• The anterior portion of the roof of the mouth is the hard palate. • The muscular ring at the lower end of the stomach is the pyloric sphincter. • The ascending colon extends from the cecum to the undersurface of the liver. • The cecum is the first part of the large intestine • Villi are tiny projections in the walls of the small intestine that absorb nutrients. • The lower esophageal sphincter is called the cardiac sphincter. • The combining form eti/o means: Cause • The combining form
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HYPOTHALAMIC & PITUITARY HORMONES Prof. Francis R. Capule Department of Pharmacy U.P. College of Pharmacy Hypothalamic-Pituitary Endocrine System ANTERIOR PITUITARY HORMONE Pharmacological Applications • replacement therapy for deficiency states • antagonists for diseases that result from excess production of pituitary hormones • diagnostic tools for identifying several endocrine abnormalities HORMONE Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) Growth
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Surgery – Laparoscopy- Laparoscopy is a surgery that uses a thin‚ lighted tube put through a cut (incision) in the belly to look at the abdominal organs or the female pelvic organs . Laparoscopy is used to find problems such as cysts‚ adhesions‚ fibroids ‚ and infection. Tissue samples can be taken for biopsy through the tube (laparoscope) – Pre op meds- – Urogential- is the organ system of the reproductive organs and the urinary system. These are grouped together because of their proximity to
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Understanding Menopause Informing yourself about what to expect when you begin experiencing menopausal symptoms and how you can more effectively handle this new stage in your life. Every woman needs to know more about menopause because it will help you deal with the severe changes in your life. Entering the stages of menopause brings on all kinds of changes and emotions. You may feel a sense of loss since the reproductive years are ending. There will no longer be an opportunity to give
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* Normal: 18 – 45 day cycle; 3 – 7 days in duration * Symptoms before and after menses * PMS * Menarche: ave. 12.5 years; 48kg (106lbs) * Irregularities or amenorrhea (menopause‚ pregnancy‚ depression‚ ovarian tumors or cysts‚ hormonal imbalances‚ autoimmune History of Present Health Concern * Menopause * Ages 40 to 58 years * Perimenopausal period: hormones
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center ‚ Infertility in women ( 2015) ‚There are many causes of infertility caused by “underlying medical conditions “ UMC‚ Infertility in Women (2015). They are listed as “endometriosis ‚ Polycystic ovary syndrome‚ premature ovarian failure ‚ uterine fibroids ( UMC‚ Infertility in women (2015). This paper will primarily focus on infertility how it is diagnosed ‚ the risks
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Family Health Assessment Melody Moore Grand Canyon University NRS-429V Instructor: Renita Holmes May 10th 2013 Family Health Assessment A comprehensive family assessment provides a foundation to promote family health (Edelman&Mandle‚ 2011).Gordon’s functional health patterns is a method developed by Marjorie Gordon in 1987 in which she proposed functional health patterns as a guide to establishing a comprehensive data base.(Kriegler&Harton‚1992).Gordon’s eleven functional health
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Quiz Top of Form Page 1 of 5 Note: It is recommended that you save your response as you complete each question. Question 1 (1 point) As the male ages‚ his ability to have sexual intercourse and reproduce ceases. Question 1 options: True False Question 2 (3 points) Match the following statements with the correct sexually transmitted disease Question 2 options: multiple lesions may become so extensive as to occlude the vaginal opening primary stage includes appearance of a lesion called
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Menstrual cycle‚ Infertility‚ and Fertilization Lecture Reading Assignment: Chapter 3 Female reproductive cycle (Pgs 37-40) Chapter 4 Conception and Fetal Development (Pgs 45-63) Chapter 7 Families with special reproductive concerns (Infertility) (Pgs 115-129) Chapter 9 Physical & Psychologic Changes of Pregnancy (Pgs 158-171) Chapter 10 Antepartum Nursing Assessment Chapter 11 The Expectant Family Needs and Care(Pgs 195-208)Chapter 13 Adolescent Pregnancy 1. List 5
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trigger high blood pressure and diabetes‚ and the risk of preeclampsia (pregnancy-induced hypertension) may also increase. The risk of miscarriage and stillbirth goes up with age as well‚ possibly due to chromosomal abnormalities or uterine fibroids (benign tumors found in nearly one-quarter of women over 35)‚ which may interfere with fetal development. The
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