Protection: The skeleton protects many vital organs. The skull protects the brain eyes and middle ears. The vertebrae protects the spinal cord. The ribs protect the spine and sternum. It also protects the lung‚ heart and major blood vessels‚ clavical‚ scapula‚ the shoulder. The ileum and spine protect the digestive and urogential system and the hip. The patella protects the knee
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The nervous system for both pigs and humans includes: brain‚ spinal cord‚ peripheral nervous system‚ and the autonomic nervous system. The brain for both humans and pigs is encased by the skull and is surrounded by nervous tissue. The spinal cord extends from the brain to the narrow canal to the tail‚ very similar to humans. The peripheral nervous system consists of nerves leaving the brain and the spinal cord to transmit the electrical pulses throughout the body‚ just like humans
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Aquatic vertebrates fish having a boney or cartilaginous skeleton spinal column a a large brain Fin is a thin component or appendage attaches to a large body Scales the skin of fish Fresh water fish fish that spend most of their live in non salt water Round fish swim in a vertical position and have eyes on both sides of their head Flat fish has asymmetrical compressed body swim horizontal and have eyes on top of their head Mollusk are shellfish characterized by soft unsegmented
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Recently more and more Americans are turning towards alternative types of medicine rather than normal practices. There are many factors that lead individuals to these allopathic or holistic methods of healing. Some of the factors present are due to doctor availability‚ cultural differences‚ financial reasons‚ religious beliefs‚ and or limitations of modern medicine. Alternative healing has a wide variety of options such as folk healing‚ faith healing‚ complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
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that displayed her beauty and strength. Some portraits would cause one‚ maybe even herself‚ to forget about the suffering she was going through. In contrast‚ other portraits illustrated her struggles. Some of her portraits exemplified her broken spinal column‚ collarbone‚ ribs‚ and pelvis after the bus accident in September of 1925. (Fuentes 11) This crash lead to more misery in Kahlo’s life‚ as if being stricken with polio as a child wasn’t
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Evolution & Nature of Science Institutes (ENSI/SENSI) Lesson Plan: Making Cladograms MAKING CLADOGRAMS: Background and Procedures Phylogeny‚ Evolution‚ and Comparative Anatomy A. Concept: Modern classification is based on evolution theory. B. Background: One way to discover how groups of organisms are related to each other (phylogeny) is to compare the anatomical structures (body organs and parts) of many different organisms. Corresponding organs and other body parts that are alike in basic structure
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toward the rear‚ or backside‚ of the body. The terms dorsal (backside) and ventral (“belly”) are used interchangeably with the terms posterior and anterior. The sternum (breast bone) is on the ventral side of the body and anterior to the vertebral column‚ while the scapula (shoulder blade) is on the dorsal side of the body and posterior to the clavicle (collarbone). The terms superior and inferior refer to the location of structures along the long axis of the body. Superior structures are above
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connect bones to bone at joints. A. Functions of the Skeleton. 1. The skeleton supports the body. 2. The skeleton protect soft body parts. The skull protects the brain‚ the rib cage protects the heart and lungs‚ and the vertebrae protect the spinal cord. 3. The skeleton produces blood cells. Red bone marrow contains stem cells that produce all of the blood cells. 4. The skeleton stores mineral and fat. All bones have a matrix that contains calcium phosphate that serves as a source of calcium
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Orthodontist are focused on a patient’s oral health but in a different way dentist do. They provide services for misaligned teeth‚ overbites‚ underbites‚ etc. An orthodontist uses a variety of medical devices to help the process such as headgears‚ plates‚ and braces (Nordqvist‚ 5). Not only do they specialize in misaligned teeth‚ but they also specialize in various aspects of facial growth. They look for the shape and the development of the jaw. They provide treatment
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transplant in China. The procedure is called the head anastomosis venture‚ or HEAVEN‚ by Canavero. He plans to use Polyethylene glycol (PEG) to reconnect the spinal cords (7). He believes that a patient could regain close to full movement after those nerves have been severed. A test was performed on eight mice by C-Yoon Kim and five of them “whose spinal cords
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