parts of the diencephalon? 
• Where is it found?

Wed 3.20 =

• Name the bones, and the 3 membranes that protect CNS organs. 

Thu 3.21 = 

• Describe the blood-brain barrier.

Fri 3.22 = 

• How is the arrangement of white & gray matter different between the cerebrum & the spinal cord?

No School March 8 – 15 ~ Spring Break

Questions for the week of 3.4 

Mon 3.4 = 

• Which nervous system is the brain part of? 
• What is its role in the body?

Tue 3.5 =

• Who was Phineas Gage? 
• Why was his case significant?

Wed 3.6 =

• What are gyri, sulci & fissures? 

Thu 3.7 = 

• What are the parts of the diencephalon? 
• Where is it found?

Fri 3.8 = No School; Teacher Work Day

Questions for the week of 2.26 

Mon 2.26 = 

• List the types of neurons by function, & the main job of each type.

Tue 2.27 =

• Use the following terms correctly in sentences:
  • Action potential, reflex, neuron

Wed 2.28 =

• What is an action potential? 
• What happens to the Na+ & K+ ions during it? 

Thu 2.29 = 

• Which nervous system is the brain part of? 
• What is its role in the body?

Fri 3.1 = 

• List the lobes of the cerebrum.

Questions for the week of 2.19 

Mon 2.19 = No School; Presidents’ Day

Tue 2.20 =

• Compare & contrast axons and dendrites

Wed 2.21 =

• What is the purpose of the myelin sheath? 
• Which glia produce it? 

Thu 2.22 = 

• Contrast electrical and chemical synapses

Fri 2.23 = 

• What is a reflex? 
• List the parts of a reflex arc.

Questions for the week of 2.12 

Mon 2.12 =

• Contrast the afferent & efferent nervous systems. 
• What can each also be called?

Tue 2.13 =

• List the types of glia & tell which nervous system each works in.

Wed 2.14 =

• List the 3 divisions of the autonomic division (of the PNS), & tell the purpose for each.

Thu 2.15 =  No School; Teacher Professional Development

Fri 2.16 = No School; Parent/Teacher Conferences

Questions for the week of 2.5 

Mon 2.5 =

• What are 3 things you learned from the Poultry Slam assignment?

Tue 2.6 =

• List 3 things you know about muscles that you didn’t know at the beginning of the semester.    

Wed 2.7 =

• What do the parts of the muscle name “quadriceps femoris” tell you about that muscle?     

Thu 2.8 =

• What is the purpose of the nervous system? 
• What structures belong to it?  

Fri 2.9 =

• Contrast the central & peripheral nervous systems.

Questions for the week of 1.29 

Mon 1.29 =

• Use the following terms (or versions of them) correctly in sentences:
  • Supination, extension, rotation

Tue 1.30 =

• Contrast opposition & reposition.  
• Contrast inversion & eversion.     

Wed 1.31 =

• Use the following terms correctly in sentences:
  • Origin, prime mover, perimysium

Thu 2.1 =

• How is your arm similar to a chicken wing? 
• How does it differ?    

Fri 2.2 =

• What is the difference between tendons and ligaments? 
• How do they relate to the arm/wing structure?

Questions for the week of 1.22 

Mon 1.22 =

• List 3 facts about skeletal muscles.

Tue 1.23 =

• List three ways skeletal muscles may be named.

Wed 1.24 =

• Use the following terms (or versions of them) correctly in sentences:
  • Abduction, flexion, opposition

Thu 1.25 =

• Contrast circumduction & rotation.  
• Contrast elevation & depression.     

Fri 1.26 =

• What do the parts of the muscle name “extensor carpi radialis longus”  tell you about the muscle?

Questions for the week of 1.15 

Tue 1.16 = Snow Day

Wed 1.17 =

• What is the purpose of a synergist muscle? 
• What are fixators?

Thu 1.18 =

• List 3 things you found interesting from the Observations of Muscles lab.

Fri 1.19 = Snow Day

Questions for the week of 1.8 

Mon 1. 8 = Snow Day

Tue 1.9 = Snow Day

Wed 1.10 = Snow Day

Thu 1.11 =

• What is a prime mover? 
• What do you call the muscle that’s resting as the prime mover works?

Fri 1.12 = Snow Day

Questions for the week of 1.1 

Thu 1. 4 =

• What role do muscles play in the body? 
• What are the 3 categories of muscle tissue?

Fri 1.5 =

• List the functions of skeletal muscles.

1^st SEMESTER BELLRINGERS START HERE:

Questions for the week of 12.18 

Tue 12. 19 =

• What are 3 things you find interesting about the human body?

Questions for the week of 12.11 

Mon 12. 11 =

• List 3 types of synovial joints and where each can be found.

Tue 12.12 =

• List the types of teeth in an adult mouth, and the main purpose for each.

Wed 12.13 =

• Compare & contrast epidermis and dermis.

Thu 12.14 =

• Describe a body in anatomical position.

Fri 12.15 =

• List 3 facts about the skeleton.

Questions for the week of 12.4 

Mon 12. 4=

• List the sections of the pectoral girdle. 
• What axial skeleton bones are also located in this region?

Tue 12.5 =

• List the sections of the axial skeleton, and the number of bones found in each.

Wed 12.6 =

• What allows your body to bend and move? 
• What would happen if all your joints were immovable (like those in the skull)?

Thu 12.7 =

• List the types of joints by structure, and 1 example for each.

Fri 12.8 =

• Why do you need teeth? 
• How would your life be different without them?

Questions for the week of 11.27 

Mon 11.27 =

• List the sections of the pectoral girdle. 
• What axial skeleton bones are also located in this region?

Tue 11.28 =

• Where are phalanges found? 
• How many total are in the body? 
• How do you tell them apart from each other?

Wed 11.29 =

• Which are the 3 smallest bones in your body? 
• Which is your longest & strongest bone?

Thu 11.30 =

• List the sections of the appendicular skeleton. 
• How many total bones are found in this part of the skeleton?

Fri 12.1 =

• List the sections of the arm, & name the bones found in each.

Questions for the week of 11.20 

Mon 11.20 =

• List the sections of the vertebrae (incl. the fused areas), & the number of bones in each.

Tue 11.21 =

• What is an appendage? 
• Which appendages make up the appendicular skeleton?

Questions for the week of 11.13 

Mon 11.13 =

• List 3 facts about bone anatomy

Tue 11.14 =

• What are the differences between yellow and red bone marrow? 
• Which is more common in adults?

Wed 11.15 = 

• How would your body be different without your bones?
• List at least 2 ways.

Thu 11.16 =

• List 3 things you know about bones.

Fri 11.17 =

• List the sections of the skull, & the number of bones in each.

Questions for the week of 11.6 

Mon 11.6 =

• What are 3 things that you already know about bones & the skeleton 

Tue 11.7 =

• Compare and contrast epiphysis & diaphysis

Wed 11.8 = 

• Compare and contrast periosteum & endosteum

Thu 11.9 =

• Compare and contrast osteoblast & osteoclast

Fri 11.10 =

• What is ossification? 
• Name the 2 general types, and what type of tissues ossify during each.

Questions for the week of 10.30 

Mon 10.30 =

• List the parts of a hair, from root to tip.

Tue 10.31 =

• List the parts of a nail.

Wed 11.1 = No School; Teacher Professional Development

Thu 11.2 =

• List the 3 types of cutaneous glands, and where each is found.

Fri 11.3 =

• How important is your skeleton? 
• What does it do for your body?

Questions for the week of 10.23 

Mon 10.23 =

• Name the 3 layers of the skin, and the type of tissue that makes up each.

Tue 10.24 =

• Compare & contrast sudoriferous, sebaceous & ceruminous glands

Wed 10.25 =

• What are the functions of hair? 
• Where does hair begin growing? 
• Which part is visible?

Thu 10.26 =

• What can cause wounds to the skin? 
• How does the body react when the skin is broken open?

Fri 10.27 =

• What is the purpose of cutaneous glands?
• Of hair? 
• Of nails?

Questions for the week of 10.16 

Mon 10.16 =

• What kind of tissue makes up the epidermis? 
• What is its outermost layer called?
• What happens to this layer?

Tue 10.17 =

• Compare and contrast papillary layer & reticular layer (of the dermis).

Wed 10.18 =

• What is the purpose of the subcutaneous layer? 
• What category of tissue is it made of?

Questions for the week of 10.9 

Mon 10.9 =

• What is a cell? 
• List 3 facts about cells.

Tue 10.10 =

• Name the 4 categories of tissue, and one specific example for each.

Wed 10.11 =

• What is the purpose of the skin? 
• What might happen to a body if it lacked skin?

Thu 10.12 =

• What creates fingerprint ridges in the skin? 
• What purposes do they serve?

Fri 10.13 =

• List 3 functions of the integumentary system.

Questions for the week of 10.2 

Mon 10.2 =

• List the specific kinds of cartilage, including examples.

Tue 10.3 =

• Of the four tissue categories, which is most common in the body? 
• Which is most specialized?

Wed 10.4 =

• List the three categories of muscle tissues, & tell where each is located in the body.

Thu 10.5 =

• What are the functions of neurons? 
• What do neuroglia do?

Fri 10.6 =

• List the 4 categories of human tissues, and the main job(s) for each.

Questions for the week of 9.25 

Mon 9.25 =

• Contrast general characteristics of epithelium & connective tissues.

Tue 9.26 =

• What is the purpose of extracellular matrix in connective tissue?

Wed 9.27 =

• Name the types of dense connective tissue, and a place in the body each is found.

Thu 9.28 =

• List the specific kinds of cartilage, including examples.

Questions for the week of 9.18 

Mon 9.18 =

• Define tissue. 
• What categories of body tissues are in human bodies? 

Tue 9.19 =

• What purposes does epithelium serve in the body?

Wed 9.20 =

• List the 5 anatomical characteristics of epithelium.

Thu 9.21 =

• Contrast endocrine & exocrine glands, including examples.

Fri 9.22 =

• Compare and contrast simple squamous epithelium & stratified squamous epithelium tissues

Questions for the week of 9.11 

Mon 9.11 =

• Identify the abdominal regions shown in the picture  

Tue 9.12 =

• List 3 of the human body’s survival needs.

Wed 9.13 =

• List 3 body processes that maintain homeostasis, and briefly describe each.

Thu 9.14 =

• Which directional terms are only used with the arms & legs? 
• Which terms usually refer to membranes around organ?

Fri 9.15 =

• Define “cell.”
• Name 3 specific examples of cells.

Questions for the week of 9.4 

Tue 9.5 =

• Contrast sagittal and frontal planes. 
• Include what body sides each includes.

Wed 9.6 =

• Use these terms correctly in sentences: posterior, distal, lateral, inferior

Thu 9.7 =

• What body areas are the following terms referring to:
  • Frontal, abdominal, gluteal, pedal

Fri 9.8 =

• Name an organ found in each of these cavities or regions:
  • Thoracic cavity, left hypochondriac region, right upper quadrant

Questions for the week of 8.28 

Mon 8.28 =

• What’s the difference between anatomy & physiology? 
• How are they similar?

Tue 8.29 =

• List, in order from smallest to largest, the levels of organization in a human body.

Wed 8.30 =

• List 3 of the human survival needs.

Thu 8.31 =

• Describe a body in anatomical position.

Fri 9.1 =

• Contrast sagittal and frontal planes.
  • Include what body sides each includes.

Questions for the week of 8.21 

Wed 8.23 =

• What is anatomy?
• Why is it important to study the human body?
• What are you looking forward to / fearing in anatomy this year?

Thu 8.24 =

• Why is it important to have labs in a science class?
• Why is safety in the lab important?

Fri 8.25 =

• List 3 things you already know about the structure of the human body.