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    locations

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    locations 1 New York City 31st Street between 8th & 9th Avenue 3 Newton‚ MA Riverside Bus Station MBTA Green Line 335 Grove Street Where exactly do your buses stop? Our New York pickup/dropoff location is a bus stop in Midtown Manhattan on West 31st Street between 8th Avenue and 9th Avenue. We do share our Midtown stop with another company‚ so we are sometimes loading

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    “All ethical statements are relative.” (By examining the justification for and implication of making this claim‚ decide whether or not you agree with it). The term ‘ethical’ can be defined as ‘morally correct’‚ however this leads to the question of what do we define as ‘morals’? A ‘moral’ can be simply defined as ‘concerned with the principles of right and wrong behaviour and the goodness or badness of human character’. The word ‘relative’ refers to something‚ which is ‘considered in relation

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    contains two main cavities‚ dorsal and ventral‚ that house and protect the internal organs. These cavities are subdivided to further distinguish location. The dorsal cavity is the space within the skull and the spinal canal. The spinal canal is surrounded by the vertebrae. The cranial cavity is the fluid filled space inside the cranium. This cavity contains the brain. The space that encloses the spinal cord and extends from the cranial cavity to the base of the spine is the spinal cavity. The ventral

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    New Drug Study for Abdominal Mesothelioma By Katie Kelley Aug 8‚ 2008 Researchers recently published the results of a study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology detailing a potentially new treatment for patients of abdominal mesothelioma that will likely improve the condition for patients. The study found that when patients suffering from abdominal mesothelioma were given a combination of two drugs‚ Alimta (pemetrexed) and Gemzar (gemcitabine)‚ their condition improved. The following are the results

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    What Is Mouth Cavity?

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    Mouth Cavity Mouth: Opening into the oral cavity. Where food enters the body. Chewing and salivary enzymes in the mouth are the beginning of the digestive process (breaking down the food). Teeth: Used to break food down by (chewing) into smaller particles. Tongue: is used to manoeuvre food that is being chewed. Pharynx: tube-like structure that connects oral and nasal cavities to the larynx; provides passageway for respiratory and digestive tracts. Located in the back of the

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    organs

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    1.Organ donation takes healthy organs and tissues from one person for transplantation into another. Organs you can donate include: kidneys‚ heart‚ liver‚ pancreas‚ intestines‚ lungs‚ skin‚ bone‚ bone marrow‚ and cornea (the front part of the eye). [source: medlineplus.com] 2.Organ donations usually occur for patients with kidney failure‚ heart disease‚ lung disease‚ and cirrhosis of the liver. For patients who need a kidney or a liver‚ a living donor’s organs can be utilized‚ since we are already

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    Abdominal Aortic Aneursyms

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    Aneurysms were first described by the 16th century anatomist and physician Vesalius‚ who believed they were simply a widening of the vessel (Collin et al 2009). An abdominal aneurysm (AAA) is a condition in which the abdominal aorta (a large blood vessel that supplies blood to the abdominal‚ pelvis and the lower limbs) becomes large and ballooning leading to the development of several symptoms. The condition more often occurs in males compared to females. It occurs more frequently in above the age

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    What are the human organs and their function? BLADDER -A hollow muscular organ that stores urine before expelling it from the body. BONES - The bones provide 5 functions. They protect other vital organs‚ i.e. ribs protect the lungs. Support the body in an upright position. They are attached to muscles to help provide movement of the body. Bone marrow produces blood. Store salts inside provides a mineral reservoir for the body. BRAIN -The brain is the master control center of the body. It receives

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    Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

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    under a great amount of pressure‚ the aorta can bulge‚ creating an aneurysm (Figure 1); this usually occurs in a weak part of the artery. Aneurysm is derived from the Greek term "aneurysma"‚ which means dilation. An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a widening in one part of the abdominal aorta. This paper will cover how an aneurysm is developed and diagnosed‚ different types of aneurysms‚ clinical values‚ stages of aneurysms‚ what the risk factors are‚ who is at risk‚ treatment options‚ cost‚ and

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    Upper Limbs and Thorax

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    anterior‚  triceps  brachii‚  biceps  brachii‚  pronator teres‚ flexor digitorum superficialis‚ flexor digitorum  profundus‚ supinator‚ muscles of thenar eminence‚ lumbricals.  TRAPEZIUS :        a)  Flat muscle.        b)  It covers back of neck and upper part of trunk           1 Origin :  External occipital protuberance  Medial one‐third of superior nuchal line  Ligamentum nuchae  Spine of 7th cervical vertebra  Spines all twelve thoracic vertebrae and supraspinous ligaments    Insertion : 

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