Seneca Valley High School - Aquilian Yearbook (Germantown, MD)

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you could see it happening. i Learning And Understanding lt. fb, '41-ff ,af .Q ,A- . ' www-xsssgstwe Q . Mrs. Cox has some slightly ill onlookers as she holds up a leg bone. In order to enable us to under- stand certain sections better, Mrs Cox brought in a cow's heart lung, and leg from her local butcher. lt was much easier to under- stand inflation of the lung when After trying to cut the cow's knee ligaments, we had a better idea of the damage that occurs during a knee injury. It is easier to learn the path of blood through the heart and the sites of blockage of the arteries when you have a real heart to examine. I I Zh! .V . C , X Z Kim looks on with interest as Mrs. Cox demonstrates with the leg. The most important part in any body! Science

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A typical cow's lung. The main objectives of the Hu- man Body Applied Science class is to learn more about your body in health and disease. We learn the anatomy and physiology of each of the symptoms and then explore the benefits of good health prac- tices. We cover the types of dis- eases associated with each system as well as various treatments and prevention. llfhe Stuff We're Made Of! A-va -.,., K 4 gg M9709, ' ' 7 f z Anangu WXM, -I WWW f ,. QW f , 1 1 , . . 5 s 2 Q, Im xi' W4 Mrs. Cox uncovers the bone. - Scienfe Mrs. Cox points out certain things on the lung, and how it relates to the human body. There's the left ventricle!

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Stacy Moore asks Krisy Pay, Can you find Carla's pulse? . . . helps keep the doctor away, or so they say. However, there are plenty of future doctors and nurses running around in health occupations. The students learn the basics such as making hospital beds, sponge baths, taking blood pres- sure, and reading thermometers. Then, they go beyond the basics and learn CPR. They practice the recessitation on the CPR dum- mies. The students also learn the Latin prefixes, suffixes, and root words for the medical terms that they need to know. Health occupations is certainly a worthwhile course, even if you are not planning to go into medi- cine. The class gives you skills that are worth alot no matter what profession you choose. , 'ip fi-M Carla Prince groans in mock agony as Krisy Pay and Stacy Moore take her bloodpressure. Lisa Burdette learns the art of giving a sponge bath. i Academics An Apple A Day -Q? , vwwfyaw Renee Maillet is making hospital corners.