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Title: The Human Organism Chapter 27
Description: Types of bones in your body, type of muscles, a whole overview of chapter 27

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An Overview: Chapter 27

THE HUMAN ORGANISM

CELLS----> TISSUES---->ORGANS----->ORGAN SYSTEMS-----> ORGANISMS

Four major groups of tissues that make up the human
body

1
...


below the dermis is the hypodermis, this layer
contains adipose tissue (fat)

HAIR AND NAILS
over the epidermis

some places dense, others sparse

contains keratin

helps to keep warm and protect from UV light

eyebrows and eyelashes help keep dirt out

2
...
NERVOUS TISSUE
communication between brain and body

initiates behavior

basic unit: Neuron

4
...
Influx of Calcium exposes
binding sites on Actin (covered by
tropomyosin)

2
...
Tropomyosin moves to expose
binding site

4
...
Myosin head bends and pull
filaments past each other

6
...
Myosin head returns to original
configuration

Sliding Filament Theory

Please review muscle
contraction using the
animation on Haiku

THE END


Title: The Human Organism Chapter 27
Description: Types of bones in your body, type of muscles, a whole overview of chapter 27