THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES
School of Continuing Studies
Certificate in Physical Education
The Fundamentals of Elementary
Physical Education
SESSION #9
The Human
Body and
Physical
Activity
CLOSURE
Attendance (Initial)
Glossary
Weekly Journal
Lesson Plan
Group Presentation
(results)
Course Exams out of
80% for make-up
exams
Article
 AVOID PLAGIARISM???
THE HUMAN
BODY
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
CHEMICALS
 Everything is a chemical
 Chemistry is the study of
matter and its
interactions with other
matter.
 Anything made of matter
is therefore a chemical.
Any liquid, solid, gas. Any
pure substance; any
mixture. Water is a
chemical.
 A chemical can often be
broken down into
components,
ATOMS & MOLECULES
ATOM
The smallest particle of a
chemical element that
can exist
MOLECULE
A group of atoms
bonded together
THE CELL
Cells are formed
by molecules
Types of CELLS
include:
A CELL is the
- nerve/neuron
smallest
- skin
functioning unit
- muscle
in the human
- bone
body
- goblet
A T YPICAL CELL
TISSUE
CELLS come
together to form
TISSUE
TISSUE is a
group of cells
that come
together to
perform a
specific function
ORGANS
ORGANS are a collection of tissues
that work together to perform a
SPECIFIC FUNCTION
SYSTEMS
 Organs work together to form systems which perform a
specific function
ORGANISM
Systems work together as a single organism
The 11 Human Body Systems
The 11 human body systems are as follows:
-- nervous system
-- integumentary/skin system
-- respiratory system
-- digestive system
-- excretory system
-- skeletal system
-- muscular system
-- circulatory system
-- endocrine/hormonal system
-- reproductive system
-- lymphatic (immune) system
The purpose of the 11 organ systems is for the
human body to maintain homeostasis
STATE THE STRUCTURE AND
FUNCTION OF EACH OF
THE BODY SYSTEMS
READING
IDENTIFY THE IMMEDIATE AND
LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF EXERCISE
ON EACH OF
THE BODY SYSTEMS