skin. Once the cuff is properly on‚ the nurse will then have to find a pulse on the arm with the cuff. The pulse is an important aspect of determining someone’s blood pressure. The pulse can be found at the bend of the elbow or in other words‚ the brachial artery. Once a pulse is found‚ the stethoscope bell will be placed over the pulse and will remain here until the blood pressure reading is complete. The other end of the stethoscope will contain earpieces and they will go in each of the nurse’s ears
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in the brain. • The ventricles of the brain are a communicating network of cavities filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) produced by choroid plexus. • CSF is the tissue fluid of the central nervous system (CNS). • (CSF) bathes and cushions the brain and spinal cord within their bony confines. • CSF is produced by modified ependymal cells of the choroid plexus found in all components of the ventricular system except for the cerebral aqueduct and the posterior and anterior horns of the lateral ventricles
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Long Answer Question 2 3) Calcium in the diet of a teenager is actively absorbed in the small intestine and transferred into the intestinal capillaries. Describe the route this calcium would follow to end up in the upper arm. Describe in detail the role of calcium at the neuromuscular junction as well as its role in the mechanism of muscle contraction and relaxation of the triceps. Considering the function of calcium in bone growth‚ explain in detail how the humerus would grow in length. Calcium
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until blood flow in the brachial artery is stopped. Then we slowly release the pressure of the cuff until the systolic pressure in the artery is greater than the pressure of the cuff‚ which causes a tapping sound heard through
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Exercise 19: Gross Anatomy of the Brain and Cranial Nerves HUMAN BRAIN- RIGHT LATERAL VIEW -(A - E) A = POSTCENTRAL GYRUS B = PARIETAL LOBE C = PARIETO-OCCIPITAL SULCUS D = OCCIPITAL LOBE E = CEREBELLUM HUMAN BRAIN- RIGHT LATERAL VIEW -(F - L) F = PRECENTRAL GYRUS G = CENTRAL SULCUS H = FRONTAL LOBE I = LATERAL SULCUS J = TEMPORAL LOBE K = PONS L = MEDULLA IN WHICH OF THE CEREBRAL LOBES ARE THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONAL AREAS FOUND? AUDITORY CORTEX TEMPORAL LOBE IN
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Vascular Surgery Case Study: MBChB SIC Petra Bouwer MBChB SIC 10214527 Group D3a A. Patient Demographics: Name: Elias Surname: Kgwedi D.O.B: 10/03/1960 Age: 55 Hospital Number: GP63143155 Firm: Vascular Surgery Address: 50 Elizabeth Court‚ Church Street‚ Pretoria West Admission Date: 03/06/2015 B. Patient History: Working Diagnosis: - Peripheral Vascular Disease of the right lower limb - Level of disease: Aorto-iliac Main Complaint: The patient received a skin graft post-debridement for an
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STUDY GUIDE LECTURE EXAM 3 CHAPTER 11 Functions and Divisions of the Nervous System 1. List the basic functions of the nervous system. 2. Explain the structural and functional divisions of the nervous system. Histology of Nervous Tissue 3. List the types of neuroglia and cite their functions. 4. Define neuron‚ describe its important structural components‚
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obesity (Scollan-Koliopoulos et al.‚ 2006). Maternal hyperglycemia can increase the risk of hypoglycemia‚ respiratory distress syndrome‚ jaundice and hypocalcemia in the neonate. The negative effects of macrosomia include shoulder dystocia‚ brachial plexus injuries and
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structures in the diagram in the table below the picture. 1 Hair Shaft|7 Hypodermis| 2 Arrector pilli muscle|8 Dermis| 3 Sebaceous(oil) gland|9 Epidermis| 4 Hair follicle|10 Subpapillary vascular plexus| 5 Eccrine sweat gland|11 Dermal papillae| 6 Hair follicle receptor(root hair plexus)|12 Pore| QUESTIONS: A. How does the skin tan when exposed to ultraviolet light? When exposed to the sun’s UV rays‚ your skin’s melanocytes produce melanin‚ the dark pigment that creates
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Harding’s second chapter Simple Safety Tips for Ladies starts off with an incident that occurred to her and her friend Molly where she forgot that she wasn’t going to be able to drive her back home at night after one of their usual get together. This part utilizes the first five pages of the chapter. When realizing this mistake Harding’s mind went on to question how her friend was going to get back home safely and tips on how to prevent rape. She went over the various tips she noticed in an email
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