Unit 3 Reflection

•Put it all together. What was this unit all about?
This unit was about the circulatory system, the heart, blood, cardiovascular diseases, and the respiratory system. So the main theme of this unit was the flow of how certain things go in the body.

•How does the cardiovascular system work?
The cardiovascular system is made up of blood vessels and the heart. The heart circulates oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor blood through the body and the lungs. Blood vessels include veins, arteries, and capillaries.

•What is cardiovascular health? What causes heart disease and stroke? 
cardiovascular health depends on blood pressure, LDL and HDL levels, and cholesterol levels. Some things that cause heart disease and stroke are plaque build up in arteries (AKA atherosclerosis), lack of exercise, high blood pressure. Other factors that can cause these risks are smoking, diabetes and high cholesterol.

•If you can, upload the video of your heart chalk walk

•What can you do to promote your cardiovascular health?
To promote cardiovascular health you can exercise, eat healthy, keep your blood pressure down, and don't smoke.

Reflect on your learning process and self growth
This unit was very interesting, although there were many different things that we had to remember and to learn.

•Interpret how things went this unit by discussing either of the following, or both:
◦Your strengths and weaknesses.
Some strengths from this unit for me would have to be that I thought it was interesting so it kept me engaged. The only bad thing about it was that there was a lot of information to remember and  it is hard for me to stay focused for long periods of time.

These could be skill based or content based. For example: What topics were difficult to understand and what topics do you still not fully understand? What did you learn about managing the demands of the class or how you work in collaborative settings? In other words, are you a better student today than yesterday? Why?
I definitely work better in a collaborative setting. Learning and doing labs with other people helps me to bounce ideas off of them and hear ideas that I might not have thought of myself. Some topics that were difficult to understand was remembering all the different types of White Blood cells and there functions. I would mix them up. I believe that I am a better student than I was yesterday because I am able to reflect on what went well as opposed to what didn't and will now hopefully be able to fix what did not go well.

•What goals do you have for the remainder of the semester?
For the remainder of the semester, I hope to keep my grade in the B+ or better range.