BIOS 255 Week 8 Discussion; Reflection and Looking Ahead

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Matthew Lillard

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Biosciences

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BIOS 255 Anatomy And Physiology III With Lab

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Chamberlain

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BIOS 255 Week 8 Discussion: Reflection and Looking Ahead Over the past 8 weeks you've learned the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular, immune, lymphatic, and respiratory systems. As much as we like to partition the body into discrete units, it is often the case that systems are interdependent and their function is intimately tied to other organ systems. For the Week 8 discussion of 255, I would like you to think back on the session and choose one organ or organ system covered in 256 (digestive, metabolism and nutrition, renal, reproductive, or development) that you are the most excited to study next session. After that, discuss how that organ/organ system is connected to the material we have covered in BIOS 255. For example, we talked about the importance of intrinsic factor in making red blood cells in Week 1. You could discuss the connection between dietary absorption of intrinsic factor, vitamin B12, and the maintenance of a healthy hematocrit. Answer & Explanation: Digestive system plays an important role in breakdown of the food molecules into simple substance which can be absorbed easily. The different components of food like carbohydrates, proteins, fats, etc are produced down into simpler forms and absorbed in the small intestine. These nutrients are required by all the cells of the body to carry out cellular respiratio

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