controls all motor movements. The endocrine builds up the bones of the skeletal system and produces the hormones that make the reproductive system mature. The nervous system helps the circulatory system by controlling the amount of glucose in blood and blood pressure. It also regulates breathing for the respiratory system. The digestive system is also aided by the sensory nerves in the mouth which help it decide if food should be released back upward. The nervous and endocrine systems are the
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4. Normal body function maintains a state of internal balance called homeostasis. 5. The basic units of elements are atoms. 6. A mixture of solute dissolved in solvent is called a solution. 7. Blood has a pH of 7.35 to 7.45. Gastric juice has a pH of about 2.0. The more alkaline fluid is blood. 8. Proteins that catalyze metabolic reactions are called enzymes. 9. The part of the cell that regulates what can enter of leave is the plasma membrane. 10. Distinct segments of DNA that code for
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(Explanation-visual aid) When some arteries become narrowed by fatty deposits, those nearby get wider and open up new branches to maintain an adequate blood supply. 2. (Testimony) Dr. Samuel Fox, president of the American College of Cardiology says walking increases the number and size of your blood vessels and the efficiency of the heart. 3. (Example) Steve Mackinac was told at the age of forty-six that his heart condition was
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Critically assess the significant developments in medicine in Britain between 1500 – 1948? The Dark Ages were characterised by stasis and of the rejection of anything new and potentially provocative in within society. Little wonder then, historians regard the sixteenth century as the Age of Enlightenment, with its rich and far-reaching innovations in almost every part of European culture, society, science, and political advances as well as spiritual freedom. With the Royal Navy making new affiliations
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tissues in heart wall SA node to AV node to bundle fibers to perjunkie fibers cycle of ecg blood goes through the superior vena cava, then to right atrium, then out through pulmonary veins, into lungs, then back to left ventricle, then through left atrium out through aorta krebbs cycle glycoloysis 1. goes from glucose to 6 phosphate molecules 2. then to fructose 6 phosphate 3. f 1-6 biphosphate cardiac output = stroke volume x cardiac rate cardiac rate = stroke volume x cardiac output
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Making of the Gangster Disciples Street gangs have always been a major force in Chicago. In 1969 two street gang families united and formed the Gangster Disciples. They reshaped the life of a gangster. Many gangsters have said that being G.D. was not just a thing to be involved in it was a job, an opportunity. Some have even said, “It was a lifestyle.” The Gangster Disciples turned young men into the people they wanted them to be. They changed the way you lived, acted, walked
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increasingly painful, prompting her to call 911. DS was experiencing difficulty breathing at rest, and altered mental status. In the emergency room, CT scan was done and revealed a large amount of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in the sylvian fissures and blood in the fourth and third ventricles. DS started suffering from rapid deterioration of mental state and emergency room physician elected to intubate. She was immediately evaluated by a neurosurgeon and he successfully placed a right frontal twist
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subtly, through the exposure of multiple body systems to excess amounts of stress hormones. Yet the effects are distinct enough to be measured over time, so that unmet social needs take a serious toll on health, eroding our arteries, creating high blood pressure, and even undermining learning and memory. Nuart’s article goes into depth about how a lack of close friends and a dearth of broader social contact generally bring the emotional discomfort or distress known as loneliness. It begins with
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and buying drugs for their selves. Those parents or guardians who are doing this are being greeting and not putting the children’s needs first. Kentucky is trying to get HB 208 passed. The bill states the adult recipients will have to undergo a blood or urine test when they first get assistance, and then each year thereafter, assigned randomly (Word Press Admin, 2011). It is a good way to get parents or guardians to realize what they are putting their children through, although it will not take
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Exercise 5: Cardiovascular Dynamics: Activity 5: Studying the Effect of Blood Vessel Radius on Pump Activity Lab Report Pre-lab Quiz Results You scored 80% by answering 4 out of 5 questions correctly. 1. The heart is resting during You correctly answered: c. ventricular diastole. 2. The right side of the heart pumps blood You correctly answered: d. to the lungs. 3. The layer of the blood vessel that is stimulated by the autonomic nervous system is You correctly answered: b. smooth muscle. 4. In the
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