Vertebrate Physiology Study Guide Last Part of Chapter 10 □ Cilia are specialized for odor detection (They have receptors and second messenger machinery □ Mucus from the olfactory glands traps odorants □ Linda Buck identified a large family of odorant receptor genes in rats(1‚000 types); belong to the G protein associated 7-transmembrane receptor family □We only have 400 odorant receptors; the olfactory system appears to use combinations of receptors(words) to greatly reduce the number of
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ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING NURSING PROCESS FORM: PART I – ASSESSMENT Student: Date of Care: 3/4/13 Client’s Initial: WB Room # 1011 Occupation: Teacher Age: 59 Sex: F Race: Black Religion: Christian Admission Date: 3/1/13 Primary Language: English Role in family: Widowed from husband Stage in Life Cycle: Generativity vs. Stagnation Surgery date(s) this admission: N/A Chief complaint: Brain Dysfunction/Traumatic‚ closed injury Admission Diagnosis:
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Department of Education Region IV-B MIMAROPA Division of Calapan City ORIENTAL MINDORO NATIONAL HIGHSCHOOL J.P Rizal street‚San Vicente East‚Calapan City‚ Oriental Mindoro “Kakawate Leaves (Gliricidia sepium) as a regulator of Angiogenesis of a Chicken Embryo” Title Proponent: Dan Ivan Lee M. Dellosa Mr. Leonel C. Mendoza (Research Adviser) Chapter 1 Background of the Study Angiogenesis is the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. The field of angiogenesis has grown
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Sleep is the single most common form of human behavior and you will spend a third of your life doing it. Sleep is an active state‚ generated with the brain‚ not a mere absence of consciousness (Martin 463). The dictionary defines sleep as "The natural periodic suspension of consciousness during which the powers of the body are restored" (Merriam-Webster). If one is waking up on an average of 400 times per night‚ the chances of complete body restoration are minimal. The Greek word apnea literally
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MORPHINE SULFATE (mor’feen) Brand Names: Astramorph PF‚ Avinza‚ DepoDur‚ Duramorph‚ Epimorph ‚ Kadian‚ MSIR‚ MS Contin‚ Oramorph SR‚ Roxanol‚ RMS‚ Statex Classifications: central nervous system (cns) agent; analgesic; narcotic (opiate) agonist Pregnancy Category: B (D in long-term use or high dose) Controlled Substance: Schedule II Contents 1 Availability 2 Actions of Morphine Sulfate 3 Therapeutic Effects 4 Uses 5 Contraindications 6 Cautious Use 7 Route & Dosage 8 Administration
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Enzymology‚ Catalytic Mechanism‚ Carbohydrate Metabolism‚ Adenosine Triphosphate Enzymes are proteins and their function is to act as catalysts to speed up certain chemical reactions in the cell that would be slower without them. This process occurs as steps in a cycle with separate reactions in each step. If there is a missing product the step in the cycle will be incomplete and the normal function of the organism cannot be accomplished causing negative effects on the organism. The biological
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The diagnosis that this client has is F50.8‚ Binge-Eating Disorder‚ which is‚ “recurrent episodes of binge eating” (DSM-5‚ 2013‚ p. 350). The reason why this specific diagnosis would apply would be that Andrea meets the diagnostic criteria for this disorder. This disorder is characterized by‚ one‚ “eating‚ in a discrete period of time (e.g.‚ within any 2-hour period)‚ an amount of food that is definitely larger than what most people would eat in a similar period of time under normal circumstances”
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Sea turtles are threatened and endangered throughout their natural range due to various anthropogenic interferences‚ such as poaching and habitat destruction (World… c2016). Sea turtles provide many ecological benefits‚ such as acting as distributors of nutrients and sculptors of both terrestrial and marine substrate (Mancini et al. 2011). However‚ global climate change is threatening sea turtle populations’ ability to continue to provide these benefits (Mancini et al. 2011). Beach habitat loss due
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Pregnancy After 35 What older moms-to-be should know By Jennifer Kelly Geddes comments (0) related tags: Fitness‚ mom health‚ Pregnancy Complications‚ Pregnancy Emotions‚ pregnancy health & symptoms‚ Pregnancy Symptoms‚ prenatal‚ Tests‚ Pregnancy Having a baby when you’re over 35 can mean more health concerns and extra tests‚ but it shouldn’t be cause for alarm or distress. In fact‚ nearly 1 in 10 babies are born to women over 35‚ and the majority are delivered without complications. "Women
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Mechanisms of Acetaminophen-lnduced Liver Necrosis By Jack A. Hinson‚ Dean W. Roberts‚ and Laura P. James Acetaminophen (paracetamol‚ N-acetyl-p-aminophenol; APAP) is widely used as analgesic and antipyretic drug. At therapeutic doses‚ acetaminophen is safe to be used. Acetaminophen other than aspirin and ibuprofen has only weak anti-inflammatory properties. At higher doses‚ acetaminophen produces a centrilobular hepatic necrosis that can be fatal. Acetaminophen-lnduced Hepatotoxicity Observation/
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