Digestive system

Instructions for Final Paper

Systems of the human body interact with each other moment by moments and are interdependent on each other. For this paper you will describe different organs systems and their functions. Scenario You eat a hamburger (on a bun) and drink a large amount of water. Describe what happens to them during the digestion process, reabsorption, and the elimination of waste and excess fluid in the urinary system. Required Elements

The paper must have the following elements as you describe how the hamburger moves through the digestive tract and is digested and its contents absorbed and processed:

1) Cite your resources and have a logical flow: The paper should have an introduction, logical flow, and grammatically correct. Work should be properly cited.

2) Introduction: introduce the topic and summarize what you paper will cover. Explain the role each system plays in digestion reabsorption of water and essential materials and elimination of waste or excess water.

3) Digestive anatomy and physiology: Describe the mechanism of

food and water entry and processing in the digestive system both primary and secondary organs.

4) Urinary system: Describe the mechanism of filtration and

elimination of wastes in the urinary system as it relates to the meal (urea, water, salt, etc.)

5) Describe essential interaction of other systems as needed: Any

circulatory or respiratory physiology necessary to understand the process should be included.

This is the rubric that will be used to score your paper. Examine it closely to make sure you are including all required aspects of the paper.

Rubric - Final Anatomy Paper

____ Thorough introduction pertaining to topic covered and the systems involved, College level writing in paper (5pts)

____ General description of the interaction of the digestive and urinary systems (10 pts)

____ Digestive physiology and relevant anatomy: (50pts)

1. How a bolus of food is moved through the alimentary canal

2. Enzymes used to breakdown basic elements of food (protein, carbohydrates and

lipid) and what organs/tissues produce them

3. Enzymatic breakdown, what organs, and what location within the digestive tract

4. Description of what organs conduct different phases of digestion and how

5. Mechanical movement and breakdown, what location, and from mouth to anus.

6. How and where materials are reabsorbed, such as the large intestine

____ Urinary physiology and relevant anatomy: (35 pts)

1. How wastes from digestion (urea, and other wastes) are filtered – thorough & correct

2. Reabsorption process of essential materials such as water, glucose, etc. Include

physiology of nephron and anatomy of the kidney

3. Elimination of urine to the ureters

All information included in the paper must be thorough and correct. Sources of information other than your textbook are encouraged but not mandatory. You must accurately reference your sources.