Week 3 · June 29 to July 2, 2026
Cardiovascular, Blood, and the Respiratory System
Week 3 moves to the systems that move blood and air: the heart, blood, blood vessels, and the respiratory system, plus the first set of regional vessels and nerves you meet in lab.
Your week at a glance
Four days, building toward one case.
Each week follows the same rhythm. You prepare, you practice, you work a real case with your team, and you present it at the TBL.
Monday
Lab Exam 2 and Success Tool
Lab Exam 2 covers Week 2, in the morning. Then concept framing and a study prompt for this week's case.
Tuesday
Active Learning
A drawing or concept map applied to this week's case content.
Wednesday
Run the Case
Work Unknown Case 3 with your team and build the differential.
Thursday
Present and TBL
Team presentations and the weekly Team-Based Learning session.
Study this week
Six pages to work through.
These are your concept pages for Week 3: the heart, blood, the blood vessels, and the respiratory system. Work through them before Lab Exam 3.
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01
The Heart
The chambers, valves, and great vessels of the heart.
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02
Cardiac Conduction
The conduction system and the path of each heartbeat.
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03
Blood
The formed elements of blood and the cells you identify on a smear.
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04
Blood Vessels
Artery, vein, and capillary structure, and the major named vessels.
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05
Blood Vessel Disorders
Common blood vessel disorders and what they look like.
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06
The Respiratory System
The airway from the nose to the alveoli, and the lungs and pleura.
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Lab Sprint
Week 3 Lab Sprints
The heart, the conduction system, vessels, and the respiratory tract.
Open lab sprint
Case and TBL
Work Unknown Case 3, then present it Thursday.
Your case this week. Unknown Case 3 runs through the week. Work up the differential live in class with your team, and bring your reasoning to Thursday's TBL.
The weekly TBL. Thursday is your Team-Based Learning session. Come prepared: an individual readiness check comes first, then you take it again with your team, then your team presents its case. The TBL runs on InteDashboard.
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Looking ahead
Before the next week begins.
Lab Exam 3 · Monday, July 6
Lab Exam 3 covers this week: the cardiovascular system, blood, the respiratory system, and regional vessels and nerves.
No classes Friday, July 3
Independence Day is observed. Use the long weekend for spaced-recall review.