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Unit 5
January 2011

Learning outcomes
Describe 5 different sources of energy
and how they are used
Identify the role of three systems wihtin
energy metabolism
Explain what the body needs energy for
Develop knowledge to achieve
assignment based work o P4 ((M1,D1)

Energy Laws
Energy enables a structure or human
body to work, the capacity is how
much energy there is.
Law: Conservation of energy/
thermodynamics
Energy can be transformed
(chnaged from one for to another)
but cannot be created or destroyed
(Stretch & Whitehouse 2010)

What does that mean?

The first part of the law
means changing energy
from one form to another,
this second form may not
be of actual use and may
not be able to be
measured.

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Forms of energy:
Re-cap from previous lesson:
name the main types of energy
researched.
Chemical is the most common
and used every day within the
human body
Heat, light, sound, kinetic,
electrical, sound. What does Solar
energy mean and why is it so
vital? Begins with a P!

Example of transformation
Place a lump of coal on a fire and as the
coal burns the chemical energy within it
is released and transformed into heat,
light and sometimes sound. The
chemical energy in the wood or coal has
come from the sun and the tree has
converted this into stored glucose.
Energy is released when chemical bonds
are broken .e. two atoms become one .

Energy metabolism: the role of energy

in the body

In pairs write down at least ten things

you can think of the way we use
energy for everyday: keep it simple!
Extension:name 2 systems involved
and an example of how

Obtaining energy
Without energy there is no activity in
anything, cars are driven by energy
from petrol, trains are moved by
electrical energy and we obtain energy
by eating fuel! i.e. food: carbohydrates,
fats and proteins.
Oxygen is also needed for the
combustion of fuel from the air which
produces waste produces CO2 and H2O.

 When we burn our fuel it produces

energy so we can work and at the
same time energy in the form of heat.
For say one mouthful of food the body
produces more work energy than
heat, not all the heat energy is wastes
though as some heat is needed. As
you know we need to maintain body
temperature within a narrow range.

Examples
Muscular activity: movement, coordination
Circulation of all bodily fluids
External and internal respiration
Growth and repair of the body
Nervous system functions: from simple
pain sensations to homeostasis
Developing complex molecules such as
enzymes and hormones and so much
more!

Anabolism and Catabolism

Catabolism: involves breaking down
molecules in chemical reactions to
release energy. Oxidation of glucose
inside cells (P4/M1)
Anabolism: building complex substances
from simple substances using energy.
Metabolism: catabolism and anabolism
(take care with the second one)

Function of body systems

in energy metabolism
Need to develop knowledge of 3 main
systems and how they are involved and
deeper knowledge on 2.
Digestive, cardiovascular and respiratory.
You can use some of your P3 knowledge
and now link it to energy metabolism.
Review pair work and how systems may
be involved?

Review of assignment
support pack and task
work
We will now go through the task in
detail and review the learning
outcomes for the task and the lesson.
Any questions?

References
Stretch,B & Whitehouse, B. (2010) BTEC
Level 3. Health and Social Care. book 1. A
Pearson Company.
Watson, R (2000) Anatomy and Physiology
for Nurses. ELEVENTH EDITION. Bailliere
Tindall. RCN.
Waugh, A & Grant, A (2010)Ross and Wilson
ANATOMY and PHYSIOLOGY in Health and
Illness. 11th EDITION. Churchill Livingstone.
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