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Umbilical Cord Upper Lip
1,360 wordsFetal development starts with the process of fertilization. It starts when the female ovulates producing an egg. This egg then travels into the fallopian tube where it waits to be fertilized. Once sperm enter the body they must travel up the uterus until they make their way up to the egg. Once at the egg the sperm try to get in. They sperm wiggle their tails until they make it in. Once it makes it in the egg will not any other sperm in. The sperm that made it then drops its tail. After about twe...
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Long Distance Lower Back
904 wordsAn acute hamstring pull is a common and frustrating injury occurring particularly in sprinters. It can be related to some of the following factors: 1. Lack of flexibility of the hamstring group. 2. Imbalance in the ratio of strength and power between the hamstrings and the quadriceps. In sprinters the quadriceps are usually stronger than the hamstrings, while in long distance runners the ratio of quadriceps to hamstring strength may be a closer 1: 1. 3. Inequality of strength of the left versus ...
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Mountain Snow Cold
697 wordsI was the first person to ski off of the chairlift that day, arriving at the summit of Whitetale Mountain. It was the type of day when the clouds seemed to blanket the sky, leaving no clue that the sun, with its powerful light, even existed anymore. It was not snowing, but judging by the damp, musty, stale scent in the air, I realized it would be only a short time before the white flakes overtook the mountain. As I readied myself to make the first run, I took a moment to appreciate my surroundin...
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Public Speaking Famous People
1,195 wordsIt grabs your gut and makes your hands shake. It hijacks your saliva glands when you need them the most. It reduces you to a child, scared to death that the boogieman lurks somewhere beyond the stage lights. Stage Fright. According to the Book of Lists, stage fright is most peoples number one fear, next to fear of height, insects, deep water, illnesses and death. This doesnt necessarily mean people would rather die than do presentations or perform. By nature death is an once-in-a-lifetime ordeal...
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Million Years Ago 5 Million Years
1,586 wordsHuman evolution is the biological and cultural development of humans. A human is any member of the species Homo sapiens, meaning wise man. Since at least the Upper Paleolithic era, some 40, 000 years ago, every human society has devised a creation myth to explain how humans came to be. Creation myths are based on cultural beliefs that have been adopted as a legitimate explanation by a society as to where we came from. The science of paleo anthropology, which also tries to create a narrative abou...
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Losing Weight Lose Weight
348 wordsProtein, protein, protein-thats all I hear at my 24 hours gym. I thought that people in my gym talked about it because protein is what you need to take in order to build muscles. However, people used those proteins to lose weight. I was astonished about this ZONE dieting. This protein can help build peoples muscles or lose their weights. Basically, this ZONE dieting is to take high protein and low carbohydrate instead of not eats at all. Many people choose something called 40 - 30 - 30. It means...
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Three Benefits Of Exercise
662 wordsDo you need some motivation to get off the couch and begin exercising? Maybe you have started to work out and then stopped your work out routine so many times that you cannot keep track of the number of programs you have tried. Well you are not alone. In fact, by statistics that would make you an average American. All the same, working out for the sake of health and well-being is becoming increasingly important as we continue to learn the effects of inactivity. There are many benefits that arriv...
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Lower Orbicular Muscles Sapiens Are The Only Mammals Female
1,041 words... straight downward, towards his feet (45). This nose structure helped to deflect the water from going up the nose of the ape when she went into the water. Darwin explains that eyebrows and lower orbicular muscles were used mainly for facial expression, Morgan agrees and also has another reason. She felt the female aquatic animals needed them to protect their eyes from the glare of the sun. She needed to be able to see her babies while they were in the water. The eyebrows protected from above ...
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Begin To Develop Thought Patterns
654 wordsArti Within the scope of this research, I will try to analyze my thoughts about ones identity in order to determine whether I resemble an artichoke or an onion. I think that although the brain plays the most major role in determining our individuality, the body does play a significant role as well. When someone learns to ride a bicycle, the brain processes and stores everything that would contribute to the learning experience. This includes factors such as how to keep your balance, the full rang...
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Muscle Mass Important Factor
553 wordsBurning Fat and Gaining Muscle Despite what people may say, every person would improve his or her body composition if he or she could do so easily. However, as I know from personal experience, making even minimal improvements in your athleticism requires great effort and dedication. Many people spend over an hour out of their day to either maintaining their physique or improving it. Since this is a fair amount of time, the three basic keys to improving a physique should be learned. These keys ar...
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Brazilian Folk Dance Brazilian Folk Dance That Started Capoeira
597 wordsEvery country has one or more folk dances. Each one is performed differently than the other, although they might have originated from similar backgrounds. One dance that particularly captures my attention is the Capoeira. The Capoeira is a Brazilian folk dance that started out as a fierce form of self-defense and has now become a friendly dance between a circle of people. To better understand and familiarize with the Capoeira we must learn how and where it originated, the ways it has evolved, an...
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Delivered To Your Muscles Walking Hiking Aerobic
323 wordsThe Cardiovascular Activities Cardiovascular Activities The term aerobic was made popular by Dr. Kenneth Cooper in the late 1960 s. The name was derived from Greek roots aero, or air; and bios, or life. Since aerobic training plays a role in the prevention of cardiovascular disease, its often referred to as cardiovascular training. In order for an activity to be aerobic it must be rhythmic in its nature, use the large muscle groups and be continuously maintained for 20 to 60 minutes. It must als...
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Fast Food Restaurants Physically Fit
454 wordsLiving in the twenty first century has it s advantages, but along with the fast lifestyle comes disadvantages. One disadvantage is having an unhealthy diet. Fast food restaurants, long hours at work, and not staying physically fit are three key causes of falling into an unhealthy diet. Fast food is around the corner of every block in town. It is easy to obtain, fast, and tastes rather good. I think fast food tastes good once in a while, but not very often does it beat my grandmother s home cooke...
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Cerebral Palsy Nerve Fibers
777 wordsCerebral Palsy is a range of neuromuscular disorders caused by injury to an infants brain sustained during late pregnancy, birth, or any time during the first two years of life. People with cerebral palsy have a wide range of difficulties, from a clumsy walk to an inability to speak or swallow, caused by faulty messages sent from the brain to the muscles. In the mid- 1800 s, William Little, an English physician, first described cerebral palsy in connection with birth injuries. Approximately 2 pe...
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Random Drug Testing Major League Baseball
889 wordsSteroid use has become very common in the world of athletics. Steroids are no longer just used by body builders. Steroids are now becoming widely used in all sports such as baseball, football, track and field, and ice hockey. Steroids have become easy for just about anyone to get their hands on them. This has become a serious problem that needs to be taken care of immediately. A steroid is a laboratory-made version of the human hormone testosterone, which is primarily found in males. Steroids ar...
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Extensor Digitorum Longus Flexor Digitorum Longus Nerve
1,216 wordsGastrocnemius Origin: 1. medial head: posterior surface of the medial femoral condyle 2. lateral head: posterior surface of the lateral femoral condyle Insertion: posterior surface of the calcaneus (Achilles tendon) Action: 1. plantar flexion the ankle 2. knee flexion (when not weight bearing) Nerve: tibial nerve, S 1, 2 Application, strengthening &# 038; flexibility: &# 61623; Because the gastric. Is a bi articular muscle, it is more effective as a knee flexor if the ankle is dorsiflexed and mo...
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Nuclear Reactions Mechanical Energy
511 wordsHave you ever wondered how a jet aircraft lifts its tremendous weight off the ground, or what gives a runner the stamina to reach the finish line in a race? In order to answer all these questions we must talk about the transformation of one sort of energy into another. The jet aircraft gets its power from jet turbines. These powerful jet engines create a high-pressure stream of very hot gases that push the aircraft forward as they leave the engine. This is an example of heat being transformed in...
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre Alvin Ailey American Dance Dancers
675 wordsIn watching a professional ballet one doesn? t realize how much work is put into making the production come to life. Both the dancers and the choreographers put every ounce of energy and emotion into telling their story. It takes years for a ballerina to train for the labor that goes into becoming professional, however just weeks to learn a full-length ballet. Dancers can sometimes be put through months of sore muscles in order to train. Often ballet dancers are told to loose weight in order to ...
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Human Rights Violations Saddam Hussein
716 wordsSanctions on Iraq The sanctions that have been placed on Iraq by the United States 10 years ago are now being the cause of the death of thousands of children because of inadequate medicine, food and water. The united states have been asked by the united nations and many other countries to remove these sanctions over the Iraqi people so they can go back to living their normal healthy lives and the states has repeatedly refused this move. The whole reason for these sanctions is when Saddam Hussein...
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Deal With Stress Eating Habits
1,373 wordsPsychology Stress 3 K. T. Gray Psychology 228 March 2, 2000 Stress What is stress? Basically, it is anything that changes us, either for good or bad. Traditionally, stress is considered to be a negative thing, something that can either physically or mentally unbalance us. In order to deal with stress, we have to be able to identify how it affects us, and then find ways to cope with it. Many different things can cause stress, from your job, your home, and even your surroundings. It is often about...
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