What is the concept of Homeostasis? Homeostasis is the process of which the body attempts to maintain a state of stable physiological balance. The body has to have homeostasis to stay alive‚ if you take a psychoactive drug‚ for example a drug that may affect your mood swings and distorted perceptions. Your body then attempts to bring itself back into physiologic balance and this may create a rebound effect. The normal temperature for a human being is 36-37.5 degree C If your body gets too cold
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Vivien Thomas was instrumental in devolving heart surgery that saved many babies lives and revolutionized how future heart surgeons would deal with heart problems. I chose this topic because I think Vivien Thomas was a very interesting person. Not a lot of people know about him even thought he was one of the first people to try to do surgery on the heart. So far in my project I have gone to the library and looked online. I got a lot of great information from books and the articles I have read.
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Site Name: PhysioEx 8.0Author Name: Stabler‚ ZaoLocation on Site: Exercise > Lab Quiz 100% Correct of 20 items:20 Correct: 100%0 Incorrect: 0% Submitted on Sun Sep 27 2009 15:44:17 GMT-0600 (Mountain Daylight Time) --------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 1 Differential permeability can also be described as: Correct: the allowance of only certain substances to pass through a membrane without hindrance. Compare the molecule size and the MWCO for the
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Module 06 Case Study: Articulations and Nerve Tissue Part I— “Jill” Questions 1. What is the difference between a tendon and ligament? (1 point) --The difference between a tendon and a ligament is that a tendon attaches to muscle. (ie. muscle-bone‚ muscle-muscle‚ muscle- skin) A ligament‚ however‚ attaches to cartilage. (ie. cartilage-bone‚ cartilage-cartilage‚ bone-bone) 2. What bones form the articulation (joint) of the ankle? Did Jill most likely sprain or strain her ankle? Explain your
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1. Define the terms anatomy and physiology. Explain the principle of complementarity and how it applies to this course. The term anatomy refers to the structure of the body and its parts. Along with the study of the body structure‚ anatomy also refers to how these body parts work together and their working relationship as a whole. Physiology is the study of how the living systems in the body function and work. When studying the Physiology of the body it is most understandable if terms from the underlying
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Shannon Green Unit 7 Anatomy and physiology for health and social care Task 5(M3) describe the routine care for each malfunction Task 5 (D2) explain how the routine care given for each malfunction affects the body system Bronchitis Smoking The person needs to stop smoking because cigarette damages the tiny hair structures in the lungs called the cilia‚ they the person continues to smoke the damage will stop the cilia from functioning properly and will increase the chances of condition
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“The Cougar Physiology” 10/15/2012 The Cougar Physiology Kingdom: Animalia‚ Phylum: Chordata‚ Class: Mammalia‚ Order: Carnivor‚ Family: Felidae‚ Genus: Felis‚ Species: Concolor‚ or otherwise known as‚ Cougar. Cougars are also known as the Mountain Lion or puma and have the largest natural range distribution throughout the western hemisphere. This paper will cover characteristics of the cougar‚ the ancestry to the Cougar‚ and what adaptations the cougar has gone through to survive in its habitat
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REVIEW SHEET EXERCISE 3 Neurophysiology of Nerve Impulses NAME: 1. Match each of the definitions in Column A with the appropriate term in Column B. Column A Column B __D__ term that refers to a membrane potential of about -70 mv __F__ reversal of membrane potential due to influx of sodium ions __B__ major cation found outside of a cell __A__ minimal stimulus needed to elicit an action potential __E__ period when cell membrane is totally insensitive to additional stimuli‚ regardless
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ORGANISM’S PHYSIOLOGY MICHAEL A DENKYIRAH BIO/101-PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY DECEMBER 8TH 2013. JEBA INBARASU Organism Physiology is the method in which many diverse living organisms are considered to have developed from earlier forms during the history of the earth that can be defined as Evolution. Several organisms have evolved as a result of environmental
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Physiology Assignment Name Class Date Every organism has specific characteristics that make it ideal for living in the certain environment that it resides. For example‚ owls are birds that have adapted to hunting at night. They have many adaptations that allow them to be successful night hunters. One adaptation that the owl has involves their eyesight. The eyes of owls are sunk in. This allows an owl to collect and intensify light making it better able
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