Assignment task: Patrick Patisserie, 70 years old, has moved to a new retirement home since he is unable to walk properly, and he is not too steady on his feet. He has been spending the last few years sitting on his lounge chair or on his bed. During his medical check-up, the GP notices a significant atrophy of his quadriceps muscles.
Address the levels of organisation in the muscles in the case of Patrick, an elderly person with muscle leg atrophy.
Tissue level
1. Consider the four tissue types (muscle, neural, connective, and epithelial) and your chosen scenario, and describe the main features of the tissue that is affected the most in the organ you identified above.
Chemical level
2. In relation to your chosen scenario, describe the normal function of one of the main molecules (e.g., a certain type of neurotransmitter, hormone, ion, or gas) in the cell above, and explain how its levels are regulated to maintain homeostasis