Between 1932 and 1972‚ the United States Government engaged in a scientific study in which approximately 400 African-American men infected with syphilis were diagnosed but left untreated. The Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis was led by the United States Public Health Service (PHS). It took advantage of uneducated‚ poor African-American farmers from Macon County‚ Alabama. The movie “Miss Evers’ Boys” reveals that the Tuskegee Study was conducted by a group of Southern doctors‚ and tells the story
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mucous membranes‚ lymph nodes‚ and the heart. The heart problems are the most worrisome part of the disease. The inflammation of blood vessels in the arteries of the heart (coronary arteries) can lead to aneurysms. An aneurysm is a weak area in the blood vessel that balloons out. Such aneurysms can lead to a heart attack. This may happen even in young children. It is very uncommon. Kawasaki disease is more common in boys and usually at less than five years of age. No cause is known. More cases happen
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ch15 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. The heart pumps about ____ liters of blood a day and contracts about _____ times in a lifetime. A. 1‚000 liters; 1 billion B. 1‚200 liters; 2 billion C. 3‚000 liters; 2 billion D. 7‚000 liters; 2.5 billion 2. Circulation is vital because it A. supplies oxygen and nutrients to and removes wastes from tissues. B. inflates the lungs. C. delivers carbon dioxide to tissues and removes excess
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Albert Einstein Albert Einstein is undoubtedly one of the greatest minds of our time. His contributions to physics and mathematics are extensive. He was one of science’s first celebrities. Albert Einstein was born on March 14‚ 1879 at Ulm‚ in Wurttemberg‚ Germany (Nobel). His parents‚ Hermann and Pauline Einstein‚ were Jewish middle-class Germans‚ and his uncle was an engineer (Formative). Six weeks after his birth‚ his family moved to Munich (Nobel). Einstein began
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COMPARATIVE VERTEBRATE ANATOMY -study of the structure(descriptive morphology) and of the functional significance of structure(fumctional morphology) of the vertebrate Ontogenesis- development of the invidual Phylogenesis-ancestral history; is is a study of history and of animals that no longer inhabit the earh and known to us by a fossil record *Craniates- hagfish and vertebrates THE PHYLUM CHORDATA: THE BIG FOUR It is falling into two categories: a. lacks vertebral columns (invertebrates)
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Renal Failure Kidneys are unable to remove accumulated metabolites from the blood which leads to altered fluid‚ electrolyte‚ and acid-base balance The cause may be a primary kidney disorder or secondary to a systemic disease May be acute or chronic Acute Abrupt onset and with prompt intervention is often reversible Chronic Develops slowly‚ is the end stage‚ and is not reversible Azotemia Nitrogen (protein) waste in the blood Acute Renal Failure A rapid decline in renal function with
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THE STRUCTURES AROUND EPIPLOIC FORAMEN ‚ WHERE THEY ORIGINATE AND WHERE THEY GO NEXT. Epiploic Foramen Also Called As Epiploic Foramen Is A Passage Of Communication With Greater Sac And Lesser Sac of peritoneal cavity. It has following boarders : Anterior Posterior Superior Inferior Left lateral ANTERIOR BOARDER The anterior boarder of omental foramen have the free boarder of lesser omentum. It is the part of peritoneum stretching between the lesser curvature of the stomach and the visceral
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welds are routinely inspected using ultrasound. Recent developments include non-contact‚ non-destructive testing using laser generated ultrasound. Applications | | Clinical DiagnosticObstetricsCardiology (Echocardiography): Valves (mitral‚ aortic‚ pulmonary & tricuspid); stenosis‚ regurgitation‚ prolapse‚ hypertropic cardiomyopathy‚ left atrial myxomaEndocrinologyGastroenterologyNeurologyOpthalmologyUrologyOsteoporosis Clinical Therapeutic Physiotherapy pain-reliefSurgical Drilling
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restores oxygen/glucose to the heart 2(b) 1. Fit into receptors on heart muscle; 2. Block effect of adrenaline/noradrenaline; 3. Prevents rise in heart rate/lowers heart rate; 4. Reduces blood pressure; 5. Reduces likelihood of atheroma/MI/stroke/aneurysm; 2 max Reject regulates heart rate Reject artery bursting. Accept thrombus/blood clot 2(c) 1. (Angioplasty) opens blocked (coronary) artery; 2. Increases blood flow to heart muscle / in coronary artery; 3. Increases supply of oxygen / glucose
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Running head: TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) The Silent Killer Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) The Silent Killer A human brain weighs 3-pound (1.4-kilogram) and consistency is a mass of jelly-like fats and tissues. There are at least one trillion nerve cells working to coordinate the mental and physical‚ that which sets humans apart from other species. Thus by far making this one of the most complex anatomy. Photograph by Fred Hossler of Getty Images supplied by National Geographic Thrill seeking
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