Phase 1 Individual Project
Tammette Helms
1/13/2014
Nervous System
The nervous system is a complex collection of nerves and specialized cells known as neurons that transmit signals between different parts of the body. Animals with backbones and spinal columns have a central and a peripheral nervous system. The central nervous system is made up of the brain, spinal cord and retina. The peripheral nervous system consists of sensory neurons, ganglia and nerves that connect to one another and to the central nervous system. (https://campus.ctuonline.edu/courses/BIO110/p1/hub1/12547.pdf)
The nervous system sends a message to the brain when a hand touches a hot stove eye or gets too close …show more content…
(http://www.ask.com/question/what-is-the-main-function-of-the-digestive-system)
When a person eats an orange or apple, the digestive system breaks the fruit down and receives the vitamins that are in the fruit and the organs of the body soak in the goodness. Also the body will digest food in its system and delete any elements not needed through our gall bladder and it exits the body through a bowl movement. This is why it is healthy to eat foods that will keep one regular in bowl movements.
Reproductive system
This is in my opinion one of the most important system of the body. If a species does not reproduces it will die and cease to exist, The reproductive system is a collection of organs that work together for the purpose of producing a new life. …show more content…
Reproductive systems are the reason that this is possible. The male produces the fertilization for the female’s eggs that develop into another human being or species. This creates a world of life.
Endoctrine System
The endocrine system is the collection of glands, each of which secretes different types of hormones that regulate metabolism, growth and development, tissue function, sexual function, reproduction, sleep and mood, among other things. (http://www.livescience.com/26496-endocrine-system.html#sthash.u1cqbMgp.dpuf)
This system is the system that regulates growth and development. It is the system that when a female has under gone surgery to remove cervical cancer it produces the hormones in the ovaries to compensate the loss of those from the cervical removal.
Lymphatic System
The primary function of the lymphatic system is to transport lymph, a clear, colorless fluid containing white blood cells that helps rid the body of toxins, waste and other unwanted materials. (