HLTAAP001 Recognise Healthy Body Systems - Assessments

HLTAAP001
Recognise healthy body
systems
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HLTAAP001
Recognise healthy body systems – Assessments
Learning checkpoint 1
Work with information about the human body
This learning checkpoint allows you to review your skills and knowledge in working with
information about the human body.
Part A
Read the case study, then answer the questions that follow.
Case study
Jenny is an older person. You have been given the following excerpt from her completed health status
questionnaire. Read the questionnaire, and answer the questions that follow.

HLTAAP001
Recognise healthy body systems – Assessments
1. Based on the information provided, identify five body systems that are affecting or may
affect Jenny.
Answer - Five body system systems which are affecting Jenny are described as below –
 Visual System – As Jenny is an older person therefore, she has problems in seeing
which makes her weak for the eyes.
 Respiratory System – Jenny’s respiratory system is being affected as she feels that she
is unable to feel and is facing the problem of breathlessness.
 Skeletal System – Jenny’s skeletal system is affected as she is having osteoporosis in
which the bones of her body have become weak.
 Integumentary System – Jenny’s integumentary system is affected as she is having and
facing problem of skin lacerations.
 Central Nervous System – Jenny’s CNS is affected which makes her difficult in
processing the information of her body and she feels dizzy.
2. Identify the location of the organs or sensory organs that form part of the body systems by
labelling the following diagram.
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HLTAAP001
Recognise healthy body systems – Assessments
Part A – Questions
Question 1 Complete this table with information about the location of selected body system
components. The first one has been done for you.
Answer Component Body system Location
Cells, tissues,
organs and organ
systems
Human being A hierarchical structure of organisation
that makes the human being.
Aorta Human Being
Aorta is an artery which is attached to the
left ventricle of the heart and is extended
upward to the chest which forms an arch.
It continues downward in an abdomen
where it is divided into iliac arteries just
above the pelvis.
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Brain
Thyroid Gland
Heart veins/
cardiovascular
system
Lungs
Muscles
Digestive system
organs
Kidneys
Skeletal system
Muscularly system

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Upper respiratory
tract
Human Being
The upper respiratory tract is composed
of nose, the larynx, pharynx and the other
organs of the upper respiratory tract
which are located outside the chest
cavity.
Phalanx Human Being
Phalanx is the bones in the fingers and
toes which are attached with the body
and then the body functions by moving
those fingers and toes.
Hormones (that
regulate other
functions of the
body)
Human Being
Hormones are related to Endocrine
System which helps in knowing that they
are present in the organs of the body
which are – ovaries, pancreas,
hypothalamus, parathyroid, pituitary
gland, testes, thyroid etc.
Marking q Satisfactory q Unsatisfactory
Question 2 Complete this table with information about the location of selected body system
components. The first one has been done for you.
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HLTAAP001
Recognise healthy body systems – Assessments
Answer Component Body system Location
Aorta Cardiovascular The aorta is an artery attached to the left
ventricle of the heart.
Stomach Digestive
System Stomach is located on the upper
abdomen on left side of the body. The top
of the stomach connects to a valve which
is called oesophageal sphincter. The
bottom of the stomach is connected with
the small intestine.
Kidneys Urinary
System Kidneys are located just below the cage
which is known as rib cage as one on
each side of the spine. Kidney is two –
bean shaped organs each about the size
of a fist.
Testes Reproductive
System Testes are located within the scrotum in
the lower part of the body where there is
lose skin that hangs outside the body
behind penis.
Epidermis Integumentary
System Epidermis is the skin of the layer which is
on the outside of human body. It depends
on the thickness and thinness of the body
part as where it is located.
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