Name: _________Mishana Sturdivant___ Date: _09/03/2012______ 1.3.1.2 - Human Homeostasis Vocabulary: dehydration‚ heat stroke‚ homeostasis‚ hypothermia‚ involuntary‚ thermoregulation‚ voluntary Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) A thermostat is a device that regulates the temperature inside a building. 1. What does a thermostat do if it gets too cool? __It would turn on the heater or turn off the A/C___________ 2. What does a thermostat do if it gets
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would cause? It seems‚ from my point of view‚ inhumane to argue on this question. Euthanasia is categorized in different ways‚ which include voluntary and involuntary‚ and is further divided into active or passive variants. Voluntary euthanasia is euthanasia performed at a patient’s explicit request and with fully informed consent. Involuntary euthanasia is euthanasia conducted when the patient is competent but without the patient ’s explicit request and/or fully informed consent. (Boyd) Active euthanasia
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Chris Archer v. New Columbia File Transcript Affidavit Facts Legal Argument Romeo O’Neal Grey Law and Legal Stipulated Facts * Milan was an 18 year old freshman at Columbia University. * She was eager to become part of the gamma organization‚ as her aunt‚ Tanya Maddox‚ in 1986. * On the campus they have a 26-feet fall clock tower. * The gamma house had a week they called “Hell Week”‚ and that week would let them know if they get in. * Archer was the president of the of the
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or juvenile). Huntington’s disease usually causes movement‚ cognitive‚ and psychiatric disorders as a result of all the neurons degenerating. The movement disorders that often appear can include both involuntary movements and impairments in voluntary movements. The movement symptoms include: involuntary jerking or writhing movements called chorea‚ sluggish or abnormal eye movements‚ muscle problems‚ such as rigidity or muscle contracture called dystonia‚ impairments in gait‚ posture and balance‚ difficulty
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is their own decision or someone else such as a family member or a physician that makes the decision because their unable to make the choice to end their life. There are many types of euthanasia; Voluntary euthanasia‚ which is assisted suicide‚ Involuntary euthanasia‚ which is the decision to end someone’s life based on if it is for the best‚ Active euthanasia‚ which is the lethal dose of a drug to end someone’s life‚ and there is Passive euthanasia‚ which is the decision to stop giving treatment
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There are three types of muscle skeletal which are voluntary‚ smooth muscle which are involuntary and cardiac muscle. Muscle is made up of protein filaments‚ myosin and actin. These filaments slide past each other to produce a contraction which changes both the length and shape of the cell. The primary function of the muscle is to produce both movement and force. Skeletal muscle is composed of bundles of muscle fibres containing myofibrils of thick and thin filaments (myosin and actin). Skeletal
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History Taking Skills Grzegorz Chodkowski (MD) Riga‚ Radisson SAS 2009 History Taking Format – Chief complaint – History of present illness (HPI) – Past medical history‚ which includes • Childhood • Medical • Surgical • OB/GYN • Psychiatric – Family history – Medications – Allergies – Personal/social history – Review of systems Chief complaint problem / condition that motivated patient to seek care To elicit the chief complaint‚ ask broad questions: – What brings you in today? –
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Loss of automatic movement: Blinking‚ smiling and swinging of the arms are all involuntary acts that are a normal part of the human being. With the Parkinson disease these act are reduce and sometimes even lost. Speech changes: people with Parkinson disease may speak softly‚ rapidly or in a monotone. Sometimes repeating words‚ or hesitating
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“Selfish behavior is often described as immoral. A good person thinks of others first.” This analysis from “Good‚ Neutral‚ and Bad Selfishness” written by John A. Jonathan perfectly describes what people view selfishness as. Most people would even confidently say that they are not selfish; a quality that usually means one is only concerned with themselves. The word has developed a negative connotation that nobody wants to be associated with‚ even though selfishness is not always awful. This should
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in the characteristics of the three muscle types: Muscle Type Cardiac Skeletal Smooth Shape of cell Branching Long‚ cylindrical Elongated # of nuclei Uninucleate Multinucleate Uninucleate Striations Yes Yes No Control Involuntary Voluntary Involuntary 2. What attaches muscles to bone? Tendons. 3. The whole muscle is composed of muscle cells (fibers) grouped in bundles called fascicles. 4. Name the connective tissue coverings surrounding the following: 1. Whole muscle ___Epimysium___
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