Sorrentino: Mosby’s Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker, 4th Edition
Chapter 17: Body Structure and Function
STUDENT ASSIGNMENT
Date: ________________________________ Name: ________________________________
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
Name the parts of a cell.
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List and define the four basic types of tissue:
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e.
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a. Groups of tissues form
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b. An organ performs
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Describe the function of each system:
a. The integumentary system
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b. The musculo-skeletal system
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c. The nervous system
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d. The circulatory system
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e. The respiratory system
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f. The digestive system
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g. The urinary system
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h. The reproductive system
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i. The endocrine system
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j. The immune system
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INDEPENDENT LEARNING ACTIVITIES
1. Use your own body, and move joints of each type to see how they move.
a. What joint did you use for a ball-and-socket?
b. Which joint moved like a hinge?
c. Which joint did you move in a pivot motion?
2. Listen to your heartbeat using a stethoscope. Find a pulse in your wrist to feel the
Sorrentino: Mosby’s Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker, 4th Edition
blood being pumped through an artery.
3. Listen to a friend’s chest with a stethoscope. What sound do you hear? What is
making that sound?
4. Have you ever heard your stomach “growl” or heard gurgling noises in your
abdomen when you were sitting quietly? What makes that sound? What is the
medical term for this action? Listen to your lower abdomen with a stethoscope to
hear the sounds.
5. Look at a friend’s eye in a dimly lit room and observe the size of the person’s pupils.
Now shine a light in the eye. What happens to the pupil? What happens when you
move the light away from the eye?
CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES
1. A client you are caring for refuses to eat. What do you do?
