CLINICAL ANATOMY Chapter 1 Summary Anatomy – science of structure and function of the body Clinical Anatomy – study of the macroscopic structures of the body as it relates to the practice of medicine and application to other health sciences Basic Anatomy – minimal study to understand the overall structure and function of the body Painting: The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp is a 1632 oil painting by Rembrandt housed in the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague‚ Netherlands History: Hippocrates
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HORMONES Hormones are a class of regulatory biochemicals produced in all multicellular organisms by glands‚ and transported by the circulatory system to a distant target organ to coordinate its physiology and behavior. They serve as a major form of communication between different organs and tissues. Hormones regulate a variety of physiological and behavioral activities‚ including digestion‚ metabolism‚ respiration‚ tissue function‚ sensory perception‚ sleep‚excretion‚ lactation‚ stress‚ growth and
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Body Adornment Submitted by : SADHVI KONCHADA Roll no. - 26 Group-1 Foundation Progamme – 2010 Submitted to : Mr. A. Srinivasa Rao Subject: Professional Practices ( Dept. of Fashion Management) NIFT‚ Hyderabad Sept‚2010 Table of contents S.no. Topic Pg.no. 1.
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World War One Study Sheet Franz Ferdinand The archduke of Austria‚ nephew of Emperor Franz Joseph‚ and heir to the Habsburg throne. Franz Ferdinand’s assassination on June 28‚ 1914‚ by Serbian militant Gavrilo Princip‚ is widely considered the unofficial start of World War I. Schlieffen Plan A German military plan‚ formulated in 1905‚ Germany’s strategic vulnerability‚ sandwiched between its allied rivals‚ led to the development of the audacious (and incredibly expensive) Schlieffen
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A Historical Survey of the Three Types of Acupuncture 1. Introduction to Acupuncture There are many forms of medicine but no other has withstood the test of time as well as acupuncture. There is evidence to suggest medicine in ancient China began as early as the Stone Age (CAM 3). It continues to develop under the same theories today. Acupuncture began traveling out of China in the beginning of the Current Era (Ma 94) and has now spread over the entire world. As in other academic subjects many
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CARDIAC TUMORS INTRODUCTION Cardiac tumours occur quite rarely‚ with metastatic neoplasms three times more prevalent than primary tumours. A large variety of benign and malignant tumours of the heart have been described. These tumors are found mainly in the heart‚ but can occur in the pericardium or the great arteries. Secondary cardiac involvement from malignant tumors of adjacent organs (lung‚ thymus) or from kidney (Wilms tumor) or liver‚ or even remote organs‚ are also seen. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
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Skin Bleaching and Global White Supremacy: By Way of Introduction Yaba Amgborale Blay‚ PhD Lafayette College Co-editor of this Special Issue of the Journal of Pan African Studies‚ Yaba Amgborale Blay (blayya@lafayette.edu) is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Lafayette College where she also teaches courses in Women ’s & Gender Studies. Her research interests include African cultural aesthetics and aesthetic practices‚ the politics of embodiment and Black identities‚ transnational
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INFANT BIOLOGIC DEVELOPMENT Proportion Changes Growth is very rapid during the first year‚ especially the initial 6 months WEIGHT Infants gain 150 to 200 g (5 to 7oz) weekly until approximately age 5 to 6 months – when the birth weight has at least doubled Average weight for a 6-month old child is 7.26 kg (16lb) Weight gain slows during the second 6 months By one year of age the infant’s birth weight has tripled‚ for an average weight of 9.75 kg (21.5kg) HEIGHT Height increases by
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Introduction 1.1. ANGIOGENESIS Angiogenesis means for the growth of new capillary blood vessels in the body is an important natural process in the body used for healing and reproduction. The body controls angiogenesis by producing a precise balance of growth and inhibitory factors in healthy tissues. When this balance is disturbed‚ the result is either too much or too little angiogenesis. Abnormal blood vessel growth either excessive or insufficient is now recognized as a “common denominator” underlying
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1 Basic ICD-9-CM Coding 2011 Edition Exercise Answer Key Lou Ann Schraffenberger‚ MBA‚ RHIA‚ CCS‚ CCS-P‚ FAHIMA 2 This book includes ICD-9-CM changes announced in the CMS Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems Proposed Rules‚ as published in the May 4‚ 2010 Federal Register available online from http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/a100504c.html. Any additional changes to these codes may be obtained at the CMS Web site or in the Final Rule for IPPS in the Federal Register when it
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