During today's session, Lena continued working on her worksheets about the respiratory system. She completed 2 whole worksheets.

Using images and photos, lesson on the anatomy and physiology of the hypothalamus and the thalamus.
Indicate how the thalamus is involved in integration of sensory impulses, the feeling of pain but not the location, the suppression of "unimportant" sensations while engaged in an enjoyable activity, allowing the cerebrum to concentrate in other areas.
The role the thalamus plays in alertness, awareness, and the contribution to memory.
Introduce the anatomy of the cerebrum and discuss gray matter, white matter, longitudinal fissure, corpus callosumm, gyri, and sulci.

Today, we have continued learning about some common respiratory diseases.

Today, we have continued working on several worksheets where Lena could apply what we have been learning during the past weeks. She did a great job.

Continuing with the introduction to the major parts of the brain.The anatomy and main functions of the pons, midbrain, cerebellum, and hypothalamus. Examples of how each part works in conjunction with all the other parts.

Using images, the main parts of the brain are listed and placed anatomically. These include the medulla, pons, cerebellum, thalamus, hypothalamus, midbrain, and cerebrum. Each will be examined independently. The ventricles of the brain and the vital centers discussed, along with the cerebral spinal fluid. The vital function of the centers outlined.

Lena has continued working on several activities. She is doing a great job and is understanding the material.

Read and discuss an abstract regarding the history and use of heroin, its affect on the nervous system.
Discuss mood and mood disorders, that mood is an emotional state and not a specific emotion.
Differentiate between tolerance and addiction dependence.
Introduce depression, its affects, features, and feelings.
Anhedonia is discussed as being a key factor in depression diagnoses.
Chemical imbalances of Serotonin, Dopamine, and Norepinephrine is seen to contribute to depression. Treatment with selective neurotransmitter re-uptake inhibitors discussed, along with the physiology and pharmacology of action.

During today’s class, Lena worked on several worksheets where she had to apply all the knowledge that she had acquired about the respiratory system. She was able to solve almost all the questions without even checking her notes.

We watched two short videos as a review of the concepts that we had previously studied. Then, Lena did a practice where she had to label the different parts of the respiratory system, and finally, we continued with the lecture where Lena continued taking her notes.