Hepatitis viruses that cause inflammation which affects the livers ability to function properly. The cause of hepatitis A is the hepatitis A virus (HAV) that is transmitted person to person by contaminated foods like fruit‚ vegetables‚ shellfish‚ water or other drinks (including ice)‚ blood‚ stool‚ and direct contact. When ingested‚ through food or water‚ the virus enters the bloodstream through the intestines. Blood then carries the virus to the liver where it multiplies and is passed in the stool. Highly
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process‚ evaluate and draw conclusions from the data obtained from the practical investigation; • Presenting your practical investigation to a client. Your investigation • You will be investigating the effects of bile ‚ a substance formed in the liver and stored in the gall bladder. Bile plays an important role in the digestion of fats. • Your client is Mrs Lock a LSA at the Palmer catholic academy. She has been informed by her doctor that it may be necessary to remove her Gall bladder. You will
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Homeostasis What is it? Maintenance of a relatively constant internal environment The human body is constantly responding to internal and external factors in order to maintain relative stability within the body Homeostasis is vital to the body as a whole‚ right down to each individual cell. If homeostasis is not maintained at the cellular level this will affect the body as a whole. History Claude Bernard (1813-1878): consistency of internal environment is the condition for free life.
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2 anatomical divisions of digestive system 1. Alimentary canal (GI Tract)- 30ft tube extending from mouth to anus oral cavity pharynx esophagus stomach small intestine large intestine 2. Accessory organs teeth tongue salivary glands liver gallbladder pancreas *Both are responsible for facilitating the body’s metabolic processes: Catabolism- break down of larger molecules Anabolism- smaller molecules are used as building blocks for lager molecules 4 Layers of Digestive Tract
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They eat squid‚ fish‚ and crustaceans. The dogfish shark as of all sharks have been around for as long as dinosaurs. If the shark is a female the uterus is the function of the egg developments‚ if a boy there is testes an oval shaped; dorsal to the liver. Males have claspers finger-like projections that assist in sperm transfer during mating‚ this occurs only in males. Ovaries are two
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Understand how homeostatic mechanisms operate in the maintenance of an internal environment Homeostasis is keeping the body balanced to allow cells to function‚ despite external environment. Homeostasis is important because the cells‚ blood and tissue fluids can change by slowing down or even stop a vital chemical reaction. Its aim is to keep the body to stay the same‚ at a normal condition. Negative feedback is when change is detected; there are steps when change is detected to get it back
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M38_MARI0000_00_SE_CH38.qxd 3/29/11 5:26 PM Page 245 R E V I E W S H E E T NAME ____________________________________ EXERCISE LAB TIME/DATE _______________________ 38 Anatomy of the Digestive System General Histological Plan of the Alimentary Canal 1. The general anatomical features of the alimentary canal are listed below. Fill in the table to complete the information. Wall layer Subdivisions of the layer (if applicable) Major functions mucosa 1) epithelium; 2) lamina propria; 3) muscularis
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Nutrition Test Review CHAPTER 1 * Scientific Method: Observation Hypothesis Experiment Results Support/Not Support Hypothesis * Sources of Reliable Nutrition Info * Know who the person is * .gov‚ .edu‚ .org * Types of Studies: * Epidemiological Studies – Studies disease/incidence in a population * Cross-Sectional Studies – Observe what people eat * Case-Control Study – Comparing someone with a disease to someone without it * Cohort – Analyze
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Pancreatic Cancer: The Facts Megan R. Smith HS200‚ Diseases of the Human Body Unit 4 Capstone Project: Pancreatic Cancer Kaplan University August 23‚ 2014 You may be asking yourself‚ “What is pancreatic cancer?” Pancreatic cancer is a disease caused by malignant (cancer) exocrine cells in the head of the pancreas. (National Cancer Institute). The exocrine cells make up about ninety-five percent of all the cells in the pancreas. (American Cancer Society‚ 2014). Pancreatic cancer is
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abdomen. This camera sends a magnified image from inside of the body to a video monitor‚ giving the surgeon a closer view of the organs and tissues. While viewing this monitor‚ the surgeon uses the instruments to carefully split the gallbladder from the liver and ducts (“Gallbladder Surgery-Cholecystectomy”). Considering that the abdominal muscles are not cut during laparoscopic surgery‚ patients have little pain and problems. Recovery usually takes at least one night in the hospital following multiple
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