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    BIO2114 Final Exam Review 1. List the endocrine glands and the hormones they secrete. 2. What are the two major types of hormone based on structure? 3. What are the factors that can affect the response of target cells to a hormone? 4. Review the examples of hypersecretion and hyposecretion of some hormones and the disease states that result 5. Know the function or action of every hormone. 6. Know what structures are targeted by each hormone. 7. Know the major

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    How a venomous lizard does not die if it bites its own tongue? Jagjeevan Kahlon November 20‚ 2012 Alan Reid Student #: 300109418 Class: AB-6 How a venomous lizard does not die if it bites its own tongue? Gila Monster ; retrieved from: http://www.google.ca/imgres?q=gila+monster+lizard&um.com/ Gila Monster ; retrieved from: http://www.google.ca/imgres?q=gila+monster+lizard&um.com/ Lizards belong to the class Reptilian‚ Scientists have said that reptiles have been on earth for about 200

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    COLLEGE OF NURSING IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT IN NCM 102 CASE PRESENTATION “CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE” SUBMITTED BY: I. INTRODUCTION Chronic Kidney Disease "It’s a silent disease" until the kidneys are severely damage‚ Andrew Levey‚ chief of nephrology at Tufts New England‚ Medical Center in Boston‚ said. What is chronic kidney disease? Chronic Kidney disease or CKD ‚ is a condition that affects the function of the kidneys and that may progress over time to kidney failure. When

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    of Urinary System The urinary system consists of the kidneys‚ ureters‚ urinary bladder‚ and urethra. The kidneys filter the blood to remove wastes and produce urine. The ureters‚ urinary bladder‚ and urethra together form the urinary tract‚ which acts as a plumbing system to drain urine from the kidneys‚ store it‚ and then release it during urination. Besides filtering and eliminating wastes from the body‚ the urinary system also maintains the homeostasis of water‚ ions‚ pH‚ blood pressure‚ calcium

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    Summative Assessement-1 Examination 2014 Science Class – X Time allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 90 General Instructions: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The question paper comprises of two sections‚ A and B. you are to attempt both the sections. All questions are compulsory. Questions 1 to 3 are one mark question of section A. Questions 4 to 6 carry two marks each of section A. Questions 7 to 18 carry three marks each of section A. Questions 19 to 24 carry five marks each of section

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    PRESENTATION BY: GIZELLE WILKINSON SUBJECT: ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION STUDENT NUMBER: M00037713 CLINICAL SCIENCES II INTRODUCTION Essential hypertension‚ otherwise known as primary or idiopathic hypertension‚ is a condition of raised blood pressure with no identifiable cause. Secondary hypertension occurs when blood pressure elevation results from a specific and potentially treatable cause. These include renal diseases‚ endocrine causes‚ congenital cardiovascular causes

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    Excretion-the final elimination fom the body’s -Drugs may be eliminated from the systemic circulation by different pathways such as through * Urine * Bile * Intestine * Saliva * Alveolar air * Sweat * Milk Kidney – Nephron Glomurelar filtration- Refer to book Order of rxn-it refers to the way in w/c the conc of a drug or reactant influences the rate of chemical rxn 1st order reaction -causes constant percentage of the drug to be lost per unit time -An

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    of Word Pertaining to the Kidneys Key Term Glomerulus Prefixes Roots Suffixes Word Dissection Glomerul us Meaning of Parts Little ball of yarn Presence of Meaning of Word Presence of a little ball of yarn Key Term Nephron Prefixes Roots Suffixes Word Dissection nephr on Meaning of Parts Kidney Presence of Meaning of Word Presence of kidney Key Term Filtrate Prefixes Roots Suffixes Word Dissection filtr ate Meaning of Parts Filtered

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    explain the urinary system. The urinary system is made of two kidneys‚ two ureters‚ two sphincters muscles‚ the bladder and the urethra. The kidneys filter metabolic waste and chemicals from blood to the urine. They do this by filtering units called nephrons. Kidneys are responsible for the production of erythropoietin that aids the formatting of red blood cells. The ureter carries the urine from the kidney to the bladder. These muscles are continuously tightening and relaxing over and over

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    The Urinary System is a group of organs in the body concerned with filtering out excess fluid and other substances from the bloodstream. The substances are filtered out from the body in the form of urine. Urine is a liquid produced by the kidneys‚ collected in the bladder and excreted through the urethra. Urine is used to extract excess minerals or vitamins as well as blood corpuscles from the body. The Urinary organs include the kidneys‚ ureters‚ bladder‚ and urethra. The Urinary system works with

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