Human Science – CHAPTER 1 1. Which Organ system maintains a relatively slow-acting degree of control over most bodily functions? Endocrine System (hormones act in minutes to hours‚ in contrast to nerve impulses‚ which act in fractions of a second). 2. The esophagus and the trachea run side-by-side through the thorax. In which systems are these organs found? The esophagus belongs to the digestive system‚ and the trachea belongs to the respiratory system. (The esophagus carries food to the stomach
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The endocrine system is the collection of glands that produce hormones that regulate metabolism‚ growth and development‚ tissue function‚ sexual function‚ reproduction‚ sleep‚ and mood‚ among other things. The endocrine system is a very important system in the human body. There are many endocrine glands in this system‚ including -but not limited to- the pituitary gland‚ hypothalamus‚ pineal gland‚ thyroid gland‚ parathyroid glands‚ adrenal glands‚ pancreas‚ gonads‚ placenta‚ thymus‚ heart and gastric
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Which I seem to have learned somewhere along the line of my 18 years in the “sanctuary” of school. Everyday‚ mind numbing work‚ just to be able to combine words into an essay which will not affect my life anymore than the two minutes I spend worrying about which grade I got. Seven hours of interaction with people I do not dislike‚ but do not have a particular fondness for either. I could be sitting at home doing something important‚ or maybe just rotting my brain
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Descriptive Essay On a hot summer day‚ the only good place to go is to the lake. You would go out to the lake to enjoy the water‚ the sun‚ the activities that are happening‚ or just to be with family and friends. When you’re at the lake‚ there are some very distinct smells. The hickey smell of campfire smoke always lets you know that there are marshmallows and hotdogs being roasted. You’ll never want to touch your hair from putting your fingers on the sticky marshmallow‚ to me it’s just crazy
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AN ESSAY ABOUT JOSE RIZAL Who is Jose Rizal to common people? What is the impact of his life‚ woks and writings? When we ask most average persons today these questions‚ they might answer something like‚ he is our national hero‚ he died in Bagumbayan‚ and he wrote two great novels. Beyond that nothing more is explicitly said about Jose Rizal. As I read through the chapters of the book I have come discover many more things that is admirable about this man. In his childhood‚ he wrote a poem to
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empresario system was created to populate texas in the late 1800 century. the system allowed the government to give the rights to certain individuals to create colonies by recruiting families to move to texas from other parts of theU.S. and europe. it was started by Spain and was continued by Mexico. It involved giving land grants to individuals called empresarios. The Mexican government had several requirements for the families who were allowed to immigrate as part of the empresario system. one had
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Moreover‚ the United States court system is composed of a litigation process that allows the person in accusation to deliver their case in an unbiased manner. In America each state has its own court system. As a part of this system the offender is innocent until proven guilty. They also have the right to plea-bargain and a quick jury trial. The courts are the foremost authority where verdicts are made and where the defense attorney‚ prosecuting attorney‚ and judge advocate gather (Stevenson‚ 1966
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Volcanoes Argumentative Essay Volcanoes are one of the most dangerous forces of nature ever‚ but they aren’t really something to fear or not be studied because people think they can kill them by just looking at them. Volcanoes are things people should learn to thousands and be in awe vegetables. They should be looked at a different way because they create geothermal energy‚ make soil fertile so farmers can plant on them‚ and because of tourism. These three are very important reasons to be able to
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left shows the Lymphatic system which is a system of connections between organs and tissues. This network aids in the removal of waste and unwanted products from the body. The lymphatic system’s most important function is to transport white blood cells that fight infection called lymph though the body. These white blood cells contain antibodies which are built to detect‚ destroy and build immunity towards pathogens and infections that enter the body. The lymphatic system consists of lymphatic vessels
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The musculoskeletal system facilitates the bones‚ muscles‚ joints‚ ligaments‚ and tendons needed for movement. The ligaments are attached to bones and muscles are attached to bones by tendons; both are very important when it comes to the movement of the body. The body needs more than a healthy diet to stay active it also needs exercise to keep the muscles in good health as well. Exercise has both short and long term effect on the skeletal system. The short term effect that exercise has is it increases
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