Module 4 Human Biology 2

Section 4.1 Nervous System

Lesson 4.1.B: Impulse Transmission

Mader Essential Study Partner
http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/espv2/data/animals/002/index.html
Select Action Potential; also see sections 6.21 to 6.27

Biology for All
http://www.biology4all.com/resources_library/source/63.swf
Interactive media piece showing Na/K Pump

Lesson 4.1.C: Synaptic Transmission

Mader, Essential Study Partner

http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/espv2/data/animals/002/index.html
Select Synapse 6.28-6.31.  Compare these diagrams to those of the synapse structure in the Mader textbook.

Lesson 4.1.D: Reflex Actions

Mader, Essential Study Partner
http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/espv2/data/animals/002/index.html
Select Section 6.34, Reflex Arc

How Stuff Works: Reflex Response
http://health.howstuffworks.com/adam-200012.htm

Lesson 4.1.E: Divisions of the Nervous System

Mader, Essential Study Partner
http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/espv2/data/animals/002/index.html
Work through Sections 6.32 to 6.33 and 6.35 to 6.42

Wiki: Vagus Nerve
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagus_nerve
Find out more about the vagus nerve and how to control the response to these situations.

Lesson 4.1F: The Brain

Overview of the Brain
http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/esp/2001_saladin/folder_structure/in/m2/s1/index.htm
Go to this website to review the brain’s structure.

Virtual Fetal Pig Dissection
http://www.whitman.edu/biology/vpd/
For another look at the structure of the brain, take a look at this virtual fetal pig dissection. Click on the link and review the entire dissection of the nervous system.

Section 4.2 Urinary System

Lesson 4.2.B: Kidney Anatomy and Urine Formation

Kidney Dissection
http://www1.broward.edu/~ssimpson/!videowebsite/dissection.htm
See video describing the anatomy of a kidney.

Lesson 4.2.C: Renal Artery vs. Renal Vein

For more information about business ethics, visit this site.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_ethics

Section 4.3 Reproduction

Lesson 4.3.A: Male Reproductive Anatomy

PNAS
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/99/8/5466
Cowper’s gland is a small gland that secretes lubricants to assist the sperm in their journey. Recent studies suggest these may produce antibodies against sperm from other individuals. Other species also have methods for preventing fertilization from competing males. Here’s a article about this ability in birds.

Lesson 4.3.B: Sperm Anatomy and the Pathway of Seminal Fluid

BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/773068.stm
Information about reduction in sperm cell counts.

Mader Essential Study Partner
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072421975/student_view0/chapter21/elearning_connection.html 
Review “Introduction, Human Male System and Male Anatomy” found to right of the screen.

Lesson 4.3.C: Testosterone and Control

Mader Online
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072421975/student_view0/chapter21/multiple_choice_quiz.html
Answer the quiz questions 1 to 23.

Lesson 4.3.D: Female Reproductive Anatomy

Centre of Human Simulation
http://www.uchsc.edu/sm/chs/gallery/images/images.html
You can see 2-D and 3-D images/movies of real bodies (male and female) shown as cross-sections.

Lesson 4.3.E: Ovarian and Uterine Cycles

Mader Online
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072421975/student_view0/chapter21/multiple_choice_quiz.html
Multiple-choice quiz.  Questions 24-46 are pertinent to this lesson but don’t be afraid to attempt more questions.