The cardiovascular system is a vital part of our body and it is crucial for us to lead a healthy lifestyle to maintain the structures of our body. Structures of the cardiovascular system include the heart‚ blood vessels and blood. Structures of the Cardiovascular System Heart The heart is the most important organ in our body as it provides every part with blood. The heart pumps blood by producing electrical impulses which cause the ventricles to contract and relax and pump blood to the
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Decreasing Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections Urinary Tract Infections are one of the most common hospital-acquired infection and many are associated with an indwelling catheter. For each day a catheter is in place the risk of developing a CAUTI increases 3%-7% (Kahnen‚ Flanders‚ & Magalong‚ 2011 ). Although indwelling urinary catheters are widely used in hospitalized patients and can provide an appropriate means of therapeutic management‚ they are often used without clear indications
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The Five Major Compounds That Make Up the Human Body The human body is one of the most complex and fascinating things on this planet. There are five major groups of compounds that compose the human body. These are carbohydrates‚ lipids‚ proteins‚ nucleotides‚ and water. These compounds are all very important to humans and without them humans would not be able to survive. Compounds have many functions that encourage a human cell and a human body to function. Compounds are pure substances
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Drinking too much water can lead to hyponatremia‚ water intoxication‚ water poisoning and death Liquid H2O is the sine qua non of life. Making up about 66 percent of the human body‚ water runs through the blood‚ inhabits the cells‚ and lurks in the spaces between. At every moment water escapes the body through sweat‚ urination‚ defecation or exhaled breath‚ among other routes. Replacing these lost stores is essential but rehydration can be overdone. There is such a thing as a fatal water overdose.
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Water pollution Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies . Mostly water pollution occurs in lakes‚ rivers‚ oceans‚ aquifers and groundwater. Water pollution occurs when pollutants are directly or indirectly discharged into water bodies without adequate treatmentto remove harmful compounds. Type of water pollutions There are many types of water pollution because water comes from many sources. Here are a few types of water pollution: 1. Nutrients Pollution Some wastewater‚ fertilizers
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Water: the source of life Water is an indefinable element. It can be destructible and wipe out the strongest forces in the world while it was also the beginning of life. It gives a lot but it can take back more than that. Water is one of the four elements of nature. It’s represented in the liquid form while earth is sold‚ air is gas and fire is the in-between of all. Water is important to every living thing. For plants it’s absorbed from the soil‚ for humans it’s for drinking and use for various
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In the future I will be a Network Systems Administrator. Network and computer systems administrators are responsible for the day-to-day operation of these networks. Although some employers require a postsecondary certificate‚ most require a bachelor’s degree in a field related to computer or information science. I will need to graduate with my degree in CINT. It has been recommended to me to continue my education and get a four year degree. I have decided not to do that and start working and gain
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Running Heads: Fantastic Voyage through the Digestive System 1 And the Integration of the body systems Fantastic Voyage through the Digestive system & the Integration of the Body System Kenneth Wilkerson 4 HS130‚ Section Unit 9 Assignment Kaplan University May 21‚ 2012 Running Heads: Fantastic Voyage through the Digestive System 2 And the integration of the body System Captain Picard and his submarine has just been shrunk
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Human Digestive System Single-celled organisms can directly take in nutrients from their outside environment. Multi-cellular animals‚ with most of their cells removed from contact directly with the outside environment‚ have developed specialized structures for obtaining and breaking down their food. The human digestive system is a complex series of organs and glands that processes food. It is a coiled‚ muscular tube (6-9 meters long when fully extended) extending from the mouth to the
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Caring and Education Student Name Assignment Title The main body organs and their overall function Assignment Ref: AS03/1415 Assessor Zoe Taylor Date issued 17th December 2014 Hand in Date 28th January 2015 Assessment Date 18th February 2015 Duration (approx.) This assessment should take you about 10 hours Qualification suite covered Level 3 BTEC Subsidiary Diploma in HSC (QCF) Level 3 BTEC Diploma in HSC (QCF) Units covered Unit 5: Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care Learning
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