The Pellagra Story
What is the chapter definition for the word "data"?
Information gathered from an experiment or observations.
What structure is this describing?
These begin the process of mechanical digestion and provide additional structure to the jaw.
Teeth
What is the chapter vocabulary for the word "digestion"?
The process of breaking down food in the body.
What body system was being tested when doing the one-point and two-point touch activity?
Nervous System
What is the chapter definition for the word "variable"?
A feature of a system or experiment that can vary, or change.
What was the problem of pellagra? What were the symptoms?
Rashes, Hallucinations, then leading to death.
All the organs listed are a part of what body system?
Large Intestine, Mouth, Esophagus, Small intestine, Stomach
Digestive System
Where does digestion begin?
It starts with the Mouth.
What is the chapter definition for the word "sensitivity"?
The way your body senses and reacts to changes around you, like light, sound, temperature, or touch.
What is the function of the organ "nerves"?
These sense the outside world and communicate with the rest of the body’s systems.
What did people in the South think caused pellagra, and what really caused it?(2 Answers)
Southern people thought it was the corn but it was actually because of poor diet.
What is the chapter definition for the word "levels of organization"?
The levels of structure in an organism, ranging from sub-cellular organelles to cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.
What is the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach?
The Esophagus
What is stimuli?
Anything that makes the body feel something physically.
What is the system and organ this function belongs to?
These protect the spinal cord and support the head and back.
Skeletal and Spinal Column
What was the name of the doctor (last name) who was trying to find the cause of pellagra?
Dr. Goldberger
Tell me the system and organ it is describing.
These remove wastes from the blood and transfer them into urine.
Excretory System & Kidneys is the organ.
Which organ produces saliva to help break down food?
Salivary Glands
Revisit the issue: Imagine you accidentally touch a hot stove. What happens right away? What happens later? Explain how your body reacts and which parts of your body help you.
(Describe it from the first thing that happens to the last thing.)
Your hand reacts to the pain and you feel stinging pain on your hand due to the fire. Your hand still is stinging because it is healing.
What steps did Dr. Goldberger take to find the cause of Pellagra? (What did he change?)
He changed the diet, gave them clean clothes, put more screens to keep bugs out, and cleaned the areas they were in.
What were the four things that the southern people thought caused pellagra?
Bacteria, Poor Diet, Corn, & Insects.
Name all six body systems that was taught within this chapter.
Digestive, Excretory, Skeletal, Respiratory, Nervous, Circulatory.
What is the main function of the digestive system?
Breaking down food for energy
How does your brain receive and understand information from the nerves in your skin?
The nerves sends signals to the brain in real time telling it that its being touched or sensing something.
What was the diet of the people in the south that caused pellagra?
Fatback (Pork fat), Cornbread, Syrup.