High School Block:

Human Physiology 110

Human Physiology 110 is designed to build an understanding of the physiology of the human body as complex and dynamic, which is impacted and responsive from both internal and external environments. This course is designed to support learners with post-secondary plans in the areas of social sciences, health care, and kinesiology. Learners can expect to participate in a variety of engaging instructional practices and group activities. The course focuses on developing an understanding of the structure and functions of each human body system with relation to other body systems and the overall health of learners. Topics covered during this course will include human movement, nutrition and gas movement, and response to changes occurring within the human body.

For Educators:

CONTEXTS AND CONCEPTS

Movement

Body Movement

  • Skeletal system movement
  • Muscular system aids movement
  • Relationship of integumentary system to movement
Transportation

Nutrition and Gas Transportation

  • Nutrient movement through digestion
  • Factors influencing blood movement
  • Factors influencing gas movement
  • Blood filtration through urinary system
Response

Response to Changes

  • Hormones
  • Interactions between reproductive and endocrine
  • Immune response to pathogens
  • Nervous system response to stimuli
Application

Application and Practice

  • Safety
  • Lab skills
  • Scientific literacy skills
  • Human physiology careers
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GRADE 11

Strand: Movement

Big Idea: Body Movement

Skill Descriptor: Evaluate how skeletal system allows movement.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

  • Explain structures and five functions of the skeletal system
  • Classify bones of the human body by shape
  • Identify anatomical relationships
  • Discuss components of the articular system
  • Develop a model to illustrate the form and function of one of the synovial joint types

Skill Descriptor: Evaluate how muscular system facilitates movement.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

  • Identify three cellular muscle types
  • Differentiate between the three types of muscle contraction
  • Deconstruct naming conventions of muscles
  • Discuss major muscle groups that facilitate movement
  • Distinguish between voluntary and involuntary muscle movement
  • Break down muscle tissue from macroscopic to microscopic scale

Skill Descriptor: Analyze the relationship between the integumentary system and movement.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

  • Develop a model to illustrate form and function of the integumentary system
  • Discuss relationship between integumentary and musculoskeletal systems

Strand: Transportation

Big Idea: Nutrient and gas transportation

Skill Descriptor: Investigate how nutrients move through the four stages of digestion.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

  • Explain structures and functions of digestive system
  • Distinguish between chemical and mechanical digestion
  • Discuss four stages of digestion within the digestive tract
  • Explain role of enzymes in digestion of nutrients
  • Discuss role of accessory organs in the digestive process
  • Discuss how Indigenous food from Wabanaki lands in New Brunswick promote digestion

Skill Descriptor: Analyze the factors that influence the movement of blood through the circulatory system.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

  • Explain structures and functions of circulatory system
  • Discuss factors that influence blood pressure and heart rate
  • Evaluate relationship between blood types and transfusions
  • Describe relationships between circulatory and digestive systems

Skill Descriptor: Analyze the factors that influence movement of gas through the respiratory system.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

  • Explain structures and functions of respiratory system
  • Compare different types of gas exchange
  • Research factors that impact respiratory system
  • Describe relationships between respiratory and circulatory systems

Skill Descriptor: Explore the filtration of blood through the urinary system under various conditions.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

  • Explain structures and functions of urinary system
  • Discuss relationships between digestive, circulatory, and urinary systems
  • Hypothesize the possible output of urine under various conditions

Strand: Response

Big Idea: Response to changes

Skill Descriptor: Explore hormones of endocrine system.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

  • Explain structures and functions of endocrine system
  • Research effects of hormone types on the body

Skill Descriptor: Explore components of the reproductive system and relationships with the endocrine system.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

  • Explain structures and functions of reproductive systems
  • Discuss relationships between reproductive and endocrine systems

Skill Descriptor: Explore the immune response to pathogens.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

  • Explain functions of immune system.
  • Discuss human immunology
  • Discuss historical immune interventions that support well-being
  • Discuss how Wabanaki wellness practices can contribute to immune response
  • Discuss different cultural and community approaches to individual and collective health

Skill Descriptor: Explore nervous system response to stimuli.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

  • Explain structures and functions of nervous system.

Strand: Integrated Skills/ STSE

Big Idea: Application and Practice

Skill Descriptor: Model lab skills and safety practices.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

  • Demonstrate safe handling and use of equipment during human physiology labs
  • Perform a digital or lab dissection with appropriate care and respect in human physiology
  • Conduct individual or collaborative human physiology investigations safely by following a plan

Skill Descriptor: Apply scientific literacy skills.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

  • Use strategies to analyze and interpret scientific content
  • Identify ethical considerations related to human experimental designs
  • Use scientific and technological language, conventions and representations specific to human physiology
  • Create testable questions and hypotheses about relationships between variables
  • Compile and display evidence in a variety of formats
  • Analyze patterns and trends in data
  • State a logical conclusion that supports, refutes or includes the hypothesis

Skill Descriptor: Explore careers in human physiology.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

  • Explore human physiology-based careers in Canada based on personal interest
  • Share how skills and concepts learned in human physiology may be transferable to a career path
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