1. Pedigree
Medical Detectives
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2. DO NOW Friday December 2nd
Identify the structures in the pictures. D A I C K B F J G H E

3. DO NOW Monday, December 5th
1. What part of the brain is responsible for
Vision?
Hearing?
Smell?
Touch?
Planning and problem solving?
2. What part of the brain is the relay station for all senses except smell?
3.What part of the brain is responsible for vital life processes?
4.Why do humans have better higher order thinking and problem-solving skills than most other animals?
Occipital lobe
Temporal lobe
Olfactory bulbs
Parietal lobe
Frontal lobe
Thalamus
Brain Stem
More developed/bigger frontal lobe

4. PLAN DO Identify major regions of the human brain.
Evaluate patient family history as part of a medical exam and create a pedigree. DO
Discuss Jack Brandon’s diagnosis, test recommendations and analysis, and follow-up plans
Discuss and draw a pedigree for Jack Brandon’s family
Answer the remaining Conclusion questions
Practice Brain Anatomy Quiz

5. Pedigree Analysis
Method used to study the inheritance of genes in humans.
Can be used to indicate a possible diagnosis of a genetic disorder.

6. Pedigree Symbols
Symbols are used to represent family members.

7. Pedigree for Jack Brandon
Jack’s mom
Jack’s dad
Jack
Jack’s sister
Jack’s wife
Jack’s daughter

8. Optional Extension The ability to roll your tongue is a genetic trait.
As homework draw a pedigree for your family and for the trait of tongue rolling.
If the individual can roll his or her tongue, color in the symbol.

9. Image Sources
By Gideon Tsang from Austin, USA (rolled tongue). [CC-BY-SA-2.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons McClean, P. (n.d.). Mendelian genetics. Retrieved from

10. PLAN DO Identify major regions of the human brain.
Evaluate patient family history as part of a medical exam and create a pedigree. DO
Brain Quiz
Complete a medical history form for sick patient Jack Brandon and do research to make a diagnosis.

11. Mystery Disease Diagnosis
You will work at your table as a team.
Complete medical history form for patient
Research to make a diagnosis
Test Recommendations to confirm diagnosis
Explain results of tests (Laboratory Analysis) that would be positive for the disease
Follow-up plans (treatment, counseling, etc.)
STAY ON TASK
DISCUSSION OF PATIENT ONLY
Any work not completed during class is homework for tonight.

12. DO NOW Wednesday September 14th
Answer Conclusion Questions 1-3 on page 29 of your biomedical science journal.

13. DO NOW Tuesday December 6th
What structure connects the left and right hemispheres of the cerebrum?
Which part of the brain controls muscular movement? Vital life processes?
Which part of the brain controls vision? Hearing? Planning and problem solving? Touch?
What are some differences between the sheep brain and human brain? Give reasons for these differences.

14. PLAN DO Identify major regions of the human brain.
Analyze how changes in the huntingtin gene affect the resulting protein and nerve cell function. DO
Brain Quiz
Mystery Disease Part 2- Genetic Testing
Answer Conclusion Questions 1-9