Biology 204 Study Organizer 3 and 4, 9th edition

Study Organizer 3

1)  Prepare before lecture by highlighting the "Useful Illustrations," "Chapter Questions" within the chapter, "Predict" questions, "Review and Comprehension" questions, and "Critical Thinking" questions as listed below for each chapter. You do not need to read the text ahead of the lecture.

2)  Attend lecture dynamically engaged with the topic at hand.   Follow the logic, respond to the questions, visualize the analogies and anecdotes. The lecture will answer the questions "What is important to know?" and "At what depth should I understand it?" 

3) Once you have a good set of notes from lecture, use the "Chapter Questions" to direct your study further.  First, find the answer to them in your notes, and then highlight the answer within the text.  Do not go to any more depth than was presented in class-- the text is usually more detailed than we need.

4)  Vocabulary is one of the greatest challenges of this course.  Find the boldfaced vocabulary within the chapter to define unfamiliar terms. Highlight these vocabulary terms and definitions within the text as you encounter them..  As you study, compare similar terms.  Ask yourself, "How are these alike?  How are they different?"  For lecture, you need to know only the vocabulary used in lecture, or assigned in the "Chapter Questions." 

5)  Study the "Useful Illustrations."  They are often more valuable than the reading in the text.  Do more than just look at them.  Instead, ask yourself dynamic questions about them.  If it is an illustration emphasizing anatomy, ask yourself  "What is its name?  What is its function?" If it is one of the "process" illustrations, ask yourself, "What is happening here first?  Second? Third?  Why?  What controls it?"  As you study the useful illustrations, remember that you do not need to exceed the depth covered in lecture.

6) Review your lecture notes daily.  Don't just read or memorize.  Instead, constantly ask yourself dynamic questions about this dynamic topic of physiology:  "What if....?"  "What if it increases?"  "What if it decreases?"  "What if this factor is absent?"  When you have a generalization in your notes, ask yourself, "What are some specific examples of this?"  Dynamic questions develop critical thinking skills.

7) The "Predict," "Review and Comprehension," and "Critical Thinking" sections are good ways to test yourself.  They will help you to think critically about the topic, and will assist you in studying for the tests.

8) Review is the key to all learning.  Review makes the new and challenging  familiar and manageable.  Review newest material first as you begin your daily study, but review older material regularly.  Review the highlighted material in your text, but most of all, review the notes and useful illustrations in the dynamic manner described in items 5 and 6 above.

Chapter 21:  Cardiovascular System:  Peripheral Circulation and Regulation

Reference pages:  748-772; Summary, pp. 774-775 (begin with "Dynamics of Blood Circulation.")  

Useful Illustrations:  Table, 21.13, Fig. 21.31-21.33; 21.35-21.45.

Chapter questions ("Assess Your Progress"):  37-39, 41, 43-45, 48, 49, 51-69, 72, 74 (second part only).  Answers to these questions should be highlighted in the text.  When you answer a question, do not exceed the depth covered in lecture.  A few chapter questions may cover a small amount of material not presented in lecture.

Predict:  3, 4-6a, c, 7.  Answers are in Appendix G.

Review and Comprehension: 14-23, 25. Answers are in Appendix E.

Critical Thinking:  7-9.  Answers are  in Appendix F.

Chapter 25:  Nutrition, Metabolism, and Temperature Regulation

Reference pages:  923-954; Summary, pp. 954-955.  

Useful Illustrations:  Fig. 25.1, Tables 25.2, 25.3; Fig 25.3, 25.4, 25.7, 25.13c, 25.15- 25.18.

Chapter questions ("Assess Your Progress"):  1- 4, 8, 10-12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 22, 23, 26, 32-35, 38-51, 53-55.  Answers to these questions should be highlighted in the text.  When you answer a question, do not exceed the depth covered in lecture.  A few chapter questions may cover a small amount of material not presented in lecture.

Predict:  1, 2, 4, 6.  Answers are in Appendix G.

Review and Comprehension: 4,4-6, 8, 10-16.  Answers are in Appendix E.

Critical Thinking:  4, 6, 8, 9.  Answers are in Appendix F.

Chapter 26:  Urinary System

Reference pages:  957-995; Summary, pp. 995-996.  

Useful Illustrations:  Fig 26.4-26.9, 26.12, 26.14-26.16, 26.19-26.22.

Chapter questions ("Assess Your Progress"):  2, 6-11, 13, 15-17, 19-21, 24,26, 27 first part only,28-39. 43 (tubular maximum only), 44, 46-48.  Answers to these questions should be highlighted in the text.  When you answer a question, do not exceed the depth covered in lecture.  A few chapter questions may cover a small amount of material not presented in lecture.

Predict: 1,  2, 4, 6, 8.  Answers in Appendix G.

Review and Comprehension: 1,2, 4, 5, 7-10, 12-14, 18-24, 26.  Answers are in Appendix E.

Critical Thinking:  2, 4, 6, 7.  Answers are in Appendix F.

Study Organizer 4

Note:  Some material from Chapter 26, Urinary System (above) will be covered on Lecture Test 4, as will be made clear in lecture.

Chapter 27:  Water, Electrolytes and Acid-Base Balance

Reference pages:  999-1023; Summary, pp.1024-1025.  

Useful Illustrations:  Tables 27.1, 27.2, 27.3, 27.5;  Fig 27.1-14; Table 27.11, Table 27A, p. 1022. 

Chapter questions ("Assess Your Progress"):  1-3, 5-8, 11-13, 15-20, 24, 25, 27-29, 31, 32 (first part only) 33, 36-43, 45-48.  Answers to these questions should be highlighted in the text.  When you answer a question, do not exceed the depth covered in lecture.  A few chapter questions may cover a small amount of material not presented in lecture.

Predict:  2-3.  Answers in Appendix G.

Review and Comprehension:  1-6. Answers to these questions are  in Appendix E.

Critical Thinking:  1, 4, 5.  Answers are in Appendix F.

Chapter 28:  Reproductive Systems

Reference pages: 1027-1067; Summary, pp.1069-1071.  

Useful Illustrations:  Tables 28.1, Fig. 28.1, 28.3, 28.4, 28.5, 28.6, 28A (p. 1037), 28.7, 28.8, 28.10, 28.11, 28.12, 28.13, 28.14, 28.17, 28.18, Table 28.2, Fig 28.19, 28.20, 28.21, 28.22.   

Chapter questions ("Assess Your Progress"):  1, 2, 8-12 (sustentacular cells only), 15-17, 19, 20, 24, 27-34, 36, 38,  40-46, 48-50, 62-73, 76, 78 -80 [the term perimenopause is used more commonly than "female climacteric"], 81.  Answers to these questions should be highlighted in the text.  When you answer a question, do not exceed the depth covered in lecture.  A few chapter questions may cover a small amount of material not presented in lecture.

Predict:  1, 5, 6.  Answers are in Appendix G.

Review and Comprehension:  2-6, 8-11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20-22, 24- 27.  Answers are in Appendix E.

Critical Thinking:  4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11. 

Chapter 29:  Development, Growth, Aging and Genetics

Reference pages: 1075-1004; Summary, pp.1107-1108.  

Useful Illustrations:  Fig. 29.1-29.7, Table 29.1,29.17-29.20, 29.22.   

Chapter questions ("Assess Your Progress"): 1,2  4, 6 (first three words only), 7, 8, 10, 11 (first part only), 23, 24, 30, 31.  Answers to these questions should be highlighted in the text.  When you answer a question, do not exceed the depth covered in lecture.  A few chapter questions may cover a small amount of material not presented in lecture.

Predict: 4, 6.  

Review and Comprehension: 1-4, 6, 7, 16-18.  Answers are in Appendix E. 

Critical Thinking:  6.