Shark Attack - Marzano Activity

Shark Attack

(Summarizing and Note-taking)

Read the story on this website: http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/files/shark.pdf

Answer the following questions:

1. Identify at least five organ systems in this region of the arm that the surgeon would have marked for reattachment.

• Integumentary

• Skeletal

• Circulatory

• Muscular

• Nervous

2. List the names of the specific structures that had to be reattached.

• Brachial artery

• Bicep and tricep muscle tissues

• Humorous bone

3. What organ system was most likely not reattached? Explain.

- The nervous system, severed nerves cannot be reattached the same way and severed nerves will not be as useful as before.

4. Why was a clean bite so important?

- The bite did not tear much tissue, making reattaching the arm possible.

5. Why was the bone shortened?

- In order to insert the plate, the surgeon needed to shorten the bone and even it out.

6. Identify the movements associated with the arm, forearm, wrist, and fingers.

- Rotation and circumduction, extension, flexion, hyperextension, supination and pronation.

7. Explain how the movements of the reattached arm might be altered after the reattachment.

- The nervous system did not function the same way and the boy will not be able to regain full use of his arm.

8. Define collateral circulation and identify the regions of collateral circulation that would be found in the upper extremity.

- Collateral Circulation: Small arteries open to connect to larger arteries to different parts of the same artery.

o Brachial

o Axillary

o Subuvian

9. Identify the specific vessels that provide the collateral circulation to the elbow.

- Brachial, then split at elbow to the radial and ulnar.

10. Identify specific types of activities that might cause Jim problems after...