A 21-year-old female presents to the emergency department with pain in her right arm. She was in class at the local university and was participating in an activity where the professor had the whole class arm-wrestle one another.. During one of the matches‚ she heard something crack‚ and her whole arm gave way‚ followed by excruciating pain. Her x-ray shows the following: After the physician reviews the x-ray‚ a directed physical examination should test for the most likely complication of the
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at the knee joint: * Patella/Kneecap - The patella is a small‚ flat‚ round bone that articulates with the femur in front of the kneejoint. The undersurface has articular cartilage on it to allow it to glide smoothly over the femoral groove (trochlea) as the knee is flexed. The quadriceps muscle uses the the patella as a fulcrum to increase its power when extending
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Assignment front sheets Qualification Unit number and title BTEC Extended Diploma in Applied Science (Forensic Science) L3 BTEC Extended Diploma in Applied Science (Medical Science) L3 Unit 6 Using Mathematical Tools for Science Student name Assessor name Jaime Gomez Date issued Interim Deadline Final Deadline Submitted on 22/10/14 N/A 12/11/14 Assignment title Forensic Anthropology IMPORTANT INFORMATION – PLEASE READ This assignment will provide evidence for towards (for the biology) P1‚ M1
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Running Head: HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY Human Physiology Name of Student Name of Institution 1 2 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY Task 1 A Running when a starting pistol signals the beginning of a race is an activity that encompasses the skeletal system‚ the muscular system and the nervous system. These systems function interdependently to enable an individual run successfully in a race immediately the pistol shoots (Oleksy‚ 2010). A1 a) The structures and the afferent division of the peripheral nervous
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Body Organization and the Integumentary‚ Skeletal‚ and Muscular Systems Worksheet Organ Systems Label each of the structures‚ and describe the systems overall structure. NumberSystemCharacteristics 1Integumentary systemProtects underlying tissues. Provides skin sensation. Helps regulate body temperature. Synthesizes vitamin D.2Skeletal systemAttachment for muscles. Protects organs. Stores calcium and phosphorus. Produces blood cells.3Respiratory systemExchanges respiratory gases with the environment
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KIN 2500 -- MUSCLES O: origin I: insertion A: action N: Lever: rigid structure that moves around a fixed point fulcrum * Effort: causes the movement; force that is due to the muscular contraction; you only get motion when the effort that is applied at the insertion point exceeds the load * Load/Resistance: opposes that movement * 1st class levers: not very common; fulcrum is fixed between effort and load * 2nd class levers: standing on tip toes; fairly uncommon; the load is
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All head injuries are potentially serious because they can damage the brain and make someone lose responsiveness. The severity of a head injury depends on how someone hit their head and how hard the impact was. A head injury may cause damage to the brain tissue or to blood vessels inside the skull‚ or even break the skull (a skull fracture). Clear fluid or watery blood leaking from the ear or nose‚ and a deteriorating level of response‚ are some of the signs of serious injury. The severity of a
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Toxins play a central role in diseases such as; a) Influenza b) Coronary Artery Disease c) Tetanus d) Diabetes Antibiotics are used to treat which of the following sources of infection? a) Bacteria b) Fungi c) Viruses d) All of the above A systemic infection is: a) An infection that is in the bloodstream b) An infection that affects only one organ c) An infection that affects only one body part d) An infection that
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The Axial and Appendicular Skeleton Laszlo Vass‚ Ed.D. Version 42-0021-00-01 Lab RepoRt assistant This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions‚ diagrams if needed‚ and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing
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Description: The femur bone is the largest bone in the human body. Connecting the knee to the thigh‚ this bone plays a vital part to support walking‚ running‚ bending‚ climbing stairs and other every day activities. The main bone connects the kneecap or patella and the knee to the hipbone. While the knee pulls and pushes while walking‚ the femur bone plays a vital role in supporting it and in making movements easy and flexible. The groove of the femur bone is called femoral groove. The Vissco Fumerous
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