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Daniel Ruettiger is the only player in Notre Dame history ever to be carried off
the field by his teammates.
Questions:
What was Rudy’s goal in life?
What did Rudy want to do after college?
What was the difference between Frank and Rudy?
Why do you think Rudy’s father was so negative?
What do you wish to accomplish (goal) within this month?
What do you wish to accomplish (goal) by the end of semester?
What obstacles/difficult decisions may arise?
What characteristics do you have that will help you successfully work
through these obstacles?
How much is it worth?????
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How much is a human body worth? When
broken down into fluids, tissues and germ
fighting our bodies are worth more than $45
million.
This price tag on the human body is based on a
survey published in Wired magazine. It found
that vital organs are no longer the most valuable
body parts. Rather, bone marrow heads the
list…priced at $23 million, based on 1,000
grams at $23,000 per gram.
DNA can fetch $9.7 million, while extracting
antibodies can bring $7.3 million. A lung is worth
$116,400, a kidney $91,400 and a heart
$57,000.
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Women’s eggs are costlier than men's sperm. The
survey found that a fertile woman could sell 32 egg cells
over eight years for $224,000; however, for a man to
earn the same amount, he would have to make 12
sperm donations a month for 20 years.
The prices are based on cost estimates taken from
hospitals and insurance companies, and are based on
projected prices only in the United States. Of course, the
prices also assume that all these substances can be
extracted from living tissue for sale.
Although this break down is illegal, unethical and also
impossible, you should not feel like a million dollars
anymore. You can feel like $45 million, instead!
The Worth of the Body?!?!
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Dolly Parton
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Insured her 42” chest $600,000.00
Dreyer’s Ice Cream gourmet taster insured
his taste buds for $1,000,000.00
Worth of a Body cont.
Keith Richards insured his hands for an
undisclosed amount
 Betty Grable and Jamie Lee Curtis insured
their legs for $1,000,000.00
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Body Systems Essential Question
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What are the structures and functions of
several body systems as related to better
health and disease prevention?
BODY SYSTEMS
VOCABULARY
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Cell – the smallest units in which independent
life can exist
Tissue – systems of cells working together to
perform special tasks
Organs – collections of tissues that perform
specific jobs
Body Systems – groups of related organs that
work together to perform major body functions
Homeostasis – the maintenance of a stable body
environment, achieved as body systems adapt
to change
IN YOUR JOURNAL
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What other machines or mechanical/electrical
systems are designed to maintain a state of
homeostasis?
Write 3 in your journal.
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SPECIFIC BODY
SYSTEMS
SKELETAL SYSTEM
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Works with the
muscular system to
produce movement.
Bones release
nutrients into the
blood when needed
by other body
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systems.
MUSCULAR SYSTEM
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Responds to
messages from the
nervous systems to
move body parts.
Works with the
skeletal system to
achieve movement.
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
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The body system that
includes your skin,
hair, nails, sebaceous
glands and sweat
glands. Your body’s
first line of defense.
URINARY SYSTEM
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Works with the
cardiovascular
system to maintain
fluid and chemical
balance in the body.
It filters waste
products out of the
blood into the urine
for removal
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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Delivers oxygen to,
and removes wastes
from, the
cardiovascular
system. It responds
to the nervous and
muscular systems to
perform its tasks.
CARDIOVASCULAR/CIRCULATORY
SYSTEM
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Pumps blood and
carries oxygen and
nutrient to all other
systems. It cleans all
systems of their
wastes. It carries
messages of the
hormonal system. Its
cells come from the
bone marrow of the
skeletal system.
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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Breaks food down
into nutrients. It
delivers the nutrients
to the cardiovascular
system
IMMUNE SYSTEM
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Protects all other
body systems from
infection. Its cells
travel through the
cardiovascular
system and through
all body tissues.
NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Communicates with
all other body
systems. It directs
activities of all the
systems and receives
information about the
conditions in all other
systems.
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Resources:
Read a summary of the Wired article.
Information about more body parts and their
monetary value.
The human body, when broken down into its
basic elements and minerals, is only worth about
$4.50, however.
August 16, 2003
Links:
http://www.rudyinternational.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Ruettiger