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    Lab Report: Exercise 5: Cardiovascular Physiology Type the answers to the following questions into the document. Save the file as YourLastName_Ex5LabReport.rtf and submit for grading via the associated assignment link. Activity 1: Heart Sounds 1. What is the cardiac cycle? The cardiac cycle is one complete heart beat. During the cycle each atrium and ventricle will contract and relax once. THe contraction of the chamber is called systole and the relaxation is called diastole. The average

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    I will be discussing a disease of the nervous system known as Parkinson’s disease and the benefits of camel milk in a chlorpromazine-induced animal model. Parkinson’s disease is one of the most common diseases of the nervous system‚ right behind Alzheimer’s disease. People with Parkinson’s disease have an uncontrollable tremor and have a difficult time maintaining posture. One of the causes for this disease is the damage to the neurons in either the substantia nigra or other brainstem nuclei. These

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    6 Histology Review Supplement Cardiovascular Tissue Review From the PhysioEx main menu‚ select Histology Atlas. Click on the white Sort By drop-down menu and select Histology Review from the list. Refer to the slides in the Cardiovascular Tissue Slides folder as you complete this worksheet. Which component of the intercalated disc is a junction that provides the intercellular communication required for the myocardium to perform as a functional syncytium? Gap junctions Heart The heart

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    Cardiovascular System Worksheet (There are two pages to this worksheet!) NAME: John‚ Due Complete the following steps: Login to ADAM and view the following clinical animations: Heartbeat Cardiac Conduction System Electrocardiogram interactive Blood Pressure Answer the following questions. Save your answers as a Word document and submit to the week 5 dropbox. 1. Track a drop of blood from its entry into the right atrium until it leaves the left ventricle. Be sure to

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    DOI: 10.1079/PHN2001298 Public Health Nutrition: 5(1A)‚ 231–237 Cardiovascular diseases in the developing countries: dimensions‚ determinants‚ dynamics and directions for public health action K Srinath Reddy* All India Institute of Medical Sciences‚ Ansari Nagar‚ New Delhi – 110 029‚ India Abstract The global burden of disease due to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is escalating‚ principally due to a sharp rise in the developing countries which are experiencing rapid health transition

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    Prion diseases‚ also known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs)‚ are neurodegenerative conditions that not only effect humans‚ but animals as well. Neurodegenerative have to do with damages that occur in neurons‚ which could even lead to neuron death. Neurons are what make up the nervous system; This includes the brain and spinal cord. Knowing this‚ the disease is very affective and could cause damage to the body as far as death. Prions are found in everyone’s bodies. There is a gene

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    deadly. That’s exactly what could happen if your arteries become clogged. The blood that supplies your body with important nutrients and keeps you alive could come to a shocking and deadly stand still. All because of a faulty diet. I sat down today with a few people to test their knowledge and find out their opinions when it comes to their dietary health and cardiovascular health in general. I thought it would be best to pick out a range of people to interview and see how each subject responds to

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    investigating the equine respiratory and cardiovascular systems Introduction The respiratory and cardiovascular systems of the horse work together to transport oxygen around the body and play an essential part in providing the horse with its increased need for oxygen during exercise. They allow the musculoskeletal system to use energy to facilitate motion. The cardiovascular system comprises the heart‚ blood vessels and blood. The heart pumps blood around the body via the blood vessels which carry

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    Cardiovascular System: Blood Purpose Explain why you did this lab and what if any safety precautions needed to be followed. The purpose of this exercise is to gain knowledge and become familiar with the components of blood and blood cells. In order to do this‚ a prepared slide as well as a slide using my own blood were used. The different types of cells along with antigen-antibody

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    Ginkgo biloba affects the cardiovascular system and the central nervous system. Elasticity of the blood vessels‚ from the largest arteries to the smallest capillaries‚ improves the circulation in the limbs and brain. Similarly‚ acetylsalicylic acid acts by reducing blood viscosity and by reducing the risk of blood clots. It also has antioxidant properties. It removes free radicals and protects healthy blood cells. Some researchers claim that it supports the nervous system. increasing the supply of

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