Exam #2 Review Sheet Chapter 9 Understand the relationship between body composition‚ age‚ gender & fluid Fluid composition of tissue varies by: Tissue type: lean tissues have higher fluid content than fat tissues Gender: males have more lean tissue and therefore more body fluid than females Age: decrease in body water results partly from loss of lean tissue as people age Understand how fluid is distributed in the body (intracellular vs. extracellular) Intercellular : distributed within
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Module 03 Quiz Review Sheet Be sure to read and review the Powerpoints for Chapters 1-3 and 5 for the Quiz! Module 1 - Foundations of Microbiology and Lab Safety – Chapters 1 & 2: Know the various classes of microorganisms and unique features and characteristics of each: Bacteria- one of the two domains of prokaryotes; all medically important prokaryotes are in the domain Bacteria. bacteria are single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms that reproduce by fission. Protozoans-Group
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Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular disease is defined as a disease that affects any area of the cardiovascular system‚ including the heart and blood vessels‚ and covers a range of diseases such as arteriosclerosis‚ atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. Diet plays a vital part in the prevention and control of these diseases however other manageable factors such as smoking and physical inactivity also contribute to the diseases if not controlled correctly. However corrective action or
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CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS Cardiovascular fitness is frequently considered the most important aspect of physical fitness because those who possess it are likely to have a lessened risk of coronary heart disease – the number one killer in our society. Cardiovascular fitness is also referred to as cardiovascular endurance‚ cardio-respiratory capacity and circulatory fitness. Regardless of the word used to describe it‚ cardiovascular fitness is complex because it requires fitness of several body systems
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Cardiovascular disease is a general name for a wide variety of diseases‚ disorders and conditions that affect the heart and sometimes the blood vessels as well. Risk factors for developing cardiovascular disease include having hypertension‚ diabetes‚ high cholesterol‚ obesity‚ and a sedentary lifestyle. Other risk factors include being of African-American ancestry‚ male‚ drinking excessive amounts of alcohol‚ having a lot of long-term stress‚ smoking and having a family history of a heart attack
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Cardiovascular Disease Information HCA 240 February 22‚ 2013 Gioia Scoppoa Cardiovascular Disease Information Cardiovascular disease refers to conditions that narrow or block blood vessels. These conditions can lead to a heart attack or stroke. According to Richard P. Lewis M.D. (Can Cardiovascular Disease be prevented)‚ “Cardiovascular disease is the common chronic illness in our society.” Coronary artery disease is a disease that supplies the muscle with blood. The blood flow can become
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1. Why do we need a cardiovascular system? Because we need to get oxygen through our system. 2. Make sure you know which circuits the left and right heart pump into (pulmonary or systemic). Also know the status of blood (fully oxygenated or not) at -the aorta: Left‚systematic‚ and fully oxygenated. -a pulmonary vein: Left side‚ pulmonary‚ and fully oxygenated. Goes from the right side of the body(heart) into the (left) pulmonary veins then goes to the left atrium then to the left ventricle then
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Peer Review Evaluation Sheet: Group 8 <Introduction of Variables> Time management: evaluates whether a group member completed his/her task on time or not. Attendance: evaluates how frequently a group member participated group meeting and tried to involve in group discussion. Preparedness: evaluates whether a group member always brought his/her materials to group meeting or not. Interpersonal contribution: evaluates how frequently a group member contacted other members to ask questions
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completed the Pre-lab Quiz. 010/03/12 page 1 Experiment Results You have not completed the Experiment. Experiment Data: 010/03/12 page 2 Post-lab Quiz Results You have not completed the Post-lab Quiz. 010/03/12 page 3 Review Sheet Results 1. Define the terms skeletal muscle fiber‚ motor unit‚ skeletal muscle twitch‚ electrical stimulus‚ and latent period. Your answer: Skeletal Muscle Fiber: composed of myofibrils‚ elongated‚ multinucleated Motor unit: a single motor
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The Cardiovascular System David Clarke is 30 years old‚ stands 6’ and weights 225 lbs. He commutes between Miami where he is a full time student‚ and Hialeah‚ where he works as a paramedic. He sleeps only two to four hours per night. Brian is overweight and does very little exercise. He also admits to eating mostly fatty foods. Both David’s grandmother and father have suffered heart attacks. According to new statistics‚ “despite the recent decline in mortality from coronary heart disease‚ this disease
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