Essays on Anatomy and Physiology

You legalize that your Pep-pen was left in the car, so you panic and begin sprinting back to the car to get it. ‘ The Assignment: Name and describe all of the anatomic structures and physiological actions involved with this incident including hearing and seeing the bee, turning your head and swatting at the bee….

SCENARIO 1 The Transmission of Impulses across a nerve fiber that lead to contraction of muscle The Anatomy      Axons of efferent (motor neuron) that comes out of the brain pass along the spinal cord via the corticospinal tracts. The axons then pass to the muscle fibers; they then divide into several unmyelinated branches. The…

Blood pH and Homeostasis The pH of any fluid is the measure of hydrogen ion (H-) concentration. A pH of 7 is neutral. The lower the pH, the more acidic the blood. A variety of factors affect blood pH including what is ingested, vomiting, diarrhea, lung function, endocrine function, kidney function, and urinary tract infection….

1. The skeletal system is involved. 2. Bone tissue is the primary type involved 3. Connective tissue is the specific type of tissue involved 4. Osteoblasts are the specific types of cells that produce the normal microanatomy of the tissue. 5a. With ageing, bone mass decreases. This is espeically true of women following menopuase. Estrogen…

tissue function epithelium forms membranes muscle allows movement of limbs and for organ movement within the body connective function is to support cells nervous function is to communicate connective function is to protect and line nervous uses electrochemical signals to carry out its functions connective supports and reinforces the body organs epithelium cells of this…

The coughing, sneezing, vomiting, and the restless nights is a place where we have all been quite a few times; and sometimes it feels like it could be for the last time. What people don’t think about is why all this is happening to them. Little do we know our cells are undergoing just as…

Connective Tissue As the name implies, connective tissue serves a “connecting” function. It supports and binds other tissues. Unlike epithelial tissue, connective tissue typically has cells scattered throughout an extracellular matrix. Loose Connective Tissue In vertebrates, the most common type of connective tissue is loose connective tissue. It holds organs in place and attaches epithelial…

Anatomy and Physiology | Diabetes | Term Paper | | Kiara Allen | 3/23/2011 | Many people have to deal with many illness and diseases that can attack the body in many ways. Some as AIDS/HIV, Sickle Cells, High Blood pressure, different types of cancers and Diabetes ,which is my topic of choice. This topic…