How Long Term Alcohol Abuse Affects the Brain One in every thirteen adults suffer from alcoholism today in the United States alone (Connery 1). This is just one of many devastating truths about alcoholism. Available information on alcohol is abundant and includes not only statistics‚ but the differences between an alcoholic’s brain and a healthy adult’s brain‚ the negative affects alcohol has on the brain‚ and how to prevent those effects. Many people do not understand what‚ exactly‚ alcohol
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Mark Foust AP2630 Unit 7 Assignment 1: Urinary System Homeostasis Due Date: November 4‚ 2014 Homeostatic Imbalances a Person on Dialysis Might Face Homeostasis is extremely important for proper functioning of all the human body systems. When our body is not able to regulate temperature all our body functions will fail to work. Even the enzymes need a specific constant temperature to work at their optimum level. At higher temperatures the enzymes will stop working. Dialysis is the artificial process
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The hormone ADH regulates the water content of the blood. The higher the water content higher the pressure and volume of the blood. 11. The blood will flow into the portal system through the first set of capillaries‚ with a portal system there are two sets‚ through
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hyponatremia.-Just like the woman in the video‚ symptoms include nausea and vomiting‚ headache‚ confusion‚ dizziness‚ fatigue‚ and muscle weakness. 4) What physiologic cellular transport mechanisms cause the deadly effects of hyponatremia?- Osmosis‚ and ADH. 5) What types of physical activities or disease processes may produce hyponatremia?- Kidney failure‚ CHF‚ hypothyroidism‚ diarrhea‚ dehydration from excessive exercising and not rehydrating. 5) What treatment‚ if any would have saved the woman’s
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Biology 3 Spec: |BIOLOGY UNIT B3 Topic 1 Control systems | |1.1 Be able to demonstrate an understanding that cell metabolism leads to the build-up of waste products in the | |blood‚ including carbon dioxide and urea | |1.2 Know that urea is produced from the breakdown of excess amino acids in the liver and is removed by the | |kidneys
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hormone‚ ADH. This hormone causes the kidney to save water‚ which lowers the concentration of the plasma. ALL of the following are TRUE for this scenario EXCEPT: xxxxa. The kidney acts as an effector in this feedback loop.xxxxxxxxxxx true b. The osmometer cells act as receptors in this feedback loop.????? c. The stimulus in this feedback loop is an increase in the plasma concentration.xxxxxxxx true d. The controlled condition regulated by this feedback loop is constant ADH secretion
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HUMAN BRAIN The brain is one of the largest and most complex organs in the human body. It is made up of more than 100 billion nerves that communicate in trillions of connections called synapses. The human brain is the command centre for the human nervous system. It receives input from the sensory organs and sends output to the muscles. Parts of the Human Brain Ventricles are the 4 cavities in the brain. • The ventricles of the brain are a communicating network of cavities filled with cerebrospinal
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Forebrain - highest part a) Diencephalon b) Telencephalon/Cerebrum or Cortex - largest part of human brain‚ highly wrinkled (thought & action) Thalamus - major sensory relay center‚ regulates CNS & PNS Hypothalamus - ventral to thalamus (homeostasis‚ emotion‚ thirst‚ hunger‚ circadian rhythm‚ control of autonomic nervous system) [controls pituitary gland] Main structures a. Limbic system - collection of structures w/in forebrain (emotional brain in memories‚ emotions‚ decisions‚ motivation
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Ian Borchers Bio201 Case Study #1 Lecture TTh 130-245p Lab W 300-550p Water Can Kill? Exploring Effects of Osmosis Part I – Three True Stories Questions 1. What sort of environment (hypertonic‚ isotonic‚ hypotonic) does consuming excessive amounts of pure water create in the body fluid that surrounds your cells? What effect would this have on your cells? - A hypotonic environment would be created in the body fluid‚ as there would be a lower concentration of solutes outside of the cell than inside
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CASE 7: HYPERPARATHYROIDISM This is the case of a 53 year old violinist. Signs and Symptoms presented by the patient: * Pain that came in waves which started in his right flank and radiated into the groin * Bright red urine * Ureteral stones * Parathyroid adenoma Laboratory Findings: Patient’s Laboratory Values | Serum Ca2+ | 11.5 mg/dl (normal‚ 10mg/dl) | Serum phosphate | 2mg (normal‚ 3.5 mg/dl) | Serum parathyroid hormone | 125pg/ml (normal‚ 10-65 pg/dl) | Serum
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