-Diabetes‚ which is when the pancreas can’t make insulin. People with type 1 diabetes have to monitor their blood sugar levels and take insulin every day (usually several times a day) using a needle or an insulin pump -What Can Happen if Diabetes Is Not Under Control? Out-of-control blood sugar levels can lead to short-term problems like hypoglycemia‚ hyperglycemia‚ or diabetic ketoacidosis. In the long run‚ not controlling diabetes can also damage the vessels that supply blood to important organs
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FOOD AND NUTRITION & The Digestive System Lecture No. 10 FOOD AND NUTRITION Food Food is any edible material that supports growth‚ repair and maintenance of the body. Foods are substances containing nutrients Nutrients are needed for: • Cell repair • Cell growth • Energy • Protection Food Classification of foods: A. According to the source of origin 1. Animal foods 2. Plant foods B. According to the calorigenicity 1. Calorigenic foods 2. Non-Calorigenic foods C. According to the main
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releases hormones into the bloodstream. The hormones then cause different reactions within the body‚ and these reactions shape part of human behavior. There are seven glands within the body‚ which are the pineal gland‚ thyroid and parathyroids‚ the pancreas‚ pituitary gland‚ gonads‚ and adrenal glands. Each gland produces diverse hormones‚ and each hormone has a specific effect on the body‚ be it mood‚ energy‚ or sexual needs (Morris and Maisto‚ 2002). The pineal and pituitary glands are located in
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Steven Howard What organs and tissues have successfully been ransplanted since 1950? 1954: First successful kidney transplant by Joseph Murray (Boston‚ U.S.A.) 1966: First successful pancreas transplant by Richard Lillehei and William Kelly (Minnesota‚ U.S.A.) 1967: First successful liver transplant by Thomas Starzl (Denver‚ U.S.A.) 1967: First successful heart transplant by Christiaan Barnard (Cape Town‚ South Africa) 1970: First successful monkey head transplant by Robert White (Cleveland‚ U
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to the human body‚ and it affects the eyes‚ mouth‚ throat‚ lungs‚ heart‚ stomach‚ and pancreas. It also causes cancer. The effects of smoking to the eyes is smoker have two to three times greater chance of developing cataracts‚ which leads to blindness. The Lungs and heart also are affected by smoking. Smokers are at a high risk of lung cancers‚ and smoking causes hardening of the arteries. The Stomach and pancreas also get affected from smoking. Smokers experience more coughs and colds as compare
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the human body. Glucose‚ transported via the bloodstream‚ is the primary source of energy for the body’s cells. The levels of glucose in the blood are monitored by the cells in the pancreas. If the blood glucose level falls to dangerous levels (as in very heavy exercise or lack of food for extended periods)‚ the pancreas releases glucagon‚ a hormone whose effects on liver cells act to increase blood glucose levels. They convert glycogen storage
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1) Skeletal - made up of bones‚ joints and discs. Their function is to give shape to‚ allow movement and give protection to the body. The skeleton bones have 6 parts - Skull (cranium and face)‚ vertebral column (cervical‚ thoracic‚ lumbar‚ sacral‚ coccygeal)‚ thorax‚ shoulder girdle ( clavicle and scapula)‚ pelvis (ilium‚ ischium‚ pubis) ‚ upper limbs (humerus‚ radius‚ ulna‚ carpal‚ metacarpal‚ phalanges) and lower limbs ( femur‚ tibia‚ fibula‚ tarsal‚ metatarsals‚ phalanges). The joints and
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regurgitate it later. The things that are able to be digested then go to the liver‚ pancreas‚ small intestine‚ large intestine‚ and the cecum helps the intestine absorb proteins‚ water and microbial decay of fiber. The food reaches a tubular organ that hold the waste in there until the owl wants to get rid of it. The vent is like our anus.
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amount of alcohol” (Fact Sheets- Alcohol Use and Health‚ 2012). When people drink a large amount of alcohol in short time‚ and digestive organs is affected too. An important organ has leading role is pancreas. ”The pancreas helps to regulate the body’s blood sugar levels by producing insulin. The pancreas also has a role in digesting the food we eat” (Alcohol: What You Don’t Know Can Harm You). Thus‚
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called CF or mucoviscidosis) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder that affects most critically the lungs‚ and also the pancreas‚ liver‚ and intestine. It is characterized by abnormal transport of chloride and sodium across an epithelium‚ leading to thick‚ viscous secretions. The name refers to the characteristic scarring (fibrosis) and cyst formation within the pancreas that was first recognized in the 1930s. Difficulty in breathing is the most serious symptom and results from frequent lung
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