cells usually create no problems but may cause blood clots in some people. Leukemia: A form of blood cancer in which a white blood cell becomes malignant and multiplies inside bone marrow. Leukemia may be acute (rapid and severe) or chronic (slowly progressing). Chemotherapy and/or stem cell transplantation (bone marrow transplant) can treat leukemia‚ and sometimes result in a cure Anemia is a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin. Hemoglobin
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has roughly 250 bones in its skeleton‚ compared to the 206 bones of the human skeleton. The extra bones in the cat’s skeleton are found mainly in the backbone‚ which gives the cat its extra flexibility and agility. A cat has 52 or 53 vertebrae; humans have 32 to 34. These extra bones are spaced out and have more padding‚ giving the cat flexibility and the ability to twist‚ turn and spring. Humans have collarbones‚ while cats do not. However‚ cats do have a free-floating set of bones in their shoulders
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healthy cells and cancer cells trying to reproduce. Due to this‚ tissues with cells that are fast growing and need constant replenishment are damaged. Cells that this commonly happens to are cells in the mouth‚ digestive tract‚ reproductive system‚ bone marrow‚ skin‚ nails‚and hair follicles. At times chemotherapy can also damage cells in major organs such as the heart‚ lungs‚ kidneys‚ bladder‚ and the nervous system temporarily‚ but function will return to normal after treatment ceases.(How is Chemotherapy
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Rough Draft Ermer 1 Joseph A Ermer Professor Bryson Newhart English 955 Cloning for medicine In the summer of 1995‚ the birth of two sheep changed genetic research and medicine forever‚ with seemingly endless possibilities in the medicines‚ and therapies that could result in the use of cloning and stem cell research
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more prone to other infectious disease. This happens because WBCs help fight off the infections working with your immune system‚ with drugs killing your WBCs it is hard for you to defend other harmful germs you are exposed to. Although‚ having a bone marrow transplant is another option‚ it is not feasible in Jiao’s case because none of the registered donors have match with her
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Mast cell tumors are the most common skin tumor found in dogs (The National Canine Cancer Foundation). According to the ASPCA Complete Guide to dogs mast cell tumors are‚ “solitary masses on the surface of the skin and in the tissue immediately under the skin” (Gerstenfeld and Schultz‚ p. 431). Essentially if a dog has a mast cell tumor‚ then that dog has cancer. There are three types grades for these tumors. The first grade is when it occurs in the skin‚ is non-malignant and do not spread. The
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Chapter 1: • Combining form- the foundation of the word • Suffix- the word ending • Prefix- optional word beginning • -a to -ae‚ vena to venae • -us to -i‚ bronchus to bronchi • -um to -a‚ atrium to atria • -is to -es‚ diagnosis to diagnoses • -ix to -ices‚ helix to helices • -ex to -ices‚ apex to apices • -is to -ides‚ iris to irides • -nx to -nges‚ phlanx to phalanges • -oma to omata‚ carcinoma to carcinomata • -on to -a‚ mitochondrion to mitochondria Chapter 2: • Coronal plane-
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Centre Number Surname Other Names Candidate Signature Candidate Number For Examiner’s Use Examiner’s Initials Question Mark General Certificate of Secondary Education Foundation Tier January 2012 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Additional Science Unit Biology B2 BLY2F Biology Unit Biology B2 Written Paper Tuesday 24 January 2012 For this paper you must have: a ruler. You may use a calculator. F 9.00 am to 9.45 am 9 TOTAL Time allowed 45 minutes Instructions Use black ink or black ball-point
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ISP Essay Being isolated and feeling lonely is a terrible feeling for most people. “The Lovely Bones‚” by Alice Sebold‚ is the story of a dead girl‚ Susie‚ who tries to help her living relatives discover the truth of her murder at the hands of Mr. Harvey‚ her neighbor. In this book‚ the author reveals the ugliness of murder‚ grief and extreme loneliness. As Susie experiences these feelings‚ she grows as a character and her attitude towards her family dramatically changes. The first step to relieving
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differentiation. Unspecialized cells‚ known as stem cells‚ can be called upon to replace damaged or aging tissues‚ or create new tissue for growth. An example of specialization can be found with blood cells. Every blood cell originates from the bone marrow‚ starting as a unspecialized stem cell known as a multipotential hematopoietic stem cell; which means that it has many possibilities to become‚ and also that it’s a blood stem cell. This stem cell can either branch off into the lymphoid field‚ or
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