pressure and heart rate differ when measured in a reclining position and in a standing position. When a person stands‚ the heart must pump blood against the pull of gravity to reach important areas such as your brain. Veins must work hard to get blood back to your heart. As a person reclines‚ the heart does not have to pump as hard to reach the same areas‚ decreasing the blood pressure. Also‚ a person is usually more relaxed in a reclining position‚ which slows breathing and heart rate. Less
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Teenage Alcohol Abuse/Addiction 550-150-2W7A Psychopharmacology Instructor Dennis Markus‚ MSW‚ LCSW‚ C-SAC Tracy L. Murray (Rego) MSW‚ LCSW‚ CTS 11 November 2009 The dangers of teenage alcohol abuse are underestimated in our country due to the social acceptability of the drug alcohol. The social acceptability of alcohol itself is seen by the frequency it is categorized separately from other drugs and substances when we talk about use and abuse. Alcohol is a drug
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Alcohol can have many negative impacts on the body‚ which can sometimes be permanent or fatal. It seems that many underage and of age drinkers are not aware of the effects. While drinking‚ people get so caught up in the way it makes them feel that they can sometimes forget what the substance is actually doing to their body. Alcohol is defined as a depressant‚ because it slows the central nervous system down. When the central nervous system is slowed down it can cause a decrease in reaction time
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Posture | Time (Minutes) | Pulse Rate(Beats/30 seconds) | Pulse Rate x2(Beats/minute) | Lying Down | 1 | 24 | 48 | Standing Up | 1 | 30 | 60 | Pulse Rate after 15 seconds of exercise (Beats/15 seconds) | Pulse Rate x6 in order to measure beats/minute(Beats/minute) | 11 | 66 | 3. Record how long this takes in seconds. - 38 seconds 4. Calculate the increase in the pulse rate immediately after the 15 seconds exercise compared with your standing rate. 66-60= 6. 6 pulses increased
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Although alcohol is sometimes seen as a recreation‚ it is truly a deadly substance. To start‚ by prohibiting alcohol‚ it will prevent the physical symptoms of alcohol. Also‚ by making alcohol unauthorized for consumption‚ people will also be avoiding health problems. In addition‚alcohol contains hazerdous chemicals that are unhealthy towards humans.To add‚ alcohol also has a numerous amount of non-benefits toward human nutrients consumption. To sum up‚ by making alcohol unauthorized for consumption
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Fetal alcohol syndrome is a neurological condition caused by exposure to alcohol during pregnancy. This condition has a lifelong severe effect on the fetus‚ affecting a child’s physical‚ emotional‚ and neurological development. The term fetal alcohol spectrum disorders is used to encompass the range of disabilities associated with exposure to alcohol in utero‚ and includes the diagnosis alcohol-related neurodevelopment disorder (ARND). Signs and symptoms that a child
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NERVOUS SYSTEM -Alcohol is a depressant‚ which slows down the central nervous system and can cause drowsiness‚ relieve pain and induce sleep. - Drinker experiences mild euphoria and loss of inhibition as alcohol impairs region of the brain controlling behavior and emotions. Alcohol impairs behavior‚ judgment‚ memory‚ concentration and coordination (shortened attention span‚ impaired problem solving abilities)‚ as well as inducing extreme mood swings and emotional outbursts. - Alcohol acts as a sedative
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"Explain the concept of homeostasis with reference to the control of heart rate‚ breathing rate‚ body temperature and blood glucose levels" P5 Homeostasis is where the body keeps a constant internal environment. This involves all the metabolic processes taking place In the body as well as the blood‚ tissue fluid and all the contents in the body ’s cells. There are a range of variables from heart rate to the blood glucose levels that the body will take into account. Negative feedback will occur
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Introduction Fetal alcohol syndrome is the most common preventable form of mental retardation in the world. FAS causes a range of disorders‚ is found in all ethnic groups and populations and is most prevalent is impoverished communities. In South Africa‚ epidemiological studies have shown that rural populations in the Western Cape are particularly affected and have FAS rates exceeding those reported in other world communities. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a series of birth defects caused by
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Abstract Fetal Alcohol Syndrome has unfortunately become more common among new born children. While much progress has been made in understanding the consequences of drinking during pregnancy‚ it is still difficult to find the underlying damage that is caused to the child. This research paper will look at the harmful effects of FAS. The effects will look at not only the physical damage but the cognitive damage as well in the child. This research paper
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