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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C228-Community Health Nursing-Task 1 Western Governors University Identification of Community Along the northern-end of Utah’s Wasatch Front is a scenic region of land known as Weber County. This county ranges from the peaks of the Wasatch Mountains into a portion of the Great Salt Lake of the lower valley. The Weber and Ogden rivers and their tributaries run through its valleys (Weber County, 2015). Weber County is the second smallest county in land mass and has the fourth largest population
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P6 review physiological data collected, describing the effects of exercise on the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory and energy systems Copper 12 Minute Run I thought that the copper test was reliable. This was because it allowed me to compare my score against the national average. It also gave an accurate prediction of my fitness levels. This enabled me to see and identify improvements that I needed to make to my fitness in order to improve it. When doing the test, I had to record my
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Chapter 1 Nursing Images throughout History 1) The angle of mercy 2) The handmaiden 3) The battle-ax 4) The naughty nurse 5) The military image A. Nurses on the battlefield * Hospitalers – specialized soldiers who at the end of battle returned to the outposts to care for the sick and injured * Army nursing service – organize nurses and hospitals and coordinate supplies for the soldiers during the Civil War * Clara Barton a.
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What is responsible for raising Jim's heart and respiratory rate and stimulating sweat just before the race? When the race is almost ready to begin, Jim's nervous system sends signals to his heart causing his respiratory rate to increase. Since Jim's heart and respiratory rate increases this causes him to breathe more rapidly and causes him to sweat to maintain a normal body temperature. #2. Why is the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system active just before the race? When Jim is about
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“Green energy, our planet needs you” The Earth is our home, but it has been contaminated. Scientifics are concern with our planet which is dying everyday. It is our responsibility to take care the planet. The temperature has increased since the middle of the 20th century as a result of increasing concentrations of greenhouse due to human activity. As a consequence of the global warming many ecosystem are affected, has created climate variation, and many health diseases in the population
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* Areas with normal Microbiota: 1. GI tract 2. Upper respiratory 3. Skin 4. Urogenital Tract * Areas that are relatively sterile: 1. The Nervous System * The blood brain barrier (blood vessel cerebrospinal fluid) 1) Endothelial cells 2) Astrocytes 3) Neurons *A structural impediment with restricted permeability * The lower respiratory tract * Upper respiratory- nasal hairs, mucous membrane, ciliary escalator, alveolar macrophages
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Skeleton system The skeleton system is all the bines in the body, where tissues such as tendons, ligaments and cartilage that connects to them. The skeleton system supports the body and without the skeleton your body would collapse. The skeleton is strong but light, it is there to protect the important organs and fragile body systems, helps with movement which the bones provide structure for muscles to attach to so the body is able to move. The Muscular system The muscular system is responsible
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the difference between a. and a. Cardiovascular assessment - Auscultating heart sounds for S1 and S2, rate, rhythm, strength, palpating pulse sites, temperature, cyanosis or pallor, sweating, capillary refill, oedema. Monitoring cardiac function is very important in this case as David is experiencing chest pain and pain radiating to the left arm and a cool temperature to his hands and feet, and he also has a history of hypertension. A further assessment of this system can help identify any other signs
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physical fitness and overall health or wellness. It is performed for various reasons. These include strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system, honing athletic skills, weight loss or maintenance and for enjoyment. Frequent and regular physical exercise boosts the immune system, and helps prevent the "diseases of affluence" such as heart disease, cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes and obesity. It also improves mental health, helps prevent depression, helps to promote or maintain positive
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