atherogenesis by preventing smooth muscle cell proliferation and leukocyte adhesion. When a balance exists in the arteries between nitrogen oxide‚ a vasodilator‚ and endothelin-1‚ a vasoconstrictor‚ the endothelium is shielded from injury‚ inflammation‚ and thrombosis‚ leukocytes are unable to bind to endothelium‚ and platelet aggregation is minimized. Excessive NO release‚ however‚ may damage vascular wall cells especially in combination with other reactive oxygen intermediates (Matthys & Bult‚ 1997). When
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after 10 to 30 years of being obese.” (Anne Collins‚ 2007) Obesity carries the risk of premature death‚ heart disease‚ type 2 diabetes‚ cancers‚ fatty liver disease‚ chronic venous insufficiency‚ gallbladder disease‚ breathing problems‚ deep vein thrombosis‚ arthritis‚ expectant mothers can have complications‚ and many other factors. Three new fitness habits that I could reasonably incorporate into my lifestyle… One habit I can work on is to sleep more. I get home
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AP-2 Lab 02 – Lab Report Name: Lab Report: Exercise 2: Blood Purpose: Explain why you did this lab and what if any safety precautions needed to be followed. This lab was done to learn about blood on a micro and macroscopic level. There are safety concerns when using bodily fluids. Gloves were needed and caution with the use of the lancet was important‚ which included keeping it sterile. Activity 1: Observing Your Own Blood Observations: Sketch and describe what you
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Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome When you think of your body attacking itself‚ what comes to mind? Many people have a hard time understanding how your own body would attack itself and how it would do it. Your immune system plays a big role in your everyday life to help protect you from the outside world to prevent you from getting infected with any living bacteria or virus. Your body is capable of producing and breaking down many things‚ but it’s also capable of destroying itself with autoimmune
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Kawasaki Syndrome Heather Skinner Virginia College Professor Huffman January 23‚ 2017 Kawasaki Syndrome was first discovered by a Japanese physician Tomisaku Kaswasaki in the 1960s. He noticed a cluster of symptoms in Japanese schoolchildren. Kawasaki Syndrome affects children younger than the age of 5 years old‚ but peaks at ages 18-24 months. In 2000‚ there was an average of 77% of children in the United States being treated for Kawasaki disease (Gale‚ 2008). The disease appears to be influenced
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Chapter 18 Blood Composition What are the three functions of blood? Transportation‚ Regulation‚ and Protection What makes up the formed elements of the blood? Red Blood Cells White Blood Cells- -Granular leukocytes‚ neutrophils‚ eosinophils‚ basophils. -Agranular leukocytes‚ T and B lymphocytes and natural killer cells‚ monocytes. What is the percentage of total blood volume occupied by RBCs? Hematocrit What is the normal range of hematocrit for adult females? Adult males? women:38-46% males:
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of time‚ can cause damage or death (infarction) of heart muscle tissue (myocardium). Cause: It is usually caused by reduced blood flow in the coronary artery. Conditions that may lead to Myocardial Infarction: 1. Atherosclerosis 2. Coronary Thrombosis or embolism 3. Coronary Vasospasm 4. Shock 5. Direct Trauma 6. Acute severe infection‚ such as pneumonia‚ can trigger myocardial infarction. A more controversial link is that between Chlamydophila pneumoniae infection and atherosclerosis. While
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Athletes throughout the world are always seeking to build muscle‚ enhance energy‚ improve physical performance and have an overall edge on fellow athletes (Wolinsky‚ I et al‚ 2004‚ Slater‚G et al‚ 2000). Ergogenic aids can include nutritional aids. It also include pharamcological aids‚ physiological aids and psychological aids (Ferrando et al‚ 1993). Ergogenic aids can be split into synthetic and natural aids. Synthetic is where the aid cannot be produced via the body‚ such as anabolic steroids‚
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A-LEVEL BIOLOGY LAB REPORT NAME: NURUL AYUNI BT SABRI GROUP: 11SC4 TITLE: THE EFFECT OF CAFFEINE ON HEART RATE LECTURER : MDM ZAKIAH BINTI ZAKARIA TITLE The effect of caffeine on heart rate OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of caffeine on heart rate of daphnia INTRODUCTION Caffeine‚ medically known as trimethylzanthine. Its chemical formula is C8H10N4O2. When in pure form‚ caffeine is a white crystalline powder that taste very bitter. 1The most common way
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Cervical cancer begins with the abnormal growth of cells lining the cervix. The cervix is located in the lower‚ more superficial‚ region of the uterus. The two types of cells that make up the cervix include nonkeratinizing‚ stratified squamous cells on the exocervix and mucus-secreting‚ columnar cells on the endocervix. The transformation zone contains the squamocolumnar junction where the columnar and the squamous cells meet. This area is the embryonic cell population that is involved in cervical
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