Life Sciences Workbook

To accompany RPL portfolio for

Pg. Dip/MSc nursing programme.

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Contents

Life Sciences Workbook.................................................................1

The Body Compartments, Cells and Homeostasis.........................4
The Skin (Integumentary System), Wound Healing and
Temperature Regulation.................................................................8
The Musculo Skeletal System.......................................................13
The Heart......................................................................................18
The Blood and Blood Vessels.......................................................21
The Respiratory System...............................................................25
The Renal System, Fluid and Electrolytes....................................29
The Gastro Intestinal System........................................................34
The Nervous System....................................................................38
The Endocrine System..................................................................41
The Reproductive System.............................................................43
Learning Resources......................................................................45

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Workbook on Body Systems

The aim of this workbook is to enable our Pg Dip / MSc nursing

applicants, who have been offered a place on the programme and
who have not studied a health/science related degree before, to
develop and enhance their knowledge of the structures and
systems of the body.

It is essential to have a good understanding of the anatomy and

physiology of the body prior to commencing your programme of
study as one of your modules will build upon this knowledge.

The completed workbook must be submitted with your RPL

portfolio as evidence that you have acquired this knowledge.

You may use any resources you wish to help you with its
completion and at the back of this workbook you will find a
recommended reading list.

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The Body Compartments, Cells and
Homeostasis
1) Define the following terms:-

Cell Cell is the smallest unit of life

Organ Click or tap here to enter text.

System Click or tap here to enter text.

Body compartments

2) Identify the location of the following organs in the body

cavities:

Spinal Click or tap here to enter text.

cord
Lungs Click or tap here to enter text.

Kidneys Click or tap here to enter text.

Heart Click or tap here to enter text.

Liver Click or tap here to enter text.

Stomach Click or tap here to enter text.

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Cells

3) Insert the appropriate words in the blank spaces against

the correct description below:-

Ribosomes
Mitochondria
Nucleus
Golgi apparatus
Centrioles

mitochondria is where production of energy in the form of

ATP occurs
Centrioles are found near the nucleus and are
involved in cell division
Ribosomes is an intracellular factory that manufactures
protein
Golgi Apparatus is the processing and packaging station for
the protein from the endoplasmic reticulum.
Nucleus is essential for all cellular activities and
contains genetic materials

4) Insert the following appropriate words in the blank

space against the correct description below:-

Osmosis
Active transport
Pinocytosis
Simple diffusion
Lysosomes

Click or tap here to enter is the movement of water through a semi

text. permeable membrane from a region of low
solute
Click or tap here to enter is the movement of solutes/gas through a
text. semi permeable membrane from a region
of higher solute/gas
Click or tap here to enter is a mechanism by which cell membrane
text. indents and actually engulf the substance

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 to be absorbed into the cell
Click or tap here to enter requires energy derived from cellular
text. chemical reactions to move molecules or
ions against their concentration gradient
Click or tap here to enter contains digestive enzymes which digest
text. bacteria and cellular debris

5) Which word fully describes the cell structure; please enter

your response in the spaces provided under each heading?

Cell structure Location Function

Click or tap here to Forms the external Serves as a selectively

enter text. boundary of cells permeable membrane
which regulate material to
and from the cell
Click or tap here to Found in the Contains digestive
enter text. cytoplasm enzymes
Click or tap here to Scattered Control release of energy
enter text. throughout the cells from food and forms ATP

Click or tap here to Found in all cells Manufactures protein

enter text.
Click or tap here to Found in the Contains ribosomes and
enter text. cytoplasm is involved in protein
synthesis

6) Describe the structure of the cell membrane

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7) Explain the function of the cell membrane

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8) Explain briefly what occurs during osmosis

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9) Explain how diffusion across the cell membrane occurs

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Homeostasis

10) What are ‘receptors’?

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11) What are the receptors that detect body temperature

called?

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12) The ‘pathway’ that conveys messages towards the control

centre is known as the Click or tap here to enter text.
pathway.

13) The ‘pathway’ that conveys messages away from the

control centre is known as the Click or tap here to enter text.
pathway.

14) What are ‘effectors’?

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15) The 2 most important systems involved in regulation and
the maintenance of homeostasis are:

1 Click or tap here to enter text.

2 Click or tap here to enter text.

16) Explain how the body strives to maintain homeostasis.

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 The Skin (Integumentary System), Wound
Healing and Temperature Regulation
The Skin

1) Select the correct term with the definition given.

Stratum basale Hypodermis

Stratum corneum Papillary layer

Stratum granulosum Epidermis (whole)

Stratum lucidum Dermis (whole)

Term Description
Click or tap here to enter text. Layer of cells present only in thick skin
Click or tap here to enter text. Layer containing all dead cells

Click or tap here to enter text. Layer that sloughs off

Click or tap here to enter text. Contains the blood vessels

Click or tap here to enter text. Epidermal layer undergoing mitosis (cell
division)
Click or tap here to enter text. Cells with most keratin in them

Click or tap here to enter text. Outer layer of skin

Click or tap here to enter text. Deeper layer of skin

Click or tap here to enter text. Layer where accessory structures are
found
Click or tap here to enter text. Epidermal layer where most melanocytes
are found
Click or tap here to enter text. Layer that produces lipid rich secretion

Click or tap here to enter text. Epidermal layer containing the oldest cells

Click or tap here to enter text. Largely adipose tissue and anchors skin
to underlying tissue

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 2) Name the 5 layers of the epidermis starting with the
innermost layer

1 Click or tap here to enter text.

2 Click or tap here to enter text.

3 Click or tap here to enter text.

4 Click or tap here to enter text.

5 Click or tap here to enter text.

3) For the protective functions of skin, match the term

given with the definition of the role each part plays in
providing protection. Choose an answer from the
following:

Melanin, Sweat, Normal flora, Skin, Macrophages,

Lipids, Langerhans cells, Keratin

Answer Description
Click or tap Involved in the sensation of touch
here to enter
text.
Click or tap Resist invasion by organisms by preventing harmful
here to enter bacteria from colonising
text.
Click or tap Prevent some evaporation on skin, protects hair and
here to enter skin from drying out, antibacterial due to low pH
text.
Click or tap Protects from UV light
here to enter
text.
Click or tap Increases heat loss
here to enter

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text.
Click or tap Forms a protective barrier and protects underlying
here to enter tissues
text.
Click or tap Phagocytose bacteria and viruses
here to enter
text.
Click or tap A tough fibrous protein
here to enter
text.

4) What is an exocrine gland?

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5) List some of the structures found in the dermis

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6) List the cells found in the epidermis and briefly describe

their function
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Wound healing

7) If the epidermis is damaged during injury, which layer of

the epidermis enables new cells to grow?
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8) Name the cells found in the skin that protect the skin from
pathogenic organisms
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9) State what happens during each stage of wound healing.

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Inflammation Click or tap here to enter text.

Regeneration Click or tap here to enter text.

Maturation Click or tap here to enter text.

Homeostatic control of temperature

10) Using the key choices, select the terms that match the
following descriptions pertaining to body temperature
regulation.

Key choices

Hypothermia, Hyperthermia, Heat, Sensory (afferent pathway),

Thermoreceptors, Blood, Hypothalamus, Sweating, Shivering,
Temperature control centre, Motor (efferent pathway),
Vasoconstriction, Vasodilation

Answer Description
Click or tap here to Produced as a result of cell metabolism
enter text.
Click or tap here to Thermoregulatory centre
enter text.
Click or tap here to Medium that distributes heat to all the tissues
enter text. and carries it to the skin
Click or tap here to Site of the body’s temperature control centre
enter text.
Click or tap here to Nerves that carry information about
enter text. temperature to the hypothalamus (control
centre)
Click or tap here to Nerves convey impulses away from the control
enter text. centre and activate the effectors
Click or tap here to Means of liberating excess body heat
enter text.
Click or tap here to Extremely low body temperature
enter text.
Click or tap here to Extremely high body temperature
enter text.

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Click or tap here to Receptors that detect temperature
enter text.
Click or tap here to Generates heat when temperature falls too low
enter text.
Click or tap here to Increases blood flow to the skin
enter text.
Click or tap here to Reduces blood flow to the skin
enter text.

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The Musculo Skeletal System

1) How many bones does the adult human body have?

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2) Name 3 substances that bone contains when fully

developed

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2 Click or tap here to enter text.

3 Click or tap here to enter text.

3) Name, and give examples of the four main types (shapes)

of bone

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2 Click or tap here to enter text.

3 Click or tap here to enter text.

4 Click or tap here to enter text.

4) State the main function of a:

i) ligament

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ii) tendon

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5) List the main functions of the skeleton

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6) What are the two types of bone tissue?

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2 Click or tap here to enter text.

7) What are the functions of:

i) Osteoblasts

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ii) Osteoclasts

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8) Name the 5 main regions of the vertebral column and state

how many vertebrae there are in each region

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2 Click or tap here to enter text.

3 Click or tap here to enter text.

4 Click or tap here to enter text.

5 Click or tap here to enter text.

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Joints, Tendons and Ligaments

9) Name the three types of joint

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10) Give two examples of where in the body each of the

three types of joint can be found

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2 Click or tap here to enter text.

3 Click or tap here to enter text.

11) What type of joint allows most movement?

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12) What type of joint does not allow movement?

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13) What attaches muscle to bone?

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14) Outline the function(s) of ‘tendons’

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15) Outline the function(s) of ‘ligaments’

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Muscles

16) Complete the following table, identifying the type of

muscle

Type of muscle Description

Click or tap here to Is under the control of the will (voluntary)
enter text.
Click or tap here to Moves substances such as food through the
enter text. gastrointestinal tract
Click or tap here to Enables movement and ability to hold the
enter text. body upright
Click or tap here to Is activated by a specialised conducting
enter text. system in the heart
Click or tap here to Causes blood vessels to constrict
enter text.
Click or tap here to Has short branching fibres
enter text.
Click or tap here to 2 types of muscle not under the control of
enter text. the will (involuntary)

17) The 3 types of muscle tissues exhibit certain similarities

and differences. Tick the appropriate one in the following
table to indicate the specific characteristic of each muscle
type

Skeletal Cardiac Smooth

Voluntary controlled ☐ ☐ ☐

Involuntary ☐ ☐ ☐
Controlled
Single nucleus in ☐ ☐ ☐
each cell
Found attached to ☐ ☐ ☐
bone
Allows the ☐ ☐ ☐
movement of your
eyeball
Found in walls of ☐ ☐ ☐
stomach uterus and
arteries

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Contain cylindrical ☐ ☐ ☐
cells with branching
end
Concerned with ☐ ☐ ☐
locomotion of the
body

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The Heart

1) The site in the thoracic cavity that the heart occupies is

called Click or tap here to enter text.

2) The structure that separates the right side of the heart from
the left side is called the Click or tap here to enter text.

3) Oxygenated blood found is found on which side of the

heart?

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4) Name the tiny muscle that anchors the chordae tendinae to

the inner wall of the heart.

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5) What are Chordae Tendinae and what are their functions?

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6) Explain the reason why the atria has thinner muscle

compared to that of the ventricles

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7) Describe the function of the conducting system in the

heart.

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8) Explain why one chamber of the heart has a much thicker
muscle wall compared to other chambers and give a
reason for this difference.

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9) Describe the flow of blood through the heart starting from

the right atrium, ending with the left ventricle. (Name the
chambers, valves and blood vessels that enter and leave
each chamber).

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10) Name the 3 layers of the heart and explain each of their
functions

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2 Click or tap here to enter text.

3 Click or tap here to enter text.

11) Describe pulmonary circulation; where does it start and

where does it finish (name the blood vessels, heart
chambers and heart valves)?

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12) Name the blood vessel(s) that carry blood away from the
left ventricle

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13) Name the blood vessel(s) that carry blood away from the
right ventricle

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14) Name the blood vessel(s) that carry blood into the left
atrium

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15) Name the blood vessel(s) that carry blood into the right
atrium.

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16) Name the parts of the conducting system numbered 1-5

on the diagram below

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2 Click or tap here to enter text.

3 Click or tap here to enter text.

4 Click or tap here to enter text.

5 Click or tap here to enter text.

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 The Blood and Blood Vessels

1) Match the description with the relevant term below:-

Tunica externa Tunica media Tunica intima

Term Description

Click or tap here to enter text. single thin layer of endothelium

Click or tap here to enter text. bulky middle coat, containing

smooth muscle and elastin

Click or tap here to enter text. anchors blood vessels to

surrounding structures

Click or tap here to enter text. the innermost layer

Click or tap here to enter text. also called the adventitia

Click or tap here to enter text. which is in contact with blood in the
lumen

Click or tap here to enter text. a supporting and protecting coat

2)Define the term ‘vein’

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3)Define the term ’artery’

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4)Define the term ‘ capillary’

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 5) Artery walls have three layers; name these layers

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2 Click or tap here to enter text.

3 Click or tap here to enter text.

6) Vein walls have three layers; name these layers

1 Click or tap here to enter text.

2 Click or tap here to enter text.

3 Click or tap here to enter text.

7) Insert the appropriate words/letter against the description

below:-

Cardiac output, Blood pressure, Korotkoff sounds, pressure

points, diastolic blood pressure, Systolic blood pressure,
pulse

Term Description

Click or tap here to enter text. an expansion and recoil of an artery

following a heart beat

Click or tap here to enter text. pressure exerted by blood against

the blood vessel wall.

Click or tap here to enter text. maximum blood pressure following

left ventricular contraction

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cardiac relaxation.

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Click or tap here to enter text. point at body surfaces where a
pulse may be felt

Click or tap here to enter text. the sounds heard over an artery
when blood pressure is determined
by the auscultation.

Click or tap here to enter text. one of the factors contributing to the
maintenance of blood pressure.

8) List the characteristics of blood

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9) Name the two main components in whole blood and the

percentage of each one

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10) List the functions of a red blood cell.

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11) What is the blood volume of an average size adult?

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12) List the main blood groups.

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13) Which cells are more numerous in the blood?

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14) What is/are the general function(s) of white blood cells?

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15) What is/are the general function(s) of red blood cells?

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16) Describe the formation, structure, shape and life span of a

red blood cell

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The Respiratory System

1) In the correct order, list the structures that air passes

through before it reaches the lungs.

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2) List the structures that help to change the characteristic of

inspired air before it reaches the lungs.

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3) Explain the changes that occur to the characteristics of

inspired air before it enters the lungs

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4) List the structures that air passes through as it passes

from the trachea to the alveoli

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5) Where are the cilia found in the respiratory tract?

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6) Explain the functions of the:

Cillia Click or tap here to enter text.

Goblet Click or tap here to enter text.

cells

Mucus Click or tap here to enter text.

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7) What is an alveolus?

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8) What is the ‘respiratory membrane’?

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9) How many cells thick are capillary walls?

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10) What type of cells form the walls of the capillary?

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11) What type of cells form the walls of the alveolus?

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12) How many cells thick are alveoli walls?

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13) Explain the changes that occur to the chest cavity

during

Inspiration Click or tap here to enter text.

Expiration Click or tap here to enter text.

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14) Explain the mechanism which causes air to move in and
out of the lungs (chest movement)

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15) Describe the location and functions of the pleural

membrane.

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16) What is the function of pulmonary fluid?

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17) Name the layers of the pleural membrane and state

where each layer is situated

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18) Explain how the pleural membrane enables the lungs to

expand as the thoracic cavity expands

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19) Explain how gases move across the respiratory

membrane

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20) Explain how oxygen is transported in the blood stream

(give percentages)

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21) Explain the thee ways by which carbon dioxide is
transported in the blood stream (give percentages)

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22) Describe diffusion

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23) Explain why diffusion is important for the movement of

gases

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The Renal System, Fluid and Electrolytes
1) Label the diagram below.

B
C

A Click or tap here to enter text.

B Click or tap here to enter text.

C Click or tap here to enter text.

D Click or tap here to enter text.

E Click or tap here to enter text.

F Click or tap here to enter text.

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2) List the functions of the renal system

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3) List the three processes by which urine is formed

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2 Click or tap here to enter text.

3 Click or tap here to enter text.

4) Describe what occurs during each of the three process of

urine formation

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2 Click or tap here to enter text.

3 Click or tap here to enter text.

5) List the contents of urine

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6) List the parts of a nephron

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7) What helps urine flow down the ureters?

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8) Name the blood vessels that take blood to and away from
the glomerulus

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9) What is the function of the bladder?

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10)List the structures urine flows through after it leaves the

collecting duct until it leaves the body

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11)Describe six different functions of the kidney

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2 Click or tap here to enter text.

3 Click or tap here to enter text.

4 Click or tap here to enter text.

5 Click or tap here to enter text.

6 Click or tap here to enter text.

Fluid Balance

1) State the 3 ways by which we acquire water

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2 Click or tap here to enter text.

3 Click or tap here to enter text.

2) How much should the average sized adult drink per day?

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3) How much water do we lose per day?

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4) State the 3 main ways fluid body fluid is lost (in health) and
state how much is lost by each way

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2 Click or tap here to enter text.

3 Click or tap here to enter text.

5) Explain what electrolytes are

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6) What are the 2 fluid compartments of the body?

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2 Click or tap here to enter text.

7) Explain where each fluid compartment is located

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8) What is a cation?

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9) What is an anion?

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10) List some of the cations and anions found in the body

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11) Which ion is involved in maintaining the ‘acid balance’

(pH)?

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12) What is the normal pH of blood?

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The Gastro Intestinal System

1) What is an enzyme?

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2) Name the enzyme in saliva that starts the breakdown of

carbohydrates.

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3) Name the salivary glands and list their position in the

mouth

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4) Name the constituents of saliva.

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5) Define a sphincter

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6) The Sphincter found between the stomach and the small

intestine is called:

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7) Name the numbered structures in the diagram below:

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2 Click or tap here to enter text.

3 Click or tap here to enter text.

4 Click or tap here to enter text.

5 Click or tap here to enter text.

6 Click or tap here to enter text.

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8) What type of muscle contraction enables the movement of
food through the digestive tract?

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9) Describe the following :-

The length of the Click or tap here to enter text.

small intestine

The different Click or tap here to enter text.

sections of the
small intestine
The functions of Click or tap here to enter text.
the small
intestine.

10) Describe the following: -

The length, Click or tap here to enter text.

position and
different parts of
the large intestine
The functions of Click or tap here to enter text.
the large intestine

11) Explain the chemical digestion of the following

foodstuffs. Name the enzymes, where they are released
from and how they break down each of the following:

(i) Protein

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(i) Fats

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(iii) Carbohydrates

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13) Before each nutrient can be absorbed it is broken down

into its smallest component. What are the following
absorbed as:

Nutrient Absorbed as:

Protein Click or tap here to enter text.

Fats Click or tap here to enter text.

Carbohydrates Click or tap here to enter text.

14) Define the following terms :-

Ingestion Click or tap here to enter text.

Digestion Click or tap here to enter text.

Absorption Click or tap here to enter text.

Excretion Click or tap here to enter text.

15) Explain the processes that occur during the act of

defecation.

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The Nervous System

1) Draw and label a typical neurone

2) Name the 2 parts that form the central nervous system?

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2 Click or tap here to enter text.

3) What are the functions of dendrites?

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4) What are the functions of axons?

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5) Explain the function(s) of sensory neurones

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6) Explain the function(s) of motor neurones

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7) What is a synapse?

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8) What are neuro transmitters? Where are they released?

What are their functions?

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9) Name the two branches of the autonomic nervous system.

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2 Click or tap here to enter text.

10) What are the coverings of the brain and spinal cord
collectively known as.?

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11) What does CSF stand for and where is it produced?

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12) List the functions of CSF.

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13) The outer part of the brain is the Click or tap here to enter
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This is subdivided into 4 different lobes. These lobes have
the same names as the portion of the skull that covers that
lobe. The 4 different lobes are called:

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2 Click or tap here to enter text.

3 Click or tap here to enter text.

4 Click or tap here to enter text.

14) The functions of each lobe are:

1 Click or tap here to enter text.

2 Click or tap here to enter text.

3 Click or tap here to enter text.

4 Click or tap here to enter text.

15) What is the function of the nervous system?

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16) Describe the functional effects of the sympathetic

nervous system

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17) Describe the functional effects of the parasympathetic

nervous system

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The Endocrine System

1) Explain the difference between an endocrine and an

exocrine gland.

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2) Give examples of some exocrine and endocrine glands.

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3) What is a hormone?

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4) Explain why hormones only influence specific cells and

tissues of the body.

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5) Fill in the names of the hormones produced by the

following endocrine glands and briefly outline their action

Gland Hormone Name and Action

Posterior 1 Click or tap here to enter text.
Pituitary

2 Click or tap here to enter text.

Anterior 1 Click or tap here to enter text.

Pituitary

2 Click or tap here to enter text.

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 3 Click or tap here to enter text.

4 Click or tap here to enter text.

5 Click or tap here to enter text.

6 Click or tap here to enter text.

1 Click or tap here to enter text.

The
Thyroid
Gland 2 Click or tap here to enter text.

3 Click or tap here to enter text.

Parathyroid 1 Click or tap here to enter text.

Glands

2 Click or tap here to enter text.

Adrenal 1 Click or tap here to enter text.

Medulla

2 Click or tap here to enter text.

Adrenal 1 Click or tap here to enter text.

Cortex

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1) Name the hormones released by the anterior pituitary that
act on the ovaries

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2) On which day of the menstrual cycle is the mature egg

(ovum) released?

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3) Into what area is the ovulated cell released?

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4) Describe the structure and explain the function of Fimbriae

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5) List the three layers of the uterus, starting with the outer
layer.

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6) Explain how the ovum moves along the fallopian tube

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7) Where does fertilization usually take place?

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8) On what days of the menstrual cycle can fertilisation

occur? Explain why it can only occur on these days.

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9) Which part of the uterus is broken down and lost during
menstruation?

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10) Name the organ that delivers semen to the female

reproductive tract

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11) Name the site of sperm and testosterone production

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12) Name the external sac that houses the testes

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13) Name the gland that surrounds the urethra at the base of
the bladder and produces a milky fluid

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14) Approximately how much fluid is released per

ejaculation?

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15) Approximately how many sperm are there in each 1ml of

ejaculatory fluid?

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Learning Resources
Marieb, E.N. (2010) Essentials of Human Anatomy and
Physiology (10th Ed) Pearson, Benjamin Cummings San
Francisco.

McKissock, C. (2014) Great Ways to Learn Anatomy and

Physiology (2nd ed). Palgrave. London.

Tortora, G. & Derrickson, B. (2013) Essentials of Anatomy

and Physiology (9th Ed) John Wiley and sons, (Asia)

Thibodeau, G., Patton, K. (2013) The Human Body in Health

and Disease. (6th Ed) Mosby, Inc. USA.

Marieb, E.N., Hoehn, K. (2014) Human Anatomy and

Physiology (9th Ed) Pearson, Benjamin Cummings San
Francisco.

Tortora G.J., Derrickson B (2012) Principles of Anatomy and

Physiology: Organisation, Support and Movement and Control
Systems of the Human Body (13th Ed) John Wiley

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