Integumentary System Human Physiology Table of Contents History……………………………………………Page 3 Composition of the Skin…………………………Page 18 Skin Color………………………………………Page 22 Aging……………………………………………Page 25 Medical…………………………………………Page 28 Conclusion………………………………………Page 36 Bibliography……………………………………Page 37 History: Skin is a protective organ that covers the body and merges with the mucous membranes at the openings of the body such as the mouth and anus. It is attached loosely to underlying
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Prostate Cancer Vanessa KouakouBiology 418 11/05/14 Dr. Ashraf Abstract This paper is about prostate cancer and how it affects must of the African American. It is also to know more about prostate cancer and how it can be treat‚ and also what are the consequences and affection of this sickness. First what is prostate cancer? Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men (after skin cancer)‚ but it can often be treated successfully. More than 2 million men in the US count themselves
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In the article An On/Off Switch For Genes written by Jim Kozubek‚ he talks about how doctors are looking at ways to have genes treat different hereditary illnesses. He explains that the gene therapy’s history is not always easy because scientist cannot control where the new gene is inserted. This then causes problems because they need a specific gene to be placed in a certain spot to be read and activated. The started experimenting with the idea of taking a therapeutic gene and combining it with
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What Are the Stages of Pancreatic Cancer? The stages of pancreatic cancer are used to describe how advanced the cancer is in your body. The higher the stage number‚ the more widespread the cancer is. These stages are important when choosing the best treatments for you. Your doctor might not be able to tell how far your cancer has spread (especially to the lymph nodes‚ which are tiny bean-shaped organs throughout the body that help fight infections) unless and until surgery is performed. For this
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body is as follows. The way the cancer moves through the body has been classified into what’s known as the TNM classification. Carcinomas are the term used to refer to the immense variety of Lung Cancers. There are three sub groups‚ which make up Lung Cancer. The largest would be Adenocarcinoma‚ the next Squamous‚ and finally the smallest sub group is small Cell Carcinoma. Lung cancer‚ when not initially detected from common symptoms of couching‚ couching up blood‚ difficulty breathing‚ leads to
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The carcinogenic nature of N-nitrosamines depends on the organs. For example‚ their targets for cancer in rodents include thyroid‚ pancreas‚ urinary bladder‚ trachea‚ lung‚ oral and nasal cavities‚ esophagus‚ kidney and liver. With respect to N-nitrosamides‚ skin‚ bone‚ peripheral nervous system‚ brain‚ small intestine and glandular stomach are targeted organs for cancers. Besides cancer‚ acute myelocytic leukemia and T and B cell lymphoma have also been triggered by N-nitrosamides. In table 8.1
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Jimmy Carter was born on October 1st‚ 1924. He was born and raised in Georgia where he also attended college. He was the 39th president. Carter was a Baptist and his parents where very religious. Carter has three sons: john‚ James and Donnel. Carter was married to Rossalynn. Carter attended Georgia southwestern college and later in the navy became a submariner. Also‚ carter attending Union College. After the death of his father he returned to take care of his mother. He became a community leader
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tanning. • By allowing young children and teens under the age of 18 with a parents consent form to allow their child to artificially tan‚ they are taking the risks upon themselves to tan‚ knowing that their child is taking the risk‚ in developing melanoma or any other skin cancers. The Federal Government should not be able to make choice and decisions for minors under the age of 18 because parents have rules that their child should follow. If a parent says their child can’t tan‚ then they can’t tan
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Breast Cancer Is Most Aggressive in African American Women Breast cancer is the second leading cause of deaths in American women‚ with lung cancer being the first. It is the most common cancer in women not including non-melanoma skin cancers. Breast cancer is a group of related diseases in which cells in the breast‚ most commonly in the lining of the milk ducts or milk producing glands become abnormal and divide without control or order as a normal cell would. When cancer cells break away from the
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ascites. 2. Gait disturbance. 3. Status post-thyroidectomy for follicular carcinoma. 4. Depression. 5. Peptic ulcer disease. 6. Degenerative arthritis of cervical lumbar spine. 7. Osteopenia of spine and hip. BRIEF HISTORY A 93-year-old white female was admitted with abdominal swelling and suspected intra-abdominal bleeding. The patient has been followed in my practice. She had underwent a totally thyroidectomy for follicular carcinoma. Fortunately‚ it had not been evidence of recurrent metastatic disease
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