Dissection is the process of studying and disassembling a deceased animal or plant to enrich the understanding of the anatomical structure. As a student I do enjoy dissecting animals because it does give me a good understanding of what our organs and body parts look like and how they are all related. In contrast to that I do not believe it is ethical to do dissections on dead animals and plants. Obviously when you think about what you are doing you soon realize that cutting an animal open is an
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Such experiments were the main contributors to our current knowledge in some fields of science‚ especially medicine. Dissections performed on rabbits‚ mice‚ chimpanzees‚ and other animals‚ along with some imagination may have helped shape what we knew about the human anatomy back in a day‚ but only up to a certain extent. In the end‚ in order to learn more about the human body‚ dissection accompanied by experimentation had to be done on humans themselves.
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Running head: BSRN - 340 - PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING CARE - CASE STUDY #2 Case Study #2 - Vague complaints of pain in the Emergency Department Susan M. Hewitt RN‚ CEN The Robert B. Miller College BSRN-340-Pharmacology for Nursing Care Instructor: Mr. James Middleton February 26th‚ 2009 Case Study #2 – Vague complaints of pain in the Emergency Department Many people that come to the emergency department who complain of pain are usually vague about their symptoms. Other people over-react
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larger than size‚ it is more likely to rupture causing life-threating problems. This is a medical emergency requiring critical care. This complication is present in about 20% of the people affected with AAA. Another complication with AAA is aortic dissection in which the innermost membrane of the blood vessel ruptures due to the intense pressure causing blood to be filled within the wall of the artery. The exact cause of the disorder has still not been understood clearly‚ but several risk factors may
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(2011). Retrieved from http://cardiosmart.org/HeartDisease/CTT.aspx?id=1636. Aortic Aneurysms. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.sts.org/patient-information/aneurysm-surgery/aortic-aneurysms/. Aortic Dissection (2008). Retrieved from http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/aortic+dissection. Brody‚ J. (1994). Personal Health. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/13/us/personal-health-767972.html?pagewanted=2. Bupa ’s Health Information Team‚ (2010). Thoracic aortic aneurysm. Retrieved
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Marfan Syndrome Wesley Thompson Jim Hutchins Biomedical Core 1110 November 19‚ 2011 Marfan syndrome is a variable‚ autosomal-dominant disorder in the connective tissue with distinct physical characteristics. The principal features affect the cardiovascular system‚ eyes and skeleton. This condition affects the connective protein that forms the structural support for tissues outside the cell. This disease is a result of a faulty makeup of chromosomes. Since MFS (Marfan Syndrome) is an
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the correct incision in the parts of the word. If the medical term is dissected incorrectly it could change the meaning which could lead into a surgical error. To perform our biology word dissection‚ we will need to proceed carefully. To understand this concept‚ let’s begin by performing biology word dissection on the word Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilico- volcanoconiosis. Make a careful surgical incision into the word starting at the beginning with the prefix (Pneumono). Next is (ultra) then move
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Wednesday 10/17/2012 In lab we received a fetal pig for dissection to be done over five lab sessions. We started off with an over view of the pigs anatomy noticing the snout‚ external nares‚ eye structure‚ pinnae‚ tongue‚ teeth‚ tail‚ three clove hands‚ and feet. We also identitified the sex of our fetal pig‚ and upon observation at the base of the umbilical cord we determined the sex was a male. The first part of our dissection involved reviewing the masseter muscle structure. We use a scalpel
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in their body. Some organisms may share similar body systems while others have absolutely nothing in common. Several of those organisms include humans‚ pigs‚ crayfish‚ and earthworms. From their mushy‚ gushy organs to their soft‚ gentle skin‚ you may think‚ “How are humans and pigs possibly alike? Or a crayfish and an earthworm?” In many ways they may not be‚ but in other ways‚ they are very much alike. The body systems that will be compared and contrasted of these organisms are the nervous‚ circulatory
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