Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Our Spleen, Pancreas, and Gall Bladder


Verse:
Know also that wisdom is sweet to your soul; if you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off. Proverbs 24:14

Book:
"Living with Diabetes" by Jenny Bryan

Things we did:
  • learned the functions of the three different organs
  • learned that people can live even after they have their gall bladder surgically removed
  • learned the role of red blood cells and white blood cells
  • learned the function of bile
  • learned the function of insulin
  • learned about the two forms of diabetes
  • discussed alternate routes of insulin administration besides using injections
  • appreciated that sugar (glucose) is important for our body
  • played a game to better understand the roles of these organs in food digestion
  • colored, cut and pasted our spleen, gall bladder and pancreas on to our body

Vocabulary:
  • spleenIMG_8918
  • white blood cells
  • red blood cells
  • gall bladder
  • bile
  • pancreas
  • insulin
  • diabetes

Helpful Websites:

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_ccSfdyBEo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6rHYc0X0jw&NR=1

We talked about the different types of "sugars" and the other "-ose" in class. We did not watch this video, but I thought this would be a humorous way to learn more about glucose.

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