Human Anatomy & Physiology: Chapter 1 Review Anatomy: the study of the structure and shape of the body and body parts and their relationships to one another Gross Anatomy: study of large‚ easily observable body structures Microscopic Anatomy: use of microscope or magnifying instrument to study smaller structures such as cells and tissues of the body Physiology: the study of how the body and its parts work or function (Physio-nature‚ ology- the study of) Levels of Structural Organization
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What are the major differences between gestational hypertension‚ preeclampsia and eclampsia? Pregnancy-induced hypertension is a rise in blood pressure‚ without proteinuria‚ during the second half of pregnancy. Pre-eclampsia is a multisystem disorder‚ unique to pregnancy‚ that is usually associated with raised blood pressure and proteinuria. It rarely presents before 20 weeks’ gestation. Eclampsia is one or more convulsions in association with the syndrome of pre-eclampsia. (Duley‚ L. (2008)
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Endocrine Maintains homeostasis. Ex. Growth rate‚ body temp‚ hunger feelings. Hormone Chemical messenger‚ that secretes into blood by an endocrine gland. Gland Secretes chemical substances used by the body Exocrine gland Secretes chemical substances into a duct Endocrine gland Ductless glands that secrete hormones Target cell Cell on which the hormone exerts an effect Affects of hormones Activation or inactivation of enzymes‚ stimulates mitosis‚ plasma membrane permeability change‚ synthesis
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taboo? An anthropologist offers a new answer - and a challenge to Western ideas about contraception" A Woman’s Curse?‚ Meredith F. Small‚ The Sciences‚ Jan/Feb 1999‚ pp. 24-29. In almost all mammals‚ menstruation does not occur; the discarded uterine lining is simply reabsorbed into the body if fertilization does not take place. In humans‚ as well as some higher primates‚ some of the shed endometrium is not reabsorbed‚ but discharged through the vaginal opening. The fact that menstruation is not
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The career I chose was a nurse midwife. Tasks of being a midwife are to monitor fetal development by listening to fetal heartbeat‚ taking external uterine measurements‚ identifying fetal position‚ estimating fetal size and weight‚ initiate emergency interventions to stabilize patients‚ provide prenatal intrapartum‚ postpartum‚ or newborn care to patients‚ explain procedures to patients‚ etc.The career cluster the nurse midwife is in is health science‚ along with many other careers. Health science
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contraceptive method‚ like treating irregular periods‚ painful periods and heavy periods. Birth control pills also help conditions like PMDD‚ PMS‚ endometritis‚ hirsutism‚ alopecia and acne. People who use birth control pills have less cases reported of uterine cancer‚ anemia and ovarian cancer (ARSM‚ 2011) . This is most likely due to the pill decreasing the amount of periods. Having insurance companies cover birth control would help to further prevent unplanned pregnancies and it would help many existing
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Premature Rupture of Membranes Article Review As the article states‚ premature rupture of membranes occurs when the amniotic membranes surrounding the growing fetus rupture causing a loss of fluid before 37 weeks of gestation and before the onset of natural labor. PPROM‚ preterm premature rupture of membranes is seen often in women who smoke and use recreational drugs. If PPROM occurs before 26 weeks of gestation it is considered extreme and more often than not leads to more serious complications
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Mary Tudor is the first queen regnant in the history of England‚ who reigned from 1553 until her demise in 1558. She is greatly recognized for her religious persecutions and execution of over 300 Protestant subjects (Loades 54). Mary Tudor‚ Queen of England‚ was given birth on the 18th of February 1516‚ at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich. She became the only surviving baby of Henry VIII and his first wife‚ Catherine of Aragon. Mary was known as Mary 1‚ Queen of England and Ireland. After Edward’s
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to violet. l. Goodell’s sign - Softening of the cervix; a probable sign of pregnancy. m. Ladin’s sign - Softening in the midline of the uterus anteriorly at the junction of the uterus and cervix. n. Hegar’s sign - Softening of the lower uterine segment. o. McDonald’s Sign - p. Braxton Hick’s sign - Painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout the pregnancy with increasing frequency. q. Ballotment - The sensation of an object rebounding after being
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From breast cancer to cervical cancer these are the types of cancers that women are more prone to have or be familiar with. Vaginal cancer is a rare cancer that occurs in your vagina the‚ muscular tube that connects your uterus with your outer genitals. Vaginal cancer most commonly occurs in the cells that line the surface of your vagina‚ which is sometimes called the birth canal. While several cancers can spread to your vagina from other places in your body‚ cancer that begins in your vagina (primary
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