The world is facing an epidemic of cocaine use by adolescents and young adults from all socioeconomic backgrounds. Epidemiologic data suggest that cocaine use is a serious public health problem because it is highly addictive and is associated with a variety of neurological complications. Cocaine‚ a natural alkaloid‚ is extracted from leaves of an Andean shrub‚ Erythroxylon coca. Coca leaves were used by the native populations to alleviate the rigors of high altitude and to diminish
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Human Brain: Controlling the Body; © 1998 Knowledge Adventure‚ Inc. ; http://www.letsfindout.com/subjects/body/rfibrain.html 4. The Nervous System; © 1992‚ 94‚ 97‚ 98‚ MJ Farabee; http://gened.emc.maricopa.edu/bio/bio181/biobk/biobooknerv.html 5. The Spinal Cord: Sensation and Movement; © 1998 Knowledge Adventure‚ Inc.; http://www.letsfindout.com/subjects/body/rfispinl.html Word Count: 1989
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speeding up the process of digestion. Finally the food leaves the body via the anus‚ which is an opening at the end of the digestive system from which faeces exit the body. Nervous system- You nervous system is made up of your brain‚ your spinal cord‚ and an large complicated network of nerves that thread throughout your body‚ it’s the control centre for your entire body. Your brain uses information it receives from your nerves to bring together all of your actions and reactions. Without
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Forrest Edwards‚ D.C.‚ D.A.B.C.O. in Hoover is the condition of sciatica. This sudden onset disorder of the spinal column affects as many as 40% of the world at some point in their life‚ and is a leading cause for patients to seek chiropractic assistance. Sciatica is a very uncomfortable condition‚ where the pain caused is not only present in the lower back‚ but
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Finally‚ all the organ systems in the body combine to make up the organism‚ completing the final level of structural organization‚ the organism level. 3. The 11 organ systems of the body are the integumentary system‚ the skeletal system‚ the muscular system‚ the nervous system‚ the endocrine system‚ the cardiovascular system‚ the lymphatic system‚ the respiratory system‚ the digestive system‚ the urinary system‚ and the reproductive system. The integumentary system consists of the skin‚ and its
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Chapter 1: • Combining form- the foundation of the word • Suffix- the word ending • Prefix- optional word beginning • -a to -ae‚ vena to venae • -us to -i‚ bronchus to bronchi • -um to -a‚ atrium to atria • -is to -es‚ diagnosis to diagnoses • -ix to -ices‚ helix to helices • -ex to -ices‚ apex to apices • -is to -ides‚ iris to irides • -nx to -nges‚ phlanx to phalanges • -oma to omata‚ carcinoma to carcinomata • -on to -a‚ mitochondrion to mitochondria Chapter 2: • Coronal plane-
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services as well to provide people with the correct knowledge on stem cells and their capabilities. In my opinion suffering from various conditions such as AIDS‚ Alzheimer’s Disease‚ Diabetes‚ Heart Disease‚ Liver Disease‚ Muscular Dystrophy‚ Parkinson’s Disease‚ Spinal Cord Injury‚ and Stroke can be highly treated or even cured if stem cell research is conducted to it’s fullest potential. Also‚ if the embryonic stem cells would be thrown out anyways and not used why not just utilize its capabilities
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study of the structure of the body and physiology is the study of the functions of those structures. The body system is made up of various systems. The gastrointestinal system‚ respiratory system‚ cardiovascular system‚ nervous system skeletal and muscular system these are just some of the systems in the human body that help it to run like a well oiled machine. The medical specialties that help to study the human body are anatomy‚ physiology diseases and conditions‚ laboratory and diagnostic procedures
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sections (Turley‚ 2011). These types of approaches can be used while taking magnetic resonance imaging of the body to detect is something is wrong. The human body has five cavities the cranial‚ spinal‚ thoracic‚ abdominal and pelvic cavities. The cranial cavity surrounds and holds the brain. The spinal cavity is a continuation of the cranial cavity and travels down the midline back. The thoracic cavity is surrounded by the ribs and chest muscles above the diaphragm and abdominopelvic cavity ("Health
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[pic] Anatomy and Physiology I Course Syllabus COURSE SYLLABUS Summer Term 2013 Instructor: Mrs. LaToya Prince Office location: HCT 100 Albany Technical College 1704 S. Slappey Blvd Albany‚ GA 31701 E-mail address: lprince@albanytech.edu Office phone number: 229-430-3061 Office hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 1515-1615 Course Name/Number: BIOL 2113 Anatomy and Physiology I Program Of Study: Health Care
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