HCS 245 Week 1 Body Systems and Diseases Grid

Complete the table below for the required systems listed.  You are required to list four to six of the main organs of each body system, one or two sentences explaining the function of the system itself in your own words, and a short list of five to six major diseases that afflict each system.

This assignment is due in Week One.

System Organs in  the System Function of the System           Major Diseases Afflicting the System
Example:
Immune System
Thymus
Lymph Nodes
Skin
Tonsils
Bone Marrow
Spleen
Protects the body from disease and infection by defending against, attacking and removing pathogens.
Removes debris from the body, such as dead cells.
Hay Fever
Asthma
Urticaria (Hives)
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Rheumatic Fever
Rheumatoid Arthritis