2.2 Electrical Communication Study Guide by Hisrich 2.2.a How does communication happen within the body? Electrical Signals Nervous System Chemical Signals Endocrine System The nervous system is made up of neurons. Neurons communicate just like people do‚ but they send messages using action potentials (electricity passing through their axons). Each neuron picks up signals at its dendrites‚ passes the signals down the axon‚ into the axon terminals‚ and into the synapses. The synapse
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Diseases of the Muscular System There are over 650 muscles in the human muscular system. Each muscle has a specific role to perform. These muscles help us talk‚ walk‚ sit‚ run‚ eat‚ move about‚ hold things‚ and most important the continuous pumping of the heart muscles keeps us alive. Muscular system diseases cause many problems in the human body‚ that affects the mobility and functioning of various parts of the body. The list is very long as there are number of disorders that affect the human body
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use. Medical marijuana was a hotly contested issue. Proposition 203 specifically allows for doctor prescribed marijuana use in the following cases (source is the AZ Department of Health Services): Cancer Glaucoma AIDS/HIV Hepatitis C Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Crohn’s disease Agitation of Alzheimer’s disease A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition that produces any of the following: Cachexia or wasting syndrome Severe and
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This is a critique challenge about a heat topic recently‚ Ice Becket Challenge (ICB). Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association created a campaign‚ ICB to help Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALT) patient. This campaign was successful and assist the association get a huge donations. There are a lot of people participate this campaign and promote it‚ however some people against this campaign. In youtube‚ a young man post the ICB video and made a big echo and let me reflect ICB and ALT. This report
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(AIDS) Rheumatic Fever Rheumatoid Arthritis Required: Nervous System Spinal cord Sacral plexus Cerebrum Brain This is to system that in charge of sending messages to and from your brain‚ spinal cord and all other parts of your body. Multiple Sclerosis Epilepsy Transient Ischemic Attack Aphasia Cerebrovascular accident Required: Cardiovascular System Heart Blood Blood vessels One of the functions of the cardiovascular system is to transport oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from our body Coronary
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The Dangers of ALS and CTE While studying the diseases Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis also known as “ALS” and other disease that affects the brain such as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy also known as “CTE” my group discovered that both of these harmful head injuries have killed hundreds of athletes throughout sports and even just a simple fall or slip hitting the head that was not sports related but that’s not all our group researched‚ my colleagues have also researched and found about theses
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progression and decrease severity‚ steroids (watch for hyperglycemia‚ GI bleeds)‚ interferon‚ BRM (watch for flulike symptoms‚ fatigue‚ pancytopenia‚ depression)‚ immunosuppression (cytotoxic drugs). Encourage exercise and nutrition • ALS Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou gherrig’s disease) • No predictable progression‚ death occurs 2-5 years from dx‚ muscle degeneration leading to respiratory failure • Reduce pain‚ provide comfort‚ promote quality of
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Shayne Laidler Barnes What would happen if marijuana were legalized tomorrow? As the New Year comes so do new laws‚ especially those that have to do with medical and recreational use of marijuana in the United States. As our social and political landscapes are rapidly changing more and more states are passing pro-medicinal marijuana legislation. Currently there are 17 states that approved of pro-marijuana ballot initiatives‚ but not all of them have officially approved cannabis for medical use
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“Death is not the enemy doctor. Inhumanity is” (Rebman 5.) This quote was said by 78 year old Eli Kahn. He placed on a respirator machine in order to keep him alive but against his wishes. Eli Kahn was among countless people in this world that face an inevitable death who are not given the choice of preventing the pain and suffering. Euthanasia is a word that most people avoid because it is very controversial. But why? Euthanasia is a way of ending the prolonging of suffering‚ while leaving
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British theoretical physicist‚ he was born on January the 8th‚ 1942. Hawking has worked extensively on the subject of black holes‚ providing theories for their behavior‚ including the idea that they gave out radiation. Hawking suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis‚ a type of motor neuron disease that has left him almost completely paralyzed. Hawking has made many important contributions to the fields of cosmology and the laws of gravity. He is also well known for his bestselling book ‘A Brief History
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