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    Bells Palsy

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    Anatomy & Physiology Body Systems Research Paper Bells Palsy October 24‚ 2012 Introduction Bell’s palsy is described as facial paralysis or facial weakness. However‚ it can result from a large number of disorders including tumors‚ trauma‚ infections and central nervous system diseases. Bell’s palsy is thought to result from a Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) infection involving the facial nerve and remains. It will affect about 1 in 60 people during their lifetime. Men and women are equally affected

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    The Endocrine System

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    endocrine system come from a wide range of different places. Among those responsible for hormone production are the glands and a few organs as well. The glands that are involved are the pituitary‚ thyroid‚ thymus‚ parathyroid‚ and adrenal. The organs‚ which also play a vital part‚ are the pancreas‚ gonads‚ kidneys‚ heart‚ and parts of the digestive tract. All these different glands or organs work together in the production of certain hormones. Those produced in one location will almost always have

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    to function correctly. According to In Family Caregiver Alliance (2008)” the parts of the brain that are mostly effected Are the Hypothalamus and Thalamus”. These areas help the bodies regulate temperature (Homeostasis) and controls Pituitary Gland (Hormones) just to name a few. Low Thiamine counts are mostly with people who are battling with alcoholism; 1.1 Million – 2.1 Million Americans battle with alcoholism. Alzheimer’s Group (2002) states that people whose body doesn’t receive proper

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    SCALP Layers:- * (S) Skin:- * Contains hair follicles which makes it hairy. * Has numerous sebaceous glands. * (C) Superficial fascia * Connects skin to the epicranial aponeurosis. * Provides an easy passage for blood vessels. * This layer is fibrous and dense in the middle and thin at the periphery. * Swelling in this part is not profuse but very painful. * Injury to the head till this layer causes profuse bleeding which can be stopped by

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    MULTIPLE PITUITARY HORMONE DEFICIENCY | | Genetic Forms of Multiple Pituitary Hormone Deficiency. | | Quite a few genes involved in embryonic development are candidates to explain multiple pituitary hormone deficiency (MPHD) (Chapter 550). There are several distinctive heritable forms of MPHD. Mutations of transcription factor genes that are only expressed in the anterior pituitary lead to simple phenotypes with varying combinations of anterior pituitary hormone deficiencies

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    Grow taller by 3 to 6 inches after Puberty!!!!! 5 Simple exercises that will increase your height naturally at any age. I guarantee!!!! If you have a desire to grow tall and add a few inches to your height naturally through exercises‚ this is the Hub for you. Whatever your age may be‚ the exercises given in this article will help you gain extra height through natural exercises. These workouts are scientifically proven to increase height even after puberty‚ if done properly and regularly. By stretching

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    You never feel more alive than when you are closest to death. But is it worth it? Is the stress-filled phenomenon that is adrenalin‚ coming straight from the adrenal glands travelling to the heart via significantly dilated blood vessels‚ stimulating a higher heart rate‚ while triggering a release of endorphins worth the risk? Worth the ‘risk’ that will all capture us eventually but still cripples fully grown men to a riverbank of tears and a prison of hidden emotional pain? Maybe‚ maybe not...

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    Acne Acne is defined as an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles of the skin which is apparent by small or big pimples or pustules on the face or body. Acne is a problem that can affect almost everyone’s life. There are a few different types of acne. Whiteheads and Blackheads The first types of acne are whiteheads and blackheads. Whiteheads are caused when pores are blocked with sebum‚ an oily secretion that our bodies produce naturally. Blackheads are similar to whiteheads

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    The fight or Flight

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    paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus. These cells transform the nervous signals into a humoral messenger‚ (corticotrophin releasing hormone‚ CRH)‚ which is secreted from nerve endings into portal blood vessels which carry it to the anterior pituitary gland. There‚ CRH stimulates the corticotroph

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    the rise in HGH “[spurs] growth in children [adolescents and teens]. It also helps to regulate body composition‚ body fluids‚ muscle and bone growth‚ sugar and fat metabolism‚ and possibly heart function” (Ratini) As one gets older their pituitary glands begins to produce less HGH overtime‚ which affects the body because one’s metabolism slows down‚ bones get weaker. The human growth hormones effects can widely be confused with the effects of the surplus of testosterone. “Testosterone is a sex hormone

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