Immune System

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Immune System

Function: The function of the immune system is to keep you health and safe. It does this by remembering the sicknesses you get so the next time they come to attack your bod, your body is able to fight it off.

Organ's:
Spleen: Old red blood cells get sent to the spleen to be recycled. In the mean time white blood cells are stored in the spleen. The Spleen can fight bacteria related to Pneumonia.
Bone Marrow: Bones marrow is where red blood cells are created and produced. The bone marrow is responsible for creating T cells. The bone marrow also creates the cells in body.
Thymus: The Thymus receives T cells that are not mature yet and train them to do their function. The T cells come from the bone marrow.
Lymph Nodes: Lymph Nodes act as filters. They filter germs that could potentially make you sick. Lymph Nodes include a small tunnel/channel system inside this small system the tunnels contain white blood cells.
Tonsils And Adenoids: The Tonsils and Adenoids have almost the same function. They are responsible for capturing and trapping viruses and bacteria.
Skin: The skin is the top layer of our body and its used to protect our bodies and our inside and tissues. It also help to prevent viruses and bacteria and other harmful things to your body.
Appendix: The appendix is very helpful towards your body because its full of a special bacteria that helps you digest your food. And if your body is under attack and some important bacteria gets extinguished the appendix will step in and can act as a replacement.

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Interaction With Other Systems: 
The Immune System works with the circulatory system in order to transport lymphocytes.  And the pathways the circulatory system provides help the Immune System cells travel through your body quickly. The Immune System also works with the Digestive System because the appendix has the job of being able to digest food with a special type of bacteria.
Analogy:
My analogy is a library because thats how you Immune System is its like a library full of books each one containing a file of a sickness or germ that the Immune System defeated. This is so that when the sicknesses or germ comes back you and your Immune System will be able to fight it. These books with the germs "weaknesses" written on it helps when the real sickness/disease causing germ comes so we can fight it.
Structure And Function: 
Skin is designed to be the first guard of your body. The skins structure is very strong and thick this help your body stay safe and your inside intact. Only a very major and deep injury could pass through the skins structure. The main function for the skin is to protect your insides and be the first protecter to germs and outside materials. You skin is rough which makes it that only something sharp or a hard hit would actually make you bleed.
Sources:
http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/immune.html#
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/systems_immune.html
http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/ismovie.html
https://www.brainpop.com/health/bodysystems/immunesystem/

Mitosis 10/14/16

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Summary:

The process of the cells dividing is called Mitosis. Mitosis is what causes cell division. There are six different phases. These six phases are Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase , Telophase and Cytokinesis. 

There is also different types of body systems that help us live and breath today. The systems are the Cardiovascular System, Digestive System, Immune System,Muscular System, Nervous System, Skeletal System, and the Urinary System.

S&EP: SP2: Developing And Using Models:

We made a model of a Mitosis flip book in class. A flip book is a small book that has drawing drawn on them and when you flip the book quickly it becomes a miniature animation. And for our animation  we had to draw the many different stages of Mitosis. We had to draw the little cells while they did their cell division. It was challenging but in the end it was fun to see the result and witness mitosis in our eyes.

XCC: Cause and Effect:

 The cause and effect is once the cell matures and grows it starts the stages of Mitosis. The first thing it does is it duplicates its DNA so the other cell can have the same DNA and not just half. Once the cell has duplicated its DNA correctly it begins the rest of the Mitosis process. But sometimes the cell could duplicate itself wrongly and that could cause uncontrollable duplication/division of cell. This uncontrollable division/duplication can cause cancer. And cancer could possibly lead to death.

Cell Cycle 10/7/16

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Summary:

The Interphase the cell starts to grow and mature.The DNA doubles. During Phosphase the Nucleus disappears and the chromatin starts to condense and the spindle fiber forms between the centrids. In Metaphase the spindle fibers get connected to the chromosome while the move to the center of the cell.Anaphase is when the centromeres split and the spindle fibers pull the sister chomeotides to the opposite poles. Telophase is when the nuclear membrane begins to form and the cell start to split in two.Cytokinesis is when the cytoplasm and cell splits in two and two daughter cells form and one goes to one cell while the other goes to the other cell.This is called Mitosis or the Cell Cycle.

SP6:Constructing Explanations And Designing Solutions:

On a worksheet I attempted to explain the way Mitosis works and what it is. I said the Mitosis is the 6 step process the cell goes through to split in half or divide. The cell goes through these 6 steps rather quickly and its appearance changes very quickly (inside).The process goes in 6 phases like I said Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, and Cytokenesis.

Stability And Change:

The change thats happening is the actual cell itself because its going through 6 phases which lead to the cell splitting in 2. The name of the 6 phases are Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase,Anaphase,Telophase,and Cytokenesis. All these phases lead to the cell splitting in two. This process can be called cell division,the cell cycle, or mitosis. Before anything the cell MUST copy DNA so the cell that is about to split doesn't receive only half of the DNA code.

Cell Energy Cycle 9/30/16

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Summary: Plants need food and waterer to survive. Oxygen and food is what helps animals survive and grow. Animals depend on plants for oxygen and food. The chemical equation for photosynthesis is CO2+H20+sun energy+)2+C6H12O6.The equation for cellular respiration is C6H12O6+6O2--> 6CO2+6H2O+energy.

SP6: Constructing Explanations And Designing Solutions: I worked on a 6 page long worksheet. And it was about cellular respiration and photosynthesis. Or either of these can be called the Cell Energy Cycle. Photosynthesis is the process that plant use to make their own food and oxygen. Cellular Respiration involves two parts Anaerobic Respiration and Aerobic Respiration. Anaerobic Respiration happens in the Cytoplasm while the Aerobic Respiration happens in the Mitochondrion.
Structure And Function:  Photosynthesis is used for plants to make their own energy and happens in the chloroplast. While cellular respiration happens in the mitochondria. The chemical formula for Carbon Dioxide is CO2 And the chemical formula for water is H2O.In the chloroplast the chlorophyll converts radiant energy from the sun to chemical energy so the plant can use it

Organic Compound 9/25/16

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 Summary:

A organic compound contains carbon. Nucleic Acids contains DNA and RNA. Nucleic acids are made up of Made up of Carbon,oxygen,hydrogen,nitrogen and phosphorus. The monomer is Nucleotide. Carbohydrates are a energy rich compound made up of carbon hydrogen, and oxygen. The monomer is Saccharide. Carbohydrates provide energy for cells. Lipids are energy rich compounds made up of carbon hydrogen and oxygen.lipids act as a energy storage for the cell and makes up most of the cell membrane. The monomer is fatty acids. Proteins are large molecules made up of carbon,hydrogen,oxygen,nitrogen, and sulfur. The monomer is amino acid. Proteins regulate growth and development,transport oxygen and other substances and increase rate of chemical substances.

S&EP Constructing Explanations And Designing Solutions:

I constructed a explanation when saying that some examples of proteins are meat,cheese,beans,bread and nuts. And also stating other examples from Nucleic acids could be DNA and RNA. Lipids would be wax,ice cream and fats. Carbohydrates beans,pasta and grains. I also stated their monomers ,Nucleic acids; Nucleotide. Carbohydrates;Saccharide. Lipids; fatty acids.

Structure And Function:

The structure and function for a Carbohydrate is that it provides energy and components of some cell parts. Proteins form parts of the cell membrane and form most of the organelles. DNA is found in the nucleus and contains all the information that the cell requires to function kind of like the motherboard of a cell. RNA codes for making proteins and can be found in the cytoplasm and the nucleus.

Cell Wars Project Blog

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Summary:

The presidential debate for who is going to be the next president of Cell Land is OVER!!  Everyones vote is being cast in. My vote is going to the Ribosomes because from their presentation is the the ribosomes help grow your hair and the proteins they make gives and helps the cell with its structure and the function of the whole cello. The ribosome has both a large sub unit and small sub unit. The ribosomes make all proteins which after get sent to the Golgi Apparatus to be processed modified and sent out.

Backward Looking:

 I knew pretty much all about cells because we learned and had a whole unit on them in 5th grade but I forgot some parts from here and there. I knew the different cells were Vacuole, Ribosomes, Lysosomes, Peroxisome, Cell Wall, Cell Membrane, Cytoplasm, ER (Endoplasmic Reticulum), and the Mitochondria. The only thing I forgot was the structure and function. But this project cleared up my head and reminded me about the cells and organelles.

Inward Looking:

What I found frustrating out this project was that we had to do so many things and my group was scattered here and there.  When we said we were to do the poster we ended up smearing/burning other organelles. And we had a hard time settling on what to do one this day and the other. I mean half way through class we would know what to do but by the next half we would be leaving work half done. That was another problem we would be spending to much time on one thing such as our poster for most of class leaving only 15 minutes to work on our script which is key for our video. But we got over it and gave a pretty decent poster,video,smear/burn and tack board.

Outward Looking:

I would give my group an A- or the lowest a B+ because we put a lot of effort in our video smears/burns and poster. But in my opinion I think we could have put a tad bit more facts in our video. And we could have made our posters a little bit more informative about our organelle. But in my opinion our smears/burns were perfectly fine. Like I said the only thing with flaws was our poster and out video.

Forward Looking:

One goal I want to set for myself is to probably organize out what day I would do this and that. I say this because I feel like my group was kind of rushed. My group was kind of rushed because we would be springing from one place to the other place doing work. But the thing is we would leave our remaining work like 80% done while starting another part of the project. So for future projects I would want to make a calendar to stay on track and to keep myself on task and focus.

Organelle Problems 9/11/16

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Achondrogenesis type A and B

Summary:

There are many terrible disease and trouble to a human and a cell when a organelle malfunctions. For example; The Golgi Body. The Golgi Body can cause a disease called Achondrogenesis. Achondrogenesis is a disease that makes a babies bones and cartilage have a hard time developing. This is causes by the malfunction of the Golgi Bodies micro tubules. Its malfunctions when the ER (endoplasmic reticulum) cannot transport proteins to the Golgi Body. And this causes the bones a cartilage to have trouble developing. 

SP7: Engaging in argument from evidence

In out cell wars unit we are arguing about cells malfunctions and which cell would make a fine president. And my cell is The Golgi Body. We are arugining and saying the Golgi Body is the best candidate because The golgi is often considered the distribution and shipping department for the cell's chemical products.The Golgi also is found in both animal and plant cells.And we already work for the cell. 

Structure and Function

Once again we were working on our video so we had to investigate further into other organelles functions and our own as well. We found out that Mitochondria “Malfunctioning mitochondria have been linked to diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and even normal aging.” And If we have too many vacuoles, that can cause serious diseases such as Danon’s Disease, which can affect the whole cell. Actually, it can affect the entire body. Danon’s Disease breaks down muscle cells, leaving a low survival rate. The cell membrane is responsible for letting in water, salt, and nutrients. If the membrane malfunctions, the entire cell suffers because of the imbalanced levels of water, salt, and nutrients. And Achondrogenesis is very rare. Only about 1 in 40-60,000 babies have it.