Anatomy and Physiology

4th Quarter Project

You will create a short PowerPoint presentation on your assigned topic

You will need to teach the class the information that I have directed you to teach.

You will e-mail me your PowerPoint by midnight, May 5.

You should limit the information per screen; do not use font smaller than 32. Pictures are great.

Your presentation should be content rich, but stick to the main points.

We will have a quiz on all of the presentations.

1. Conjunctivitis

Describe the conjunctiva What is conjunctivitis? How is it treated? Why is it a concern among school

students?

2. Internal Anatomy of the Eye Describe the structure and function of

the following features of the eye: Sclera Cornea Choroid Ciliary body Iris Pupil retina

3. Vision Explain the role of rods and cones in vision Define bipolar cells Ganglion cells Optic nerve Optic disc Fovea centralis Where is the visual center in the brain?

4. Path of light through the Eye What is the role of the cornea in vision? Define accommodation Explain how the image is projected on the

retina and how the perception is corrected in the brain

Explain the difference between myopia and hyperopia

How do glasses correct for these distortions?

5. Cataracts and Glaucoma

What are cataracts? How are they treated? What is glaucoma? How is it treated?

6. Structures of the Ear

Explain the organs of the outer ear, the middle ear and the inner ear

Explain how sound is transmitted through the ear to cochlear duct

7. Equilibrium and Strabismus

Define the vestibular apparatus Explain “static equilibrium” versus

dynamic equilibrium.”

8. Mechanism of hearing

Where are the hearing receptors found?

What is the role of the basilar membrane?

How does the impulse get to the brain?

9. Smell Receptors and sense of smell

Where are the olfactory receptors? How do olfactory receptor cells work? How does the impulse get to the

brain?

10. Taste Describe the taste receptors What are gustatory cells and where

are they found? How do taste impulses get to the

brain?

11. Gross Anatomy of the Brain

Describe the: Cerebral hemispheres Cerebellum Brainstem Diencephalon

12. Meninges and Cerebrospinal fluid

Describe the 3 different meninges What is cerebrospinal fluid made of

and what is its function? What is meningitis?

13. White matter, gray matter and Basal nuclei

What is white matter and where is it found?

What is gray matter and where is it found?

What is the corpus callosum and why is it important?

14. Alzheimer’s Disease

Describe the early symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease

Describe the later symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease

What happens to the brain of Alzheimer’s patients?

Provide some statistics of how many people are afflicted with AD

15. Parkinson’s Disease

Describe the symptoms of Parkinson's Disease

Describe the changes in the brain that take place in the brain of patients with PD

Describe treatment of PD

16.Traumatic Brain Injury

Define Contusion Define concussion Explain the events of stroke What is cerebral edema?

17.The Blood Brain Barrier

What is the function of the blood-brain barrier?

What can pass the barrier? What substances are not permeable

to the barrier?

Rubric

Ppt submitted on time 20 points

Slides communicate without excess verbiage—font large enough

20 points

Presentation to class 10 points

Prescribed Questions Clearly Addressed

40 points

Information reflects research beyond text

10 points