because these can cause your death. For example‚ alcoholism causes cancer in the stomach‚ kidneys‚ and liver. Besides‚ alcohol alters the digestion of nutrients that the body needs to stay healthy. Alcoholism also causes severe damage in the neurons‚ so it causes alterations in the body movements‚ loss of appetite‚ and depression. There are other effects in the body like gastritis and cirrhosis of the liver. All these physical consequences could cause your death if you drink alcohol in mass quantities.
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maximum strength in terms of lowering blood glucose. Duration is how long insulin continues to lower blood glucose. Insulin has several broad actions including: It causes the cells in the liver‚ muscle‚ and fat tissue to take up glucose from blood and convert it to glycogen that can be stored in the liver and muscles Insulin also prevents the utilization of fat as an energy source. In absence of insulin or in conditions where insulin is low glucose is not taken up by body cells‚ and the body
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Disease Gaucher is a rare‚ inherited metabolic disorder in which deficiency of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase results in the accumulation of harmful quantities of certain fats (lipids). It can have serious effects on numerous body organs including the liver‚ spleen‚ bones and central nervous system. Gaucher disease has three common clinical subtypes. Type 1‚ which is the most common form of the disease. Type 2‚ which typically begin within 3 months of birth‚ and Type 3‚ which can begin at any time in
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ensure and even flow of blood into the mouth (1). With the saliva comes malarial sporozoites which‚ within minutes of direct contact with the blood take an immediate route with the circulation of blood to the liver of the human (2). Research has indicated that once the sporozoites arrive in the livers sinusoidal cavities they stop their movement by using two major surface proteins‚ the circumsporozoite and the thormbospondin-related adhesive protein (3). Research Page 3 of 6 conducted by Pradel et
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Part C Digestion is the procedure of breaking down food into smaller parts. Most of the food humans consume should be digested into more basic parts‚ in order for it to be absorbed into the body and used within the body. Additionally‚ nutrients are the most important substances that allow the body to perform daily activities. Furthermore‚ carbohydrates‚ fats and proteins are the chief nutrients that the human body needs‚ in order to grow‚ repair‚ move‚ and maintain homeostasis. These nutrients
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tissue donation. Organs that can be donated after death are the heart liver kidneys lungs pancreas and small intestines. Tissue donations include corneas skin veins heart valves tendons ligaments and bones. There are also a small number of organs that come from healthy people. There are about 6000 transplants from living donors performed each year. A healthy person can become a living donor by donating a kidney or a part of the liver lung intestine blood or bone marrow. Who can become a donor? Just about
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some fructose is metabolized into glucose in the absorptive cells. The monosaccharides produce from digestion process are then absorbed into mucosal cell and enter the blood stream‚ which carries them to the liver via hepatic portal circulation (capillaries of the intestinal villi). In the liver‚ galactose and fructose are converted to glucose or further metabolized forming a glycogen and fat. Glucose will go into part of the body where it is most needed as source of energy or to be made into glycogen
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Student___________ Inst_______________ Date___01/19/2013_____________________ Client Initials: __________ Age: __69_____ WT:_204_____ HT:___5’10”_ Medical Diagnosis/Research of Medical Diagnosis: A vertebral compression fracture is a fracture that can happen when the bones of the spine break due to trauma‚ but it can also be caused by osteoporosis‚ cancer‚ and other conditions. Symptoms include pain‚ weakness‚ tingling‚ incontinence‚ and more. Many tests can diagnose a vertebral
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occurred in a hospital when my mother was hospitalized in Bangkok for her liver transplantation in 2009. Due to liver failure‚ my mother felt breathless even after walking a short distance and tired after talking continuously just for a few minutes. As the eldest in the family‚ I had to take the leadership role by taking all the responsibilities of seeing out my mother’s various medical investigations in the hospital. Liver transplant operation was carried out by the well-known surgeon and the operation
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P4‚M1–Anatomy and physiology by Sushoma Nahar Syed AA29906 My two chosen systems I will be writing about is the cardiovascular system and Digestive system. (P4) the digestion system The digestive system is also known as the alimentary canal from the mouth to the anus. Digestion is a process in which insoluble food is broken down into particles which are made into soluble particles enough to be absorbed and to be used by the body and into the bloodstream. These soluble particles are major
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