Mrs. McDowell
ADVANCED BIOLOGY & BIOLOGY
Advanced Biology Course of Study
We will be reading a novel by Mary Rauch called Stiff- The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers.
We will do a thourough dissection of a cat. The dissection will take place over several weeks and go toward your grade. This activity is required for this course. If this is something you don't think you can handle, you will need to reconsider taking this course.
Unit 1- Levels of Organization
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 2 The Chemical Level of Organization- Review from Biology
Chapter 3 The Cellular Level of Organization- Review from Biology
Chapter 4 The Tissue Level of Organization
Unit 2- Support and Movement
Chapter 5 The Itegumentary System
Chapter 6 Osseous Tissue and Bone Structure
Chapter 7 The Axial Skeleton
Chapter 8 The Appendicular Skeleton
Chapter 10 Muscle Tissue
Chapter 11 The Muscular System
Unit 3- Control and Regulation
Chapter 12 Neural Tissue
Chapter 13 The Spinal Cord, Spinal Nerves and Spinal Reflexes
Chapter 14 The Brain and Cranial Nerves
Chapter 15 Neural Integration T: Sensory Patheways and the Somatic Nervous System- Time Permitting
Chapter 16 Neural Integration II: The Autonomic Nervous System and Higher- Order Functions- Time Permitting
Chapter 17- The Special Senses- Time Permitting
Unit 4- Fluids and Transport
Chapter 19 Blood
Chapter 20 The Heart
Chapter 21 Blood Vessels and Circulation
Chapter 22 The Lymphatic System and Immunity
Unit 5- Environmental Exchange
Chapter 23 The Respiratory System
Chapter 24 The Digestive System