National Institute on Drug Abuse‚ those four words are also used as street names for the highly addictive drug‚ Methamphetamine. The drug Methamphetamine‚ more commonly referred to as meth‚ is an addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system‚ specifically the dopamine nerve terminals in the brain (National Institute on Drug Abuse). It was first created by the Japanese in 1893 and was used in World War II as a performance enhancing stimulant for Japanese‚ English‚ German‚ and American
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According to the American Lung Association‚ there are an estimated 50 million people who smoke. For some reason people just do not fully understand the risks they take by smoking. Cigarette smoking is a frequent cause for many health problems with smokers. To begin with‚ there are many hazardous ingredients in cigarette tobacco. Some of the ingredients are poisonous or addictive. Cigarette smoke produces thousands of chemicals that are hazardous to a smoker’s health. There are
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The cardiovascular system consists of the heart‚ blood vessels‚ and blood. This system has three main functions: Transport of nutrients‚ oxygen‚ and hormones to cells throughout the body and removal of metabolic wastes (carbon dioxide‚ nitrogenous wastes). Atria: Ventricles: In a four-chambered heart‚ such as that in humans‚ there are two ventricles that operate in a double circulatory system: the right ventricle pumps blood into the pulmonary circulation to the lungs‚ and the left ventricle pumps
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every day. Now that guy lives on hospital machines and asthma inhalers because the cigarettes have caused him to have lung failure and cancer. It has caused him to live a sad life forever only because he thought it was “cool”. The kid didn’t realize and know what the long term effects until he have experienced it. There are many chemicals found in cigarettes that can cause lung failure‚ heart problems‚ cancer‚ and even death. Carbon Monoxide is a poisonous gas found in cigarettes‚ which inhibits
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Introduction Our bodies produce waste‚ as does most of what we consume‚ the excretory system is responsible for removing this waste. It is essential that is waste is removed‚ or excreted‚ in order for the body to remain healthy. The human excretory system includes the liver‚ the kidneys‚ the large intestine‚ and the skin. Part 1: What Does the Excretory System Do? The excretory system is one of the most important systems in our bodies‚ as it excretes all the waste that would otherwise build up inside
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Circulatory System Composition of Blood Red Cells -These are tiny‚ disc-like cells which do not have nuclei. -In their cytoplasm is the haemoglobin‚ a protein combined with iron. Haemoglobin combines with oxygen in places where there is a high concentration of oxygen‚ to form oxyhaemoglobin. -Oxyhagemoglobin is unstable compound. It breaks down and releases its oxygen in places where oxygen contentration is low. White Cells -They undergo a process of matruation and development in the
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Cesare Beccaria’s effect on today’s justice system Cesare Beccaria was an extremely opinionated man‚ yet extremely enlightened‚ especially for his time. This was evident in his most famous‚ and most influential‚ written work‚ “On Crimes and Punishments.” He believed that the criminal justice system during his era was barbaric and irrational‚ mainly due to the fact that the ideas were based solely on those of the monarch. Beccaria‚ instead‚ declared that the laws should be created through a representative
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than you might want to think about. The majority of the effects created by marijuana are caused by a certain ingredient called Tetrahydrocannabinol‚ known to most simply as THC. THC is responsible for creating the experienced feelings of giddiness and relaxation that the user is searching for. Anytime marijuana is consumed‚ whether it’s by eating or inhaling‚ THC makes its way into the bloodstream. If smoking‚ THC will first enter into the lungs. It will then reach special cannabinoid receptors located
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM OF THE HEAD NECK The cardiovascular system consists of the heart‚ blood vessels‚ and the approximately 5 liters of blood that the blood vessels transport. Responsible for transporting oxygen‚ nutrients‚ hormones‚ and cellular waste products throughout the body‚ the cardiovascular system is powered by the body’s hardest-working organ — the heart‚ which is only about the size of a closed fist. Even at rest‚ the average heart easily pumps over 5 liters of blood throughout
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This project is based on ‘The Excretory System’. It has vital information such: What it is‚ the functions‚ what makes it up‚ the importance of the system in physical activity and what happens if the system does not work. It contains diagrams‚ pictures and even interesting facts. Enjoy! Acknowlegement We would like to thank the Lord for providing us with the ability to put together this project. We would like to our parents for helping us to gather and put all this information together
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