Nutrition and the body system are related closely. There are many systems in the body rely on the diet, there are specific nutrients each human being should have to stay healthy. The digestive system breaks down food and separates it to different nutrients to let other systems in the body to use them. The largest body system is the integumentary system, which is connected to the skin. The skin requires several vitamins from food such as vitamin A, C, and zinc to repair damage like burns or cuts.
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detailed level are the cells – the most basic of the physical structure units. Similar cells, when combined and held together, form tissue, the next main structure unit. Organs are collections of tissues that are combined to perform a particular function in the body. Organs do not work in isolation, however, and combine with other organs to create a biological system. Cells The cell is the most basic structural unit in the body. There are around 300 different cell types in the human body. While they
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the morning on the dark side walk of Colliado st., he was stabbed and his gadgets was stolen. (“ I bathed with my own blood. I was so afraid and helpless at the same time. You what I really prayed that stab wounds did not severely reached my vital organs and that GOD won’t allow me to die.”) A tricycle driver helped him even the motorcycle was running out of fuel. Luckily, he was not able to lose all his blood and out of 11 (eleven) stabs from the ice peak, he was still able to live his life again
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Conception to Death Our bodies are ever changing from the moment we are conceived to the moment we die. Our bodies have many different functions that help to keep us alive every single day. We don’t think much about all our bodies do; yet everything we do affects our bodies in some way shape or form, although we really don’t have much control of our bodies while we are inside of the womb. So many things happen from conception to death so why don’t we start from the beginning
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Huddersfield, West Yorks HD3 4LN HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LEVEL 2 Assignment 1 TMA 1 1.1 Describe the four basic human body structure units and their functions? The four basic human structures are cells, tissues, organs, and systems. The cell is the smallest building block of the body, and is the basic structural and functional unit of all known living organisms. They live independently and can reproduce itself. A group of cells form Tissues. They come in all different
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magnesium deficiency affects blood flow and may lead to stroke. Because alcohol passes the blood-brain barrier, the central nervous system is affected which may cause cellular damage such as neuropathy or dementia (School of Public Health, 2014). Every organ of the digestive system is at risk for inflammation and cancer including the tongue, stomach, esophagus, intestines, and pancreas. One of the most common chronic
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University of Phoenix Material Weekly Vocabulary Exercise: Body Systems Complete the worksheet according to the following guidelines: In the space provided, write each term’s definition as used in health care. You must define the term in your own words; do not simply copy the definition from a textbook. In the space provided after each term’s definition, provide an explanation that illustrates the importance of the skill, concept, procedure, organization, or tool to which the term refers
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dreams * Miss Lucy reveals that the students were created to donate their vital organs when they are old enough. * Post - talk the students realise that they had been ‘told and not told’ and began to piece together the clues from earlier in the novel e.g. the non-smoking * Tommy then cuts his elbow, which then transcends into a running joke that if he straightens his arm his skin will ‘unzip’ and all of his organs will fall out. * This shows us the students are taking and accepting their
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The skin is the largest organ the human body has, covering around 22 square feet of skin and weighing an average of 6.6 pounds. It contains 3 different layers which involve the dermis, the epidermis, and the subcutaneous tissue. The skin performs multiple functions such as being a barrier from bacteria and virus’ entering your body and allowing you to sense the world. It also acts as the receiver of the harmful UV radiation to prevent your body from receiving it. This at times causes a dangerous
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basic tissues: connective, epithelial, muscle, and nerve. | LEVEL 3 - Organs * Made up of tissues that work together to perform a specific activity * Examples - heart, brain, skin, etc. | LEVEL4 - Organ Systems * Groups of two or more tissues that work together to perform a specific function for the organism. * Examples - circulatory system, nervous system, skeletal system, etc. * The Human body has 11 organ systems - circulatory, digestive, endocrine, excretory (urinary), immune(lymphatic)
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