Part 1

1.

Draw and label a diagram of the skin that shows the following structures: epidermis,
dermis, hair follicle, hair shaft, hair muscle, sweat gland, sweat pore, oil gland, and sensory
receptor, and then describe the four functions of the skin.

2.

In the diagram of the skin, indicate the location of the different types of cells in the
epidermis (basal cells, squamous cells, and melanocytes), and describe the type of skin
cancer that can arise from each.

3.

List the risk factors for skin cancer and propose actions that you can take to avoid this
disease.

Part 2
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Illustrate six different movements that can occur at the synovial joints.

Choose one of the long bones on your skeleton and label the following parts of that
bone: diaphysis, epiphyses, medullary cavity, growth plate, articular cartilage.

Describe four functions of bone.

Choose a skeletal muscle that causes movement at one of the synovial joints that you
previously chose, and illustrate it on your skeleton, showing the tendons attached to the
bones, then describe the mechanism of muscle contraction that allows movement to occur
at the joint.

Part 3

8.

In teams read the following case.

Exercise in Osteoporosis Prevention

Imagine you are a doctor and a 43 year-old woman comes to you with concerns about
osteoporosis because her mother was recently diagnosed with this disease after suffering a hip
fracture. Your patient has been sedentary most of her life. She weighs 81 kilos, does not
smoke cigarettes, or take any medications. She has questions about exercise and how she
can avoid a hip fracture in the future.

9.

Answer the following:

a.

Explain the link between exercise and osteoporosis.

Exercise can help to prevent osteoporosis. The stronger the bones when a person is
young, the lower the chance of osteoporosis as a person ages.

b.

Mention the two risk factors that your patient has for osteoporosis.
Family history and gender.

c.

Determine whether or not an exercise program will help this patient prevent a
hip fracture later in life.
Yes because sensible exercise programs improve muscular strength, muscular
endurance and flexibility for people of all ages. If she stop being sedentary, and she
starts getting stronger, she has more chances to prevent a hip fracture.

d.

Propose an exercise program for you patient taking into account her age,
gender, and lifestyle. Include both aerobic and anaerobic exercises.

e.

The patient has 9-year-old and 15-year-old daughters. Like their mother, they
are sedentary. Would the initiation of a lifelong exercise program help them prevent
osteoporosis? Which daughter would benefit most?

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10.

Describe five benefits that exercise can have on your patient.

Design a brochure that includes information on the prevention of skin cancer,

osteoporosis and the benefits of exercise.