Body Systems and Diseases Complete the table below for the required systems listed. You are required to list four to six of the main organs of each body system‚ one or two sentences explaining the function of the system itself in your own words‚ and a short list of five to six major diseases that afflict each system. This assignment is due in Week One. System Organs in the System Function of the System Major Diseases Afflicting the System Example: Immune System Thymus Lymph Nodes Skin Tonsils Bone
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Name: ______________________________________ Date: ________________________ Student Exploration: Drug Dosage Vocabulary: controlled release‚ dosage‚ drug‚ overdose‚ target organ Prior Knowledge Question (Do this BEFORE using the Gizmo.) Suppose you take aspirin for a headache. What happens after you swallow the pill? The aspirin starts begins to dissolve by the enzymes and are soaked in while traveling down to the stomach. They then are distributed to the areas that need the
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position of the main bodyorgans Identify the organisation of the human body and the position of the main body organs (P1) What you need to do: You need to identify the position of the following organs (listed below)‚ providing a brief description of their function and which system they belong to. For example‚ you could write: The stomach is a muscular organ‚ found in the abdominal cavity‚ which churns food into smaller particles and starts the digestion of proteins. It is part of
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that run through canals in the bone and muscles to aide in mobility. Bones are considered a type of mineralized connective tissue that contains collagen and calcium phosphate (which gives bones their firmness). Bones provide protection to vital organs. The ribs protect the lungs and the heart and the skull protects the brain. Next there is cartilage it is a type of fibrous connective tissue that is composed of closely packed collagenous fibers and a rubbery gelatinous substance called chondrin
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is tapeworms. Tapeworms and other internal parasites breach through the outside of a host and will then attack its internal organs and its organ systems. It will still pull nutrients from the host but it will be on a much more immediate
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THE ORGANISATION OF THE HUMAN BODY By Rachel Bull CELLS The organelles of cells and their function • Cell (or plasma) membrane - The plasma membrane acts as a boundary and controls what substances can enter and exit the cell. • Cytoplasm - This semi-fluid substance found inside the boundary of the cell and outside the nucleus cushions and protects the internal organelles‚ this is also where the majority of the chemical reactions happen. • Nucleus - The nucleus is the double-membraned central
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SENSORY ORGANS Introduction The knowledge of the world around us stimulates our sensory organs to provide us with the information of what is going on around us. All sensory information is picked up by the sensory receptors‚ specialised cells that monitor internal and external conditions. Examples of sensory organs are: SENSE ORGAN Eye Ear (Organ of Corti) Ear (Semicircular Canals) Ear (utricle and saccule) Olfactory mucous membrane Taste Buds Skin Skin Skin Skin Various Muscle Spindle Golgi tendon
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process of mummification was taking place an embalmer would remove four major internal organs which included the lungs‚ liver‚ stomach and intestines‚ These organs were then also mummified and placed in special containers known as canopic jars. Each jar had it’s own separate lid that represented a group of gods called “The Four Sons Of Horus” and each was used and responsible for protecting the particular organ. The time period of these jars ranged from around 712–332 B.C. and could be estimated
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Shier‚ Butler‚ and Lewis: Human Anatomy and Physiology‚ 11th ed. Chapter 1: Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology Chapter 1: Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology I. Introduction A. The interests of our earliest ancestors most likely concerned B. Primitive people certainly suffered from C. Before agriculture‚ infectious diseases did not spread easily because D. With agriculture‚ humans became susceptible to worm diseases
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Biology Guide 1. How is the human body organized? A= The levels of organization in the body include cells‚ tissues‚ organs‚ and organ systems. 2. Define cell A= Basic unit of structure and function in living things. 3. Define Tissue A= Group of cells that perform a single function. 4. CHECK OUT TYPES OF TISSUE ON PG. 863 5. What’s the epithelial tissue? A= Tissue that lines the interior and exterior body surfaces. 6. Connective tissue? A= Tissue that provides support
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