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Anatomy Honors Pacing Guide
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Two-week summary of major instructional content and skills • 36 instructional weeks
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Week(s)Unit / TextMajor ContentMajor Skills and Assessments
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Weeks 1–2Anatomy Terminology
10 instructional days		Introduction (1 day); Hierarchies and Systems (1 day); Anatomical Orientations and Planes (2 days); Body Cavities (3 days); Directional terms (3 days)SWBAT: follow course expectations and routines; identify the 12 body systems, their functions and associated organs, and levels of organization; explain anatomical position and body planes; identify body cavities; and use directional terminology to compare locations in the body.
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Weeks 3–4Anatomy Terminology / Histology
10 instructional days		Diagnostic vs. Therapeutic (1 day); Types of Imaging (1 day); Test Revew (1 day); Terminology Test (1 day); Cell Biology (1 day); Cell Specialization (1 day); Junctions and the ECM (1 day); Epithelial tissues (1 day); Connective Tissues (2 days)SWBAT: distinguish diagnostic from therapeutic procedures; identify five common imaging types; demonstrate retained anatomy-terminology knowledge; identify cell organelles and structures; and explain cell specialization, cell junctions/ECM, and the organization/classification of epithelial and connective tissues. Assessment: Terminology Test.
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Weeks 5–6Histology / Integumentary System
10 instructional days		Muscular Tissues (1 day); NervousTissues (1 day); TEST (1 day); Functions of the Integumentary System (1 day); Layers of the Skin (1 day); Dermal structures of the skin (2 days); Hypodermis, Aging skin and Cosmetic surgery (1 day); Burns (2 days)SWBAT: compare muscular tissues and describe nervous-tissue organization; identify integumentary-system functions, skin layers, and dermal structures; explain skin aging and cosmetic procedures; and explain how burns are evaluated and treated. Assessment: Test.
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Weeks 7–8Integumentary System / Skeletal System
10 instructional days		Common procedures of the skin (1 day); Skin Diseases and Disorders (2 days); Test (1 day); Functions of the Skeletal System (1 day); Classification of bones (1 day); Divisions of the Skeletal System: Axial: Skull (2 days); Divisions of the Skeletal System: Axial: Vertebrae/Sacrum (1 day); Divisions of the Skeletal System: Axial: Sternum and Ribs (1 day)SWBAT: identify common skin procedures and disorders; demonstrate retained integumentary knowledge; explain skeletal-system functions and bone classifications; identify axial-skeleton bones; and describe the structure/classification of the vertebrae, sacrum, ribs, and sternum. Assessment: Test.
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Weeks 9–10Skeletal System
10 instructional days		Divisions of the Skeletal System: Appendicular (1 day); Structure of a long Bone (2 days); Fractures (2 days); Bone diseases and disorders (2 days); Joints (1 day); Joint Problems (1 day); Test (1 day)SWBAT: identify appendicular-skeleton bones and long-bone components; classify fractures and explain repair; identify common bone diseases/disorders; and identify synovial-joint structures and common joint problems. Assessment: Test.
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Weeks 11–12Muscular System
10 instructional days		Functions of the Muscular System (1 day); Muscle terminology (1 day); Classification of Movements (2 days); Gross Anatomy of the muscle (1 day); Muscle Physiology (1 day); Types of Muscle contractions (1 day); Fast twitch and Slow twitch (1 day); Muscle problems and disorders (2 days)SWBAT: explain muscular-system functions; use muscle-movement terminology and classify movements; describe gross skeletal-muscle anatomy and its arrangement with bones; explain muscle physiology and contraction types; distinguish fast- and slow-twitch fibers; and identify common muscular-system problems/disorders.
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Weeks 13–14Muscular System / Nervous System
11 instructional days		Chicken Wing Dissection (1 day); Myths associated with the muscular system (1 day); Muscular System Test (1 day); Introduction to the Nervous system (1 day); Divisions of the Nervous System (2 days); Neuron Structure (1 day); Nerve Physiology (2 days); Nerve Physiology: Action potential graph (2 days)SWBAT: apply muscular-system learning during the chicken-wing dissection and identify common muscular-system myths; explain nervous-system functions, nervous-tissue cell types, and nervous-system divisions; identify neuron parts/functions; and explain nerve physiology. Assessment: Muscular System Test.
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Weeks 15–16Nervous System
11 instructional days		Neurotransmitters (2 days); Neural Pathways (1 day); Studying the Brain (1 day); Brain Structures (2 days); Spinal Cord, Cranial and Spinal Nerves (1 day); Problems of the NS (2 days); Brain Dissection (1 day); Test (1 day)SWBAT: use neurotransmitter terminology; identify common neural pathways and ways the brain is studied; identify brain structures/functions; explain control by cranial and spinal nerves and the function of the spinal cord; identify nervous-system problems/disorders; and locate brain structures during dissection. Assessment: Test.
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Weeks 17–18Endocrine System
10 instructional days		Exocrine vs. Endocrine Glands (1 day); Types of Steroids (1 day); Homeostasis (1 day); REVIEW and MIDTERMS (5 days); Organs and their functions (2 days)SWBAT: distinguish exocrine from endocrine glands; identify hormone types and receptors; explain homeostasis; and identify endocrine organs, their hormones, and functions. Assessment: Review and Midterms.
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Weeks 19–20Endocrine System / Reproductive System
9 instructional days		Problems of the endocrine system (1 day); Test (1 day); Intro. to the the Female Reproductive system (1 day); Female: Accessory Organs (1 day); FGM (2 days); Hormonal Control of the Menstrual Cycle (3 days)SWBAT: identify common endocrine-system problems; identify the primary, secondary, and accessory organs of the female reproductive system; explain FGM; and identify the hormones that control the menstrual cycle. Assessment: Test.
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Weeks 21–22Reproductive System
10 instructional days		Common Surgeries and Problems of the Female system (2 days); Review and Test (1 day); Intro. to the the Male Reproductive system (3 days); Common Problems of the Male system (3 days); Review and Test (1 day)SWBAT: identify common surgeries, problems, and disorders of the female reproductive system; identify the primary and secondary organs of the male reproductive system; and identify common surgeries, problems, and disorders of the male reproductive system. Assessments: Review and Test.
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Weeks 23–24Urinary System
9 instructional days		Functions of the Urinary System (1 day); Structures of the Urinary System (1 day); Anatomy of the kidney (1 day); Micturition and Urine Composition (1 day); Physiology of the Kidney (2 days); Problems and Procedures (2 days); Review and Test (1 day)SWBAT: explain urinary-system functions and structures; identify kidney regions; explain the physiology of micturition and kidney function; and identify common urinary-system problems and procedures. Assessment: Review and Test.
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Weeks 25–26Respiratory System
8 instructional days		Structures of the Respiratory System (3 days); SENIOR TRIP (5 days)SWBAT: identify the general structures and functions of the organs of the respiratory system.
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Weeks 27–28Respiratory System
8 instructional days		Monitoring Gas Levels (3 days); Lung Volumes (2 days); Problems of the respiratory system (2 days); Respiratory System Test (1 day)SWBAT: explain how the body regulates homeostasis through air exchange; use terminology for lung volumes; and identify common respiratory-system diseases and conditions. Assessment: Respiratory System Test.
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Weeks 29–30Circulatory System
9 instructional days		Components and function of Blood (2 days); Types of Blood Vessels (2 days); Problems of Blood Vessels (2 days); The Heart (2 days); Terms association with the heart (1 day)SWBAT: identify components of blood and types of blood vessels; identify common blood-vessel problems; describe heart structure; and use terms associated with the heart.
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Weeks 31–32Circulatory System / Digestive System
10 instructional days		Electrical Control of the heart (1 day); Problems of the Heart (2 days); Test (1 day); Functions of the Digestive System (1 day); Specifics and problems of the Mouth, Pharynx, and Esophagus (1 day); Specifics and problems of the Stomach (2 days); Specifics and problems of the SI (2 days)SWBAT: explain electrical control of the heart and identify common heart problems; identify digestive-system structures and functions; and explain how the structures of the mouth/esophagus, stomach, and small intestine support digestion. Assessment: Test.
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Weeks 33–34Digestive System / Lymphatic System
9 instructional days		Specifics and problems of the LI (2 days); Test (1 day); Lymphatic functions and the Circulatory System (1 day); Lymphatic Functions and the Digestive system (1 day); lymph atv system and the Immune system (1 day); Problems of the lymphatic system (2 days); Lymphatic Quiz (1 day)SWBAT: explain how large-intestine structure supports digestion; explain how the lymphatic system works with the circulatory, digestive, and immune systems; and identify problems of the lymphatic system. Assessments: Test and Lymphatic Quiz.
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Weeks 35–36PIG DISSECTION / Immune System
10 instructional days		Day 1 dissection (1 day); Day 2 Dissection (1 day); Day 3 Diossection (1 day); Day 4 dissection (1 day); Intro. to the Immune system (1 day); Non-specific Immunity (2 days); Specific Immunity (3 days)SWBAT objectives are not specified in the source for the pig-dissection or immune-system lessons.
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