Human Body Systems Human Body Organization The Human Body is composed of Organ Systems are composed of Organs are composed of Tissues are composed of Cells DIGESTIVE SYSTEM is a body system made up of digestive tract and glands responsible for digestion of food. Functions of Digestive System: Digestion of food. Breaking down of chunks of food into bits. Absorption of food nutrients. Excretion of undigested food. PARTS OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. Digestive Glands Salivary Gland –
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The human body consists of eleven major organ systems that maintain homeostasis: the skeletal‚ muscular‚ circulatory‚ nervous‚ respiratory‚ digestive‚ urinary‚ endocrine‚ reproductive‚ integumentary and lymphatic systems. These organ systems are dependent on each other to keep the human body in homeostasis. For example‚ the nervous and endocrine systems coordinate functions of other body systems because they allow information to be communicated throughout the body. The nervous system consists of
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Introduction: Homeostasis is the tendency of the body to seek and maintain equilibrium‚ a state of balance‚ within its internal environment. Endotherms are “warm blooded” animals that produce and maintain their own internal body heat. Most mammals and a few birds‚ are endotherms; this is beneficial because the enzymes in the body that carry out metabolic processes have an optimum temperature at which they function‚ having the body constantly be‚ or be close to‚ this optimum internal temperature
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Homeostasis Lab: The Effects of Exercise on Homeostasis Lab Write Up Introduction: The purpose of this lab is to discover the effect that various levels of exercise have on specific body parameters such as heart rate‚ body temperature‚ perspiration level‚ body color‚ and breathing rate. Homeostasis will be monitored to calculate the change in such body parameters. To find this information the subject will exercise for a controlled periods of time. At each rest‚ the subject will be recorded upon
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Physiology‚ Berry HOMEOSTASIS LAB ACTIVITY Introduction: Homeostasis means maintaining a relatively constant state of the body’s internal environment. The term used to describe a pattern of response to restore the body to normal stable level is termed negative feedback. When a stimulus (environment change) is met by a response that reverses (negates) the trend of the stimulus‚ it is negative feedback. As a result the internal environment is returned to normal. Pulse rate is constantly checked
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The systems of the body. Systems are the most complex of the component units of the human body. A system is an organization of varying numbers and kinds of organs arranged so that together they can perform complex functions for the body. There are 10 systems in the body‚ but the 3 main are: • The nervous system • The respiratory system • The circulatory system The nervous system. The nervous system has two main parts: • The central nervous system – CNS; This is composed of the brain and the spinal
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The Main Body Systems The Respiratory System The respiratory system is one of the bodies most important systems‚ the main goal of the respiratory system is to provide gas exchange so the inhaling of oxygen and the exhaling of carbon dioxide. In the health and social care setting the words “respiratory rate” or “resps” are often used‚ this simply means how many times a person breathes in a minute this can help to diagnose problems such as asthma and other breathing related illnesses. Parts of
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to: navigation‚ search This article is about the human body as a whole. For components within the human body‚ see human anatomy. [[File:|thumb|300px|Human body features displayed on bodies on which body hair and male facial hair has been removed]] The human body is the entire structure of a human organism‚ and consists of a head‚ neck‚ torso‚ two arms and two legs. By the time the human reaches adulthood‚ the body consists of close to 100 trillion cells‚[1] the basic unit of life.[2] These
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“Calcium Homeostasis” Kayla Smith Anatomy and Physiology I BSC 1085C Ref# 82458 Calcium plays a very significant role in our bodies. Approximately 99 percent of the calcium in our bodies is stored in the teeth and bones. Calcium generates about two percent of our total body weight. Calcium is crucial in bone formation‚ keeping strong bones and teeth and is known for helping to prevent osteoporosis. Although calcium is mostly thought about in the bones and teeth‚ it also plays important roles
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the Nervous System? The nervous system is an organ system that is a network of nerves and fibers that nerve impulses between different parts of the body‚ and is responsible for sending‚ receiving and processing. All the organs and functions rely upon these nerve impulses to function. It’s an example of the body’s master control unit. The nervous system is the control and communication system of your body. its job is to send and receive messages to your body. the nervous system controls all
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