Submit the file to your facilitator. Submitted by: Tayana Billingsley Term | Definition | Use the term in a sentence as it applies to the health care industry. | Digestive System | A group of organs working together to convert food into energy and basic nutrients to feed the entire body. | The digestive system allows food to pass through a long tube inside the body known as the alimentary canal or the G.I. tract. | Obesity | A complex disorder involving an excessive amount of body fat that
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nausea, whether legit (flu) or not-so-legit (hangover). 3. Cinnamon Besides being a yummy addition to coffee, cinnamon protects against Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Derived from tree bark, this wonderful spice stimulates the bodies circulatory systems. Just half a teaspoon taken daily lowers blood glucose, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels. It also counteracts congestion, may be useful treating osteoarthritis and improves blood circulation. 4. Turmeric Who can resist the gorgeous yellow
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occipital bellies muscles on the brow at the front and on the upper back of the head, allows it to move the scalp freely over the underlying skull bone. Next part is the diffuse edema where a condition of abnormally large fluid volume in the circulatory system or in tissues between the brain cells and lastly the temporal lobe these are involved in the retention of visual memories, processing sensory input, comprehending language, storing new memories, emotion, and deriving meaning. These behavioral
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Respiratory System Anatomy & Physiology of Sport and Exercise Task 2: Laboratory Report BTEC Extended Diploma in Sports and Exercise Science Year 1 Contents Page 1 Front Page 2 Contents Page 3 –8 Introduction 9 Method 10-11 Results 12-18 Discussion Introduction The hypothesis for this project is to look at the effects of exercise on the cardiovascular system (heart rate and blood pressure) and the respiratory system (breathing rate)
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The Process of Blood Flow through the Heart The main idea of this description is to show how the blood travels through the heart. A simple heartbeat is a very complex process anatomically. Describing how our body gets its blood supply through the plumbing of the heart is what will be covered in this description. The main job of the heart is to provide blood supply to our body. Even the heart itself is an organ so the heart itself needs blood to work. Deoxygenated (without oxygen) blood comes from
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to human health. The common rattlesnake venom is made up of combinations of proteins that range from hemotoxins, which separates cells and tissues, to neurotoxins and anticoagulants that might cause respiratory paralysis or arrest of the circulatory system. Rattlesnake venom has good uses too, we use it to better understand the toxins within it and make anti-venoms for it. The complex toxin in rattlesnake venom goes to work fast, showing its presence quickly but which can be a positive if you
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blood and into the cells. The way diabetes can contribute to a person having a stroke is by the uncontrollable high blood pressure, or hypertension. Another risk is obesity. Obesity or excessive weight puts a strain on the body and the entire circulatory system. They also make people more likely to have high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes, all of which can increase the risk of a stroke. These risk are all under the controllable risk factors. Meaning if you are active, and watch what
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natural food generally known as banana is highly nutritious for man, animals such as monkies, and other domestic animals. It can be eaten alone or served with other meals, such as rice, beans, yam and vegetables. Banana is very medicinal to the body system because it contains vitamins and minerals which are essential to the body. They include: VITAMIN A :It is important in the maintenance of the mucous membrane and promotes bright sight. VITAMIN B COMPLEX: It is required for growth, formation of
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not just about sitting on floor and eating, it is regarding sitting in the “Sukhasan” position and then eating. Sukhasan is the position we normally use for Yoga asanas. Sitting in this position while eating helps in improving digestion as the circulatory system can focus solely upon digestion and not on our legs dangling from a chair or supporting us while we are standing. 4.Why do Indian women wear Bangles? Normally the wrist portion is in constant activation on any human. Also the pulse beat in
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own blood and oxygen supply, increasing the heart muscle’s function, so it pumps more blood per beat, strengthening the heart’s contraction, increasing the heart’s cavity size, increasing blood volume so the heart pushes more blood into the circulatory system during each contraction, and reducing blood pressure. Also, the exercises given to satisfy the muscle endurance and muscle strength aspect of physical fitness are beneficial because they can improve performance of physical activities, they can
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