boundary between our bodies and the environment. The skin has several important functions‚ for example: Protection‚ temperature regulations‚ waste removal and sense of touch. Protection • The skin acts as a protective organ. The film of sebum and sweat on the surface of the skin (acid mantle). It acts as an anti-bacterial agent to help prevent the multiplication of micro-organisms on the skin. • The fat cells in the subcutaneous layer of the skin help to protect bones and major organs form
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assignment for Kinesiology Bronwyn Oihus Abstract As humans our bodies are made up of several types of tissues‚ organs‚ bones muscles and nerves. I am going to talk about the joints of the skeletal system. The skeletal system gives us our shape and protects the inner structures of our bodies. In this system there are areas where 2 or more bones are held together in one of three ways. These are called joints and the bones and movement of the bones classifies the type of joint that is in that particular
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The musculoskeletal system is made up of bones‚ joints‚ and muscles. This system gives the body form and support‚ and protects the body while allowing it to move. Basically‚ the muscles in this system perform three important body functions: the movement of body parts‚ maintenance of body parts‚ and production of body heat. These muscles all consist of a mass of protein fibers grouped together‚ and most are of mesodermal origin. And almost all of the muscle fibers you will ever have or need were
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vital things in our lives and the chemistry they are made of. You are what you eat. But do you recall munching some molybdenum or snacking on selenium? Some 60 chemical elements are found in the body‚ but what all of them are doing there is still unknown. Roughly 96 percent of the mass of the human body is made up of just four elements: oxygen‚ carbon‚ hydrogen and nitrogen‚ with a lot of that in the form of water. The remaining 4 percent is a sparse sampling of the periodic table of elements.
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Chapter 1 : Organization of the Human Body Anatomy · Study of the structure and shape of the body and its parts Physiology · Study of how the body and its parts work or function Anatomy: Levels of Study · Gross/Macroscopic Anatomy · Large structures · Easily observable · Regional anatomy · all the structure (muscles‚ bones‚ blood vessels‚ nerves‚ etc.) in the particular region of the body‚ such as the abdomen or leg‚ are examined. · Systemic anatomy
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TIME/DATE _______________________ 1. Use the key below to indicate the body systems that perform the following functions for the body. Then‚ circle the organ systems (in the key) that are present in all subdivisions of the ventral body cavity. Key: a. b. c. cardiovascular digestive endocrine d. e. f. k g. h. i. nervous reproductive respiratory j. k. skeletal urinary 1. rids the body of nitrogen-containing wastes c 2. is affected by removal of the thyroid
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The ideals of human bodies Lim Yu Jing Art History Kristtel Martin 2 October 2012 1.Consider the Greek fascination with creating the perfect human body as you analyze briefly three key sculptural examples from the Hellenistic Age of ancient Greece. Relate to what extent these key sculptures may help to define the idealistic meaning of ‘perfect balance of beauty‚ harmony and proportion’ to fine artists for this century. Ancient Greeks were not only superb with philosophy and mathematics
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Introduction We know a lot about the human anatomy‚ its physiology‚ and how to treat the diseases that tend to disturb the balance between them‚ but‚ that was not always the case. It has really been that only in the past few centuries‚ scientists were able to dissect and experiment on other humans. Such experiments were the main contributors to our current knowledge in some fields of science‚ especially medicine. Dissections performed on rabbits‚ mice‚ chimpanzees‚ and other animals‚ along with some
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The Human Body and Water XXXXXXX University of Phoenix/ Axia College SCI 241 July 1‚ 2009 The Human Body and Water The Most Important Nutrient Of all vitamins and minerals in the human body water is the most important. It is the one essential nutrient that the human body cannot survive without. The adult human body is comprised of approximately 60% water‚ the body of a small child‚ infants for example is comprised of approximately 70% water. Water is found throughout the body
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1. Thermoreceptors perceive the impact of heat on the part of human body and send signals through neurons to brain that causes the feeling of pain. If the signals fail to pass from thermoreceptors to brain‚ the risk of burning the part of the body arises. The pain is the indicator of the danger to human body and the ultimate manifestation of pain is a pain shock‚ which may be deadly for human body. 2. Olfaction is responsible for smell sense. Gustation is responsible for taste. They involve chemical
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