My great-grandfather‚ John Press‚ was born on February 20‚ 1920. He lived in Pennsylvania and worked as a shipper. He would ship items by land‚ sea‚ or air. He then later married his wife‚ Elizabeth. She worked as a secretary where they would help makes bombs for the war. John and Elizabeth Press had two girls that they put in Catholic school. Throughout their life‚ they were very healthy individuals. When they got older from age‚ John Press‚ had a heart attack at home and was sent to the hospital
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Turner Syndrome It was first described in 1930‚ and first diagnose in 1959. Now a days‚ 1 of 2‚000 females are born with this syndrome. Turner syndrome (also known as TS) is named after the famous endocrinologist Henry Turner‚ who was the first person to described and published any findings about this syndrome. This condition is also known as Bonnevie-Ullrich syndrome‚ Gonadal dysgenesis‚ and Monosomy X. The syndrome is a non-inherited chromosomal condition that only occurs in females. It’s cause
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Turner Syndrome Allie Fitzgerald BIOL 150 11/22/11 Turner syndrome (TS) is a genetic condition in which a female does not have the usual pair of two X chromosomes (“What is TS?”). This condition was named after Dr. Henry Turner‚ who was one of the first researchers to describe the features of Turner’s Syndrome in 1930s. TS occurs in about 1 female out of every 2‚000 female births‚ but is much more common in miscarriages. A diagnosis of TS is made through a karyotype test. This is performed
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ENG 111/ENF 3 TRANG LE Professor Dianne Stepro December 8th 2013 Eating is one of my hobbies. I used to discovered lots of places with special food anytime I was free. I remembered my favorite food is fried chicken and cheese sticks. Eating these food day by day made me overweight‚ and the doctor said I had a heart problem. He said I was lucky because some other people were diagnosed obesity. It took a lot of effort for the obesity people to get back to the normal weight. America‚ where
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THE HEAD AND NECK The head and neck region is an amalgam of components of all of the systems of the body. It is a relatively small region in relation to the amount of time given over to it in any anatomy course but that is largely due to the fact the structures within the region are small. The basic principles which have helped you to appreciate the anatomy of the other regions of the body apply equally to the head and neck (eg‚ muscles which cross a joint will act on that joint‚ etc)
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Chapter 3 Study Guide/Key Terms Physiologic Changes pg. 384-386 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM 1. With aging‚ the __epidermis (skin)___ becomes increasingly fragile and subject to damage. 2. Clusters of __melanocytes___ cause age spots. The medical term for these is __senile lentigo__. 3. Loss of ___elastin fibers (elasticity)___ results in wrinkles. 4. Dry skin‚ or __xerosis__‚ is likely to result in itching‚ or __pruritus___. 5. Common skin disorders in older adults include: a. carcinoma
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transport potential of polybrominated diphenyl ethers: a comparison fo four multimedia models. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 22: 1252 - 1261. Zhou T.‚ Taylor M.M‚ DeVito M.J.‚ Crofton.K.C. (2002)Developmental Exposure to Brominated Diphenyl Ethers Results in Thyroid Hormone Disruption. Toxicol. Sci. 66: 105-116
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pumping blood out of the heart. •The size of the sections of your heart may increase. •Other factors‚ such as thyroid disease or chemotherapy‚ may weaken the heart muscle. Things you can’t control‚ like your family history‚might also increase your risk of heart disease. But even so‚ leading a heart-healthy lifestyle might help you avoid or delay serious illness. Other factors‚ such as thyroid disease or chemotherapy‚ may weaken the heart muscle. Things you can’t control‚ like your family
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VEA‚ Jairah Mae R. | 3BIO7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --GENERALIZED VERTEBRATE MUSCULATURE AS EXEMPLFIED BY THE DOGFISH The musculature of the dogfish is considered under the heads of somatic‚ fin‚ branchial and hypocranchial musculature. I.PARIETAL or SOMATIC MUSCLES The Parietal muscles which completely covers the whole body of dogfish consists of: 1. Myotomes - zigzag series which is separated
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PARATHYROID GLANDS Parathyroid glands are small glands of the endocrine system which are located in the neck behind the thyroid. There are 4 parathyroid glands in the human body. Parathyroid glands control the calcium in our bodies – how much calcium is in our bones‚ and how much calcium is in our blood. Parathyroid glands secrete or make a hormone‚ called parathyroid hormone or PTH. The parathyroid glands measure the amount of calcium in the blood every minute of every day and if the calcium
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