Physiology Assignment 1 1.2 Discuss the meaning of Homeostasis. Homeostasis is the ability of the body to maintain or restore its internal environment. Homeostasis comes from two Greek words “HOMEO” meaning: THE SAME” and “STASIS” meaning “STANDING”. “Standing” or “Staying” the same is it literal meaning, but that doesn’t mean something to stay exactly the same all the time. Homeostasis means “a condition that may vary, but which is relatively constant. Homeostasis involves the body maintaining
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food etc. can enter. In the digestive system you require everything from a place to intake the food, process the food and ejection of the waste product and that process must be followed in order for the system to work. 1.2 Discuss the meaning of Homeostasis. Homeostasis is the word used to describe a process in which a living organism can
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HLSC 111 Task 2: Essay Discuss the physical, emotional, cognitive and behavioural responses an individual is likely to experience in response to a newly diagnosed condition with a poor prognosis. An individual’s response to a newly diagnosed condition with a poor prognosis is likely to cause many reactions to occur in the body as a whole. The areas in which an individual may be affected include the physical, emotional, cognitive and behavioural responses in the body. The physical response relates
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M2 - Discuss the probable homeostatic responses to changes in the internal environment during exercise. What is homeostasis? Homeostasis is defined as “maintaining a constant internal environment.” [1] The term internal environment refers to the area and components inside an individual’s body e.g. this consists of the blood, tissue fluid, body cell contents and all of the metabolic processes that occur. Constant means an ongoing process and too regulate and control. Homeostasis controls a range
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Page 1 Louise Shooter NC33297 6 New Street, Milnsbridge Huddersfield, West Yorks HD3 4LN HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LEVEL 2 Assignment 1 TMA 1 1.1 Describe the four basic human body structure units and their functions? The four basic human structures are cells, tissues, organs, and systems. The cell is the smallest building block of
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Nursing Philosophy and Comparison Paper A Comparison of Personal Philosophy and Sr. Callista Roy’s Adaptation Model September 14, 2011 Nursing Philosophy and Comparison Paper A Comparison of Personal Philosophy and Sr. Callista Roy’s Adaptation Model A personal philosophy is what one values for themselves as human beings. It reflects the many faceted realities of their self-concept and is influenced by: culture, spirituality, morals, values, and belief concepts. The relevance of one’s
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Karen Pontifex TMA 1 1. Describe the four basic human body structure units and their functions The four basic human body structure units and their functions are: Cells, Tissues, Organs, and Systems. Cells Humans and all living things are made up of about 100 trillion small cells that can only be seen via a microscope. Cells can reproduce themselves and live independently. Some cells are specialized and become a different shape and size (elongated, oval, square, flat etc)
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1.1: Discuss, with the use of diagrams, the main anatomical features of the human body. Include the cell, skeletal and the muscular system and any other distinct features you may deem appropriate. Your answer may include various types of tissue found in the human body. Intro The body has many different features that work together to ensure it functions as it should, and ensure it stays healthy. This includes regulating heat, transporting nutrients and fighting of foreign bacteria that may cause
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Communication, Homeostasis & Energy Communication & Homeostasis Outline the need for communication systems within multicellular organisms, with reference to the need to respond to changes in the internal and external environment and to co-ordinate the activities of different organs. Organisms need to respond to external stimuli, e.g. temperature, oxygen concentration and levels of sunlight. These may be over time, e.g. winter fur to summer fur, or quickly, e.g. changing size of pupils. Internal
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TMA 1 Describe the four basic human body structure unit and their functions. The four basic human body structures are cells, tissues, organs and systems. Cells Most cells have some common elements to them. These include the nucleus, cytoplasm and the membrane. The nucleus contains most of the genetic or hereditary information and controls the cells growth and reproduction. It also contains the chromosomes which in turn contain DNA. The cytoplasm makes up the rest of the cell, outside
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