She also reminded us that on Tuesday, June 1st we will have our last QUEST and the last IMPORTANT GRADE OF THE YEAR! Some things to remember for the test are: how to know if something is alive (Movement Respiration Sensitivity Growth Reproduction Excretion NRG/Nutrients; MRS GREN), and the Skeletal and Circulatory Systems. It would also be wise to read about the Digestive and Respiratory Systems. For anyone who has any questions, there will be a study session during lunch on Monday. You can also study the Google Doc notes we took in class to which you were all invited (Cell Notes N, V, and K).
After we went through this we got to start the dissection part of class. We were seated in groups of 2 or 3 and we were each handed a dissecting pan and the equipment (we only used the forceps, scissors, and the blunt probe). Most of us got gloves, but a couple people preferred to be bare-handed.The first part of the dissection, once everything was set up, was exploring the outside of the heart and looked for the following things: left side of the heart, right side, dorsal (back) side, ventral (front) side, superior (upper) side, inferior (lower) side, apex, coronary vessels aorta, pulmonary arteries, pulmonary veins, superior vena cava, and the inferior vena cava. We could find all this using our heart diagram from the packet (also found on Moodle). Not until we found all of this and showed it to Ms. D could we move on and actually start dissecting!
The second part also consisted of searching for parts of the heart, this time for the right atrium, the left atrium, the aorta, the pulmonary arteries, the superior vena cava, the inferior vena cava, the left ventricle, the right ventricle, the mitral valve, the tricuspid valve, the aortic valve, the pulmonary valve, and the right ventricle.
Once Ms. D had checked to be sure that we knew the parts, we could clean up, and answer the questions due on Friday. These can be found on Moodle labelled as "Heart Dissection".
Here are some videos I found on the topic of dissection:
- Pig Heart Dissection-Not too clear at some parts, but this video has some cool facts and it's a great way to see if you didn't quite feel that you dissected the heart correctly...
- Heart Anatomy-For people who need to see the heart at work!
Lastly, I will tell you how this relates to our daily life. I find it very important to know what is going on inside of you everyday, all your life. Dissection is a great way to learn and see what goes on inside our bodies (or animal bodies). Also, it helps squeamish people get past their fears!
Things due tomorow!
- Heart Dissection Answers
- Comment by 4:00 P.M. (Remember! 3 for 8th grade, 3 for 7th grade and 2 for 6th grade)
And remember to check Moodle to see what we are doing for the rest of the year!
The next (and last) scribe is VANCE!
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Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live. ~Jim Rohn
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Added Notes:
I found dissection a bit gross, and a bit weird, but a very cool and fun way to learn about the body. Though, the cow heart was pretty big and couldn't be laid in the pan so that we could see both side's internal parts at the same time. But, I personally can't wait to dissect again!
The tools we used in were the forceps (tweezers), scissors, and the blunt probe. A blunt probe is "a long, slender instrument for exploring wounds or body cavities or passages. " (From WikiAnswers) In my group we used it to figure out where the blood vessels we found let to as well as to poke at the heart in smaller holes.
a blunt probe 
Hello Kat,
ReplyDeleteWow, great job! Your post is extremly interesting and the pictures definetly explain what you are trying to say! Also, good job on the links because they are accurate. And thank you for giving us tips about what to study! I have only one suggestion, since you took pictures of the hearts at very close range you could have definetly seen the aorta, the capillary veins and the ventricles. You should have labeled them using photoshop, just a line pointing to the part. Except this, everything is great. Good job again!
Cip
Hi Kat, this is Alix. This was a very explanatory post. I think you described pretty much everything about our day. Some things you could have described more were the dissecting tools. We didn't actually learn about them until the time before the dissection, so people who weren't here would really learn from that. The quote was interesting, and the pictures were very good quality. All in all, this was a great post!
ReplyDeleteKat !
ReplyDeleteThis is one of the best posts I’ve never seen.
It is clear, understandable and long in off.
The color were well choose, they were easy tor read.
You took a lot of pictures which makes the post even greater, and you included them well in the text. Including the link to Moodle was a great idea too.
The video that you posted were also great. The only thing you could improve to your awesome post is maybe next time try to embed the video directly instead of just putting the link.
Good Job
Kamil
Hi Kat!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, great job on your scribe post! You did a good job recapping about what happened during class. It would have been useful for those who were missing that day. Mentioning MRS. GREN helped me to recall what are crucial for something to live. The font and colors went together well, allowing us to read your scribe clearly. However, I do must say you didn't write much details for the relationship to our daily lives. You could have explained in depth about it. You could have also added some of your personal opinion about the dissection as well. Once again great job!
Really great post! I loved that you took pictures in class, it helped me understand what was going on there, as did the surplus in writing and explanation in the post. The diagram of the heart was also helpful, but I would suggest to move the picture a little lower towards where you start to talk more about the actual dissection rather than where you discuss about the QUEST and such. Its good that you quickly summarized what the websites were about and mentioned what assignments were due the next day. Overall really nice post.
ReplyDelete:) Alex
Thanks guys! Cip, yeah I was actually thinking of labelling the pictures, but I don't have photoshop on my computer and the only other thing I know how to use (or have an account to) is Jing, but that makes the pictures really blurry.
ReplyDeleteKamil-I don't know how to embed links and I was actually wondering how to do it, but I couldn't figure it out. But now I'm thinking of going on youtube to look it up!
Kat - Nice work on your third Scribe Post. The pictures and the links you have included are very helpful to the reader. The last set of pictures could have been spaced out a bit. You covered the class thoroughly using good spelling and grammar. Nice inclusion of scientific vocabulary. I like your relationship to real life, but in places I think you could have explained things with a bit more depth - dissection tools, how these things you have viewed are related to real-life a bit more, and that we dissected a variety of hearts. Overall, it is understandable and clearly shows what we did in class. Nice work. ~Ms. D.
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Kat! Your post was very precise, and it was interesting to read. I also liked how you explain each part by showing pictures. One thing I would suggest you to make your post much better is to check whether grammar in some places and if you have any missed words in sentences. Overall, excellent job! Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteKat, you have a lot of information! Which is awesome. Your pictures are cool,I remeber when we did that last year. One thing i suggest is that you move the pictures a part. Overall great post! Very descriptive and informing. I know a lot about that class.
ReplyDeleteGood job (:
Holly