The cardiovascular system‚ also known as the circulatory system‚ is composed of the heart‚ blood vessels‚ and blood. The term cardiovascular refers to the heart (cardio-) and blood vessels (vascular). The term circulatory refers to the circulation of the blood. The heart is a muscular pump and its regular contractions send blood into tough‚ elastic tubes called arteries‚ which branch into smaller vessels and convey oxygen-rich blood through the body. The arteries eventually divide into tiny capillaries
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Richard Nixon Honors Biology Mrs. Linda December 19‚ 1994 There are thousands of cases of sex linked and sex influenced diseases worldwide. These diseases can range from a social inconvenience‚ to a fatal ailment. In sex linked diseases‚ like Muscular Dystrophy‚ hemophilia and color blindness‚ only males are affected. When a man infected with a sex linked disease has children‚ all his sons are normal‚ but all of his daughters are carriers. When a carrier woman and an uninfected man have children
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NAME ____________________________________ LAB TIME/DATE _______________________ Phyllis Huffines R E V I E W S H E E T EXERCISE 3/11/2012 15 Print Form Gross Anatomy of the Muscular System Classification of Skeletal Muscles 1. Several criteria were given for the naming of muscles. Match the criteria (column B) to the muscle names (column A). Note that more than one criterion may apply in some cases. Column A E‚G A‚G Column B a. b. c. d. e. f. g. action of the muscle shape
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The Skeletal System provides us with many important functions. It provides us with the shape and form for our bodies as well as supporting‚ protecting‚ allowing our body to move freely‚ producing blood for the body‚ and storing minerals. The Skeletal System is the system of our body that gives our body its physical shape and with the help of the Muscular System it keeps us moving and makes us able to do tasks that we don’t think about like raising our leg to kick a football or using our legs to boost
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The Endocrine System System Although we rarely think about them‚ the glands of the endocrine system and the hormones they release influence almost every cell‚ organ‚ and function of our bodies. The endocrine system is instrumental in regulating mood‚ growth and development‚ tissue function‚ and metabolism‚ as well as sexual function and reproductive processes. In general‚ the endocrine system is in charge of body processes that happen slowly‚ such as cell growth. Faster processes like breathing
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The Digestive System Structure and Functions Jermaine Kendrick Vista College The digestive system is a group of organs working together to convert food into energy and basic nutrients to feed the entire body. Food passes through a long tube inside the body known as the alimentary canal or the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract). The alimentary canal is made up of the oral cavity‚ pharynx‚ esophagus‚ stomach‚ small intestines‚ and large intestines. In addition to the alimentary canal‚ there are
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Body Systems Intergumentary- The integumentary system consists of the skin‚ hair‚ nails‚ glands‚ and nerves. The main function is to act as a barrier to protect the body from the outside. It also retains body fluids‚ protects against disease‚ eliminate waste products‚ and regulates the body temperature. Cardio Vascular- The cardiovascular system carries blood‚ oxygen‚ and nutrients to organs and tissues of the body. It also carries waste and carbon dioxide from these tissues for removal from
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Assignment No.1 Analysis and Design of Information System ( SAD) Course Code: CSE 312 Submission Date: 4th July 2013 Submitted To: Mr. Harsimran Singh Submitted By: Prabhjeet Singh 10810139 RST028A02 Q 1: Draw a DFD for Railway Reservation System. ANS:
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sure that you are taking care of your skeletal system you must be getting calcium because your Bones depend on calcium for strength. Regular exercise like walking‚ jogging‚ or biking physical activities are important in keeping your bones strong and healthy. It is also very important to get enough calcium provided by drinking milk and eating cheeses‚ yogurt and ice cream. They all contain calcium‚ which helps bones harden and become strong. Muscular Moving/exercise the muscles in your legs and arms
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The musculoskeletal system includes bones‚ muscles‚ and connective tissues that all work together to provide the framework for the body‚ create body movements‚ store minerals and lipids‚ produce blood cells‚ and protest the body’s organs. The bones‚ muscles‚ and connective tissue comprise approximately sixty percent of the body’s mass. There are 206 bones and about 700 named muscles of three different types: skeletal‚ cardiac and smooth muscles (Taylor). Musculoskeletal disorders consist of minor
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