Your “Fantastic Voyage!” is continuing. You are still a video
reporter piloting a mini-sub that has been put through a miniaturization process
making you and the sub only 8 microns long. This time, you have been swallowed
by a 55 year old man eating a hamburger, french fries and a root beer.

1. For the first portion of the mission, you are to pilot your sub
   through the gastrointestinal tract to monitor the digestion of his meal.
   Describe all major structures you pass by or through, just like a tour guide
   would do. Also describe what happens to the meal during the digestion process.
   Once you arrive at the distal ileum, go through the mucosal membrane and enter
   the bloodstream via the Superior Mesenteric Vein.

1. Now in the bloodstream, you are to go to the left kidney,
   following the rules of the road Rules of the Road:
   Rules of the Road:
   
   
   1. You may never go the wrong way down a “one-way street”

1. You are not allowed to “create” new roads

1. You may choose any possible route

Trace your path from the
superior mesenteric vein to the left renal artery, via the hepatic portal vein,
heart and lungs. Once again, describe all major structures you pass by or
through (but you don’t need to indicate every “side road”).

1. Once you’ve arrived at the kidney, enter the nearest nephron by
   crossing the glomerular membrane into Bowman’s capsule. Describe the structures
   you see, and narrate what happens as you travel through the urinary tract, until
   you leave the body via the urethra.

1. Based on your first-hand observations, wrap up your report by
   explaining the integration of the body systems in maintaining homeostasis. You
   must include at least the circulatory, digestive and urinary systems in your
   explanation.

Assignment Instructions:

Write a 3-5 page informative essay (including
separate title and reference pages) that answers the questions posed in the
assignment. The paper must be 1000-1200 words.

Your work should include a viewpoint and purpose,
be written in Standard American English and demonstrate excellent content,
organization, style and mechanics. Your communication should be highly ordered,
logical and unified. Your paper should be double spaced, with 1-inch margins,
and be a minimum of 3-5 pages long in addition to a cover page and reference
page. Use a font such as Times New Roman, with a font size no larger than 12
point. Correct grammar and punctuation are required. Include a separate title
page that has the following information centered on the page:

• Title of Paper

 

The paper you submit must be your own work. If
you borrow ideas from printed sources or from people you have spoken to or heard
speak, be certain to cite the sources of those ideas, even when paraphrasing.
Include separate cover and reference pages that is formatted as per APA
guidelines. At least two professional references (other than your textbook) must
be included in your paper. Medical dictionaries and encyclopedias are not to be
included as one of the two minimum references.