Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD is an umbrella term that refers to a group of lung diseases that block airflow during exhalation‚ which makes it increasingly difficult to breath. Emphysema and chronic asthmatic bronchitis are the two main conditions that make up COPD. In all cases that damage to the airways eventually interferes with the exchange of the oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs (mayo). COPD is the third leading cause of death in the United States. It is estimated that
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Ariana Focaraccio Eugene’s Story A man named Eugene was found passed out behind a bar and brought into the emergency room. He is an alcoholic ‚ has pancreaitis‚ and an enlarged liver. When he was brought in his blood levels of sodium‚ potassium‚ magnesium‚ and phosphorus were too low. His blood pH was acidotic. Eugene was found unconscious‚ but luckily‚ he suffered no head trauma. There was a lot of damage done to his liver and pancreas‚ and his doctor decided to try and get him to a rehab center
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Metabolism is the process of getting chemical energy from larger molecules in food and breaking them down into smaller molecules by the use of enzymes (which are biological catalysts that are used to speed up a chemical reactions)‚ the circulatory system then transports the nutrients to the cells. They’re two types of metabolism which are Catabolism (Aerobic Metabolism) and Anabolism (Anaerobic Metabolism). Catabolism (Aerobic Metabolism) occurs when there is plentiful supply of glucose and oxygen
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BTEC BIOLOGY ASSIGNMENT 3 TASK 1 HOMEOSTASIS Homeostasis can be defined as a point of balance or internal equilibrium that all kind of system both living and non-living can work to keep themselves in this state of balance. Mechanisms of homeostasis in human body Temperature Regulation: If your body too hot or cold‚ there are several ways in which your temperature can be controlled. They involve sweating‚ shivering‚ capillaries and hairs. As we learn in the class when your body becomes; Too
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test you will be. 1. What is the integumentary system and its primary characteristics? The integumentary system is the skin and its derivatives; it provides external protection for the body. Its characteristics are: covers the entire body‚ accounts for about 7% of total body weight‚ pliable‚ yet durable‚ thickness: 1.5 to 4.0 mm‚ composed of the epidermis and dermis. 2. Describe and give at least one example of each of the functions of the integumentary system. Protection – 3 different barriers:
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their wheels‚” and the twnaion in the muscle keeps increasing. 9. Muscle tone is a state of continuous partial contractions. Muscle tone is the result of different motor units‚ which are scattered through the muscle‚ being stimulated by the nervous system in a systematic way. If the nerve supply to a muscle is n longer stimulated in this manner‚ and it loses tone and becomes paralyzed. Soon After‚ it becomes flaccid‚ or soft and flabby‚ and begins to atrophy. 10. One of these points‚ the origin
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For me‚ that television show would have to be Grey’s Anatomy. Every Thursday night I make sure I have nothing planned from seven to eight in the evening. I watch it so much I believe I could perform an appy‚ also known as appendectomy‚ if someone needed me too. But in the end‚ Meredith Grey has been through so much in the past eleven seasons hat I have learned many life lessons from watching Grey’s Anatomy. If you have watched Grey’s Anatomy
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Education system is nothing more a myth making machine. Discuss. Education is the social institution guiding the transmission of knowledge‚ job‚ skills‚ cultures‚ norms and values Socialization starts within the family. The family is responsible for the primary socialization of children. When a child enters the educational system‚ the school becomes the main agent of secondary socialization. Some Marxist that about this are Bowels‚ Gintis and Althusser‚. For many Marxists education is seen
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ZOOLOGY 4700 ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY Fall 2015 - Jake Shearer‚ Jared Porter‚ Thomas Caussat‚ Steven Calderwood‚ Jeffery Gibson Termini Generales Medianus: ● Situated at or nearer to the median or midsagittal plane. Cranialis: ● Situated at or nearer to the cranium. Caudalis: ● Situated at or nearer to the tail. Rostralis: ● Situated at or nearer to the nose. Apicalis: ● Situated at or nearer to the apex. Basalis: ● Situated at or nearer to the base. Medius: ● Situated at or nearer to the midline
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1) The brain and spinal cord comprise the _____ nervous system. A) autonomic B) peripheral C) central D) efferent E) afferent 2) Voluntary control of skeletal muscles is provided by the _____ nervous system. A) sympathetic B) parasympathetic C) afferent D) somatic E) autonomic 3) The part of the peripheral nervous system that brings information to the central nervous system is A) motor. B) afferent. C) efferent. D) autonomic. E) somatic. 4) The myelin sheaths that surround the axons of some of the
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