1 Cells and Tissues - pages 13 to 21

Question 1

Body organisation - list it

Answer 1

Vital Force/Energy
Atoms
Molecules
Cells
Tissues
Organs
Systems
The Organism

Question 2

Name the 12 systems of the human body

Answer 2

Respiratory
Endocrine
Lymphatic
Digestive
Muscular
Reproductive
Augumentary
Cardiovascular
Skeletal
Immune
Nervous
Urinary

Question 3

Name the 4 body cavities

Answer 3

Thoracic
Abdominal
Pelvic
Cranial

Question 4

What is the structural and functional unit of all living things

Answer 4

The cell

Question 5

What do all cells come from?

Answer 5

Pre-existing cells by the process of DIVISION

Question 6

What is passed from cell to cell during DIVISION

Answer 6

Hereditary Information (DNA)

Question 7

Define ‘CELL MEMORY’

Answer 7

The ability of cells to remember experiences eg: Traumatic experiences

Question 8

Why can a disease manifest?

Answer 8

When the vital force (energy) becomes blocked/stagnates creating the possibility for disease.

Question 9

Are cells interconnected?

Answer 9

Yes

Question 10

What can cause stagnation of energy?

Answer 10

Dietary choices
Lifestyle influences
Drugs
Exposure to harmful substances swuch as radiation or heavy metals/moulds.

Question 11

What does healing involve?

Answer 11

Correcting energy blockages.

Question 12

Which metals can accumulate in the body and cause damage?

Answer 12

Aluminium
Mercury
Lead

Question 13

What has aluminium toxicity been linked to?

Answer 13

Neurodegenerative disease such as Alzheimers

Question 14

Where is aluminium used which can cause toxicity in the body?

Answer 14

Cookware
Anti perspirants
Foil
Vaccines

Question 15

What is a primary cause of ‘Oxidative damage’?

Answer 15

Smoking
Stress
Diets rich in refined sugars
Processed foods
Toxins

Question 16

What is Oxidative damage?

Answer 16

Damage of a structure by a molecule containing oxygen.

Question 17

What is a ‘free radical’

Answer 17

An unstable oxygen molecule which lacks an electron in it’s atomic structure.

Question 18

What can free radicals use to supplement the missing electron ?

Answer 18

Antioxidents - such as

vitamin E
vitamin C
Beta- Carotene (a subtype of vitamin A - orange coloured fruit and veg)

Question 19

What can oxidative damage cause?

Answer 19

Genetic mutation (eg cancer)

Question 20

What can toxic metals cause?

Answer 20

Damage to the cell membrane