One of the biggest concerns in healthcare today is cardiovascular disease. Affecting 36% of the US population alone‚ cardiovascular disease can lead to stroke‚ heart attack‚ and even death (22). Extensive research has been done investigating the causes of cardiovascular diseases. Lipids and lipoproteins have been implicated to be one of the largest factors contributing to cardiovascular disease. In order to reduce cardiovascular disease we must understand lipid metabolism. To understand lipid metabolism
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Dyeing Poison Frog The Dendrobates tinctorius‚ also known as the dyeing poison frog was first discovered in 1797 by G. Cuvier. The Scientific classification of this amphibian is: Kingdom-Animalia‚ Phylum- Chordata‚ Class- Amphibia‚ Order-Anura‚ Family- Dendrobatidae‚ Genus- Dendrobates‚ Species- D. tinctorius. These are large poison frogs ranging from 40 to 50 mm and some females can reach to 60 mm. The dyeing poison frog is a bright blue frog with two broad yellow stripes on the back. The
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“The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras” is a story about a character named Jim Smiley. Jim was the curioest man he would almost always bet on anything. Jim had a caught a frog and for three months he taught the frog to jump to immense heights. One day he decided to go into town to find someone to bet that his frog can out jump any frog in the county. When he found someone he went out to search for a frog for his opponent‚ while he was gone the stranger gave Jim’s frog a shot full of quail. When
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Charles Ray’s “Boy with Frog” is a painted white stainless steel sculpture standing eight feet tall in a back gallery at the Art Institute of Chicago‚ depicting just what the title suggests. The tallest in a large room with only four other pieces‚ it demands attention. Upon closer inspection the detail in the frog dangling from the boy’s right hand is striking. The warts covering the animal contrast the smoothness of the boy’s naked body but the white paint unifies them as a whole. The boy used for
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How things flow through the heart: • blood drains into the right atrium through the superior vena cava‚ inferior vena cava‚ and the coronary sinus (drains the heart muscle itself)→Right Ventricle→pulmonary semilunar valves→lungs→pulmonary veins→left atrium→bicuspid valve→left ventricle→aortic semilunar valve→systemic circuit. What the valves do: • Prevent backflow into the atria and ventricles‚ ensuring that blood only flows one way through the heart. what vessels bring blood to the heart and
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young persons development(1.1) Developmental area: Communication and language Age of child Expected pattern of development 0-1 years 1-2 2-3 0-1 Baby can suck and swallow from birth. There are several noises a baby can make‚ squeaks grunts‚ and also attempts are made in response to adult stimulation. Baby becomes familiar to frequent voices. 1-2
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Introducing Windows 8 ® An Overview for IT Professionals Jerry Honeycutt PUBLISHED BY Microsoft Press A Division of Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond‚ Washington 98052-6399 Copyright © 2012 Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Control Number (PCN): 2012950240 ISBN: 978-0-7356-7050-1 Microsoft Press books
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NAME: _ MAP Instructions: Select “Study Area (myA&P) Select “Interactive Physiology” (left tab) Select “Chapter 19: Cardiovascular System – Factors that Affect Blood Pressure” Click “Topic‚” watch the tutorial‚ and then answer the following questions. The Cardiovascular System: Factors That Affect Blood Pressure 1. What are the three main factors that influence total peripheral resistance (TPR)? a. Turbulence b. Vascular Resistance c. A change in blood viscosity 2.
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Mark Twain’s biography and influences contributed to his purpose for writing “Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”‚ to create an amusing short story to illustrate southwestern humor. Mark Twain‚ then known as Samuel Clemens‚ was born on November 30th‚ 1835 in Florida‚ Missouri. When Clemens was four‚ his family moved to the small frontier town of Hannibal‚ Missouri‚ right along the Mississippi River. Missouri was a fairly new state and it was also a state that leaned towards slavery. Clemens’
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Between 0-3 years there is a lot of change in intellectual development‚ at birth a baby blinks in reaction to bright lights‚ turns to soft lights and will cry when basic needs require attention. And by 3 months they can follow movements of a large or smaller object. Between 6 and 9 months children are very curious and easily distracted by movements‚ immediately fixes sights on small objects that are close by and reaches out to grasp them and watches toys fall from hands that are in range of their
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