would watch the woman I would now address as my own mother as she develops breast cancer. She was able to fight long enough to defeat the persistent disease only once‚ but now her and I knew the focus would not be on her‚ but to plan for the future. Thomas was raised a very happy-go-lucky boy without a worry in the world and that is exactly how his mother and I expected to keep him. When his mother developed breast cancer the second time she was given only a month to live‚ something we would not
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leukemia‚ someone’s wife battling breast cancer‚ or someone’s grandmother battling lung cancer‚ ultimately they are all fighting the same battle against the same deadly opponent; cancer. It takes a special kind of person to have the courage to challenge cancer and in my eyes anyone with such bravery is considered a hero. At a young age I was exposed to the wrath of cancer and its powerful effects on a family. Seeing the emotional toll on not only those with cancer but also the families of those loved
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Cardiovascular System Anatomy & Physiology The heart is the pump responsible for maintaining adequate circulation of oxygenated blood around the vascular network of the body. It is a four-chamber pump‚ with the right side receiving deoxygenated blood from the body at low presure and pumping it to the lungs (the pulmonary circulation) and the left side receiving oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumping it at high pressure around the body (the systemic circulation). The myocardium (cardiac
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there watching his mom change like the seasons from the glass of the waiting room We began to think about all of the reasons she was still holding on How cancer didn’t scare her or bring tears to her eyes How she laughed at the doctors as they sad‚ “Ma’am we’re sorry‚ but you’re going to die.” A daughter‚ a wife‚ a mother‚ you see‚ diagnosed with cancer‚ but a gift to you
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Michelle Aderholt Dwarfism 11/24/09 Sources Tortora‚ Gerald J.‚ and Bryan Derrickson. Principles of Anatomy and Physiology. 12th ed. United States of America: John Wiley and Sons‚ Inc‚ 2009. Print. “Dwarfism.” <http://kidshealth.org/Search01.jsp> Nov. 24‚ 2009. Kugler‚ Mary. “How many types of dwarfism are there?” <http://rarediseases.about.com/od/dwarfism/f/dwarfismtypes.htm> Nov. 24‚ 2009. “Dwarfism” Have you ever been somewhere and seen a person who is shorter than the
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health sciences first began to bloom when my grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004‚ and following 8 years of struggle‚ she eventually succumbed to cancer. I would regularly go for hospital visits and would always be fascinated by seeing the treatment being performed on people. Following that‚ many of my other relatives were detected with cancer‚ and my family was told that we are at a higher risk for cancer. This made me ardent to pursue a career in the health sciences and I began to
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ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE HEART Anatomy: The heart and heart wall layers: The heart is located in the left side of the mediastinum; it consists of three muscle layers the Endocardium‚ myocardium‚ and epicardium. The epicardium is the outermost layer of the heart. The myocardium is the idle layer of and actual contracting muscle of the heart. The endocardium is the innermost layer and lines the inner chambers and heart valves. Pericardial sac: The pericardial sac encases and protects
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(ACTH) -follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) ~luteinizing hormone (LH) ~prolactin detailed info over pituitary gland ~Posterior Pituitary -Oxytocin (the natural form of pitocin) *stimulates gravid uterus *causes "let down" of milk from the breast -ADH (vasopressin) causes the kidney to retain water The Endocrine System Anterior Pituitary ~Primarily regulates other endocrine glands ~TSH stimulates the thyroid gland to release its hormones‚ thus increasing the metabolic rate ~Growth hormone
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VICTORIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY ASSIGNMENT DR. YIN MIN PHYOE Presented by Ma Cho Cho Lwin & Ma Eaindra Win TISSUES Tissues are group of cells that work together to perform a particular functions. There are four main type of tissues. They are: I. Epithelial tissues II. Connective tissues III. Muscle tissues IV. Nervous tissues EPITHELIAL TISSUES Simple epithelial tissues This tissue has only one cell layer. Compound epithelial tissues This tissue has more than one
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Breast cancer will met to the bone and brain lung and liver Risk factors: menarche b4 12 menopause after 55 obesity high fat diet family hist 1st degree relative birth of 1st child after 30 birth control pills and hrt ( Dr should be notified cause can make breast dense and harder to image) S/S: lumps in breast increased vascularity breast pain or soreness nipple retraction or ulceration Screening: breast self exam 7-10 days after menses
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