HOMEWORK # 1: 9/17/2008
CHAPTER ONE- INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMAN BODY
TYPE QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE ANSWERS.
1- NAME THE SYSTEMS OF THE BODY AND THEIR FUNCTIONS.
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 DIRECITONAL TERMS OF THE BODY.
7- LIST AND DEFINE THE THREE PLANES OF DIVISION OF THE BODY.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO CITE YOUR REFERENCES FOR YOUR
ASSIGNMENT. IF NOT, YOUR ASSIGNMENT WILL NOT BE GRADED AND
A ZERO (0) WILL BE CALCULATED INTO YOUR AVERAGE.