Adrenal cortex

1. Discuss what a neuron is and the functions of its basic parts (dendrites, soma, axon, myelin sheath). A neuron is a nerve cell. There are about 10,000 specific types of neurons, but there are three most common neurons: sensory, motor, and interneurons. A sensory neuron sends signals to help your brain understand what is going on around you in your environment. Sensory neurons are what make up your senses, (smell, touch, see, taste, and hear.)…

Introduction of Patient My patient is Freda Wilson, a 64-year-old Caucasian female who resides in Shawnee, Kansas with her husband. Mrs. Wilson is 5’5” tall and weighs 148 pounds, has two adult children, and is a relatively healthy individual. Mrs. Wilson and her husband spent five days in Oklahoma babysitting their grandchildren, two boys – one and three years old. Within 24 hours of returning home, Mrs. Wilson had a headache, felt fatigue, and later in the afternoon spiked a fever in excess…

released into certain part of the body to control the cells in that part of the body, most of the hormones are secreted into the interstitial fluid surrounding the secretory cells. The endocrine glands consist of the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal and pineal glands. There are also glands that are not exclusively classified as endocrine glands these are the hypothalamus, thymus, pancreas, ovaries, testes, kidneys, stomach, liver, small intestine, skin, heart, adipose tissue, and…

Hallucinogens are a chemical substance that causes hallucinations. Hallucinations, derived from Latin, álucinari, means to ‘wander in the mind.’ Hallucinations includes all sensory perceptions whether real or not. Psychedelics, Greek derived, translates to ‘soul and mind manifesting’ and are a class of hallucinogens that are useful tools in gaining understanding of how the brain, mind and body works. The study is complex and requires a broad and deep knowledge of the various mechanisms and…

hypertension. There are certain medications or conditions that cause this. The medications could be birth control pills, decongestions, pain relievers and other drugs. The medical conditions can be sleep apnea, thyroid problems, kidney problems, adrenal gland tumors, and many others. Risk factors of primary hypertension are usually lifestyle factors. People, who are not active, eat a sodium rich diet and use tobacco and alcohol are at a higher risk of developing the disease. African-Americans,…

has the kidneys boost extracellular fluid which causes blood pressure to rise in two ways. It can cause the posterior pituitary to release its’ storage of antidiuretic hormone which causes water reabsorption in the kidneys. Second, it causes the adrenal cortex to secrete aldosterone which causes the kidneys to reabsorb sodium. Since water follows sodium, it causes more of it to increase blood…

ADAPTABILITY Adaptability is an important trait in goat meat production. It can be considered as a sub trait under the meat production trait. It can be defined as the ability of the animal (Boer goat) to alter itself to the changes in the environment. Since a breeding objective is the ideal animal a producer aims to breed, a breeding objective under adaptability for goat meat is: To breed a Boer goat that produces good quality goat meat regardless of the environment, with the goat being adapted…

Drug addiction is a powerful condition that imprisons the mind and body of its users, which leads to the question of whether the option to use remains a choice or becomes a disease. Current statistics reveal that 24.6 million Americans reported using illicit drugs in 2013 (SAMHSA, 2014). That number alone is clear evidence of a significant drug problem in our society. Throughout history there have been conflicting opinions about drug addiction being a choice or a disease. In this paper, I will…

physical function of the body’s self-control, and boosted the massaging effect on the abdominal cavity organs, served to correct the abnormal organ reactions, and improved the activities of the cardiovascular system, central nervous system, cerebral cortex and regulated the metabolism process. Additionally, practices on qigong have shown a considerable amount of improvement in three channels, which include; increased flow of qi strikes against an illness location, for instance, tumor locations.…

beside that they are also part of hormones, enzymes and antibodies. Thus, without their participation processes of growth, reproduction, digestion and immune defense are impossible. Proteins responsible for inhibition and excitation in the cerebral cortex, the…