Chapter One – The human Body: An Orientation (we will assume that the subject is a healthy 22 year old female 125lbs or male 155lbs. I. Define and contrast anatomy and physiology: Anatomy provides is a static image of the body’s architecture vs. Physiology which reveals the body’s dynamic and animated workings. a. Anatomy: (derived from the Greek words “to cut apart”) is the study of the structures of the body parts and their relationship to one another. The essential tools for studying anatomy
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Sjorgen’s syndrome Sjogren’s syndrome is a disease that causes dryness in your mouth and eyes. It can also lead to dryness in other places that need moisture‚ such as your nose‚ throat and skin. Most people who get Sjogren’s syndrome are older than 40. Nine of 10 are women. Sjogren’s syndrome is sometimes linked to rheumatic problems such as rheumatoid arthritis. Sjogren’s syndrome is an autoimmune disease. If you have an autoimmune disease‚ your immune system‚ which is supposed to fight disease
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The effects of psychotherapy and the tools related to its effect have typically been investigated by measuring changes in symptoms‚ psychological abilities‚ personality‚ and social functioning. Many psychiatrists presumed that psychotherapy treated psychological based disorders and pharmacology treated biological based disorders. However‚ with the introduction of neuroimaging procedures the ability to examine the biological effects of psychotherapy has become attainable. Neuroimaging has allowed
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PowerPoint® Lecture Slides Prepared by Patty Bostwick-Taylor‚ Florence-Darlington Technical College CHAPTER 1 The Human Body: An Orientation © 2012 Pearson Education‚ Inc. The Human Body—An Orientation Anatomy • Study of the structure and shape of the body and its parts Physiology • Study of how the body and its parts work or function © 2012 Pearson Education‚ Inc. Anatomy—Levels of Study • Gross anatomy • Large structures • Easily observable © 2012 Pearson Education‚ Inc. Mouth (oral
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Homeostasis report 3.4 The Purpose of the Homeostatic System Homeostasis is a process that ensures the balance or equilibrium in different internal areas of the body. It’s vital that the human body maintains this balance state as significant fluctuations could cause a severe effect on the body. All homeostasis systems are negative feedbacks‚ “a regulatory mechanism in which a ‘stimulus’ causes an opposite ‘output’ in order to maintain an ideal level of whatever is being regulated”‚ meaning if the
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acid production helps to lower the risk of gout (Umamaheswari et al.‚ 2007). Uricosuric drugs which increase the urinary excretion of uric acid‚ or XO inhibitors which block the terminal step in uric acid biosynthesis‚ can lower the plasma uric acid concentration‚ and are generally employed for the treatment of gout (Terkeltaub‚ 2009). Allopurinol is known as a synthetic XO inhibitor and moztly used in the therapeutic and clinical management of gout (Nakamura‚ 1991). However‚ allopurinol generates
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immunity and describe the process of activation and clonal selection of T cells. 19. Describe T cell functions in the body. 20. Indicate the tests ordered before an organ transplant is done‚ and methods used to prevent transplant rejection. Homeostatic Imbalances of Immunity 21. Give examples of immune deficiency diseases and of
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Did you get it? 1. What’s the role of eyelids? To protect the eyes. 2. Which structure of eye forms tears? Lacrimal glands 3. What are tears? A dilute saline solution containing lysozyme and antibodies. 4. What’s the visual role of the external eye muscles? They direct the eyeball toward what you wish to see. 5. What is the meaning of the term blind spot in relation to the eye? The blind spot contains no photoreceptors; it is the site where the optic nerve leaves the eyeball 6. What function
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takes proper action to ensure the environment remains stable. All bodily structures fall under control of homeostatic mechanisms. Homeostatic mechanisms are controlled by two systems‚ the nervous system and endocrine system. The nervous system regulates homeostatic mechanisms by releasing nerve impulses in order to neutralize whatever change occurred. The endocrine system regulates homeostatic mechanisms by releasing hormones into the blood. When bodily changes take place‚ the nervous system tends
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through the Emergency Room w/ cough‚ SOB and fever‚ Chest x-ray revealed left lower lobe pneumonia. Past Medical History: Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)‚ Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)‚ hypertension‚ Diabetes Mellitus –Type 2‚ Gout‚ chronic renal insufficiency. Allergies: PCN Current medications: Avandia (rosiglitazone) 2mg BID Glucophage (metformin) 500mg OD Lasix (furosemide) 40 mg daily Potassium supplements (KCl) 20 meq daily
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