17: Blood Objectives Overview: Blood Composition and Functions 1. Describe the composition and physical characteristics of whole blood. Explain why it is classified as a connective tissue. 2. List eight functions of blood. Blood Plasma 3. Discuss the composition and functions of plasma. Formed Elements 4. Describe the structure‚ function‚ and production of erythrocytes. 5. Describe the chemical makeup of hemoglobin. 6. Give examples of disorders caused by abnormalities
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Adrianna Barnhart Mrs. Browning Blk. 6 English 10 9-19-12 The Story of Hercules [pic][pic][pic] Hercules‚ aka Herakles‚ was a buff god. He was the god of power. His father Zeus was the god of the skies‚ his mother a mortal‚ making Hercules a demigod. Alcmene‚ Hercules mother‚ wasn’t the wife of Zeus‚ Hera the goddess of earth was‚ and she was livid. In fact‚ Hera was so livid she threatened the baby’s life by sending in to Hercules crib two serpents. According to the legend‚ the
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Prevailing: the Answer for the Future HS10306 YooJeong Min http://happilyeveraftermylife.wordpress.com/ Source: News.au.com Monash University in Melbourne‚ Australia‚ has declared the groundbreaking news recently. With a device the laboratory is working on and a brain implant that will stir the visual cortex and optic nerve‚ blind people would be able to see the basic shapes; these eyes are called bionic eyes. "It will enable someone who is completely blind to see edges of tables and
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From the beginning of time‚ mankind has been interested in devising an explanation for all of the unknowns in his world. Whether he was questioning the weather‚ or the elements‚ or time‚ he wanted to understand why. The ancient Greeks solved this dilemma by creating myths that began to try to tell him exactly how and why different events happened. Among these myths were mind-bogging stories of miraculous gods and goddesses. Today‚ Greek mythology is often times over looked and its significance goes
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PM Book Review Why Tax the Rich? Efficiency‚ Equity‚ and Progressive Taxation Reuven S. Avi-Yonah† Does Atlas Shrug? The Economic Consequences of Taxing the Rich. Edited by Joel B. Slemrod.∗ Cambridge: Harvard University Press‚ 2000. Pp. 524. $57.95. In Greek mythology‚ Atlas was a giant who carried the world on his shoulders. In Ayn Rand’s 1957 novel Atlas Shrugged‚ Atlas represents the “ prime movers” —the talented few who bear the weight of the world’s economy.1 In the novel‚ the prime
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poet starts off the poem with “ He wielded my boyworld on his Charles-atlas shoulders‚” According to the Oxford dictionary the word wielded means to have and use power or influence. The poet is showing how much influence Planters had over a boy child as boyworld refers to childhood. Also he is showing the influence the people he worked had on him. The first two lines of the poem “ He wielded my boyworld on his Charles atlas shoulders ” is the use of imagery as readers are able to see through the
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oil‚ gas and electricity keeps rising yearly. As a result‚ the need of alternative energy is important. The main alternative sources are nuclear energy‚ solar energy‚ wind energy‚ hydroelectric energy‚ biomass power and geothermal power (National atlas‚ 2013). The purpose of this paper is to illustrate some of the alternative energy sources and their advantages and disadvantages. 2. Advantages and Disadvantages of Solar Energy 2.1 Advantages of Solar Energy The advantage of solar energy
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Chapter 4 Activity-Based Costing 4-1 4-2 Traditional Costing and Activity-Based Costing Traditional Costing Systems Allocates overhead using a single predetermined rate. ► Job order costing: direct labor cost may be the relevant activity base. ► Process costing: machine hours may be the relevant activity base. Assumption was satisfactory when direct labor was a major portion of total manufacturing costs. ► Wide acceptance of a high correlation between
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marrow cavity 9* Endosteum = lining of marrow cavity 10* Periosteum = tough membrane covering bone but not the cartilage 1* fibrous layer = dense irregular CT 2* osteogenic layer = bone cells and blood vessels that nourish or help with repairs Histology of Bone 11* A type of connective tissue as seen by widely spaced cells separated by matrix 12* 4 types of cells in bone tissue Cell Types of Bone 13* Osteoprogenitor cells ---- undifferentiated cells 14* Can divide to replace themselves and
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Lee served domestically as a writer and illustrator. In the 1950s‚ he re-joined the comic company and made a variety genre of comics called Atlas Comics which were about romance‚ sci-fi‚ fantasy and horror. In 1961‚ Lee’s publisher‚ Martin Goodman‚ told him to create a series for Marvel Comics to counter DC Comics. Timely Comics had been changed to Atlas Comics and now it’s been changed to Marvel Comics. Lee worked with the illustrator‚ Jack Kirby and together they created the Fantastic Four.
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