Chapter 24: The Urinary System Study Guide 1. What are the functions of the urinary system? a. Filter blood to allow toxins‚ metabolic wastes‚ and excess ions to leave body via urination b. Regulate volume and chemical makeup of the blood c. Maintain proper balance between water and salts‚ acids and bases d. Gluconeogenesis during prolonged fasting e. Production of renin to help regulate BP and erythropoietin to stimulate RBC production f. Activation
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Jackson April 16‚ 2013 Bio 112L Lab Report Bones and the Digestive‚ Respiratory‚ Circulatory‚ and Nervous Systems Introduction: Bones are what our skeletal systems are made up of. There are 206 bones in the human body of the adult skeleton. The adult skeleton is broken up in two divisions: the axial skeleton‚ and the appendicular skeleton. The axil skeleton is made up of 80 bones‚ and the appendicular skeleton is made up of 126 bones. As for the different systems of the body‚ we dissected a fetal
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16 ©Hands-Onc om Experim Joints and Body e xe R ci s e 3: Q ue s t i o ns A. Which type of synovial joint has the least amountof movement?SynarthrosisB. Why are diarthroses important for synovial joints?Diarthroses are synovial joints where two bones are bound together bya joint capsule‚ forming a joint cavity. Synovial fluid is found in synovial joints.C. Which synovial joint is most movable? Diarthrosis D. What are the four structural characteristics that all synovial joints share
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We are able to visualize‚ feel‚ smell‚ and hear the world around us due to a system called the sensory system. All around the surface of our body we have detectors that are known as receptors. These receptors‚ in the form of cells‚ are specialized to capture specific forms of energy- whether heat‚ light‚ chemical‚ or mechanical (1). The environmental cues that are detected by our receptors on the surface of our body are then transformed into electrical signals‚ or nerve impulses‚ that can be sent
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Material Roderick Tabigne Respiratory System Lab – Week Six Introduction The respiratory system consists of the upper respiratory tract (the nasal cavity‚ pharynx‚ larynx‚ trachea‚ and bronchi) and the lower respiratory tract (the lungs). As you learn about the various diseases that affect the respiratory system‚ it is important for you to understand the structures that can be affected by disease. Complete this lab to become familiar with a healthy system and to identify diseases related to both
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Joints and Body Movements Laszlo Vass‚ Ed.D. Version 42-0014-00-01 Lab RepoRt assistant This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions‚ diagrams if needed‚ and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be sent to an instructor. Purpose: What is the
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The major functions of the urianry system are produces urine‚ stores urine‚and elimintes urine. The organs of the urinary system work to help the body get rid of wastes and excess water in the form of urine. Other urinary system organs help transport urine or store urine and release it when it is time. The organs of the urinary system include the two kidneys‚ two ureters‚ a urinary‚ bladder‚ sphincter‚ and the urethra. The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs‚ each about the size of a fist. They
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anatomy and physiology lab 1. What are some differences between Judy and Mariah that might make Judy more "at risk" for skin? cancer than Mariah?Judy had a pasty white skin. Therefore‚ her skin had less melanin than Mariah who had black hair and more melanin and are more protected against the uv rays of sun. 2. What observations did Judy make concerning her mole? Her mole changed shaped and turned bigger and its side were jagged. The middle was purplish-black and its edge were darker than
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Anatomy Lab (10/03/2013) Professor : BEIUSAN CORINA Anatomical terms : Vertebral Column : In the vertebral column‚ you’ll find : 7 cerebral vertebras 12 thoracic vertebras 5 lumbar vertebras 5 sacral vertebras (fused) 4/5 coccyx vertebras (fused) Composition of a vertebrae : NB : a vertebrae in a superior position to another is “suprajacent” ; one situated under another one is “subjacent” We can notice just behind the body the presence of a “hole”‚ called
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Gross Anatomy of the Muscular System Exercise 1: A.) A muscle that is a prime mover/agonist for pivoting the head is the trapezius muscle. B.) One prime mover/agonist for extension of the head is the sternocleidomastoid muscle. C.) One muscle that is a prime mover/agonist for depression of the mandible is the suprahyoid muscle and one muscle that is the antagonist for depression of the mandible is the infrahyoid muscle. D.) One muscle that is a prime mover for smiling is the zygomaticus
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