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Lady Gaga in Biology textbook
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CASE STUDY Going Gaga Over Biology
When Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, better known as Lady Gaga,
performs on stage, she is constantly in motion. When she is playing, singing
into the microphone, or dancing complicated routines with her fellow
performers, she is demonstrating how the human body is able to perform
vastly complicated feats. Her nervous system must coordinate a variety of
tasks, including: her breathing rate, remembering the words and tempo to
each song, and the patterns of her motions onstage. Sensory input from her
ears and eyes must monitor all the sounds and sights around her, while also
maintaining her balance and contracting and relaxing her muscles in order
to produce the desired choreography.
Of course, in biological terms, very similar observations could be made
about humans engaging in almost any other type of physical activity, like playing
sports, building a house, performing surgery, creating a sculpture, or driving
a car. Even while you are just sitting quietly, perhaps reading a textbook,
your body systems are undergoing a flurry of activity. Your muscles and bones
work together to keep your body upright. Your respiratory and cardiovascular
systems are providing oxygen to your tissues, and wastes are being transported
to your kidneys for elimination. Your digestive system is providing nutrients for
various tissues to use, and your immune and lymphatic systems are keeping
infections at bay. Your nervous and endocrine systems are monitoring and controlling
all of these functions. And of course, all these activities must continue
even while your body is performing other highly skilled activities.
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Not them blatantly praising the multi-talented queen
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