What are the human organs and their function? BLADDER -A hollow muscular organ that stores urine before expelling it from the body. BONES - The bones provide 5 functions. They protect other vital organs‚ i.e. ribs protect the lungs. Support the body in an upright position. They are attached to muscles to help provide movement of the body. Bone marrow produces blood. Store salts inside provides a mineral reservoir for the body. BRAIN -The brain is the master control center of the body. It receives
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The book‚ The Skin I’m In‚ by Sharon G. Flake‚ shows that the color of your skin should not define you as a person. At times‚ people think that a color means that you’re something that you’re not. For example‚ in the book John-John says “I don’t see no pretty‚ just a whole lotta black” (Flake 09). John-John thinks Maleeka is ugly because she’s black. He looks at her and because her skin color is so “black” he judges her about it. John-John only looks at her looks but he doesn’t really know the real
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slightly terrified hello to the new‚ FDA-approved implantable microchip‚ coming soon to a hospital and a Starbucks and a bleak government agency and a human dermal layer near you. Very‚ very near you. Have you seen it? Did you check out the pictures? Microchips the size of a grain of rice‚ programmed with all manner of data and inserted just under your skin and it’s all completely legal and government approved and it’s happening right now. I mean‚ who knew microchipping your pet and implanting livestock
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Function of the Skin The skin is more than just external covering. It acts as a sensitive boundary between our bodies and the environment. The skin has several important functions‚ for example: Protection‚ temperature regulations‚ waste removal and sense of touch. Protection • The skin acts as a protective organ. The film of sebum and sweat on the surface of the skin (acid mantle). It acts as an anti-bacterial agent to help prevent the multiplication of micro-organisms on the skin. • The fat
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having exposure to harmful UV rays. On the other hand‚ Asian societies have a strong preference for lighter complexions as tanned skin is a symbol of working class (Sebastion‚ 2002). For example‚ Japanese female favor cute‚ smooth-skinned‚ faired look and slender androgynous men (Hays‚ 2009). Therefore‚ in order to obtain beautiful skin‚ Asian men would prefer purchasing skin lotions‚ whitening agents and anti-aging beauty creams. Hence‚ different products are assigned with different level of priorities
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What is a race? For many people‚ a race is defined as the color of your skin‚ but in fact‚ this term has a variety of meanings. Some of these come up often in everyday life‚ as we discuss “the human race.” Other definitions used on government forms‚ as when Americans record which race they belong to for the U.S. Census. Some meanings are far more technical when for example a “biologist talks about different races of a particular species of plant or animal” (MacEachern 34). The context in which the
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in the United States of America‚ up to five million Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer. According to an article about skin cancer prevention from the U.S. Health and Human Services “Americans who have had skin cancer at some point in the last three decades is estimated to be higher than the number for all other cancers combined‚ and skin cancer incidence rates have continued to increase in recent years”. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer‚ although it is also the most preventable
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Significance of Honesty Michael Ondaatje a Sri Lankan born Canadian novelist and poet is known for his writings The English Patient‚ In the Skin of a Lion and his many poems. During In the Skin of a Lion he adopts the cubist approach to the novel by breaking the story up into fragments each told from their own point of view. Each fragment is a memory taken from the characters to express their voice. The collections of vignettes not only give their authors honest opinion of their actions and their
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Integumentary System Human Physiology Table of Contents History……………………………………………Page 3 Composition of the Skin…………………………Page 18 Skin Color………………………………………Page 22 Aging……………………………………………Page 25 Medical…………………………………………Page 28 Conclusion………………………………………Page 36 Bibliography……………………………………Page 37 History: Skin is a protective organ that covers the body and merges with the mucous membranes at the openings of the body such as the mouth and anus. It is attached loosely to underlying
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SKIN AND EYE CARE PRACTICAL EXAM STEP BY STEP MODELS WILL BE READY ON BED THERAPISTS STAND OUT TO SIDE OFF BED FOR INTRODUCTION IM GOING TO BE DOING A FULL FACIAL INCLUDING EYE TREATMENTS AT EACH STEP I WILL EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT I AM DOING. I HAVE ALL READY CARRIED OUT A THOROUGH CONSULTATION AND THERE WERE NO CONTRA INDICATIONS PRESENT AND I CARRIED OUT A PATCH TEST FOR TINTING 48 HOURS PRIOR TO TODAY AND THE REACTION WAS NEGATIVE SO I WILL JUST SANATISE MY PRODUCTS AND LAMP AND HANDS AND
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