Unit 1 — The Human Body

This unit focuses on three key systems: the central nervous system, the cardiovascular system, and the digestive system.

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Artery Bile Blood Brain Cardiovascular system Central nervous system Digestive system Gland Heart Intestine Joint Liver Lungs Nerve Pancreas Respiratory system Spinal cord Spleen Tonsil Vein
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Extract from Anatomy course lecture Welcome to today's lecture. Last week we looked at the respiratory system and how the lungs separate oxygen from other gasses which we breathe. Today, we will be looking at co-dependence within three of the body's most important systems: the central nervous system (CNS), the cardiovascular system and the digestive system. The nervous system can be…
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The passenger bled to death as the windshield had cut an artery and paramedics couldn't stop the bleeding.
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Pancreatic cancer is any cancer where malignant cells originated in tissues forming the pancreas.
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The patient's liver isn't producing enough bile to digest these foods properly.
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  • Can we say that one organ system is more or less important? Why?
  • What other relationships can you think of between the systems of the body?
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