Body Systems Cardiovascular System - relates to the heart‚ blood vessels and circulation in the body. The cardiovascular system‚ also known as the circulatory system‚ refers to the network that transports blood throughout the body. It is composed of the heart‚ blood vessels‚ and blood. There are actually two circulatory systems: * The pulmonary circulation – sends blood from the heart to the lungs. * The systemic circulation – sends blood from the heart to all the other parts of our
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Purpose The digestive system prepares food for use by hundreds of millions of body cells. Food when eaten cannot reach cells (because it cannot pass through the intestinal walls to the bloodstream and‚ if it could would not be in a useful chemical state. The gut modifies food physically and chemically and disposes of unusable waste. Physical and chemical modification (digestion) depends on exocrine and endocrine secretions and controlled movement of food through the digestive tract. Mouth Mouth
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per year and is dependent upon both far rowing rate and litter size. In order to achieve optimal reproductive rates‚ both the anatomical and physiological workings of the reproductive system must function properly. A basic understanding of the anatomical and physiological function of the female pig reproductive system can aid producers in anticipating and troubleshooting reproductive problems‚ and in facilitating decisions which impact performance of the breeding herd. This article introduces the reader
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INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM FUNCTIONS 1. Covering and protection 2. Secretion (cutaneous gland) 3. Excretion of metabolic wastes (cutaneous gland) 4. Sensation (presence of nerve endings and tacticle) 5. Respiration – in frog 6. Absorption – in frog 7. Regulation of body temperature HOMOIOTHERMOUS ANIMALS- warm blooded animals or those with regulated body temperature because of their heat-conserving body. POIKILOTHERMOUS ANIMALS - cold blooded animals whose body temperature closely follows
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Systems‚ Topic 1 System - collection of parts working together‚ forming a functioning whole. Three types of systems Open System - exchanges matter and energy with its surroundings‚ ex. Ecosystem * energy from sun‚ converted to sugar by plant‚ plant is eaten by a bug - energy exchange * animals eating each other - matter exchange Closed system - exchanges energy with its surroundings but not matter‚ ex. Biosphere 2 experiment * closed systems do not occur naturally
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Also‚ some types of muscle dystrophy can be progressively disabling. Muscle diseases are present in infants and children because many of the diseases are hereditary. For example‚ Duchenne muscular dystrophy is both an inherited disease and progressively disabling muscle disease. A patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy‚ a progressive disease that causes muscle weakness‚ lack a protein called dystrophin. In a healthy individual the cytoskeletal protein‚
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The specific role of the information systems as it relates to any organization is the ability to reach and respond on demand‚ in-real time and from a distance. It also influenced competitive strategies‚ the efficiency of operations‚ improve organizational performance‚ business processes‚ relationships with customers and other limitless possibilities in with an organization can run or operate. Some of the newly developed information systems help make changes in marketing‚ operations‚ e-commerce‚ logistics
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Unit 5 Task 9 – The reproductive system Female – In the human reproductive process‚ two kinds of sex cells are involved. The male gamete‚ or sperm‚ and the female gamete‚ the egg or ovum‚ meet in the female’s reproductive system. http://www.nhs.uk/news/2010/01January/PublishingImages/P632053-Coloured_SEM_of_egg_cell_in_secondary_follicle-SPL.jpgWhen the sperm fertilizes‚ or meets‚ the egg‚ this fertilized egg is called the zygote. The zygote goes through a process of becoming an embryo and
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Systems and Sub Systems Inter- relationships Bernard White‚ Theresa Tetrault‚ James Lytle Paul Iweze Trevor Napier University of Phoenix BSA/310 Terry Potts Systems and Sub Systems Inter- relationships Riordan Manufacturing current resides in four locations throughout the world. Corporate Headquarters is located
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Compare the Circulatory system and the Lymphatic system Closely connected with the blood and circulatory system‚ the lymphatic system is an extensive drainage system that returns water and proteins from various tissues back to the blood stream. When blood reaches the arterial end of the capillary beds in the body tissues‚ fluid from the plasma is forced out of the capillaries by the blood pressure in to a space between the capillaries and the tissue cells. This fluid‚ called tissue fluid‚ is plasma
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