Chapter 18: The Cardiovascular System: The Heart Heart Anatomy Approximately the size of a fist Location Enclosed in pericardium, a double-walled sac Pericardium Superficial fibrous pericardium Deep two-layered serous pericardium Layers of the Heart Wall Epicardium—visceral layer of the serous pericardium Myocardium Endocardium is continuous with endothelial lining of blood vessels Chambers Four chambers: two atria and two ventricles Atria: The Receiving Chambers Walls are ridged by pectinate muscles Vessels entering right atrium o Superior vena cava o Inferior vena cava o Coronary sinus Vessels entering left atrium o Right and left pulmonary veins Ventricles: The Discharging Chambers Walls are ridged by trabeculae carneae Papillary muscles project into the ventricular cavities Vessel leaving the right ventricle o Pulmonary trunk Vessel leaving the left ventricle o Aorta Pathway of Blood Through the Heart The heart is two side-by-side pumps o Right side is the pump for the pulmonary circuit Vessels that carry blood to and from the lungs o Left side is the pump for the systemic circuit Vessels that carry the blood to and from all body tissues Pathway of Blood Through the Heart Right atrium tricuspid valve right ventricle Right ventricle pulmonary semilunar valve pulmonary trunk pulmonary arteries lungs…
Tattoos can be a way of identifying a tribe, or can represent someone’s status, and can serve as protection for superstitious cultures. Tattoos have different meaning for different people, for example, Otzi, his tattoos could have been meant as therapeutic rather than symbolic.…
Let’s start by picking your brain for a moment. If I were to ask you what your opinions were towards tattooing, what would your answer be? You may be surprised to know that within our society today, regardless of what your answer was, we could assume that people are divided based on each alternating view of tattoos. Some bring a more stereotypical view in that tattoos may pose a negative factor when trying to land that perfect job. Perhaps that it may symbolize that they are part of a gang, a “biker” if you will, maybe a criminal or part of a lower class in society? (Proehl 2004) Tattooing may also instill fear…
more to the artwork then what is shown. Tattoos are referred as marks for gangs and standings…
The earliest known examples of tattoos date back to ancient Egypt. The first tattoo found was from the famous frozen mummy known as “The Iceman”. The tattoos found on The Iceman, located on each of his joints and are believed to relief joint pain. Others tattoos found on remains from ancient mummies from as far back in history to 2000 B.C. have been found and I thought to ward off different diseases. Tattoos could also be found on mostly women more specifically dancing-girls. Different patterns found on women's breast and stomach are believed to help relieve pain and give birth to a healthy baby.…
Such individuals get symbols tattoos on their arm to express their position they support. For example, some people are fanatics of such sports like soccer and get a tattoo of their favorite team like the Chivas team logo to represent what they stand up for. Tattoos can be memories of a loved one or a special occasion they experienced. That can be like dates of the occasions and the image of the loved one reflected upon their parts of the body. People who are in jail and are gang members use tattoos as a form of unification. Also, there are people who have deeply scars in their body that are ashamed to show and get tattoos to cover up. For example, a person who felt down a bike and scraped off piece of the knee and left a big scar that the person feels shameful to expose it and a tattoo will be the best way to cover the scar left behind. There are just millions of symbols and variety of designs that people can choose to tattoo on to their body. In summary, tattoo symbols can vary from either religion, sports, and to hide scares in an individual in which each symbols has a respective meaning to each…
The word Tattoo originates from the Polynesian word “tatau,” introduced to the English language by Captain James Cook in his book First Voyage. Tattooing, has been part of human history for around 5,200 years; from the Ice Age to our modern society. The most ancient tattoo ever found, belongs to Otzi…
Protesting over Trumps speech and winning the presidential debate won´t improve us latinos any better. Brandishing Mexican flags and signs bearing language unfit primetime television , activists were whipped into a violent fury over the mere idea of The Trumpl speech . We assaulted Trump supporters ,threw rocks at police and destroyed a few cop cars. We are just taking everything a negligent way and not acting like grown ups that we are. Our Latino nation is not being represented the way it suppose to be represented.…
The most advanced ancient tattoos were seen in Ancient Japanese culture. Tattoos designs have been “ornamental, ritual, or identity oriented in nature” or they would use Japanese myths and legends for inspiration. The tattoos that most people acquired were done as a body suit, covering most of the body. Many times tattoos were received during the transition from adolescence into adulthood or rite of passage. Even though tattoos were so popular it doesn’t mean that they were accepted as norms. In Japan, people with tattoos had to have their own bathhouses, brothels, and bars…
There are so many ways for people to communicate their own individuality within their community, as well as, who they are as a member of their community. Communication is more than just words, but, symbols and signs, too. Even back with the Egyptians, who used seven- to eight- hundred different symbols, called hieroglyphics, communication and storytelling was primarily through symbols. Over the years, people have symbolized who they are through body art, specifically in the form of tattoos. Tattoos, today, are seen as a way to show who we are. They tell the stories of a person, and the customs, beliefs, and the life of their culture. Tattoos are a major form of nonverbal communication in the American culture and what they want to demonstrate.…
Tribal communities would often use tattoos to decorate a warrior and display his feats and things there were completed. In some tribal communities of people women tattooed themselves in order to be more attractive to the men. Tattoos haven’t always been that now tattoos are almost a standard in our society. But even today the reason and meaning behind and individual’s tattoos are still very personal but not as meaningful as before .Most people are getting tattoos to wear the names of a love one that they commonly regret getting get it removed ,or they get their favorite sport team or something that is deeply and meaningful only to them. Women ages 18 and older are wearing tattoos so all of the world can see. For women there tattoos are often subtle and symbolic. Tattoos are beautiful remarkable, symbolic and they are an artistic way of expressing yourself through symbolism and…
Tattoos for the longest time have been considered taboo, and for the most part the only people you would see with them would be bikers, gang members and generally thought of as outcasts of the general public. That is changing, and changing fast. Tattoos are becoming more mainstream, and accepted. The reasoning for getting a tattoo varies from person to person, and is something that has been going on since the prehistoric times. The meaning behind a tattoo also varies from tattoo to tattoo and with the person. A person can get a tattoo to represent a change in life, or to show love or respect for another person. A tattoo can also represent different qualities of a person as well. There are a lot of different types of tattoos from abstract, natural, dedication, simple and complex.…
My tattoo embodies my life… Everything on this page means something that’s genuinely important to me.…
Why did you get that tattoo? Nowadays, it seems like everybody has one, but why did that get that specific tattoo? Tattoos are expensive, they are painful and they are permanent. Many people find them unattractive, or even repulsive, others see the beauty in them. If you get a tattoo, you will be judged by others because of that tattoo. You may be labelled a criminal, a thug, uneducated and immature and you most certainly have some underlying psychological issues that you are trying to compensate for. People think that tattoos are just a cry for attention, a rebellion against society, or a way to hide who we truly are. Some will say you get tattoos in order to be different, yet others will claim you are just trying to fit in with all of the other tattooed people.…
Tattoos are everywhere today, from teenagers to military men to gangsters to tribe men. They have different meanings to everyone and not everyone likes them and some people are even completely against them. Who in this audience has a tattoo or even more than one tattoo? Because they say, once you get one, you have to get another! So let’s learn a little about tattoos.…