Questions to be submitted as Case Study 1 1) Define Hyponatremia.- When sodium concentration in the blood is below 135 mEq/L‚ or abnormally low. It is induced by the consumption of large amounts of fluid that are sodium-free‚ such as water. 2) What is the etiology of hyponatremia?- Can occur in three ways: hypervolemic‚ euvolemic‚ and hypovolemic. Hypervolemic is when the body overall has too much water‚ lowering the serum sodium level‚ thus causing cells to swell. Euvolemic is when the body’s
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What are the different ways‚ physiological and pharmacological‚ in which blood vessel diameter can be modified? Detection of changes in blood pressure (leading to resultant changes in blood vessel diameter): Baroreceptors at the carotid sinus (the bifurcation of internal and external carotid arteries in the neck) and the aortic arch detect changes in blood pressure. These non-encapsulated nerve endings‚ located in the adventitial layer of arteries‚ are technically mechanoreceptors; they respond
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John Gerber Critical Writing Seminar: The Reinvention of Race Introduction Racial health disparities have existed for centuries and continue to exist in the United States. Specifically‚ types of cancer and cancer survival rates differ between African Americans and Caucasians. There is no consensus for the cause of these disparities‚ however. Most scientists argue they are driven by either genetics‚ environment‚ or both. Recently‚ the scientific community has started to accept that race is a political
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Chapter 1 kin 4315 1.The dynamic systems theory of motor control is able to account for the four characteristics of human movement through the process of: none of the above 2. The reflex theory of motor control cannot account for which characteristic of human movement uniqueness 3. Open-loop motor control relies on sensory feedback to guide the completion of the movement. False 4. One weakness of the reflex theory of motor control is that: it cannot explain how humans can perform unique
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negative side-effects on the patient‚ Tourette ’s Syndrome‚ HIV symptoms‚ and incontinence. In short‚ Cannabis has many positive and beneficial uses within the medicinal field. Maria L. de Ceballos‚ PhD‚ said: "Our results indicate that cannabinoid receptors are important in the pathology of AD [Alzheimer ’s disease] and that cannabinoids succeed in preventing the neurodegenerative process occurring in the disease." The ingredients in cannabis slow down the process of deterioration within the brain enabling
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Tetrahydrocannabinol Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is commonly known and popularized by its significant presence in the cannabis plant‚ a.k.a.‚ marijuana. Raphael Mechoulam and Yechiel Gaoni‚ two Israeli scientists working at the Weizmann Institute of Science‚ first isolated the organic drug in 1964. THC has many forms and can be consumed orally‚ smoked‚ or vaporized. It appears as a greasy yellow substance. THC is nonpolar and has a low solubility in water and a high boiling point‚ at 200 C. THC’s
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Reflexes * all neural reflexes begin with stimulus that activates sensory receptor * receptor sends info in form of AP through sensory neurons to CNS * CNS: integrating center that evaluates all incoming info and selects appropriate response * Initiates AP in efferent neurons to direct response of muscles or glands (effectors) * Negative feedback: * Feedback signals from muscle or joint receptors keep CNS continuously informed of changing body position * Feedforward:
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Statement ............................................................................................................ 4 Scientific and Legislative Precursors of the CMCr ...................................................... 5 Discovery of Cannabis Receptors in the Brain .........................................................................5 Scientific Reports
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Understanding Words * acetabul-: vinegar cup * adip-: fat * aer-: air * alb-: white * an-: without * ana-: up * anul-: ring * Apo-: away from * Append-: “to hang something”; * arth-: joint * Astr-: starlike * aud-: to hear * Ax-: axle * ax-: axis * Bi-: two * Bio-: life * blast: bud * burs-: bag‚ purse * calat-: something inserted * canal-: channel * Cardi-: referring to the heart * carp-: wrist
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