" So‚ where exactly is the pancreas located in our bodies‚ and what does it do? The pancreas is a gland found behind the stomach that is shaped somewhat like a fish. The pancreas is about six inches long and less than two inches wide‚ and it extends across the abdomen. The pancreas consists of two separate glands inside the same organ‚ the exocrine gland and the endocrine gland. The exocrine gland makes pancreatic juice that has enzymes to break down fats and proteins in foods so the body can use
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Name: Date: A&P Cat Dissection Lab Report At the conclusion of the cat dissection‚ you will be required to submit a formal report. The format for this will differ from that of the osteoporosis lab report because the dissection is used as an opportunity to review structure and function for the major systems rather than to test a hypothesis and draw a conclusion. Please the following information as a guideline for compiling the lab report. Only one lab report per group is required
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The pancreas is an organ located in the abdomen. It plays an essential role in converting the food we eat into fuel for the body’s cells. The pancreas has two main functions: an exocrine function that helps in digestion and an endocrine function that regulates blood sugar. Basic Anatomy: The pancreas is located behind the stomach and is surrounded by other organs including the small intestine‚ liver‚ and spleen. It is about six inches long and is shaped like a flat pear. The wide part‚ called the
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LP3.1 Assignment: Compare & Contrast Essay – Draft Diabetes: Type 1 vs. Type 2 Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar‚ either because the body does not produce enough insulin‚ or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced. It is caused by very low insulin levels in one’s body‚ resistance to insulin‚ no insulin production or a combination of factors. Insulin is a hormone which is normally produced by the pancreas that works in
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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 the
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need or can’t digest is turned into waste and is eliminated from the body. Endocrine System The endocrine system is made up of a group of glands that produce the body’s long-distance messengers‚ or hormones. Hormones are chemicals that control body functions‚ such as metabolism‚ growth‚ and sexual development. The glands‚ which include the pituitary gland‚ thyroid gland‚ parathyroid glands‚ adrenal glands‚ thymus gland‚ pineal body‚ pancreas‚ ovaries‚ and testes‚
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high levels of parental care for many years. One important type of parental care is nursing – feeding the baby milk from the mother’s mammary glands in her breasts. HUMAN REPRODUCTION TERMS Terms | Definitions | Hormones | chemical substances that are produced in glands and help regulate many of your body’s functions | Ovaries | the female sex glands that store the ova and produce female sex hormones | Menopause | end of reproductive years for female | Scrotum | an external skin sac that
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Conference on Mammary Gland Biology‚ an international forum that discusses and highlights the environmental influences and biological basis of alterations in human breast and mammary gland predisposes a woman to breast cancer. These areas of research are of international concern; both in Western and developing countries. However‚ population – or even laboratory - studies are rare that focus on the early exposures or developmental changes that likely lead to the risks associated with endocrine disruptors. Among
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Psychology Vocab. Words chapter 1 Psychology p.3: science of behavior and mental processes Bias p.5: beliefs that interfere with objectivity Law of Parsimony p.6: principle that simple explanations of phenomena are preferred to complex explanations Placebo Effect p.8: in drug research‚ positive effects associated with a person’s beliefs and attitudes about the drug‚ even when it contains no active ingredients. Scientific Method p.10: system of investigation in which a person makes a careful
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each part. 8 LEARNING OUTCOMES OF UNIT • Describe structure of neuron and coverings of brain and spinal cord‚ and explain functions of sensory receptors. • Name various hormones secreted by various endocrine organs‚ identify and describe various structure and functions of endocrine organs. 9 SYNOPSIS OF UNIT • This unit is conducted in the 1st semester of a 2-semester sequence (A & P I & II). • A&P I covers the fundamental principles of anatomy & physiology with a straightforward
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