Homeostasis is important in maintaining a healthy functioning of the body. Enzymes within the body are vitally responsible for speeding up chemical reactions and are often referred to as catalysts. In order to work at their optimum‚ enzymes need a specific constant temperature within the internal environment of the body to function correctly and reduce denaturing. A healthy human body should have a body temperature of 37∙C‚ the optimum temperature for enzymes to function. Therefore‚ the temperature
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Tissues in the Body Unit 5 – Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care Epithelial Cuboidal – cube shaped‚ prominent nucleus. Can be found in medulla of kidney. Does not allow for passive diffusion easily. Columnar – tall‚ vertical‚ thick cells. Can be found in the small intestine. Does not allow passive diffusion easily. Active transport is needed. Move nutrients from intestine to blood = absorption! Can have microvilli to increase surface area. Squamous – large‚ thin and prominent
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the body and how with lifestyle changes the individual can reduce and prevent the effects of what World Health Organisation are calling an epidemic. 2 Obesity has been a wide known subject for a number of years. It is estimated 60.8% of adults in the UK are obese 3 and costing the NHS £51 billion a year! 4 So what is obesity? Obesity is classed as having a body mass index (BMI) of more that 30. BMI is measured by weight in kg divided by height in metres. Obesity is caused when the body takes
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Nicole French M1-discuss the role of energy in the body In our bodies we need energy so that we could do things that are possible such as; move our muscles‚ talk and all the other things that we do. Without energy all people would be useless not being able to do anything. Energy is needed to extract the oxygen from the areas in our bodies and diffuse it into our bloodstream. As warm blooded people we can only digest food and function if our bodies are at a certain temperature and have enough energy
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Anatomy and Physiology P5/M2 - Homeostasis Homeostasis is the need for an organism or a cell to regulate its internal environment (conditions within the fluid surrounding its body cells) by a system of feedback controls to stabilise health and functioning despite the outside changing conditions. This is important as this is what maintains and helps internal conditions (body temperature) to remain stable and constant. In humans homeostasis happens when the body regulates its body temperature in
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Researches have discovered exercising regularly takes a significant place in one ’s living routine‚ with speeding up one ’s metabolism and the prevention to many different kinds of diseases‚ which exercising regularly has high importance in maintaining one ’s healthy body and mind. Governments are responsible for their citizens‚ also responsible for citizens ’ medical care. Therefore‚ the state should take responsibility and to a high extent‚ the state or the government should play a significant
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Maintaining a Healthy Body There are many theories and definitions to what a Healthy Body is. Health can be defined in terms of the absence of disease‚ which can be described as a negative approach to health (1). However another definition is that health are a state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease (2). Each individual body is different therefore it can be difficult to perceive if they are healthy. By looking at a person you can see
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Essay Title: Evaluate the importance of regular exercise in maintaining a healthy body and mind; to what extent should the state play a role in ensuring that its citizens exercise regularly? Refer to at least two countries in your answer. In recent years‚ the awareness of the importance of public health has increased significantly and maintaining a healthy body and mind is undoubtedly everyone’s daily wishes. Doing exercise is one of the ways to help people to fulfill their dreams as it can
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Maintaining A Healthy Body There are a wide range of factors that affect the health of the body. The nutrition of the body is one. The Government recommends that all healthy individuals’ diet should contain plenty of starchy foods such as rice and pasta. Plenty of fruit and vegetables‚ at least 5 portions a day. Moderate amounts of protein-rich foods such as meat and fish. Moderate amounts of milk and dairy. Little saturated fatty foods‚ such as salt and sugar (1). Another factor that works
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The environment and the food we eat are some of the factors that affect our body. If we abuse the environment and don’t take proper care of it‚ then the bad practices we do will come back to us. An unhealthy environment will lead to pollution and produce unhealthy chemicals that when inhaled by our body will cause certain illness while a healthy environment will benefit us. Proper discipline is necessary in order to live healthier and live longer. We are the food we eat. If we eat a diet rich in
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