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PROCEDURE:
You will be working in a jigsaw group of 5 members. Each member is an “expert” in one
of the systems described below. (Obviously, there are more systems of the body than
the 5). Your task is to create a mind map/web that answers all the questions listed
below in a meaningful and logical way. Consult the rubric that is provided when
constructing your mind maps. After completion, your maps will then be evaluated by 3
groups: 1) your fellow “experts”; 2) your jigsaw group; and 3) your teacher.
1. The Digestive System
• List organs of the system and describe their functions, e.g. describe the
travels of a piece of food as it travels through the system. (with diagram)
• Compare mechanical digestion and chemical digestion.
• Describe the importance of the gall bladder, the liver and the pancreas in
digestion.
• Vocab to use: salivary glands, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, rectum,
gastric juices, hydrochloric acid, mucous, bile, chyme, bolus, peristalsis
• Other interesting facts on this system of the body
2. Respiratory System
• Identify the organs and functions involved in the system (with diagram)
• Explain the role of the ribs and diaphragm in the breathing process.
• Explain how breathing rate is controlled.
• Describe what happens between the alveoli and the capillaries.
• Vocab to use: alveoli, gas exchange, trachea, bronchi, bronchiole, lung,
respiration, inhalation, exhalation, diaphragm, diffusion.
• Other interesting facts on this system of the body
3. Circulatory System
• List the functions of the circulatory system.
• Trace the path of blood
• Label parts of the heart (with diagram)
• Compare blood on the right side and the left side of the heart.
• Describe the components of blood (rbc, wbc, platelets, plasma)
• How is blood produced in the body?
• Vocab to use: aorta, artery, capillary, vein, vena cava, atrium, valve, ventricle,
deoxygenated blood, oxygenated blood
• Other interesting facts on this system of the body
4. Excretory System
• Define excretion.
• Describe the function of the skin, kidneys, liver, ureters, bladder, and urethra
in the excretory process – i.e. what happens to waste (like protein) as it
travels through the system and is excreted.
• Describe the structure and function of the kidney and its parts (with diagram)
• Explain how the nephron functions.
• Vocab to use: kidney, nephron, filtration, ureter, urethra, urine, bladder,
renal artery, renal vein, wastes, sweat glands.
• Other interesting facts on this system of the body
5. Nervous System
• Describe the basic structure and function of the system.
• Describe the structure of a neuron and explain how it operates (diagram).
• List the parts and discuss the function of the Central Nervous System (CNS).
Discuss the structure and control centres of the brain.
• Explain how a nerve impulse travels (diagram)
• Explain what occurs during the reflex arc.
• Vocab to use: central nervous sytem (CNS), neuron, dendrite, cell body, axon,
sensory nerve, motor nerve, stimulus, reflex, brain, spinal cord.
• Other interesting facts on this system of the body