SKIN • Largest and heaviest organ of the body; accounts for about 15% of the total body weight • Also called as cutaneous membrane • Skin contains two layers‚ the epidermis and the dermis. • The hypodermis is the layer underneath the skin. FUNCTIONS • Skin is a protective covering that prevents harmful substances from entering the body. • It helps regulate body temperature and water loss. • It houses sensory receptors and contains immune system cells. • It synthesizes chemicals and excretes
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Cancer Right now‚ cancer is one of the most feared diseases in the world. In the early 1990s almost 6 million new cancer cases developed and more than 4 million deaths from cancers occurred. Also more than one-fifth of all deaths were caused by cancer and it has been predicted‚ by the American Cancer Society‚ that about 33% of Americans will eventually develop this disease. This is a huge disease that is killing people all over the world. The field of cancer study is called Oncology. The government
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Layers of the skin The skin is an ever-changing organ that contains many specialized cells and structures. The skin functions as a protective barrier that interfaces with a sometimes-hostile environment. It is also very involved in maintaining the proper temperature for the body to function well. It gathers sensory information from the environment‚ and plays an active role in the immune system protecting us from disease. Understanding how the skin can function in these many ways starts with understanding
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Many may believe the skin is the most obsolete organ that humans have‚ but that is far from the truth. Scientists‚ just recently‚ have come to the conclusion that human skin is equipped with the strongest‚ most convoluted defense system that the body can produce. To the naked eye‚ the surface of the skin may seem like a calm‚ untouched wasteland scattered with grass-like follicles‚ but‚ magnified‚ it is a battle zone of the body’s defenses fending off unwanted‚ invading bacteria (Metaphor). With
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Prevention Nicole Griffin HSM/210 April 5‚ 2015 Elise Merenda Prevention The targeted population that I chose to write about is the homeless. With over 4‚000 people dealing with homelessness in Connecticut‚ the majority of these people facing this problem have some sort of mental illness‚ physical disabilities‚ or dealing with a form of substance abuse problem ("Partnership for Strong Communities"‚ 2015). A lot of this problem stems from the people being released prematurely from mental hospitals
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Skin diseases are among the most pestiferous and aesthetically displeasing of all maladies‚ ranging from hives to leprosy. The severity of skin diseases can differ‚ although the symptoms range from simple itching to loss of skin. Specifically‚ the covered diseases in this paper are acne‚ dandruff‚ and skin cancer. Acne is probably one of the most unappealing side-effects commonly associated with teenagers. The cause of acne vulgaris‚ which is largely an inflammatory disease According to wikipedia
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------------------------------------------------- Colorectal cancer From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Colorectal cancer | Classification and external resources | Diagram of the lower gastrointestinal tract | ICD-10 | C18-C20/C21 | ICD-9 | 153.0-154.1 | ICD-O: | M8140/3 (95% of cases) | OMIM | 114500 | DiseasesDB | 2975 | MedlinePlus | 000262 | eMedicine | med/413 med/1994ped/3037 | Colorectal cancer‚ commonly known as bowel cancer‚ is a cancer from uncontrolled cell growth in the colon or rectum (parts
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and neck cancer is a broad term that describes many different cancers that start in the head and neck. Most oral‚ head and neck cancers begin in the cells that make up the moist tissues (mucosal surfaces) of the mouth‚ nose and throat. Like other cancers‚ these cancers occur when abnormal cells begin to grow and divide uncontrollably and form a mass‚ called a malignant tumor. Doctors identify oral‚ head and neck cancers by the area in which the cancer begins: Lip and oral cavity cancer occurs
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the skin-to-skin contact for preterm and full-term infants • To empower the parents and allow them to safely perform skin to skin contact‚ including transfer and proper positioning of the neonate to promote comfort II. Objectives: • List the benefits of skin to skin contact between the infant and parents/other caregivers. • Demonstrate/ return demonstrate on how to safely perform skin to skin contact. • List the desired outcome of skin to skin contact III. Content outline form: Why skin to skin
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Health April 14‚ 2013 CVD and Cancer After taking the cancer and CVD risk assessment I learned that aside from working in the sun without protection‚ smoking is my largest risk for cancer or CVD. Aside from these two risk factors I live a fairly healthy life‚ I work harder than most people my age can even fathom from their deep-fryer station at McDonald’s‚ I eat fairly well and I seldom find myself stationary. My top-dog risk factor as determined by the cancer and CVD risk factor assessment
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