P4: Explain the role of the kidney in the homeostatic control of water balance P5: Explain dysfunction in relation to water balance and possible treatments M3: Discuss dysfunction in relation to water balance and possible treatments D2: Analyse the impact on the human body of dysfunctions in relation to water balance For P4‚ I’m going to outline the physiological overview of the kidneys and then I am going to explain the renal system. Also I am going to explain the kidneys in more detail.
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that spur metabolic reactions. The presence of an enzyme within a cell is essential in order for any sort of reaction to take place. All enzymes are complex proteins that act in an organism’s closely controlled internal environment. In such a homeostatic environment‚ the temperature and the pH (concentration of hydrogen ions)‚ remain within a fairly narrow range. Extreme variations in pH and temperature denature the enzyme by altering its chemical structure‚ thus adversely affecting the chemical
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Commonly known as Mal-kangani belongs to family Celastraceae is a climber used in Ayurvedic medicine in India (Sharma et. al.‚ 2010). Seeds of this plant are the source of an Ayurvedic drug Jyothismati used in treating rheumatism‚ gout and neurological disorder. C. paniculatus is well known for its ability to improve memory (Nadkarni‚ 1976). Pharmacological studies suggest that the oil obtained from the seeds possess sedative and anticonvulsant properties (Gatinode et. al.‚ 1957)
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Katuray are the flowers of a small tree with light foliage (sesbania grandiflora) that thrives in arid and tough conditions‚ the often rather bitter tasting flowers (petals mostly) are a classic ingredient in Ilocano cooking. Along with ampalaya (bitter gourd) and other vegetables‚ they seem to mirror the tough conditions wrought by the geographical realities in the Ilocos region. I suspect many hundreds of years ago someone thought to cook katurai flowers for lack of better food alternatives… The
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I enjoy researching and learning more about the muscular and reproductive systems it is interesting to learn how they actually work together in our body to help us perform daily tasks in life. I especially enjoy the muscular system‚ I am a physical fit person‚ I enjoy daily exercise and keeping myself healthy and in shape therefore learning more about the muscular system is very interesting. The reproductive system is another wonderful system to study and learn about‚ it is a great part of human
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MANILA‚ Philippines—The March 2008 Social Weather Survey‚ using a standard scale of many countries‚ found 34 percent of adult Filipinos Very Happy‚ 46 percent Fairly Happy‚ 16 percent Not Very Happy‚ and 3.6 percent Not At All Happy. (In Tagalog‚ the surveys of Social Weather Stations‚ or SWS‚ use “talagang masaya‚” “medyo masaya‚” “hindi masyadong masaya‚” and “talagang hindi masaya.”) Conventionally‚ the upper two categories are Happy‚ and the lower two are Unhappy. Thus happiness and unhappiness
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Cheat Sheet for Test 3 What is stress? Any force that pushes the body out of optimum homeostatic conditions Stressors include Digesting food‚ exercising‚ waking after a long sleep Walking outdoors after being indoors Impending happy event such as a wedding or party‚ falling in love Arguments ‚ over work‚ exams The General Adaptation Syndrome is A predictable set of behavioral
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Your vision may become blurred as well. Alcohol abused for a lengthy period of time can be fatal to the body. According to WebMD.com excessive drinking can lead to cancer‚ cardiovascular disease‚ cirrhosis‚ anemia‚ depression‚ dementia‚ seisures‚ gout‚ high blood pressure‚ nerve damage‚ infectious disease‚ and pancreatitis. Alcohol abuse has costs that do not just drain your wallet‚ but your entire
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The rate of obesity has increased greatly in the New York city try state area. Many young kids and teens are gaining weight by the minute by consuming the sugary drinks in public school areas such as‚ Coke‚ Fanta‚ Pepsi and more. The vending machines that are being put up at the public schools and other workplaces sells all types of high calorie drinks‚ that contains so much sugar that increases weight gain greatly. In addition‚ sugary drinks causes bad effects for the human body. However‚ if we
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May 1‚ 2013 Enzymes as Drug Targets Enzymes are defined as any of numerous proteins produced in living cells that accelerate or catalyze the metabolic processes of an organism. Enzymes are usually very selective in the molecules that they act upon‚ called substrates‚ often reacting with only a single substrate. The substrate binds to the enzyme at a location called the active site just before the reaction catalyzed by the enzyme takes place. Enzymes can speed up chemical reactions by up to
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