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    as echocardiograms‚ x-rays or hearing test. Omphalocele can be seen during week six through ten of pregnancy‚ when getting a ultrasound. As the baby develops during this time‚ the intestines get longer and push out of the belly into the umbilical cord. During the following weeks of pregnancy‚ the intestines naturally go back into the

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    Meningioma

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    arachnoid‚ and pia matter) and spinal cord. In most cases 90% of Meningiomas are benign (non-cancerous) and do not tend to spread out to the rest of the body or nervous system. These tend to grow at a very slow rate and usually show no symptoms until the tumor gets relatively large. This is due to the gradual compression of the brain over time. Although benign tumors are not cancerous they can cause serious damage due to the location in the brain or spinal cord. In rare cases‚ about 2% of the

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    gel‚ only for her chronic pain. Furthermore‚ she reports she has a spinal cord stimulator that is approximately 7 years old and has continued significant relief with its use for chronic pain. The patient previously discontinued her opioid pain medications. The patient is being seen every two to three months for follow-up.

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    ascending pathway which projects to the Thalamus in the brain. Sensations of pain are controlled by the ascending and descending pathways in the central nervous system. The feelings of pain are conducted through the peripheral nerves‚ through the spinal cord and the brain stem and finally into the brain itself. The Descending pathway The descending pathway is triggered during pain. The is an example of

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    description of the three slides (Neuron‚ Spinal Cord Smear and C.S of Myelinated Nerve Fibers) as though you were explaining it to someone who cannot see the slide. Neuron- There is a reddish rounded shape with lighter thin looking branches these are probably the axon terminals or dendrites. I am thinking this is a multipolor neuron. The reddish rounded figure is the nucleus. There are smaller darker dot‚ which I am guessing could be the axons. Spinal Cord Smear- A large purple figure with bundles

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    Brain cells‚ hormones‚ and genes (etc) relate to everything one thinks‚ feels‚ does. Biological Psychology: The study of the cells and organs of the body + the phys/chem changes in behavior + mental processes. • Behaviours and mental processes influenced by biology‚ biological processes by environment as well Nervous system : Complex combination of cells that mainly function to let an organism gain information about what is going on inside/outside body and how to respond to it. Three functions

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    consists of many structures. We distinguish between the central- and the peripheral nervous system. The two major subdivisions of the central nervous system are the brain and the spinal cord‚ which is found in the spinal column. The peripheral nervous system consists of the nerves outside the brain and the spinal cord. The spinal cord communicates with all the sense organs and muscles except those of the head. It is compromised of grey matter which is densely packed with cell bodies and dendrites and white

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    Immaculate Heart of Mary College SY 2012-2013 BIOLOGY EXCRETORY SYSTEM MODULE Urea is the main nitrogenous waste excreted by most mammals and is formed in the liver. It circulates the body and most of the urea produced by the body is transported to the kidneys. ORGANS OF EXCRETION ORGAN | WASTE EXCRETED | Skin | Sweat | Lungs | Carbon dioxide | Liver | Water‚ salts | Large intestine | Feces | Kidneys | Urine | THE KIDNEYS The kidneys are the main organs of excretion

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    you that injuries and disease can be prevented. The Things that you suffer with could be taken away and no more worries. I would like to introduce you to Embryonic Stem Cell. Embryonic stem cell are by most scientists and researchers to cure spinal cord injuries‚ multiple sclerosis‚ diabetes‚ Parkinson’s disease‚ cancer‚ Alzheimer’s diseases‚ heart disease‚ hundreds of rare immune system and genetic disorders and much more. These Embryonic Stem cell have the ability to form doll adult cell types

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    nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. The central nervous system is comprised of the brain and the spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system links the central nervous system with the body ’ s sense receptors‚ muscles‚ and glands. Information travels in the nervous system via three types of neurons. Sensory neurons send information from the senses to the brain and spinal cord‚ which process the information. Interneurons enable the nervous systems internal communications. Motor neurons

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