Sorrentino: Mosby’s Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker, 4th Edition

Chapter 17: Body Structure and Function

STUDENT ASSIGNMENT

Date: ________________________________ Name: ________________________________

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

Name the parts of a cell.

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List and define the four basic types of tissue:

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d. ______________________________________________________________________________________________

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e.
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a. Groups of tissues form

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b. An organ performs

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Describe the function of each system:

a. The integumentary system

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b. The musculo-skeletal system

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c. The nervous system

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d. The circulatory system

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e. The respiratory system

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f. The digestive system

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g. The urinary system

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h. The reproductive system

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i. The endocrine system

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j. The immune system

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INDEPENDENT LEARNING ACTIVITIES

1. Use your own body, and move joints of each type to see how they move.

a. What joint did you use for a ball-and-socket?

b. Which joint moved like a hinge?

c. Which joint did you move in a pivot motion?

2. Listen to your heartbeat using a stethoscope. Find a pulse in your wrist to feel the
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blood being pumped through an artery.

3. Listen to a friend’s chest with a stethoscope. What sound do you hear? What is

making that sound?

4. Have you ever heard your stomach “growl” or heard gurgling noises in your

abdomen when you were sitting quietly? What makes that sound? What is the

medical term for this action? Listen to your lower abdomen with a stethoscope to

hear the sounds.

5. Look at a friend’s eye in a dimly lit room and observe the size of the person’s pupils.

Now shine a light in the eye. What happens to the pupil? What happens when you

move the light away from the eye?

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

1. A client you are caring for refuses to eat. What do you do?