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    oxygen diffuses into the bloodstream of the circulatory system, and carbon dioxide is removed from the bloodstream and exhaled. The close connection of these two body systems is important to note when analyzing the effects of smoking on each system separately. IRRITATION One effect of smoking is irritation of the organs in the respiratory system including the trachea and bronchi, which is called bronchitis. MUCUS In a healthy respiratory system, mucus attacks harmful bacteria and is pushed up the

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    Digestive System After dissecting the rat, we learned that the rat’s body has many complex systems. To begin, the digestive system contains a group of organs that work together to convert food taken in from the body and converts it to energy and basic nutrients to feed the cells in the body. The digestive system includes the mouth, pyloric valve or sphincter, caecum, small intestine, colon (large intestine), duodenum, retrum, and stomach. The salivary glands, liver, and pancreas are glands that

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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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    According to Harris and Sherblom (2011), “A system is, by definition, a collection of interrelated parts or elements that function together to make a whole that is of a magnitude and order totally different from that of any of the individual parts. It is a set of elements bound together in interdependent relationships. The integrity of the whole depends on the mutual interaction among its parts.” If this is true, a system cannot be singular in nature. By that I must stress the term “team”. The text

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    An Overview of the Conservation Model and the Conceptual System Theory Everything in life has a purpose for their existence, and each human being is valued for their strength, knowledge, power but a lack of capability for interacting with their surroundings can bring many obstacles in their way in other for the meaningful and desirable goals to be reached. King’s Theory of Goal Attainment bring a great concentration on the accomplishments of certain life goals and this can only happen

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    paper is to identify a systems model and its components, offer information about how systems model provides a comparison of different organizations, discuss the Baldrige and AQIP programs, confer the difference between improving key performance indicators and system processes, and pinpoint the difference between a study of organizational key performance indicators and a study of organizational processes. A Systems Model and Its Components A system model is a model of a system broken down into subsystems

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    The endocrine system and the nervous system are essential organ systems in the human body. Both of the systems have a critical role of transmitting information as well as promoting regulated functions in the body. The endocrine system is responsible for secreting hormones to regulate the body’s organs and cells. The nervous system is accountable for sending signals to other cells in the body to allow the body to react such as making the muscles move (eNotes, 18 September 2012). An example of the

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    Systems Thinker – Self Evaluation A system is more than the sum of its parts. It may exhibit adaptive, dynamic, goal-seeking, self-preserving, and sometimes evolutionary behavior (Meadows, 2008). Healthcare is one such complex system, changing rapidly and becoming more complex day by day. Only by the virtue of the systems thinking principle, I have been able to adapt to work in this system. As a “systems thinker”, I focus on the interaction of economical, environmental and social elements within

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    The musculoskeletal system is a made up of the muscular system and the skeletal system. The skeletal system provides the internal framework for the body, it protects the organs by enclosing it and anchors skeletal muscles so that the muscles can contract thus causing movement. The skeleton is divided into two divisions: the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton (Taylor & Cohen, 2013, p. 94). The Axial skeleton are the bones that have formed the longitudinal axis of the body which is made up

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    have to move or body. The Digestive System and Muscular System are two systems in the body that do a whole lot. Digestive System breaks down the food you eat and Muscular System is all about movement. The Digestive system is a major system. Think about if your body could not break down the food we eat, than you would not be able to eat anything. The Digestive System is so amazing, it turns the food we eat into energy so that we can survive. The Digestive System contains the mouth, throat also called

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