Unit Three Reflection

In this unit we learned about the circulatory system and the respiratory system. We learned how blood travels through the various types of vessels like arteries and veins. We studied the anatomy and physiology of the heart in detail as well as the lungs and other areas of the body. We learned how important diet, exercise and clean living are in order to ensure cardiovascular health. Lack of exercise, poor diet and other factors can contribute to things like atherosclerosis and hypertension, which are both cardiovascular diseases. During the direction of the sheep heart we got to witness fist hand what the chambers and vessels of the heart really look like, which helped us understand its functions better. Promoting cardiovascular health is really all about the day-to-day, and taking healthy preventative measures to prevent cardiovascular diseases and defend yourself against heart attacks or strokes. Being healthy, eating right, not smoking, exercising and resting all can help[ promote good cardiovascular health. I would like to learn more about the respiratory system, which we seemed to sort of rush through, because I'm interested in learning how the lungs filter and absurd the air we breathe. This was a pretty straightforward unit for me and probably one of my only weakness was not preparing more for the temp checks. Being more prepared for those would've resulted in a better understanding of all the information and probably would've helped better my test score. So next unit I will definitely take the temp checks a little more seriously and continue to take extensive notes and keep up with homework. My goal for the rest of the semester would be to try and keep/raise my grade from the level that it is currently at, and I want to start studying for the final as soon as possible. I want to make sure that I am prepared for all big assignments coming up so that my grade stays strong. I'll also try and get more sleep because I told myself last unit that I would and I haven't exactly kept that promise very well.