Homeostasis A condition in which the internal environment of the body remains relatively constant despite changes in the external environment. Examples would be the maintenance of body temperature and levels of glucose in the blood Homeostatic mechanisms are designed to reestablish homeostasis when there is an imbalance. The Home Heating System 1. When the temperature of a room decreases below a set point‚ the thermostat electrically starts the furnace. 2. As the temperature of the room rises to
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10 April 2013 Child Birth: Natural Over Anesthetics There are 133 million births each year. The statistics state‚ four births occurs every second of every day. The process in which the mother has to undergo in order to give birth is labor. Labor takes an average amount of thirteen hours. How a mother gives birth and what she uses to cope with the pain is very questionable. Drugs are used to relieve the mother’s abdominal pain‚ although the use of the drugs may resort to health problems
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Janine Luker Student Identification: 22840848 June 27‚ 2009 Endocrinology Assignment/Personal Review and Summary Endocrinology is the study of hormones‚ the receptors in your body‚ and the signaling they give to release hormones in your body. The definition for endocrinology is defined in many different ways‚ but with all related meanings that sum up to the physiology of the endocrine glands. The endocrine system sends messages to the endocrine glands in your body that include the adrenal
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hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH)‚ Growth hormone inhibitory hormone (GHIH)‚ Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) ‚ and Dopamine or prolactin-inhibiting factor (PIF) . In the pituitary it is the following Growth hormone‚ Luteinizing hormone (LH)‚ Oxytocin‚ Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) ‚Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)‚Prolactin‚ Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)‚ and Antidiuretic hormone (ADH). In the thyroid gland it is t4 and t5 Thyroxine is T4 and Triiodothyronine is T3 and the last one
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Introduction: Empathy‚ the ability to recognize and share feelings of others‚ has been in our brains since the beginning of time. It was discovered by the Greeks which they called it ‚ “Empatheia” meaning‚ “in feeling.” Then a German psychologist named Robert Vischer in 1837 and he called it “Einfühlung‚” meaning “feeling into.”(Stueber‚ 2013) Vischer wrote a book called‚ “Über das opstiche Formgefühl: Ein Beitrag zu Aesthetik.”(Schott‚ 2015) In this book Vischer describes how empathy is based
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What is a Hero? Real heros are obscure but change society one step at a time. Heros have more compassion or empathy because of a “hero gene” and their levels of oxytocin. Also their “love hormone” increases making one demonstrate altruism. Heroism is more than a person’s personality or how they are raised. According to Mr. Zimbardo‚ a Stanford professor‚ we are all born with a tremendous capacity to be anything‚ guided by the “hero gene‚” the “love hormone‚” and‚ at times‚ our family. A hero is
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Animals help people I wanted to prove something I know from experience‚ that animals help people in many ways. Sometimes people just think of seeing eye dogs or rescue dogs when thinking about how animals help us‚ there are many ways they help including: mentally/emotionally‚ socially‚ and physically. Okay let’s start off with the fact that pets are great listeners. People may go to their pets with their problems because they are reliable and do not judge the person. Feeling like someone is
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The Endocrine System FOCUS: The endocrine system is one of the major regulatory systems in the body‚ along with the nervous system. However‚ the endocrine system responds more slowly‚ and has a longer-lasting‚ more general effect on the body than the nervous system. Endocrine tissues internally produce hormones which are released into the blood‚ where they are carried to target tissue and produce a response. Some hormones bind to receptors on the surface of the cell membrane‚ producing permeability
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Male Brain vs. Female Brain: Is one Better than the Other? Differences between males and females have been an issue affecting our society for thousands of years. Why are we so different? Why are we so similar? Several scientists have attempted to explain these variations‚ all using different methods and approaches. A very controversial study by psychologist J. Philippe Rushton suggested that men are innately more intelligent than women. This study gave arousal to several studies that oppose it
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Support during labor is highly recommended a. What is a doula? What do they do during the birth? What qualifications do they usually have? A doula is a professional trained in childbirth who provides emotional‚ physical and informational support to the mother who is expecting‚ is experiencing labor‚ or has recently given birth. The doula’s purpose is to help women have a safe‚ memorable and empowering birthing experience because she recognizes birth as a key experience the mother will remember all
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