GLOSSARIES

            Most units will include a list of vocabulary terms that, if defined, can enhance your test score with what are called “test points”.  For example, assume you score an 85/100 (85%) on a test, but you also did the unit’s vocab, which was worth 25 points.  Your test score is now 110/125 (88%).  Notice that the vocab is not “extra credit”, since the point value is added to both the numerator and denominator of your score.  But the inclusion of the vocab’s value has raised your test score 3 percentage points.  It is recommended that you do each unit’s vocab, both for its study enhancement and it’s point value. 

Glossaries must be handwritten (not typed) and submitted on notebook paper or as flash cards.
Each unit’s glossary is due at test time, and is not accepted afterward, even later that same day.


EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES

1.   Points within the curriculum (unlimited) will appear as bonus questions on tests and quizzes and optional tasks on assignments                                                             

2.    Points beyond the curriculum involve "article reviews". Find any newspaper or magazine article on the human body, medicine or health and simply write a summary of its highlights. Each page of written summary will get you 2 extra credit points. The maximum number of these points I allow each weeks is 10. You can also watch a medical or health-related program on TV- perhaps one from Discovery Health, or even an episode of "House"- and write a summary of that!

CREDIT FOR PARTICIPATION

            Sometimes points are awarded for being "in step with the class".  On random days, lecture notes may be checked desk side, your completion of a review sheet over a few days may be credited, or your participation in an activity may be noted.  If you are absent on a "participation grade day", your credit will be received when the work from that day is made up.

OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENTS

            Optional work serves to enhance the six weeks grade.  It is NOT the same as extra credit.  For example, say you have earned 445/500 points for a six weeks, which is equal to 89%.  But you also submitted a 50-point optional assignment, so now your score is 495/550.  This new set of numbers equals 90%, so your high B has become an A.  Consider doing optional assignments when they are offered.  In addition to being worthwhile tasks and skill enhancers, they are grade enhancers, too!

 

ANATOMY RESEARCH OPTION

             This option will allow you to supplement your grade for any six weeks.  The due dates are as follows.  Reports may be turned in any time, but late reports (based on the due dates below) will not be accepted without prior arrangements, but will instead be credited to the next grading period.

First Grading Period...........Mon, Oct 1           Fourth Grading Period...........Mon, Feb 25
Second Grading Period......Mon, Nov 12        Fifth Grading Period..............Mon, Apr 14
Third Grading Period..........Mon, Jan 7           Sixth Grading Period..............Mon, May 19

Up to 100 points will be awarded as long as the criteria described below are fulfilled.  Missing components will still result in full credit, though not as many points...90/90, 75/75, etc.   

Here’s the requirements:
Choose a condition from the list found below.  Or, if you are interested in researching a condition not in the list, present it to me first for approval.  The report is to include the following:
                        ~alternate names for the condition (5 points)
                        ~risk factors (5)
                        ~causes discussed (disease etiologies) (10)
                        ~the physiology behind the disease (10)
                        ~diagnostic procedures (10)
                        ~treatments, including side effects (10)
                        ~signs and symptoms (10)
                        ~complications (10)
                        ~prognosis, including mortality if applicable (5)
                        ~prevention (5)
                        ~diagram showing some aspect of the condition (10)
                           [diagram must represent some aspect of human anatomy affected by condition]

            Report specifications (10)
                        ~minimum of 1000 words (about 3-4 pages typed, double-spaced, font of 10 -12)
                        ~minimum of 3 sources of information
                                    *at least 2 sources must be websites
                                    *at least 1 source must be a book (your text is OK)
                                    *articles, including those from the internet, are to be cited by title/source
                                                (source being name of magazine/newspaper/web site/book)

Any information in the report that is not common knowledge must be credited to the source being quoted or paraphrased.  Plagiarized phrases, sentences and ideas will cause the report
to not be credited.
            Example:
                        Breast cancer is a major killer of Americans.  Approximately 1 in 8 women will face a                         diagnosis of breast cancer this year. (Smith 2003)

            Notice that the first sentence is a common knowledge statement you chose as a lead sentence.  The second sentence however, is a statistic that must be credited.  The source of the information should also be listed in your sources list at the end of the report...
                        “Breast Cancer in America ”, Dr. John T. Smith, www.webmd.com”

List of Conditions

abruptio placenta
acne
acromegaly
Addison’s disease
AIDS
alcoholism
allergy
alopecia
ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease)
altitude sickness
Alzheimer’s disease
amebic dysentery
anaphylactic shock
aneurysm
ankylosing spondylitis
anorexia nervosa
anthrax
aplastic anemia
appendicitis
asthma
atherosclerosis
atrial fibrillation
attention deficit disorder
autism
Barrett’s esophagus
bipolar disorder
blood poisoning
bone cancer
botulism
brain tumor
breast cancer
bronchitis
bubonic plague
bulimia
burns
bursitis
calcium imbalance
carbon monoxide poisoning
cardiomyopathy
carpal-tunnel syndrome
cataracts
cat-scratch disease
celiac disease
cerebral palsy
cervical cancer
chicken pox
chlamydia
cholithiasis
chronic fatigue syndrome
cirrhosis (of the liver)
colorectal cancer
coma
common cold
congestive heart failure
conjunctivitis
Crohn’s disease
Cushing’s syndrome
cystic fibrosis
cystitis
decompression sickness
deep-vein thrombosis
dehydration
depression
diabetes insipidus
diabetes mellitus
diphtheria
diverticulitis
Down syndrome
dysthemia
ectopic pregnancy
eczema
emphysema
encephalitis
endocarditis
endometriosis
epilepsy
erythroblastosis fetalis
failure to thrive (infants)
female athlete triad
fetal alcohol syndrome
fibromyalgia
gastroesophageal reflux
generalized anxiety disorder
genital herpes
giant cell arteritis
giardiasis
glaucoma
gonorrhea
gout
Guillain-barre syndrome
hantavirus
hay fever
headaches
heart attack
heart disease
heatstroke/heat exhaustion
hemophilia
hepatitis
Hodgkin’s disease
Huntington disease
hyaline membrane disease
hyper/hypothyroidism
hypercholesterolemia
hypertension
hypochondriasis
hypoglycemia
hypothermia
immunodeficiency disease
infertility
influenza
insomnia
iron-deficiency anemia
irritable bowel syndrome
kidney failure
Klinefelter syndrome
labrynthitis
lactose intolerance
lead poisoning
legionnaire’s disease
leukemia
lung cancer
lupus erythematosis
lyme disease
lymphoma
macular degeneration
mad cow disease
malaria
Marfan syndrome
measles
melanoma
Meniere’s disease
meningitis
metabolic syndrome
migraine
mitral valve prolapse
mononucleosis
multiple myeloma
multiple sclerosis
mumps
muscular dystrophy
myasthenia gravis
narcolepsy
neurofibromatosis
obsessive compulsive disorder
Osgood-schlatter disease
osteoarthritis
osteomalacia
osteoporosis
otitis media
ovarian cancer
pancreatic cancer
pancreatitis
panic disorder
paralysis
Parkinson’s disease
pelvic inflammatory disease
periodontitis
peripheral neuropathy
pernicious anemia
phenylketonuria
phlebitis
pica
pituitary tumor
placenta previa
pleurisy
pneumonia
pneumothorax
poliomyelitis
polycystic ovarian disease
polycythemia
postpartum depression
post-traumatic stress disorder
potassium imbalance
premenstrual syndrome
prostate cancer
psoriasis
pulmonary edema
pulmonary embolism
pulmonary hypertension
rabies
radiation sickness
Raynaud’s disease
respiratory syncytial virus
restless leg syndrome
retinal detachment
Reye’s syndrome
rheumatic fever
rheumatoid arthritis
rocky mountain spotted fever
rubella
salmonella
scabies
scarlet fever
schizophrenia
scleroderma
scoliosis
seasonal affective disorder
shingles
shock (circulatory)
shock (electrical)
sickle-cell anemia
sinusitis
Sjogren’s syndrome
skin cancer
sleep apnea
smallpox
sodium imbalance
spina bifida
spinal cord tumor
strep throat
stroke
sudden infant death syndrome
syphilis
Tay-sachs disease
temperomandibular joint
     syndrome
testicular cancer
tetanus
thalassemia
thoracic-outlet syndrome
tinnitus
tonsilitis
Tourette syndrome
toxemia of pregnancy
toxic shock syndrome
toxoplasmosis
transient ischemic attack
trichinosis
trigeminal neuralgia
tuberculosis
Turner syndrome
typhoid fever
ulcer
ulcerative colitis
urinary tract infection
vitamin deficiency (any)
vitiligo
west nile virus
whooping cough
Wilson disease