Water Balance Adipose tissue is one of the most hydrated of all tissues in the human body. False The most abundant cation in intracellular fluid is sodium. False Electrolytes determine most of the chemical and physical reactions of the body. True Solutes‚ regardless of size‚ are able to move freely between compartments because water carries them along the osmotic gradients.False The thirst center in the brain is located in the hypothalamus.True Dehydration can be caused by endocrine disturbances
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Mary the Nursing Student Mary is 39 -year-old LPN and single mother who is attending a local community college to prepare for an A.S. degree in nursing so she can then become an RN. Mary has not been feeling well for several months. She has had bouts of nausea‚ a low fever‚ and has found that she no longer enjoys eating and smoking as much as she used to. She has also noticed that her urine is darker than usual and she has yellowing of her eyes. She has noted that she has a puffy appearance
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STEVE LAZARRE Schedule:05/05/2015 - 06/08/2015 Campus: ONLINE MAIN Group ID: BSBX1GVOT1 Author Note Explain the role of the nervous system. Describe the effect of fear‚ aggression‚ or anxiety on the specified behavior. Explain the function of the hormones involved and how they relate to the behavior. Describe the effects of regulatory impairments on the specified behavior. The nervous system is a collection of nerves with specialized cells. These specialized cells are known as neurons. These neurons
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If you use a reference source other than your textbook‚ please site it in APA format. Each question is worth 5 points. Amy is 25 and has been diagnosed with hypothyroidism and is given thyroid replacement hormones. 1. What symptoms of hypothyroidism might she have been experiencing before beginning thyroid replacement therapy? Amy could have been experiencing sluggishness‚ fatigue‚ constipation‚ a puffy face‚ muscle weakness‚ and muscle aches (www.mayoclinic.com). 2. Amy has been taking
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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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in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: linagliptin‚ a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4)‚ and metformin‚ a member of the biguanide class. Linagliptin is a inhibitor dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor. DPP-4 is an enzyme that degrades the incretin hormones glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP -1) and glucose-dependent. Linagliptin increases the concentrations of active incretin
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Thermogenesis is the process of heat production in organisms. It occurs mostly in warm-blooded animals‚ but a few species of thermogenic plants exist. One form of thermogenesis is called thermo-regulatory thermogenesis. This is involved with keeping the temperature of the human body regulated. The average body temperature is 98.7 degrees (F)‚ which is quite a bit higher than the ambient (surrounding) temperature in most cases. There are two types of thermo-regulatory thermogenesis: shivering and
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Running Head: Homeostatic Imbalances Homeostatic Imbalances BIO 100 June 7‚ 2010 Abstract It is known that homeostasis is a physcialogical process that perpetually adjust to maintain relative stediness of your internal state of balance it is towards “a body in balance” due to the state of optimal for survival. It is achieved various feedback control mechanisms. Heart dieseas is a very common illness in an individual that can cause serious harm to a individual that does not take
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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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Osteoporosis is a systemic disease of the skeleton characterized by a low bone density and alterations in bone microarchitecture‚ responsible for the exaggerated bone fragility therefore‚ for a high risk of fracture. Biomechanical studies show that bone mineral density (BMD) is the essential factor for bone fragility. Fractures are signs of complications and seriousness of the disease. Currently‚ the diagnosis of the disease can be done before the first fracture with the BMD and examination of risk
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