the disease. Red blood cells also known as Erythrocytes have a function to get oxygen to the cells and get the carbon dioxide out of the cells. (Vass‚ 2007 pg. 64) One blood cell disorder/disease is anemia. The most common type of anemia‚ also what I have‚ is iron-deficiency anemia. This is caused from losing to much blood and not eating enough iron. Iron is used in the body to make hemoglobin. Hemoglobin gives the red color to blood. Iron helps to carry the oxygen from the lungs to
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Chapter 9: Patterns of Inheritance What pattern will inheritance follow? Why is it important? Always follow patterns? Rule of Probability In tossing a coin the odds of either a head or tail is always 50%. The outcome is unaffected by the previous attempt. If 2 coins are tossed‚ each will be dependent of the other HH‚ HT‚ TH‚ TT (Probability is 25% or ¼) The rules also hold true for genetics due to the law of independent assortment. Each alternative type of outcome in a gene acts independently
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(IFG) b. Being ill in early infancy c. Having a parent with type 1 d. Having older mother e. Having a mother who had preeclampsia during pregnancy f. Having other autoimmune disorders such as Grave’s disease‚ Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (a form of hypothyroidism)‚ Addison’s disease‚ multiple sclerosis (MS)‚ or pernicious anemia. 2. Type 2 a. People with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and/or impaired fasting glucose (IFG) b. People over 45 c. People with family history of diabetes
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d XIV. Vasodilator * From the Latin words "vasa‚" which means "vessel‚" and "dilate‚" which means "to make wider.“ * Work by relaxing the smooth muscles that line the walls of blood vessels -- causing the blood vessels to increase in diameter and allow blood to flow through more easily. * Vasodilators also increases plasma rennin concentration resulting in sodium and water retention but these undesirable side effects can be blocked by concominant use of a diuretic and a beta blocker.
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Protein function • Chapter 5.1 • Myoglobin: structure‚ O2-binding • Hemoglobin: structure‚ cooperativity in O2binding‚ Hill constant‚ allosteric interactions‚ Bohr Effect‚ BPG-binding and effect • Abnormal Hemoglobins Functions of Proteins Fibrous proteins: collagen‚ keratin‚ silk - give tensile strength‚ shelter‚ protection Globular proteins: • Storage of ions and molecules – myoglobin‚ ferritin • Transport of ions and molecules – hemoglobin‚ serotonin transporter • Defense against pathogens –
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that fuel fear‚ leading to increased anxiety and eventual compulsive reactions. Both adults and children that suffer with OCD‚ are often aware that their thoughts and behaviors are irrational‚ however‚ the impulse to perform the compulsive ritual to relieve the anxiety of the obsessive thought‚ is too powerful for them to ignore. The cycle of anxiety‚ obsessive thoughts‚ and compulsive reactions‚ becomes
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affects your body and your life. You will need to know what type of diabetes you have. Next you have to know how to manage your health‚ treat your diabetes‚ know when your treatment is successful and what to do when it’s not. Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is autoimmune disease in which there are high levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood. T1D is usually diagnosed in children and young adults but can be diagnosed in adults and also known as juvenile diabetes. Only 5% of people with diabetes have type 1. Type
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the red blood cells in blood. Red blood cells are important for transporting iron and oxygen and for creating energy. If the red blood cell count is lower-than-normal it could indicate several diseases and problems within the body. It may be due to anemia‚ bleeding‚ destruction of red blood cells‚ leukemia‚ malnutrition‚ low iron‚ folate‚ vitamin B12 and vitamin B6 or overhydration. A bacterial infection causes white blood cells to increase‚ since they are the cells that attack and destroy the bacteria
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Cancer is described as a class of diseases in which cells in the body grow out of control. Some of these cells are benign‚ meaning they do not cause any harm and others are malignant‚ causing pain and suffering. Lupus on the other hand‚ is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks healthy tissue. As a result‚ the body experiences several different symptoms that disrupt it’s natural healing processes. Cancer and Lupus remain a mystery to physicians and scientists‚ but symptoms
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Graves’ Disease‚ the two primary causes of my autoimmune hyperthyroid condition were a weak immune system‚ which is of course a problem with every autoimmune thyroid disorder‚ along with weakened adrenal glands‚ which was confirmed with the Adrenal Stress Index test I received. These are two common areas that are affected in people with both hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism‚ and other areas of the body can be causing or contributing to the thyroid or autoimmune thyroid condition as well (poor digestive
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