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Viral Infection Host Cell
851 wordsIt all started with a little tickling in my throat. I forged ahead, knowing all too well what that feeling meant, I was getting sick. I convinced myself to just not think about it and it would just go away. This whole time there was an army of alien species amassing in my bloodstream and older cells. They are horrifyingly ugly, like something straight out of H. R. Geiger's imagination. They writhe and twitch while they are on the hunt for one of your precious body cells. One can almost imagine t...
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Cystic Fibrosis Defective Gene
1,182 wordsAccording to old northern European folklore, a child that tasted salty when kissed upon the forehead was bewitched and would soon die. Today we know the reason -the genetic disease, cystic fibrosis or CF. It is a chronic, progressive disease and the most common, fatal inherited disorder in the United States. About 30, 000 Americans suffer from cystic fibrosis, and 2500 babies are born in the U. S. with the disease each year. While all races and ethnic groups may suffer from the disease, it occur...
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Smooth Muscle Blood Flow
1,611 wordsDirections: The following exam consists of various types of questions designed to test the critical reasoning skills of the examinee. Answers are found on the following page, with rationales. This is a Twenty question test, with an allotted time of 45 minutes to indulge ones academic and clinical prowess. Questions 1 - 4 are based on the following scenario: A 55 year old male, medium body build of 90 Kg presents complaining of acute shortness of breath. He has a history of CHF and acute respirat...
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Vena Cava Blood Flow
693 wordsEXPLORATION AND DISSECTION OF A MAMMALIAN HEART In this experiment, we obtained a fresh heart and dissected it to examine and observe the different parts of the heart, as well as studying how they function and work Problem: How can we study the heart through dissection? The most basic function of the circulatory system is to move the blood. The organ that provides the force to push the blood through the vessels is the heart. The mammalian heart is composed of four chambers to which large blood v...
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Story Is Told Wang Lungs
626 wordsAll of the Following information can be found at web A book about Chinese culture and life, Wang Lung is the central figure in the Good Earth. He is a simple, hard-working Chinese farmer. " The portrayal of Wang Lungs character is starkly frank. His strengths and weaknesses are candidly examined and bared before the reader; and while, on the basis of a superficial reading, he might appear to be a one-dimensional figure, he runs the whole gamut of human emotions" (Doyle 35) " He can be gauche and...
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Times A Week Symptoms Occur
1,235 wordsAsthma is the most common chronic respiratory disease among children and young adults. There are numerous triggers of asthma. In the physical education field (EIA) exercise induced asthma is a very important disease to understand and help maintain stability. Asthma is a chronic lung disease that makes breathing difficult. During an attack, the linings of the bronchial tubes become inflamed and irritated causing mucus production and the constriction of surrounding muscles. These three factors cau...
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High Blood Pressure Systemic Lupus
1,183 wordsLupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease which causes inflammation of various parts of the body, especially the skin, joints, blood and kidneys. The body's immune system normally makes proteins called antibodies to protect the body against viruses, bacteria and other foreign materials. These foreign materials are called ANTIGENS. In an autoimmune disorder such as Lupus, the immune system loses its ability to tell the difference between foreign substances (antigens) and its own cells and tissues. T...
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State And Federal Lung Function
1,203 words... used a group of 6, 340 Seventh Day Adventists living throughout California (62 % lived in the Basin). Results of the study suggest a relationship between long term exposure to air pollution and the development of specific chronic diseases. Residents living in areas which exceeded state and federal standards for suspended particulates on 42 days or more per year had higher risks of respiratory diseases, including a 33 % greater bronchitis risk and 74 % greater asthma risk. In addition, women ...
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Vena Cava Blood Vessels
553 wordsAllograft A tissue graft between donor and recipient of the same species, but where they could react antigenic ally. Antibody A protein that is produced in the body in response to invasion by a foreign agent and that reacts specifically with it. Antigen A substance not normally present in the body which, when introduced into it, stimulates production of an antibody that reacts specifically to it. Anticoagulant A substance which inhibits the blood clotting mechanism. Aorta The great artery that c...
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First World War Tells The Story
622 wordsQuestion: In what specific ways do Wilfred Owens poems attempt to dispel the illusions about the war represented in the art on pages 367 - 368? As the First World War raged through Europe many of the countries involved used posters to draw people to the cause. The posters located in the Human Record showed scenes of happiness and patriotism. People were seeing these posters and assuming that war was similar to them. But, on the other hand, Wilfred Owens was writing poetry that truly portrayed th...
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Long Lasting Effects Snyder 1985 P
1,920 wordsIn this report I will show you my views on Marijuana, if it should be legal, for medical and / or recreational purposes. Marijuana has many names: Dope, Marihuana, Ganja, Pot Mary Jane, Cannabis Sativa (Scientific) to name a few. Marijuana originated in the middle east (Taiwan, Korea). China plays an important part in Marijuana's history. Hoatho, the first chinese physician to use Cannabis for medical purposes as a painkiller and anesthetic for surgery. In the Ninth Century B. C. , it was used a...
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Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Rheumatoid Arthritis
1,983 wordsInflammation is the bodies normal response to injured tissues, although it can sometimes lead to further tissue damage. It was first described around 30 BC by Celsius, as tumour (swelling), rumor (redness), calor (heat) and door (pain); although excess secretion and loss of function are now commonly added. Inflammation is a response which has evolved to try and put things right in a damaged tissue, for example the pain and loss of function allow the tissue to heal easier whilst the heat and redn...
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Dissecting The Mummies Of Ancient Egypt
1,302 wordsAncient Egyptians do not routinely check into hospitals complaining of chest pains or sore muscles. There are no current medical reports that outline the symptoms or diagnosis of an ancient Egyptian's stomachache and no ancient Egyptian has shown up to any contemporary clinics for blood tests. The only way, therefore, for modern scientists and anthropologists to examine the cause, result, and other factors of ancient Egyptians' diseases is to study the preserved mummies. Through CAT scans, DNA t...
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Nitrogen Oxides Carbon Monoxide
1,968 wordsEnvironment as the Governments Top Priority There is a question frequently ask by many people: why is environment so important to peoples lives? It is a matter of fact that life-support systems health is told to be maintained by species which build up the whole atmosphere. It is necessary to admit that their survival is really interconnected and depends on each other. For example, different bacteria break down all organic materials and in such a way the soil is produced and then it nutrients the...
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Legalization Of Marijuana Tobacco And Alcohol
2,156 wordsThere is a large drug problem facing the United States today, and this problem extends to all citizens. It? s not just the poor and the uneducated who are effected by this problem. The most largely used illegal drug in the United States is Marijuana, and thus is the drug law enforcement and the media tends to target the most, costing the taxpayers lots and lots of money. I will show you that Marijuana is not as large and evil as it may appear, and that if legalized the economy would be strengthe...
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Cell Lung Cancer Small Cell Lung
635 wordsLung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the lung. Normal lung tissue is made up of cells that are programmed by nature to create lungs of a certain shape and function. Sometimes the instructions to a cell go haywire and that cell and its offspring reproduce wildly, without regard for the shape and function of a lung. That wild reproduction can form tumours that clog up the lung and make it stop functioning as it should. Because of the large size of the lungs, cancer may grow ...
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Effects Of Cannabis Effects Of Marijuana
1,867 wordsHello my name is China Give, an I? m going to tell you about the drug commonly known as Marijuana. The scientific name being? Cannabis Sativa. ? Cannabis is the short name for the hemp plant. It is thought to have originated in Asia an then reached Europe more than a thousand years ago. It now thrives in most any climate. Spreading like milkweed or thistle, crowding out neighboring grasses an reaching heights of 3 to 20 feet at maturity. Marijuana has been cultivated for the last 5, 000 years; i...
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Long Lasting Effects Snyder 1985 P
1,909 wordsIn this report I will show you my views on Marijuana, if it should be legal, for medical and / or recreational purposes. Marijuana has many names: Dope, Marihuana, Ganja, Pot Mary Jane, Cannabis Sativa (Scientific) to name a few. Marijuana originated in the middle east (Taiwan, Korea). China plays an important part in Marijuana's history. Hoatho, the first chinese physician to use Cannabis for medical purposes as a painkiller and anesthetic for surgery. In the Ninth Century B. C. , it was used a...
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Making It Illegal Drunk Driving
590 wordsRadon is earth? s only naturally produced radioactive gas. It comes from the breakdown of uranium in soil, rock, and water. Radon has no odor, no taste, and can not be seen. When it comes indoors it can become a health hazard. Radon can enter your house through cracks and openings in the foundation, floor, and walls. Radon decays and is inhaled into the lungs. The energy released can damage the DNA in lungs and can cause cancer. I think that a law making it illegal to sell a home containing rado...
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Marijuana Smoke Smoking Marijuana
1,112 wordsSay No to Marijuana Legalization Marijuana also known as cannabis sativa is being used illegally by many Americans today of all ages. Before the 1960 s, many Americans had never heard of marijuana, but today it is the most used illegal drug in this country. All types of marijuana are mind-altering drugs. They all contain THC, the main active chemical in marijuana, along with over 400 other chemicals. This drug should stay illegal for many reasons concerning the health and safety of Americans tod...
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