Addison’s Disease Rachel Phelps Addison’s disease (also known as chronic adrenal insufficiency‚ hypocortisolism or hypocorticism) is a rare endocrine disorder in which the adrenal gland produces insufficient amounts of steroid hormones . It may develop in children as well as adults‚ and may occur as the result of a large number of underlying causes. The condition is named after Dr Thomas Addison‚ the British physician who first described the condition in his 1855 On the Constitutional and Local
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ESSAY SPORT’S BENEFITS Sports can be seen as just a simple way of entertaining but they can be taken far away by making use of their real benefits. What kinds of benefits? Both health‚ physical and psychological ones. Sports work as an excellent physical exercise which provides a more positive body image to the people who practice them; it is not about who is thinner than the other but who cares about their own health. Sports can boost self-esteem in the players: it is satisfying realizing our
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Adrenaline Most of us‚ at some point‚ have been excited or thrilled as a form of entertainment. Whether it is a roller coaster at an amusement park or a scary movie‚ some results from this form of exciting entertainment may include tense muscles‚ increase in heart rate‚ increase in blood pressure‚ or excessive perspiration. Such physical effects are caused by Adrenaline. Adrenaline is a hormone that is released from a person’s adrenal medulla during emergency situations but does not have psychoactive
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Scott Long 8th period Epinephrine (Adrenaline) (C9H13NO3) Adrenaline is a hormone that is produced in the adrenal medulla‚ which is in the inner adrenal gland. This gland sits atop the kidney. When put under stress this gland is stimulated by the nervous system and releases adrenaline into the blood stream. The release of adrenaline is a three step process. First‚ the hypothalamus produces hormones that stimulate the pituitary gland. Next‚ the pituitary gland then produces corticotropin hormones
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Benefits of Exercise Everyone knows that exercise is good for them. The question is how good? Exercise can work wonders to improve many aspects of one’s life. Regardless of one’s age‚ sex or physical ability the benefits show. Getting exercise regularly can have a copious amount of positive effects on the mind and body. Regular fitness can help with weight management‚ promote deeper sleep‚ positive mood‚ self-esteem‚ higher energy levels‚ better sex-life‚ and‚ last but not least‚ it is a fun part
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Benefits of Sports It is widely accepted that sport is good for us. Sport is good to our body and mind‚ it help us to keep in shape‚ control the level of blood sugar and blood pressure‚ and it is very good way to cure depression. Sports can be divided into different categories. Game sports like Hockey‚ football‚ or basketball need a lot of running and throwing. They are good to some people but not everybody can take part in. Other sports like tennis‚ table tennis‚ and volley ball are milder
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STRESS PAIGE REDFERN 2. 1) Outline the main features of the pituitary-adrenal system. (3) The pituitary-adrenal system involves activation of the hypothalamus which then stimulates the pituitary gland resulting in the release of the hormone ACT-H. This stress hormone stimulates the release of corticosteroids from the adrenal cortex. These help to control blood sugar levels and make fats available for energy. 3. 2) Sandy and Vandita – grazed elbows – Vandita’s wound is healing quicker
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The endocrine system is the collection of glands that produce hormones that regulate metabolism‚ growth and development‚ tissue function‚ sexual function‚ reproduction‚ sleep‚ and mood‚ among other things. The endocrine system is a very important system in the human body. There are many endocrine glands in this system‚ including -but not limited to- the pituitary gland‚ hypothalamus‚ pineal gland‚ thyroid gland‚ parathyroid glands‚ adrenal glands‚ pancreas‚ gonads‚ placenta‚ thymus‚ heart and gastric
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Bartholinitis By: Scott Tubbs 13 October 2013 The Bartholin glands (vestibular glands) are two pea sized compound racemose glands‚ located slightly posterior (behind) and to the left and right of the opening of the vagina. They secrete mucus to lubricate the vagina and are homologous to bulbourethral glands in males. However‚ while Bartholin ’s glands are located in the superficial (near the surface) perineal pouch in females‚ bulbourethral glands are located in the subaqueous
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Stress Stress affects three major body systems the circulatory system‚ respiratory system‚and nervous system. These system are crucial parts of the body and are needed to live and stress takes a toll on them. The circulatory system pumps the blood throughout all of the body.Stress can cause the heart to beat faster and many other things.The circulatory‚ respiratory‚ and nervous systems are important parts of the body. The first body system that is affected by stress is the Circulatory system.The
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