A fibroid is the most common tumor found in the pelvis. Such tumors develop most often between the ages of 35 and 45 years‚ hardly ever before age 20. most fibroids occur in women of reproductive age; they are diagnosed in African American women two to three times more frequently than in Caucasian women. It is currently believed that obesity has a lot to do with fibroid development. Because fat cells make estrogen‚ women who are obese are more prone to estrogen-dependent conditions‚ which include
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Indian. From her childhood‚ she was diagnosed with polio‚ a disease that infects the spine‚ and the disease left her right leg distorted. At 18‚ returning from her art school‚ the bus she was riding in hit a tram and an iron bar pierced her abdomen/pelvis area. Her legs and vertebrae suffered serious damage. The accident was a turning point in her life. In her hospital bed‚ she installed a mirror above her bed. She painted many works‚ most of which were self-portraits. In 1928‚ Frida met Diego Rivera
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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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There are some positive effects of fashion style. First‚ fashion plays an increasingly important role in an individual’s life because it is considered as a means of self-expression. Fashion is about your own personal style‚ it not about looking the same like a supermodel. The clothes and accessories that man or women wear help them to identify with a group of others-whether it is a lifestyle‚ profession‚ a religion‚ or an attitude. Fashion does not necessarily mean glamour‚ or the urge to follow
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TOPIC: The physical characteristics of the Australopithecus hominid. The first Australopithecus hominid (later named Australopithecus africanus) was discovered in by an anatomy professor in Johannesburg‚ South Africa named Raymond Dart in 1924. Prof. Dart initially discovered a five year old skull and it was unlike that of an ape’s he had ever seen. According to!!!!!!!!!‚ Studying the skull‚ he made the following discoveries: -The skull had “ape-like” features -had a projecting face -small brain
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SKELETAL SYSTEM: BONES AND JOINTS Functions of the Skeletal System ♦Skeletal System Without it‚ there would be no rigid framework to support the soft tissues of the body and no system of joints and levers to allow the body to move Consists of bones‚ connective tissues that includes cartilage‚ tendons and ligaments Term skeleton is derived from a Greek word meaning dried Consists of dynamic‚ living tissues that are able to grow‚ detect pain stimuli‚ adapt to stress‚ and undergo repair after
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Family Life and Sexual Health‚ High School FLASH Reproductive System Grades 9-12‚ Lesson 2 Student Learning Objectives The student will be able to … 1. locate and name at least 80% of the parts of the male and female reproductive systems. 2. describe the path of an egg (ovum) during menstruation. Describe the path of a sperm during ejaculation. 3. understand there is a wide range of “normal” anatomy. Agenda 1. Discuss the purpose of the lesson. 2. Brainstorm with the class about body
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Human Variation There are many different types of human variation that are influenced by a population’s geographic location‚ including skin color‚ height‚ and body proportions. Many geographic areas are associated with certain physical characteristics that cause them to be commonly classified as different races‚ which also include hair color‚ eye color‚ and cranial shape. These characteristics are in addition to the physical characteristics listed above that are
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1. A. Homeostasis is defined as a condition of equilibrium in the body internal environment. For example the internal organs‚ behaviors‚ body temperatures. In homeostasis it can be considered as dynamic as it is always changing. The liver‚ kidneys‚ autonomic nervous system and endocrine system‚ and hypothalamus help maintain homeostasis. For example‚ my brother has imbalance homeostasis due to having seizures. Because his brain is not functioning correctly‚ his homeostasis is not balance. B. Medial
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Prenatal Development and Birth Abstract The term prenatal development is the process in the uterus where the fetus or embryo starts to develop during pregnancy from the time of conception or fertilization until birth and it is typically divided in three period: The pre-embryonic‚ embryonic and fetal. (Kuther: 2001). From the moment of fertilization that the egg is being fertilized until it reaches the time of birth‚ visible changes in the structure of the mother’s body. As the sperm and egg
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