Digestive system disorders Digestive system disorders can cause a lot of discomfort. Symptoms can include gas‚ diarrhea‚ constipation‚ cramps‚ nausea and vomiting. These common symptoms can have very different causes. These kinds of symptoms can make digestive disorders hard to diagnose. Celiac disease Celiac disease occurs when the body’s immune system reacts to a type of protein called gluten. If a person eats food that contains gluten‚ the immune system will gradually damage the lining of
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Diseases in the Bone: |Diseases: |Cause |Symptoms |Treatment | |Osteoporosis |Loss of bone mass‚ ageing‚ bone density decrease‚ |Fracture (often first sign)‚ |Lifestyle changes – increase | | |weakened bones‚ menopause (drop in oestrogen)‚ bone |symptoms are not very |calcium intake‚ vitamin D | |
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Merit task- lymphatic system A detailed explanation as to how the lymphatic system protects the body showing use of at least 4 different types of information. It protects the body by the lymph nodes. They are hundreds of small lymph nodes clustered along the lymphatic vessels. They are bean shaped and less than 2.5cm long. Each is surrounded by a fibrous capsule. Strands of connective tissue from the capsule extend inwards and divide the node into compartments. Many reticulate fibres support
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The lymphatic system is an amazing system of the body which is responsible for cleaning up the messes made by other systems of the body. In doing so‚ the lymphatic system does several jobs in the body. According to the Cancer Research UK‚ the lymphatic system is in charge of draining lymphatic fluid back into the bloodstream from the tissues‚ filters lymph‚ filters the blood‚ and fights infections. Unfortunately‚ as the lymphatic system goes about its regular duties‚ cancer can appear in the lymph
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atlantic system was a trade in the 1600s between Africa‚ Europe‚ and the Americas. It was an extraordinary trade of peoples‚ plants‚ animals‚ and diseases. It had an impact around the world and still does to this day. It is considered a drastic turning point in human history and earth’s ecology. There are good and bad sides of the creation of the atlantic system. Some were intentionally brought to different places and some were accidental. The most profound impact of the atlantic system was the transportation
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The equine endocrine system is a group of organs that release hormones in the horses body to regulate things like growth‚ metabolism‚ and reproduction. Hormones production is directed by brain signals caused by outside stimuli and it maintained through negative and positive feedback loops. One of the main organs in the endocrine system is the pituitary gland located on the floor of the skull. The hormones produced by the pituitary have a variety of functions from metabolism to reproduction. The most
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The Circulatory System The Circulatory System consists of the heart‚ blood and blood vessels. It performs many vital functions. It plays an important role in respiration. The circulatory system is also important in nutrition‚ in the removal of wastes and poisons‚ and in several other body processes. The functions are; Transport gases‚ like oxygen from the lungs to cells around the body and carbon dioxide from the cells to the lungs. Transport nutrients like glucose. Transport wastes from cells
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Cardiovascular System: Blood Laszlo Vass‚ Ed.D. Version 42-0007-00-01 Purpose Explain why you did this lab and what if any safety precautions needed to be followed. For this lab I had to prick my finger‚ then with the bleach solution I had to dab it and then carefully drop the blood on the slide. Once I was finished I had to take the second slide and smear the blood. I had to let the slide dry. Then I had to prick my finger again and make 3 more slides. Then I had to mix the chemical
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Urinary System The urinary system has many things that could go wrong if you’re not taking care of yourself properly one of the diseases is called Painful Bladder Syndrome also known as ‘PBS’. This disorder is chronic and could possibly causes lots of pain‚ inflammation and because of these things it could cause your bladder to have a limit on how urine it could hold at a time. Which in result you have the urge to empty your bladder often‚ your physician will be able to diagnose this by doing a
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The musculoskeletal system helps the body by giving it shape and form. Without bones and muscles‚ a human would not be able to live very long because the bones protect the organs and the muscles help the body move. Although many people go through their whole life without having a single problem with this system‚ there are many diseases that make everyday life seem like just another hurdle they have to get over. A muscle disease is Central Core Disease (CDC). CDC is a rare genetic disease from birth
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