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    changes how well your lungs‚ digestive system‚ and other body parts work. Cystic fibrosis causes your mucus to be too thick‚ or sweat to be too salty. Mucus that is too thick causes your lungs to clog and makes it hard to breathe. It can block your pancreas‚ so you can’t digest your food very well. I believe that cystic fibrosis is caused by a flawed gene. Introduction Cystic fibrosis is caused by a defect in the CFTR gene. This gene makes proteins that control movement of salt and water in and

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    The Digestive System

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    nutrients are absorbed into the body. The digestive system takes place in the alimentary canal‚ a tube that runs from the mouth to the anus and includes the esophagus‚ stomach‚ small intestine‚ and large intestine‚ colon and rectum. The liver and pancreas also contribute to digestion‚ but are not part of the alimentary canal. Digestion begins in the mouth‚ where chemical and mechanical digestion occurs. Food inters the mouth and is chewed by the teeth‚ turned over and mixed with saliva by the tongue

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    He got success this time and the initial name of the insulin was isletin. Banting gave the name isletin while Macleod gave the name insulin. They were successful to find a way to get beef pancreas extract for the treatment of diabetes on dogs. But still‚ they need to purify the insulin for the use of human beings. The teams of many doctors‚ professors‚ and scientists were working on that. James Bertram Collip’s (a biochemist) was working to

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    Acute Abdominal Pain

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    the stomach‚ spleen‚ liver‚ gall bladder‚ pancreas‚ kidneys‚ small intestine and large intestine. The organs in the pelvis are: the bladder‚ caecum‚ appendix‚ sigmoid colon‚ rectum and female reproductive organs. (Cole‚ Lynch‚ & Cugnoni‚ 2006). It is very important for the nurse to also learn the location of each organ‚ as this will help pin point what actually may be causing the abdominal pain. The right lobe of the liver‚ duodenum‚ head of pancreas‚ gall bladder‚ and sections of the ascending

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    Appendix E Hca 240

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    |from autoimmune destruction of the |trigger it. A family history‚ anyone with a |diabetes require continuous insulin | | | |insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas.|parent or sibling has an increased risk‚ |supplementation and glucose monitoring to | | | |The immune system attacks and destroys beta |genetics‚ geography‚ type I diabetes seems to|sustain

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    Ahhaa

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    Periwinkle (Catharantus roseus) and Serpentina (Andrographis paniculata) plant extracts as an Anti-diabetic Drug on Alloxan-induced Albino Rats (Rattus norvegicus) Life Science Researchers: *Angelou M. Dela Cruz Taze Jared D. Abubo Angelica V. Calma Zeus Jovette M. Manalastas Joab C. Fernando Lanz Martin Solano Gian Paulo D. Magnaye Jovanni Estrada Nesly Santos Wilbern Apat Monica Maddara Research Adviser: Mr. Earl Francis C. Merilles Research Consultant: Mr. Raymond Jay

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    Metabolism Outline

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    Exam 3 Study Guide Digestive System Differentiate digestion from metabolism Identify the organs of the alimentary canal in order from the mouth to the anus Mouth Know the 8 anatomical parts Processes – mastication‚ swallowing ‚ taste Pharynx Identify the naso-‚ oro- and laryngopharynx and classify these regions with respect to passage of food and/or air through them Longitudinal & circular muscle layer - peristalsis For the alimentary canal from esophagus to large intestine:

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    There are various effects that alcohol has on the body. None of them are pleasant for any of us. Even though people like to drink they really shouldn’t‚ alcohol can lead to death and irreparable pain in the family. Or a horrible car accident can occur while driving under the influence of alcohol. There has been various fatal incidents in the past where drunk drivers have committed atrocities out of their own control at the fault of alcohol. The vast majority of manslaughter cases have been at the

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    Diabetes in Adolescents

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    LITERATURE REVIEW. In the world‚ children at every age are becoming more susceptible to various health adversities. These diseases are preventing children from reaching their full potential‚ limiting how well they grow and develop. Diabetes‚ which when thought about years ago‚ was only associated with the elderly. However‚ in the last 30 years‚ diabetes have been associated with children including babies. In an attempt to go beyond commonly shared assumptions about the up surge in adolescent diabetes

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    Beetroot And Colon Cancer

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    saturated fat. A large European study has recently shown that ’junk food’ may in fact be a major cause of cancer of the pancreas‚ the urinary tract and of the womb‚ which makes saturated

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