Homeostasis

Results The CNS has an important role in functions of the body with carrying messages to and from the brain and body. Without neuro-messages being transmitted, the skeletal muscles would be unable to move. Therefore, the brain and body need to communicate. “There can be little doubt that the regulation of central motor output is crucial in determining exercise performance” (Hargreaves, 2008, p. 1541). Although with the complexity of the CNS understanding what the role the CNS has to…

inner and thicker layer of the skin and is a fibrous connective tissue that provides strength to the skin (lecture supplement, ch.6). When injury or damage occurs to the skin, it goes through 4 different phases to repair itself. The first being homeostasis because of the body and its structures natural response to keep things the same at all times. The second stage would be inflammation, where the damaged and dead cells are cleared out of the wound. The third stage is proliferation where new…

Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve A oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve is a tool used to show the relationship between the saturation of oxygen and the partial pressure of oxygen. It directly tells us how a person own body is utilizing oxygen intake, how carbon dioxide levels are being regulated, as well as how efficient the hemoglobin in our body binds and release oxygen molecules to the appropriate tissues that require it. Normally the oxygen that our tissues need in order to function properly…

ASSESSMENT During my nutrition analysis for two weeks, I analyzed my client who is 32 years old and weighs 160lbs. Based on her health she is generally healthy, meaning she has no healthy problem such as high BP, kidney failure, cardiovascular disease, etc. Her activity level is very poor and does not take part in any kind of physical activity such as running, jogging, and walking. She lives a comfortable life, not lacking money or food to take care of herself based on the idea of social support…

In Unicellular organisms, the single cell constituting the organism functions independently and carries out all the functions needed for the survival of such organisms. However, for multicellular organisms, the cells are often independent and carry out specific functions and work together in order to sustain the needs for the organism to survive (Calabresi, 2008). Cancer and EDC exposure can cause many health issues for both the male and female population, as in developmental issues, to cancers…

The pancreas is a gland found in the stomach princely between the spine and the stomach. It is a gland that produces beta cells. These beta cells produce a hormone called insulin this hormone helps maintain homeostasis in the blood glucose. Since diabetes T1 is an autoimmune disease the body will destroy these insulin-secreting cells, as it believes that these cells are not part of the body, this process is called cell apoptosis (programed cell death). At this…

Every organ has its own function to ensure homeostasis, or a stable environment inside of the body. Sometimes these organs do not work properly, or are harmed, and therefore cause a disruption in the well being of the person’s homeostasis. Examples could be: liver failure, stroke, heart attack or even type one diabetes. An unaffected pancreas, according to Johns Hopkins (2016), has two different functions. The first function is called the exocrine and it releases enzymes into ducts that…

The low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor is an important protein in human function. LDL receptor is the main protein that binds and carries cholesterol to maintain homeostasis in mammalian cells. In human plasma, it is also the most abundant cholesterol-carrying lipoprotein (Goldstein and Brown, 1987). It plays a major role in the development of atherosclerosis, a chronic disease caused by the accumulation of LDL-cholesterol in the blood. The LDL receptor is also the main protein that is…

Introduction An organelle divides the inside form the outside. It helps to maintain homeostasis. Its structure is phospholipid bilayer with associate protein. The phospholipid has a hydrophobic tail, it does not like water, and hydrophilic head meaning it likes water. A bilayer means that there is two layers of the phospholipids the heads stick out and the tails touch each other staying away from the water. The proteins divide the group of phospholipids from each other. There are three…

Bariatric surgery produces substantial durable weight loss and patients who undergo Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and adjustable gastric banding (AGB) procedures lose 62% and 47% of excess weight, respectively [1]. Bariatric treatment of obesity also attenuates or resolves comorbidities including diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea in greater than 60% of patients [2]. Despite significant improvement in weight and comorbid conditions, there is growing concern…