Welcome back everyone.  There are a lot of exciting changes this year and we look forward to having the best school year yet!  Let’s work together, have some fun, and learn lots of stuff

You will have two tests on the skeletal system.  Test #1 will be on skeletal anatomy – naming bones or parts of bones (i.e. greater trochanter).  You will find the items you need to know on the practical handout given in class.  Test #2 will be on skeletal physiology, including the notes we covered in class (i.e. hormonal control of growth, bone structure, fractures etc…).

Test #1 – Wednesday, 3/24/10

Test #2 – Friday, 3/26/10

Whenever a doctor prescribes an antibiotic they will tell you to be sure and finish the whole prescription, even if you are feeling better.  But why?  And what about all those antibiotics that they give to, or spray on, animals on farms.  Science Daily serves up a new study to explain the dilemma.

After you read the article add your thoughts in the comments section below.

ScienceDaily (2010-02-12) — A new study by biomedical engineers indicates that treating bacteria with levels of antibiotics insufficient to kill them produces germs that are cross-resistant to a wide range of antibiotics.

Read the full article here.

Update:  After reading some of the comments below I thought I’d add a poll.  Please vote after you read the above article.

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I have scheduled two online meetings in case you have any questions about your assignments or need any extra help.  Here is how this works…

1. Go to www.dimdim.com
2. Click “Join Meeting” – you don’t need to register or install any special software – it should just work.
3. In the “Meeting Room” box, type in “docfleetwood” (without the quotes)
4. Put your name in the “Your Name” box
5. Click “Join” and that should do it.  If you have a microphone, you can speak to me.  Otherwise there is a chat box.

The meetings are scheduled for 12:00 Friday (2/12/10) and for 11:00 Saturday (2/13/10).  They are scheduled for an hour each but you can just pop in and out as you wish.  So stop in and ask any questions you might have and then go about your day

From a technological perspective, I’m interested to see how this works – so feel free to stop by and say hi even if you don’t have a question

Reproduce the document below in a word processor and fill it in.  Include the full name of each technology if it is abbreviated. (i.e. CT) Be prepared to hand in the typed version when we return to school on 2/16/10.

In Chapter 23, read and know table 23.1 on page 803.

In Chapter 23, read pages 836-844 including ‘related terms’

• Answer the Clinical Questions on page 839
• Answer the Clinical Application questions # 1, 2 on page 847

In Chapter 24, (pg 848-902), read the information associated with each “homeostasis icon.”  This is the pyramid icon with a beam on top.  For example, the first is on page 853 regarding peritonitis.  The second is on page 857 regarding ankyloglossia.  Continue reading all of them in the chapter and take notes on the conditions as they will be on the test.

• Answer Review Questions on page 906 # 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11
• Answer the Clinical Application questions on page 907 # 2, 4

There will be a test on Thursday, 1/14/10 on the material from the Hockey Case Study up through and including part 4.  The test will also include information from the practical regarding identification and functions of the internal organs/parts.

Read the following article and look at the “Living with BRCA Gene: One Family’s Story” family tree located on the left side of the first page.  Answer the following questions in your notebook and be ready to discuss them in class.

Cancer Free at 33, but Weighing a Mastectomy

What were the important issues for Deborah Lindner?  Was the information presented well by the author?  Would you change the way the author presented the data regarding risk and the interpretation of the genetic test?

The US Preventive Services Task Force has changed its recommendations regarding mammograms for women under age 50.  Read the new recommendations and listen to the NPR story here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120470428

Using RNAi technology, scientists have found new tumor suppression genes which could help design new cancer therapies in the future.  Read about their findings here:  http://www.cshl.edu/public/releases/09_suppressor.html