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    The Digestive System 1.1 The digestive system is comprised of a group of organs known as the alimentary canal, which is one continues tube that runs from the oral cavity to the anus. The second set of organs that make up the digestive system are the Accessory organs. The digestive system has six main functions: ingestion, secretion, mixing and movement, digestion, absorption, and excretion of food (Tortora & Derrickson, 2009). Alimentary canal Organ Structure Function Diagram Mouth The mouth is made

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    Mock Circulation

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    under different cardiac pressure and flow conditions are modeled by a tuning clamp. The mock circulatory loop was tuned to simulate several pathological and normal cardiovascular activity state of a person unlike the older mock circulatory loops. Different human activity rates like rest, sleep, moderate exercises like walking or climbing stairs were also involved in the while designing the mock circulatory

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    important role in the circulatory system. It delivers oxygen to the body, and gives carbon dioxide to the lungs so you can exhale it. If these cells malfunction by not getting oxygen then they can cause the person to always be tired, breathless, or change color. The circulatory system is an highway for blood. The circulatory system transports nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide, hormones, and blood cells. The red blood cell is located in the circulatory system. The circulatory system circulates blood

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    evidence, but the all have one thing in common: the all involve blood. What is Blood? Blood is the major fluid that moves throughout the body, carrying nourishment to tissues and cells, while helping us maintain body temperature and body pH. The circulatory

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    their nostrils. Worms breathe out of their skin is because since they live in the dirt in which they would have to breath out of their skin. Another thing is that in the circulatory system in the worm, the blood mostly circulates through the vessels and the aortic vessels are the heart components in the worm. The human circulatory system is that the heart is the main component to the system and is the muscle used to pump blood. Some of the similarities that are between both is that the digestive

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    chemical signals sent by neurons. In order to prove this, it must be proven first that neurons communicate through chemical signals. This can be proven fairly easily by observing how chemicals impact heart rate, since the nervous system controls the circulatory system through both electrical and chemical signals. By giving a live organism certain chemicals, and observing its heart rate, it is proven that neurons communicate through chemical signals. By knowing how the brain receives and interprets information

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    the relationship between intensity of exercise and heart rate. BACKGROUND RESEARCH: The circulatory system comprises of five main parts. These parts are; the Heart, Arteries, Arterioles, Capillaries and Veins. Each part has a specific role to play in the functioning of the circulatory system. The circulatory system works in a type of loop or closed system (www.about.com) (Craig Weber M.D). The circulatory system is a vast network and is responsible for the flow of blood, nutrients, oxygen and

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    Hypothesis Due to the fact that the fetal pig and the human being’s anatomy are extremely similar, with the exception of a few minor parts, the fetal pig will be a precise tool in learning about the anatomy of a human. Introduction In courses such as biology, anatomy, and physiology, learning the anatomy of a human is imperative to learning about its functions and processes. Due to a lack of money, resources, and access, UConn cannot provide the use of a human cadaver for educational purposes.

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    Crayfish And Earthworms

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    When society thinks about crayfish and earthworms they become extremely curious about how their bodies operate because of how they are made up. I will give a brief synopsis of both animals before going into major detail about them. According to the online website named dictionary.com, it says that an earthworm is a burrowing annelid worm that lives in the soil. Earthworms play an important role in aerating and draining the soil and in burying organic matter (Dictionary). Crayfish are nocturnal freshwater

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    are able to store more energy. The circulatory system of both humans and minks are relatively similar. In both humans and minks, their circulatory systems consist of the heart, blood vessels, and blood. The main difference of the circulatory system is the size of the heart. Since humans are larger organisms, their hearts average to about twelve centimeters while minks’ hearts average at about four centimeters. Another difference between the circulatory system of minks and humans is the names

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