Anatomy & Physiology Lab Activity: Observing Body Tissues (Virtual Friendly)

In this simple, but effect laboratory activity, students will review the major human body tissues. Using a microscope, students will observe and illustrate the structure of major body tissue types. Students will identify the location and function of each type of tissue. My students find this lab fascinating! Teacher notes and answer key is provided for easy grading.

Lesson Objectives (Students will):

1. Observe, illustrate, and classify the major tissue types and their chief subcategories.
2. Identify the major functions and locations of body tissues.

Materials:

1. Student lab handouts

2. Teacher answer key

3. Notes or textbook (optional)

This introductory histology lab can be easily prepared for students. It is easiest to set up one microscope for each slide listed in the table already in focus on the desired magnification and direct students to rotate from one station to another. You can have student complete all listed tissue slides or omit any in order to simply the lab. For example, you can have students omit stratified cuboidal, stratified columnar, elastic dense connective tissues as these are less common in the human body. Have students complete only those slides you desire to fit your needs. Students will need access to a textbook or notes and (if available).

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• Unit 3 Review Worksheet: Cells
• Unit 3 Review Worksheet: Tissues
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The Unit Plan

Make teaching Anatomy & Physiology easy with this combined unit and daily lesson plan that covers 7 blocks or 12 periods of a secondary A & P course. SIOP, gifted, and differentiation strategies are embedded and easily identified throuought. Lessons are differnetiated accoding to learning style, grouping, and language ability. Both content and literacy standards as well as key vocabulary words, essential questions, activating strategies, instructional strategies, and summarizing strategies are included and highlighted.

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

Content Standards:

SAP 1: Students will analyze anatomical structures in relationship to their physiological functions.

• Relate cellular metabolism and transport to homeostasis and cellular reproduction.
• Describe how structure and function are related in terms of cell and tissue types.

SCSh2. Students will use standard safety practices for all classroom laboratory investigations and activities.

• Follow correct procedures for use of scientific apparatus and demonstrate appropriate technique in all laboratory situations.
• Follow correct protocol for identifying and reporting safety problems and violations.

Literacy Standards:

• L11-12RST2: Determine the central ideas of conclusions of a text; summarize complex concepts, processes, or information presented in a text by paragraphing them in simpler but still accurate terms.
• L11-12RST3: Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments…

Content Objectives (TSWBAT):

1. Name and describe the four concepts of the cell theory.
2. Describe the chemical composition and function of the plasma membrane.
3. Compare structure and function of cell junctions.
4. Identify major cell organelles and describe the function of each.
5. Compare human cell types with respect to the principle of complementarity.
6. Describe major cell transport mechanisms and processes.
7. Describe the process of DNA replication and mitosis.
8. Describe the roles of DNA and the three varieties of RNA.
9. Describe the process and purpose of proteins synthesis.
10. Name the four major tissue types and their chief subcategories.
11. Identify the main types and locations of tissue in the body.
12. Describe the process of wound repair.

Language Objectives:

1. Discuss the role of transport mechanisms in the human body.
2. Read documented case studies and solve clinical application scenarios related to unit 3 concepts.
3. Write, discuss, and use key vocabulary appropriately.

Key Vocabulary: cell, nucleus, nuclear envelope, nuclear pore, nucleolus, chromatin, chromosomes, plasma membrane, fluid mosaic model, hydrophilic, hydrophobic, tight junctions, desmosomes, gap junctions, cytosol, inclusions, organelles, ribosomes, rough endoplasmic reticulum, smooth endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, secretory vesicles, lysosomes, peroxisomes, free radicals, cytoskeleton, microfilaments, microtubules, centrioles, cilia, flagella, microvilli, intracellular fluid, extracellular fluid, selective permeability, diffusion, concentration gradient, osmosis, facilitated diffusion, active transport, sodium-potassium pump, vesicular transport, endocytosis, exocytosis, vesicle, phagocytosis, pinocytosis, receptor-mediated endocytosis, the cell life cycle, DNA replication, mitosis, protein synthesis, gene, RNA, tissues, Epithelial tissue, apical surface, basement membrane, simple epithelium, stratified epithelium, simple squamous epithelium, serous membranes, simple cuboidal epithelium, simple columnar epithelium, goblet cells, mucosae, pseudostratified, columnar epithelium, stratified epithelia, stratified squamous epithelium, columnar epithelium (stratified, cuboidal), transitional epithelium, glandular epithelium, secretion, endocrine glands, exocrine glands, connective tissue, extracellular matrix, bone, cartilage, hyaline cartilage, fibrocartilage, elastic cartilage, dense connective tissue, dense fibrous tissue, ligaments, tendons, loose connective tissue, areolar connective tissue, edema, adipose connective tissue, reticular connective tissue, stroma, blood, muscle tissue, cardiac muscle, intercalated discs, smooth muscle tissue, nervous tissue, neurons, neuroglia, regeneration, fibrosis, neoplasm, hyperplasia, atrophy

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