Which is an example of double circulation. The necessary adaptation of the 4 chambered heart was to support endothermy. Endothermic animals needed more energy‚ so the heart needed to deliver oxygen faster. The artery is the stout‚ walled tube that helps form the circulation system. Blood is transferred through these tubes from the heat‚ to all of the body. The vein is also a part of the circulation system. The vein is what brings the oxygen depleted blood back to
Premium Oxygen Carbon dioxide Respiratory system
Introduction Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that composes many factors that contribute to the manisfestations of SLE. These factors include genetic and epigenetic regulation of gene expression‚ environmental factors‚ hormones‚ and a dysfunction in the immune system. It is estimated that about 1.5 million patients‚ and many other patients worldwide‚ have lupus. The survival rate of SLE patients improved from 50 % to 90% over the last 40 years from an estimated 5-year
Premium Immune system
pulmonary trunk‚ and pulmonary veins. There are two different types of circulatory loops in the human body the Pulmonary Circulation and the Systemic Circulation. The Pulmonary arteries brings blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs where then the blood picks up oxygen and returns to the left side of the heart. The pumping chambers that support the pulmonary circulation are the right atrium and left ventricle.
Premium Heart Blood Circulatory system
HS200: Diseases of the Human Body Prof: Kristen Hathcock January 21‚ 2014 Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)‚ is a condition in which plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries. These arteries supply oxygen-rich blood to your heart muscle. This plaque is made up of fat‚ cholesterol‚ calcium‚ and other substances found in the blood. When plaque builds up in the arteries‚ the condition is called atherosclerosis‚ the buildup of plaque occurs over many years. Over time‚ the plaque hardens
Free Heart Atherosclerosis Artery
You are a first-year RN student and you volunteered to work at San Antonio Hospital in the ER Department. Patient John Doe was brought by the ambulance after he collapsed at work. The triage nurse is assessing him for further evaluation by the ER Physician on duty. Based on your study of Anatomy and using your critical thinking skills‚ you were given the following criteria about Mr. Doe: 1-Personal History: 65 years old‚ married with two children. 2-Medical history: Diabetes Mellitus‚ Hypertension
Premium Artery Heart Atherosclerosis
Its primary feature is insufficient blood supply to the heart itself. The two major clinical forms of CHD are heart attack and angina. In a heart attack the insufficient blood flow is sudden and extreme. In angina the episodes of restricted flow are temporary and usually much less dangerous. The common underlying problem in the various forms of CHD is atherosclerosis‚ a complex process that affects the vessels supplying blood to the heart‚ the coronary arteries. In atherosclerosis‚ build-ups called
Premium Artery Heart Atherosclerosis
David Suzuki Introduction: David Suzuki is the co- founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. He is an international award winning scientist. He’s just not a scientist; he’s also an environmentalist‚ a professor and a broadcaster. He is very famous for his programs that talks about the complexities of the natural science. He is known for expertise in genetics. David Suzuki wasn’t always interested in the environment. His father‚ Kaoru Carr Suzuki’s work got him interested and sensitized to nature
Premium Climate change Climate Global warming
NR 340 – Clinical Assessment Guide with NCP Organizer Student Name ____CP_____________________ Date _2/12/13_____ Pt Initials _MK_____ Medical Diagnosis #1: Multiple coronary artery disease Chief Complaint #1 Use Quotes: ”Shortness of breath and chest pain for over a month now” on 2/6/13 on day of Admission Chief Complaint #1 Use Quotes: “Pain 8/10” on day of your nursing care Prior Illnesses Hypertension‚ coronary artery disease‚ obesity‚ angina Family History Father
Premium Heart Myocardial infarction Coronary circulation
Reaction Paper of the movie The Day After Tommorow List of disaster: The disaster film epic‚ The Day After Tomorrow™‚ depicts a world where global warming triggers an abrupt climate change‚ creating a global superstorm that unleashes unimaginable worldwide weather disasters. In the span of just a few days‚ tornados devastate Los Angeles‚ huge hail pounds Tokyo‚ and colossal tsunamis and blizzards whip New York. Tornado- A mobile‚ destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the
Premium Climate change Climate Earth
What is Systemic Risk? Systemic risk is the risk that the entire financial market will collapse‚ this is the opposite of risk being linked to any specific individual entity‚ group or component of a system. Systemic risk is a constant problem even when dealing with a portfolio which is very well-diversified. It is the risk that changes in the financial system can possibly result in a failure or breakdown of this system and trigger major damages to the real economy. Such changes can come from the
Premium Subprime mortgage crisis Economics Risk