The common cold is not just one virus‚ but over 200 different strains of viruses. The most common type of cold-causing virus is the rhinovirus‚ causing 20% – 50% of all colds. It is widely believed that it is the virus itself that somehow causes the observed symptoms. However‚ this is not the case. When a cold infects the body (the nasal cavity and back of the throat‚ to be precise)‚ the white blood cells trigger chemical mediators to help fight the attack‚ indirectly causing symptoms such as a blocked
Premium Immune system AIDS HIV
PSY 375 Life Span Human Development _ADOLESCENCE AND ADULTHOOD DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES WORKSHEET_ Using the text for this course‚ the University Library‚ the Internet‚ and/or other resources‚ answer the following questions. Your response to each question should be at least 250 words in length. WHAT ARE THE MAJOR MILESTONES RELATED TO THE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT IN ADOLESCENCE? BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THESE MILESTONES. There are many major physical changes that take place during the course of adolescence
Premium Cognition Brain Psychology
1 THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM: UNDERSTANDING THE ESSENTIALS (v2013‚ long sheet) Lecturer: D.G. Simbulan‚ Jr.‚ PhD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------Outline: I. Introduction II. Comparison between the somatic and autonomic nervous systems III. Anatomical and Physiological features of ANS IV. Metabolism of Neurotransmitters; Main form of removal from synaptic cleft/ junctional
Premium Autonomic nervous system Acetylcholine Parasympathetic nervous system
As I sit at home‚ at my desk eating On the Border supreme nachos‚ I realized that I have chosen a topic on "junk food" as my project research paper. Irony huh? We all love junk food‚ the way it tastes‚ smells and even how it makes us feel. We often think to ourselves‚ do I like the results of junk food? Some individuals might say that they don’t care about the results‚ while many of us would say ’no". Junk food‚ as I say is easy food‚ because it does not necessarily take a lot of effort to prepare
Premium Nutrition Obesity
as the small lips. Like the labia majora‚ their purpose is to cover and protect the openings within. The labia meet at the front of the vulva to form the clitoral hood. Inside the clitoral hood is the clitoris. The clitoris is a small mass of erectile nerve tissue and is the primary source of female sexual pleasure. It is comparable to the male penis‚ however it does not contain the opening of the urethra and is not used for urination. The first section of the internal anatomy is the vagina
Premium Reproductive system Uterus Penis
SIRS Specific organ dysfunction Respiratory dysfunction The lungs are a common site of injury in MODS. Lung injury may be either primary when the initial insult is to the lungs themselves (eg pulmonary contusions or aspiration pneumonia) or secondary‚ due to a non pulmonary disease process‚ (eg a septic intra-abdominal process or severe pancreatitis). Acute lung injury results in damage to the alveolar epithelium and/or the pulmonary capillary endothelium causing fluid leakage from blood vessels
Premium Blood
mitochondrial disease. Mitochondrial diseases result from deficiencies and in the protein which play important role in electron transfer chain. Mitochondrial dysfunction causes damage to brain‚ heart‚ kidneys and muscle etc. since these organs need large amount of energy to perform specific functions. Articles I chose address mitochondrial dysfunction and how it can lead to major and deadly diseases such as; Alzheimer disease and
Premium Alzheimer's disease Brain Neuron
Hyaena hyaena. They are covered in pale tan to greyish shaggy fur. They have black stripes sliding down their fur in a vertical arrangement. The striped hyena’s face is usually dark with a black throat patch on the underside of their neck. Thick‚ erectile hair runs down the nape of its neck to its rump. Hair can be raised to make the hyena look larger. They frequently grab and shake each other by the neck in mock of fighting rituals. They have long legs that also have stripes‚ while the neck and
Premium
HISTORY & PHYSICAL EXAMINATION HPI (history of present illness) ALL CASES: OPD CSF AAA PAIN: OPD CSF LIQR AAA OPD CSF ABCDO FLUIDS: (Vomiting‚ Diarrhea‚ constipation‚ cough‚ vaginal discharge) O Onset of the symptom + precipitating factors P Progression D Duration C Constant /Intermittent S Settings F Frequency L Location of the symptom (forehead‚ wrist...) I Intensity of the symptom (scale 1-10‚ 6/10) Q Quality of symptom..BCDSPP(burning‚Cramping‚dull‚Sharp‚pulsating‚pressure like) R Radiation of
Premium Symptoms Pain
Forks over Knives is a documentary detailing the global illnesses and obesity crises due to the “Western diet”. 40% of Americans are obese and over half are taking some form of prescription drug. Lipitor‚ a statin drug‚ is the most prescribed drug in the world‚ although there are genetic mutations many people have that are linked to statin sensitivity (1). More than 2.2 trillion dollars a year are spent on healthcare. More per person is paid on healthcare than any other industrialized country.
Premium Nutrition Obesity United States