ASSIGNMENT:

November 20, 2015

1 whole, copy and answer

To be checked on first meeting next week

Part 1:
Part 2:

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(15 items)

Explain briefly
Identification

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How does the brain receive the information from the

receptor?
What does the brain do as soon as it receives the
information?
How is the message from the brain sent in response to
the stimuli?
How will you differentiate the sensory and motor
neurons based on their functions?
Based on the simulation activity, explain how
information travels in the nervous system.
Why does the damage in the nervous system cause
paralysis of the body?
What public health care programs in your locality are
geared towards dealing with health issues concerning
the nervous system?
Which gland of the endocrine and nervous system
controls the other glands in the body?
How will you differentiate thyroid and parathyroid

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How important is the thymus gland in keeping your body

free from diseases?
What might happen to a person born without a thymus
gland?
How will you explain the sudden boost of energy,
increased strength and extraordinary ability to lift very
heavy objects especially during emergency situations?
Why is injecting insulin an essential part of the daily
regime for most people with diabetes?
Why does the menstrual cycle stop during menopause?
How do oral contraceptives, specifically birth control
pills, prevent pregnancy?
Breastfeeding releases oxytocin and prolactin, hormones
that relax the mother and make her feel more nurturing
toward her baby. On the other hand, how does the baby
benefit from the production of these hormones in the
mothers body?

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Simulates breast development during

pregnancy and milk secretion after
Stimulate liver glycogenolysis causing an
increase in blood glucose concentration
Stimulates retention of water by the
kidneys
Stimulates the uterine contractions at the
end of pregnancy and the release of milk
into the breast ducts
Promotes development of immune system
cells
Inhibits the breakdown of bone causing a
decrease in blood calcium concentration
Promotes glucose entry into all cells
causing a decrease in blood glucose
concentration
Promotes development and maintenance
of female sexual characteristics

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Promotes conditions required for pregnancy

Stimulates the breakdown of bone causing an
increase in blood calcium concentration
Female: stimulates development of ovarian
follicles and secretion of estrogens
Male: stimulates seminiferous tubules of
testes to grow and produce sperm
stimulates growth in all organs, mobilizes
food molecules, causing an increase in blood
glucose concentration
Prolong and intensify the sympathetic
nervous response during stress
Inhibits tropic hormones that affect the
ovaries and may be involved in the body's
internal clock sleep cycle
Female: stimulates maturation of ovarian
follicle and ovum, secretion of estrogen,
triggers ovulations, development of the
corpus luteum
Male: stimulates interstitial cells of the testes
to secrete testosterone