The human body is the entire structure of a human being and comprises a head‚ neck‚ trunk (which includes the thorax and abdomen)‚ arms and hands‚ legs and feet. Every part of the body is composed of various types of cell.[1] At maturity‚ the estimated average number of cells in the body is given as 37.2 trillion. This number is stated to be of partial data and to be used as a starting point for further calculations. The number given is arrived at by totalling the cell numbers of all the organs
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A comparison of the ways that the dead affect the living in the novels Beloved by Toni Morrison and The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. In the novels that I have chosen to study‚ several themes are prominent in both. Both novels deal with a brutal murder of a young female‚ and the impact surrounding her death. They also deal with the idea of the dead‚ directly or indirectly communicating with the living. The novels address the theory that ‘ghosts’ cannot move onto the next life until they have resolved
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America and in what ways does diversity in institutions of higher education benefit the students‚ campuses and society as a whole? The articles “Benefits of Diversity” and “Higher Education and Children in Immigrant Families” complement and strengthen each other’s argument. The former addresses that diversity in institutions of higher education can benefit members of society and society itself‚ while the latter asserts that immigrants from foreign countries can create and contribute to diversity and
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are contraction of uterine smooth muscle during labor. Contraction of myoepithelial cells around breast ducts and alveoli to stimulate milk flow and it is queried as to whether oxytocin release actually causes the onset of labor. Oxytocin primarily affects uterine smooth muscle - increasing both the frequency and duration of action potentials during uterine contractions. Oestrogen enhances the effects of oxytocin by lowering the membrane potential of smooth muscle cells. As the fetus enters the
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Muscle Description Muscles of the Head: Facial Expression Origin Insertion Action bipartite muscle‚ Epicranius:includes frontalis connected by galea & occipitalis aponeurotica covers forehead‚ no bony attachments galea aponeurotica skin of eyebrows and root of raises eyebrows (as in surprise); nose wrinkles forehead skin horizontally Occipitalis back of head occipital and temporal bones galea aponeurotica pulls scalp posteriorly Corrugator supercilii
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Bone Marrow Donor Angels Do you know what it is like to get the news that a nine year old boy in your family has leukemia and only has six months to live? When we got the news of Jacob’s Leukemia‚ my Aunt Sharon ran outside in the rain and started screaming and crying. She had always dreamed of seeing Jacob graduate from college and be at his wedding. Now what would you do if I told you that you could help save Jacob’s life or someone else’s life with a marrow donation which your body regenerates
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One of the most terrifying and frightening words in the English language is cancer. Many children and adults of all ages can be diagnosed with a rare type of bone cancer each year. The harmful effects of this disease cannot only be detrimental but deadly too. Thus‚ with early detection‚ diagnosis‚ and proper treatment‚ individuals have a better chance of survival when treated early. First‚ bone cancer is a deadly disease that consists of malignant tumor that forms in the bone. It can also destroy
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simply a broken bone. When a bone breaks‚ the blood vessels‚ muscles and nerves around the site of the break will also be damaged. Closed and open fractures: Fractures can be one of the two main types‚ closed or open. Closed fractures: This is where the skin does not break at the site of the fracture‚ and is the most common type of fracture Open fractures: If an open wound occurs at the site of the fracture that is an open fracture. Sometimes the fractured bone sticks out of the
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is a bone disease that happens when you lose too much bone‚ make to little or both. As a result of this‚ your bones become weak and may break from a minor fall or‚ in serious cases‚ even from simple actions‚ such as sneezing or bumping into the couch. The term Osteoporosis means “porous bone”. If you look at a healthy bone under a microscope‚ you’ll see that parts of it look like a honeycomb. If you have osteoporosis‚ the holes and spaces in the “honeycomb” are much bigger that if the bone was healthy
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chapter Learning Objectives • Learn how our bodies change the food we eat into ATP to provide our muscles with the energy they need to move • Examine the three metabolic systems that generate ATP 2 Fuel for Exercise : Bioenergetics and Muscle Metabolism Terminology • Substrates – Fuel sources from which we make energy (adenosine triphosphate [ATP]) – Carbohydrate‚ fat‚ protein Measuring Energy Release • Can be calculated from heat produced • 1 calorie (cal) = heat energy required
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