Chapter 18 Blood Composition What are the three functions of blood? Transportation‚ Regulation‚ and Protection What makes up the formed elements of the blood? Red Blood Cells White Blood Cells- -Granular leukocytes‚ neutrophils‚ eosinophils‚ basophils. -Agranular leukocytes‚ T and B lymphocytes and natural killer cells‚ monocytes. What is the percentage of total blood volume occupied by RBCs? Hematocrit What is the normal range of hematocrit for adult females? Adult males? women:38-46% males:
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between the left and right side of the brain. Olfactory Groove Meningiomas (10%) grow along the olfactory nerves that run between the brain and the nose. Sphenoid Meningiomas (20%) grow along the sphenoid ridge‚ which lies behind the eyes. Posterior Fossa Meningiomas (10%) grow along the underside of the brain near the brainstem and the cerebellum. Intraventricular Meningiomas (2%) grow inside the fluid-filled ventricles deep inside the brain. Spinal Meningiomas (less than 10%) grow predominantly in
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jipmerJIPMER 2001 1)Vocalis Muscle is a part of a)Thyroarytenoid b)Cricoarytenoid c)Transverse arytenoid d)Posterior cricoarytenoid 2)Sumatriptan is contraindicated in a)Asthma b)DM c)Coronary artery disease d)peripheral vascular disease 3)Non granular fungal disease is a)Cryptococcus b)Blastomycosis c)Candida d) 4)All following are true of seminiferous tubules except a)Sertoli cells b)Leydig cells c)spermatid d)Spermatogonia 5)Sub-poena is a a)Legal b)medicolegal c)Medical
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Kinesiology Introduction: The word comes from the Greek words kinesis (movement) and kinein (to move). Kinesiology‚ also known as human kinetics‚ is the scientific study of human movement. Kinesiology addresses physiological‚ mechanical‚ and psychological mechanisms. Applications of kinesiology to human health include: biomechanics and orthopedics‚ strength & conditioning‚ sport psychology‚ rehabilitation‚ such as physical and occupational therapy‚ as well as sport and exercise. Kinesiology is
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PRINCIPLES OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION I. The “Five Plus Five Rights” of Drug Administration 5 Traditional Rights 1. right client 2. right drug 3. right dose 4. right time 5. right route 5 Additional Rights 1. right assessment 2. right documentation 3. client’s right to education 4. right evaluation 5. client’s right to refuse A. Right Client Nurse must do: verify client check ID bracelet & room number have client state his name distinguish bw 2 client’s with same last names B. Right Drug
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w w w e tr .X m eP UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education e ap .c rs om MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2010 question paper for the guidance of teachers 0417 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 0417/11 Paper 1 (Written)‚ maximum raw mark 100 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates‚ to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed
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injury. Fractures associated with open head injuries are linear‚ depressed‚ open and comminuted. A unique fracture is the basilar skull fracture‚ which occurs at the base of the skull and usually extends into the anterior‚ middle or posterior fossa. Leakage of cerebral spinal fluid can occur from the nose or ear. This type of fracture is of significance because it can potentiate into a hemorrhage caused by damage to the internal carotid
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was requested of him to perform an autopsy on a criminal named Viella who was an “Italian Jack the Ripper” (Lombroso-Ferrero 1911; p6). Upon performing the autopsy he noticed a hollow in the occiput of the skull‚ he named this the median occipital fossa. He also noticed hypertrophy of the vermis which he had found in apes and forty percent of members of the Aymaras tribe in Bolivia and Peru. This was the dawn of his theory of atavism; he declared that “At the sight of the skull… I seemed to see all
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THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Functions of the Digestive System • Ingestion- where in food from outside of the body enters the alimentary tract through the mouth • Digestion- which could be mechanical (physical breakdown of food into smaller pieces or chemical (enzymatic action) • Absorption of digested materials into venous circulation as well as lymphatic capillaries • Provision of nutrients to the cells of the body • Elimination of undigested materials ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY OF THE DIGESTIVE
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THE HEAD AND NECK The head and neck region is an amalgam of components of all of the systems of the body. It is a relatively small region in relation to the amount of time given over to it in any anatomy course but that is largely due to the fact the structures within the region are small. The basic principles which have helped you to appreciate the anatomy of the other regions of the body apply equally to the head and neck (eg‚ muscles which cross a joint will act on that joint‚ etc)
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