evaluation‚ and an evaluation of the cranial nerves (Crimlisk & Grande‚ 2004). A registered nurse may also be asked to help a physician perform neurologic tests. These include superficial cutaneous reflexes‚ deep tendon reflexes‚ and vestibular reflexes (Crimlisk & Grande‚ 2004). Superficial cutaneous reflexes include the gag reflex‚ the plantar reflex‚ and the anal wink reflex (Crimlisk & Grande‚ 2004). The deep tendon reflexes include checking the reflexes of the “biceps‚ triceps‚ brachioradialis
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abdominopelvic cavity. The Serous membrane covers the outside of these organs along with the lungs and heart and lines the thoracic cavity. The Cutaneous membrane is commonly known as our skin; it is composed of stratified squamous epithelia cells (epidermis) and layer of connective tissue (dermis) which contains nerve endings and glands. The function of the Cutaneous membrane is to protect the body and the internal organs from any physical damage or
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integumentary system also provides for vitamin D synthesis. Skin is the soft outer covering of vertebrates. Other animal coverings such as the arthropod exoskeleton have different developmental origin‚ structure and chemical composition. The adjective cutaneous means "of the skin" (from Latin cutis‚ skin). In mammals‚ the skin is the largest organ of the integumentary system made up of multiple layers of ectodermal tissue‚ and guards the underlying muscles‚ bones‚ ligaments and internal organs.[1] Skin
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Anthrax come from the bacteria Bacillius Anthracias. This bacteria creates spores as its main form of reproduction‚ these spores are the cause of all three type of Anthrax. The categories in which anthrax ails people are Gastrointestinal Anthrax‚ Cutaneous Anthrax‚ and Pulmonary Anthrax. Gastrointestinal Anthrax is the rarest form of Anthrax‚ however it the most deadly form of Anthrax. When infected by Gastrointestinal Anthrax your intestines and other parts of your digestive track are under attack
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Lupus: The Unpredictable Mayhem Jake Keefer Ms. Haley Madden Life Sciences Communication 100 October 21‚ 2011 Have you ever wondered what would happen to yourself if your body turned on itself? Imagine your body ravaging on its own tissue like a pack of crazed dogs for no apparent reason. Well‚ there is actually a disease that has this effect on the body‚ and it happened to my cousin‚ Bethani Shipman. When asked how she felt before being diagnosed in 2010 Bethani said‚ “I was constantly
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Classically‚ a flap has been defined as a “tongue of tissue containing skin and sub cutaneous tissues which carries its own blood supply and remains attached to the body at all times for its nourishment”. However‚ the evolution of flap surgery in the last five decades has been so rapid that this definition has become not only inaccurate but also highly inadequate. Thus‚ with the increasing knowledge of cutaneous vascular supply‚ development of microvascular techniques‚ increasing refinements in available
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** EARLY SENSORY STIMULATION ** WHAT IS SENSORY STIMULATION ?? * SENSORY STIMULATION AFFECTS THE EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL GROWTH OF A CHILD .. ** SIGNIFICANCE : ~ WITH EARLY INFANT STIMULATION NEWBORNS BECAME ACQUAINTED WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT MAKING IT EASIER TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AROUND THEM AS THEY GROW .. ** THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF LIFE ARE THOUGHT OF AS THE SENSORY MOTOR STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT .. ** REFLEXES : MUCH OF THE BABY’S ACTIVITY IN HIS FIRST WEEKS OF LIFE IS REFLEXIVE .
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Myiasis is classified into many types of the cutaneous myiasis. The three main types of the cutaneous myiasis are wound myiasis‚ furuncular myiasis which start when the larva remains in a single spot that causing a boil-like lesion‚ and the creeping myiasis which start when the larva burrows inside the skin.[4] The nosopharyngeal
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brain malformations‚ facial abnormalities‚ skin malformations‚ congenital heart diseases and bones malformations. These malformations are due to underlying genetic etiologies. The reported malformations included corpus callosum dysplasia for brain‚ cutaneous dyschromia for skin‚ ear malformations and brachydactyly for skeletal malformations. Caramaschi E‚ et al reported malformations and dysmorphism as predictors in which they defined malformation as major organ anomalies including the heart and genitourinary
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Marfan syndrome Abraham Lincoln History: The syndrome is inherited as a dominant trait‚ carried by the gene FBN1‚ which encodes the connective protein fibrillin-1. People have a pair ofFBN1 genes. Because it is dominant‚ people who have inherited one affected FBN1 gene from either parent will have Marfan syndrome. Marfan syndrome has a range of expressions‚ from mild to severe. The most serious complications are defects of the heart valves and aorta. It may also affect the lungs‚ the eyes‚
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