SPORTS PHYSIOLOGY
HW # 1- INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMAN BODY
DUE 1/30/07
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MUST BE TYPED OUT.
1- NAME THE SYSTEMS OF THE BODY AND THEIR FUNCTION.
INDICATE WHAT MAJOR ORGANS EACH SYSTEM CONTAINS.
2- THE BODY HAS TWO MAJOR CAVITIES, EACH DIVIDED INTO TWO
LESSER CAVITIES. LIST THEM AND EXPLAIN WHAT EACH CAVITY
CONTAINS.
3- DISCUSS HOW THE BODY MAINTAINS HOMEOSTASIS IN TERMS OF
THE BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL.
4- DISCUSS HOW THE BODY MAINTAINS HOMEOSTASIS IN REGARD TO
MAINTAINING NORMAL BODY TEMPERATURE.
5- EXPLAIN WHAT A CELL IS.
6- LIST AND DEFINE THE MAIN DIRECTIONAL TERMS OF THE BODY.
7- LIST AND DEFINE THE THREE PLANES OF DIVISION OF THE BODY