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Central Nervous System White Blood Cells
1,504 wordsThe name itself is revealing: multiple, more than one, and sclerosis, which refers to areas of sclerotic (scarred) tissue. Multiple sclerosis is a demyelinating disease of the white matter of the central nervous system. These areas of sclerosis, also referred to as lesions or plaques, occur in the white matter of the central nervous system. Gray matter consists primarily of nerve cells. Axons (nerve fibers) are the connections between the cell body and the muscles, sensory organs, and primary or...
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White Blood Cells Chronic Hepatitis
1,189 words... twelve weeks of contact with the virus (Hoofnagle). The most common symptoms are those of flu (McCarthy, Rose). They are fatigue, nausea, poor appetite, fever, chills, headaches, sore throat, and joint pain (Turkington 34). These symptoms last only for about a week so many people ignore them and go back to their normal lives. If not treated at first symptoms, the patient will develop chronic hepatitis. Chronic hepatitis is where the disease becomes persistent (Hoofnagle). Chronic hepatitis c...
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White Blood Cells Part Of The Body
1,146 wordsHow the Immune System Works The immune system defends the body from attack by "invaders" recognized as foreign. It is an extraordinarily complex system that relies on an elaborate and dynamic communications network that exists among the many different kinds of immune system cells that patrol the body. At the "heart" of the system is the ability to recognize and respond to substances called antigens whether they are infectious agents or part of the body, which are called self antigens. T and B Ce...
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Blood Cells Circulatory System
332 wordsOverview Snake venom is the poison fluid normally secreted by venomous snakes when biting. It is produced in the glands, and injected by the fangs. Snake venom is used to immobilize and / or kill prey, and used secondarily in defence. It is a clear, viscous fluid of amber or straw colour. There are two main types of venom produced by snakes, containing primarily either: Neurotoxins - these attack the nervous system. Hemotoxins - these attack the circulatory system. While most snakes' venom conta...
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White Blood Cells Endoplasmic Reticulum
1,733 wordsThe studies of Robert Hooke 1665 into a plant material would allow the determination of a pore like regular structure surrounded by a wall of which he called cells this in itself unbeknownst to him, was the discovery of the fundamental unit of all living things. In 1838 a botanist called Schleiden derived the theory The basic unit of structure and function of all living organisms is the cell. Over 150 years later this can be regarded as one of the most familiar and important facts within the bio...
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Red Blood Cells Vitamin B
359 wordsA vitamin is any of various fat-soluble or water-soluble organic substances essential in small amounts for normal growth and activity of the body and obtained naturally from plant and animal foods. A mineral is naturally occurring inorganic solid substance having a definite chemical composition and characteristic crystalline structure, color, and hardness which is also necessary for growth and activity of the human body. Vitamin B 6 is also called pyridoxine. Vitamin B 6 can be helpful in certai...
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White Blood Cells Cell Wall
1,297 wordsBacteria is a simple organism that consists of one cell. They are among the smallest living thing on earth. Most bacteria measures from about 0. 3 to 2. 0 microns in diameter, and can only be seen through a microscope. Scientist classify bacteria according to shape. Cocci are round and sometimes linked together. Bacilli look like rods, and Vibrios resembles bent rods. There are two types of spiral-shaped bacteria, spirochetes and spirilla. Bacteria exist almost anywhere you can think of. There a...
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Lymph Nodes Chronic Fatigue
642 wordsMononucleosis is an infectious disease of humans in which the blood and tissues contain mononuclear leukocytes (white blood cells with only one nucleus), either monocytes or lymphocytes. An infectious disease is a disease that can give you an infection, can be transmitted by infection without actual contact, or can be caused by a microorganism. All species of animals are afflicted with infections caused by a wide variety of organisms, from submicroscopic viruses to worm like parasites. When a pe...
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Red Blood Cells Small Amounts
569 wordsJason's case is not unmoral for children of his age. After taking into consideration all of his ailing factors and noted symptoms it is apparent that Jason is suffering from Glomerulonephritis. Glomerulonephritis is the term used for several related diseases that damage the Glomeruli, the tiny filtering units in your kidneys. Glomerulonephritis is associated with disorders in which your immune system attacks the Glomeruli. In a healthy kidney, blood passes through the Glomeruli, which filter out...
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Red Blood Cells Vitamin B 12
1,112 wordsVitamin B 12 Vitamin B 12, scientifically known as coba lamin, has specific chemical structure and characteristics which qualify as a water-soluble vitamin. However, unlike the other water-soluble vitamins it is not disgorged quickly in the urine, but accumulates in the liver, kidney and other body tissues. Therefore, only after 5 or 6 years of B 12 insufficient diet the vitamin deficiency can be adequately distinguished. Vitamin B 12 serves as a methyl donor and cooperates with folic acid in pr...
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Year Old Man Back To Life
2,020 wordsCell Components Let's imagine clouds of cold fog billow up through a circular hatch in the top of a stainless steel tank as a biologist pulls out the lid and its one-foot thickness of styrofoam insulation. As the fog rolls down to the floor, Hay peers into the dark tank, where the temperature is all the time 321 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. It is kept so cold because that is a temperature at which life, normally warm and pulsing with activity, abandons its vital dance and enters limbo - but wi...
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Miles Per Hour God Does Exist
6,119 wordsProof Of The Existence of God Either God exists or He doesnt. There is no middle ground. Any attempt to remain neutral in relation to Gods existence is automatically synonymous with unbelief. It is far from a moot question, for if God does exist, then nothing else really matters; if He does not exist, then nothing really matters at all. If He does exist, then there is an eternal heaven to be gained (Hebrews 11: 16) and an eternal Hell to be avoided (Revelation 21: 8). The question for Gods exist...
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White Blood Cells Common Cold
519 wordsCommon Cold The common cold is can be a result of over one hundred different types of viruses. Symptoms of the disease include nasal congestion and discharge, sore throat, and coughing. This infectious disease is difficult to treat, the cause of absenteeism in schools and industry, and may become more serious if not treated correctly. The common cold is difficult to treat because it can be caused by more than one hundred different viruses. Also, it contains symptoms identical to those of respira...
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American Cancer Society Types Of Leukemia
1,016 wordsDNA electrophoreses is a process in which a DNA strand is cut by a restriction enzyme at a certain point so it can be measured and compared with other DNA. The purpose of the lab was to determine the father of a child by comparing the child s DNA with that of the mother and two possible fathers. The child s DNA fits a combination of the real father and mother. Electrophoresis begins with the pouring of the gel. The gel is an auger poured into a water bath. Combs are then placed in the forming ge...
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Performance Enhancing Drugs Urine Samples
688 wordsWith all the hype of payoffs to IOC members in the media today, it might sound as if that is the greatest threat to international sport. The real threat to the Olympics and international sport is the use of dangerous drugs which enhance the performance of professional and Olympic athletes around the world. Given the great number of athletes who use performance-enhancing drugs and evade detection, it might seem as if officials are turning a blind eye to the problem. Officials are in fact trying v...
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Red Blood Cells Carbon Dioxide
1,614 wordsEffect Of Photosyntheses And Respiration On The Effect Of Photosyntheses And Respiration On The Environment Introduction: The environment can be defined as the surroundings in which as organism lives, including the climate, the physical and chemical conditions of its habitat and its relationship with other living things. Given the above understanding, it is therefore important that the right environment factors are in existence for some chemical reactions to take place. In the absence of optimum...
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Blood Cells 100 Ml
1,135 wordsErythropoietin is Erythropoietin Essay Introduction. Erythropoietin is a glycoprotein that is produced primarily in the kidneys in adults and, to a lesser extent, in the liver. It behaves like a hormone, regulating the level of erythropoiesis, and keeping the RBC count within a narrow range It is used widely in medicine as a treatment for a number of serious illnesses, ranging from types of anaemia, to the treatment of certain types of cancer, and also in the battle against AIDS. Unfortunately c...
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Baby Is Born Umbilical Cord
2,675 wordsFetal development Fetal Development Fertilization Fetal 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...
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White Blood Cells Genetically Engineered
704 wordsSHOULD WE GENETICALLY ENGINEER OURSELVES? Should we use new genetic information to alter our own DNA to make ourselves more adept? Last winter, scientist made a major break through in genetic engineering. They finished a complete map of DNA of a complex organism. Although the animal that they broke down is a simple flat worm, over 40 % of its DNA sequence match our own. This is an astounding leap forward for genetic engineers. Genetic engineering is the use of lasers and / or chemicals to alter ...
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Third World Countries American Red Cross
2,441 wordsHealth Care in Third World Countries In many third world countries, disease and hunger are not only existent, but also a way of life. Disease and hunger happen in these countries because of natural disasters and of epidemics that, in our culture would be treated immediately. Due to economic problems, shortage of educated medical workers and supplies to repair damages, the populations of some third world countries are left hungry, sick, wounded, or dead. Imagine the devastation of being without s...
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