seven approaches is important to understand. The body cavity approach is the study of varies body cavities and the organ within them. This approach helps divide the body into sections and gives organs a specific location in
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Neurotransmitter is a chemical that is released from a nerve cell which thereby transmits an impulse from a nerve cell to another nerve‚ muscle‚ organ or other tissue. (Webster new world medicine dictionary. http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9973) What are Hormones? Hormones are chemicals that carry messages from organs of your body to your cells. The glands that secrete hormones are part of the endocrine system (pituitary‚ thyroid‚ adrenals and pancreas‚ to name a
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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 the body. Digestive- The digestive system is made up of the the digestive tract‚ and the liver‚ pancreas‚ and gallbladder. It also breaks down
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Mechanical Organs Daily life for a person with naturally good health makes an average day possible‚ but a person with poor health due to internal organ problems can face many challenges. If a person has bad knees or poor eyesight‚ or even malfunctioning kidneys or heart‚ the only way to go about solving any one of those problems is to see a doctor and check out the options to fix the problem. Whether a person needs to be put on a transplant list or have surgery right then and there‚ it can be
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which are also one of the properties of cells. Within this complex system‚ life can be understood as many descending levels. From molecules‚ organelles are formed‚ organelles create cells‚ cells make up tissue‚ tissues are part of systems and organs and from organs organisms are formed. This hierarchy of biological organization makes up our ecosystem and describes the web of complex interactions. This diversity of life is found in this biological organization is much more than the sum of their parts
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disorder? It is a disorder associated with intake of more than enough amount of alcohol resulting in the destruction of internal organs plus it can also harm a person physically and mentally. What it is cause? The main causes of this disorder are: * Drinking alcoholic beverages. * Having alcoholic substances. What organ it effects? It affects several organs. For example: * Brain: Drinking a large amount of alcohol causes damage to the brain. It can lead to the hepatic encephalopathy
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The skin is the largest organ of the body. On the average person‚ the skin is approximately 3000 square inches and weighs approximately seven pounds. While the eyes are the “windows of the soul”‚ the skin is the “window to the body” because it is the only organ that can be seen. The skin contains 25% of the body’s blood supply‚ which flow completely through the skin once every minute. The skin is the body’s largest organ of immunity. It is the body’s first line of defence‚ the boundary where
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a) organ‚ tissue‚ cell‚ organ system‚ organism b) cell‚ organ‚ organ system‚ tissue‚ organism c) cell‚ tissue‚ organ‚ organ system‚ organism d) organism‚ tissue‚ cell‚ organ system‚ organ e) tissue‚ cell‚ organ system‚ organism‚ organ _____2. Which type of tissue lines body cavities and covers body surfaces? a) muscle tissue b) nervous tissue c) epithelial tissue d) connective tissue _____3. Which type of tissue is responsible for contractions that allow movement of organs or the
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in front of my eyes. My eyes that were once blue have slowly began to turn red‚ as if to show others of the fire that consumes me—the fire that drives me. The flame’s tendrils whip around my heart and brain‚ close enough to cook my two-most-vital organs. With every piece of food I eat‚ the taste of charcoal rises to my lips and tongue‚ giving me no more enjoyment in either eating or drinking. I have become permanently dehydrated because everything I drink soon turns to vapor
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provide forces that cause body movement. Maintains posture and body heat. Muscles Nervous system- Nerve cells within organs of system use electrochemical signals called nerve impulses to communicate with one another and with muscles and glands. Sensory neurons detect changes in and out of body. Nerves carry signals from brain to body. Brain‚ spinal cord‚ nerves‚ sense organs Endocrine system- Includes hormones that alter the metabolism of the target tissue. Pituitary‚ thyroid‚ parathyroid‚
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