deficiency of vitamin D vi) Rickets genetic disease d) Give a scientific reason for the following: i) Terrace farming prevents soil erosion. iii) Blood circulation in man is called as double blood circulation. iv) Elbow is an example of hinge joint. v) Numerous root hairs are present behind the tip of the root. e) Given below is an example of a bone and its location. Example:
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SMOKING’S IMMEDIATE EFFECTS ON THE BODY Many teenagers and adults think that there are no effects of smoking on their bodies until they reach 1 middle age. Smoking-caused lung cancer‚ other cancers‚ heart disease‚ and stroke typically do not occur until years after a person’s first cigarette. However‚ there are many serious harms from smoking that occur much sooner. In fact‚ smoking has numerous immediate health effects on the brain and on the respiratory‚ cardiovascular‚ gastrointestinal‚ immune
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b)magnetic effect c)chemical effect d)mechanical effect [1] 4. The acids produced by plants and animals are called a)inorganic acid b)mineral acid c)organic acid d)none of these [1] 5. Amoeba gets nutrients and oxygen through a process known as a)circulation b)transfusion c)transportation d)diffusion [1] 6. When an electric current flows through a wire ‚it a)cools down b)boils c)behaves like a magnet d) behaves like a safety device [1] 7. The oxygenated blood coming from the lungs enter the heart
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Chapter 69: Nursing Management: Emergency‚ Terrorism‚ and Disaster Nursing Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. During the primary assessment of a victim of a motor vehicle collision‚ the nurse determines that the patient is breathing and has an unobstructed airway. Which action should the nurse take next? a. Palpate extremities for bilateral pulses. b. Observe the patient’s respiratory effort. c. Check the patient’s level of consciousness. d. Examine the patient for any external bleeding. ANS: B Even
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risks of liposuction is that fat cells can grow back in the area where the procedure took place. Another risk associated with this procedure is over-aggressive fat removal. Poor work performed by untrained doctors poses many problems in itself. Pulmonary Thrombosus‚ Lidocaine Toxicidy‚ and imbalances of bodily fluids also are serious risks associated with liposuction‚ not to mention the ultimate danger with any surgery‚ death. What exactly is this procedure for which so many people are willing to
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I. Introduction a. Audience hook: Lives could be saved if more of the population was trained in Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED). According to the Heart Rhythm Society “An estimated 382‚800 people experience sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in the United States each year” (Sudden Cardiac Arrest Facts). Only 32% SCA victims get CPR because most bystanders do not have training. Training CPR and AED would save lives (About SCA: Sudden Cardiac
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around us. The nervous system also operates the body’s essential functions‚ such as breathing and digestion. Multiple sclerosis Alzheimer’s disease Parkinson’s Epilepsy Stroke Required: Cardiovascular System Heart Arteries Veins Coronary circulation Pulmonary circulation The heart and the circulatory system make up your cardiovascular system. Your heart works as a pump that pushes blood to the organs‚ tissue‚ and cells of your body. Coronary artery Heart attack Abnormal heart rhythms Heart failure Congenital
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through the body. The blood enters through veins and enters the right atrium. This chamber empties blood through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle. The right ventricle continues to pump the blood under low pressure through the pulmonary valve into the pulmonary artery. The blood is now directed to the lungs where it gets fresh oxygen. After the blood is oxygenized‚ the blood will have a bright red
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pumped out‚ thus backing up into the left atrium and the the lungs‚ causing “pulmonary congestion‚ dyspnea‚ and activity intolerance” ( Lippincott Wilkins & Williams‚ 2011). Right sided heart failure results from ineffective right ventricular contractile function. Blood is not being pumped effectively through the right ventricle to the lungs‚ causing blood to back up into the right atrium and the peripheral circulation. When this happens‚ the patient gains weight and develops peripheral edema and
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The Artificial Heart The artificial heart is an extra pumping chamber that can pump blood throughout the body. The heart is a muscular pump that maintains oxygen and blood circulation through the lungs and body. Our heart pumps about 2‚000 gallons of blood throughout the day. An adult’s heart pumps blood at a rate of 60 to 100 beats per minute. The heart has two stages‚ in the first stage the left and right Atria contract at the same time pumping blood through the left and right ventricle. In the
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