Anatomy & Physiology II Lab Practical 2 A Case of Iron Deficiency Anemia Dolores Welborn is a 28 year old in her second trimester of pregnancy with her first child. Recently she noticed she would get tired easier, short of breath from even the slightest exertion and she had periods of light-headedness. She notices her legs were cramping, a desire to eat ice and her tongue was sore. She sought an appointment with her physician and throughout her exam they find that she has tachycardia
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Carbon Fibre Composites Compared with Traditional Metallics Name Institutional Affiliation Introduction According to Elaheh Ghassemieh (2011), the automotive industry has experienced lots of changes that occurs by day through the application of composite materials in the manufacturing of motor vehicle parts and body. Several reasons have been advanced in support of this shift from the traditional use of metals. In comparison to the metallic counterparts, many composite materials exhibit relatively
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ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY 2 EXAM 3 DIGESTION/NUTRITION Spring 2012 True/False 1. Peristalsis is defined as a mixing movement, which results in food in small segments of the alimentary canal being mixed with digestive enzymes. 2. Receptive relaxation is related to peristalsis in that when peristalsis occurs the muscular wall just ahead of the contracted ring relaxes. 3. The esophagus provides a passageway for substances from the larynx to the bronchi. 4. The stomach
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3 Cells and Tissues Concepts of the Cell Theory A cell is the basic structural and functional unit of living organisms. The activity of an organism depends on the collective activities of its cells. According to the principle of complementarity, the biochemical activities of cells are dictated by the relative number of their specific subcellular structures. Continuity of life has a cellular basis. Chemical Components of Cells Most cells are composed of the following four elements
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Q3: Discuss the concepts of Financial Decision Measures, responsibility accounting, Profit & Investment centers, and highlighting examples relevant to each. • Financial Decision Measures Financial Decisions Financial Decisions are decisions that involve: (1) Determining the proper amount of funds to employ in a firm (2) Selecting projects and capital expenditure analysis (3) Sourcing funds on the most favorable terms possible (4) Managing working capital such as inventory and
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around the traditional method currently in use, compared and contrasted with ABC, Activity Based Costing a technique which re-examines the problem that has faced accountants for decades – that of allocation and absorption of overhead. Traditional pricing method has been based upon absorption costing and the treatment of overhead usually followed a set procedure. ( Cost centres are identified and established within the organisation. ( Cost centres may be producing or service centres. ( Wherever
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1. Functions of digestive system include: Convert food to energy Absorb digested nutrients Eliminate waste 2. Digestion process includes: Physical breakdown of food Chemical conversion and absorption Storage and eliminationNot assimilation – incorporation of nutrients into protoplasm 3. Lining of the abdominal cavity is Peritoneal membrane 4. The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is also called alimentary canal. 5. Buccal or oral cavity contains:TeethTongueSalivary glands 6. The salivary glands
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A Scientific Biography of Cecilia Payne: Women in Astronomy When someone mentions some of the famous astronomers, what we always hear are names like Isaac Newton, Edwin Hubble or Harlow Shapely. However, there was actually one name among the 20th century astronomers that did occasionally come up, separated itself from the mainstream, and broke down the major barriers of sciences. That is the name of Cecilia Payne, who succeeded in working with the astrophysics of stellar composition.
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case of fungi and soil solution the concentration difference usually never become more than the 10µM while in plant the concentration in cytosol lies around 10mM. While both the plants and fungi have developed the energy dependent system for the absorption of inorganic orthophosphate. Both high-affinity (low Km and Vmax) and low-affinity (high Km and Vmax) carrying systems have been recognized and include H+/Pi vital membrane proteins that are able to transfer compounds via plasma membrane, while
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Invitro evaluation and optimization of controlled release chitosan beads of Metformin hydrochloride Manjisa Choudhury, Tanaya Sarma, Samridh Srivastava, Vino S. School of Bio Sciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore - 632014, Tamil Nadu, India manji.choudhury@gmail.com; +91-9626413610 Abstract Beads of chitosan, in the free and metformin HCl encapsulated forms were prepared by Chitosan/ TPP polyelectrolyte complex. The particles were further stabilized by crosslinking with
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