Assessment

Assessment

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Assessment

Task 1

Introduction

The paper encompasses of the assessment comprises of four tasks, the first task deals with the structure and functioning of the human body, the latter deals with the functioning of the human body in terms of anatomy and physiology, the third task corresponds to Understand how routine data collected in health and social care informs the planning of care for individuals, and the final task pertains to being able to relate routine variations in body structure and functioning to care received by individuals. Human body is an extremely complex set of functions, and the focus of the assignment is to inculcate the knowledge that studies these systems, as well as, the mechanism of their functioning.

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Cellular metabolism

The term metabolism refers to the process that is essential for the survival and life of the human body. Cellular metabolism is defined as “the chemical process that is carried within cells or other living organism that is essential for the maintenance of human life” (McMillan, 2004, pp. 36-103). It encompasses of the chemical reactions taking place within cells that lead to energizing of cells through transformation of essential acids and other agents. It determines which acids are nutritious to the cells, whereas, which acids are poisonous to their functioning and revival. The key function of the cellular metabolism is to enable the cells to grow, reproduce, maintenance of their structure and responding to the environment.

Body homeostasis

The human body comprises of millions of complex functions that are integrated in the functioning of human body. It is defined as “the capacity of human body to return to its normal range through changes taking place and physical and psychological functioning”. Homeostasis occurs through excretion of waste products stored in the body. It takes place through the functioning of kidneys and lungs that let the waste products exit from the body. Kidney functions in three different ways that include the maintenance of the volume of the blood, removal of nitrogenous waste and regulation of pH. Lungs remove CO2 from the body and other harmful gases (Coffee, 2004, pp. 63-142)

The role of endocrine system

Endocrine system encompasses of the network of glands, where each of the gland induces a different type of hormone into the bloodstream. It is a signalling system that comprises of signalling the tissues to respond to the situations occurring in the human body. The role of endocrine system is very dominant in the process of metabolism. It comprises of several glands, where the thyroid gland deals directly with the metabolism. The key role of thyroid is to secrete hormones controls the rate at which the cells of the body burn fuel for the energy. The rate of the production of hormones by the thyroid is directly proportional to the rate of energy of the body.

Examples: In a healthy endocrine system, the glands work normally, and therefore, produce a healthy amount of hormones required for the processes of the body, however, disturbances lead to hypo-thyrodism of hyper-thyrodism comprising ...