Classroom Assignments:
- Finish Chapter 14- Section 1 Assessment (Write Questions & Answers) P. 463. No.'s: 1-3.
- Chapter 14- Section 2. Key Terms and Concept Questions. pp 466- 473.
1. a. Identifying- What is the role of the endocriine system?
1. b. Explaining- How does adrenaline affect the heart?
1. c. Predicting- What could happen if your body continued to release adrenaline into your bloodstream, and the amount of adrenaline did not return to normal?
2.a. Listing- List the endocrine glands.
2.b. Summarizing- How do the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland interact?
2.c. Relating Cause and Effect- Explain how the hypothalamus indirectly controls growthform infancy to adulthood.
3.a. Defining- Define negative feedback.
3.b. Applying Concepts- How does negative feedback help to maintain homeostatis?
Key Concepts:
What is sexual reproduction?
What are the structures and functions of the male and female reproductive systems?
What events occur during the menstral cycle?egg- a female sex cell.
sperm- a male sex cell.
fertilization- the joining of a sperm cell and an egg cell.
zygote- a fertilized eg, produced by the joining of sperm and an egg.
testis- organ of the male reproductive system in which sperm and testostermone are produced.
testosterone- a hormone produced by the testes that controls the development of physical characteristics in mature men.
scrotum- an external pouch of skin in which the testes are located.
semen- a mixture of sperm and fluids.
penis- the organ throughwhich both semen and urine leve the male body.
ovary- a flower strucure that encloses and protects ovules and seedsd as they develop.
estrogen- a hormone produced by the ovaries that controls the development of eggs and adult female characteristics.
fallopian tube- a passageway for eggs from an ovary to the uterus.
uterus- the hollow muscular organ of the female reproductive system in which a fertilized egg develops.
vagina- a muscular passageway leading to the outside of the body; also called the birth canal.
menstral cycle- the cycle of changed that occurs in the female reproductive system, during which an egg develops and the uterus prepares for the arrival of a fertilized egg.
ovulation- the process in which a mature egg is released from the ovary into a fallopian tube.
menstration- the process in which the thickened lining of the uterus breaks downand blood and tissue then pass out of the female body through the vagina.
-publish paragraph.
Tomorrow:
- Vocabulary Test!!!
- KIM chart due!
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