Adrenal gland

Breast Cancer Breast cancer has been the most concentrated on focus for finding a cure, asides from AID’s, for decades. It is a serious issue that plagues not only women, but, in some rare cases, men too. 1 in 8 United States women (approximately 12%) will develop some form of breast cancer, according to breastcancer.org. One should perform a self-examination once a month. There are 4 stages of breast cancer, with 4 being the most severe. To determine the stage of breast cancer, tumor size,…

Renin catalyzes angiotensinogen which is further catalyzed into angiotensin I and again further catalyzed into angiotensin II. The renin-angiotensin system plays a huge role in the regulation of blood pressure because angiotensin II stimulates the adrenal cortex which tells the body to produce aldosterone. The hormone aldosterone tells the kidneys to increase the reabsorption of water and sodium ions to in turn increase blood volume which will further increase blood pressure. This is…

Another powerful Scripture it is found in the Bible book of Hebrew chapter 4 verse 12 where it states; “For the Word of God (the entire Bible, once again, God’s con-stitution is “alive” and “active;” it cuts more keenly than any two-edged sword, piercing as far as the place where life and spirit, joints and marrow, divide: It sifts the purposes and “thoughts” of the “heart.” End quote; New English Bible. In addition , in this book you will find exactly what is stated in the book of…

Head Firearm Injury Introduction: Gunshot deaths are self-inflicted in most of the cases with incidence rate per 100,000 populations in 2001 was 0.14 in UK in which suicidal and homicidal deaths represent 65% and 7% respectively, and with a rate of 10.2 in US in which suicidal and homicidal deaths represent 67% and 27% respectively.1 In study of 64 firearm deaths in Dammam, the age of the cases was ranging from 16 to 45, in which suicidal injuries accounts for 11% of all fatalities. In 80% of…

When one thinks of trauma one may associate it with trauma centers at medical centers or from television shows in which the cause of injury or death was blunt force trauma. NBC once aired a television shows called Trauma. The show Trauma was based on a group of paramedics in San Francisco, California and the traumatic situations they enouuntered as paramedics. While Webster’s dictionary defines it as "an injury (as a wound) to living tissue caused by an extrinsic agent:" It is also defined as "a…

When first trying to understand the issues of technology abuse facing children today, we must consider that times aren’t like what they used to be. Just around 10 years ago, children would play outside, ride bikes, play tag, and engage in sports. They were all masters of their own imagination, creating new and enjoyable ways to entertain themselves without costing their families an arm and a leg. But now, todays families are different, and this change has occurred due to technology. Technology’s…

Homeostasis - Stephie Loncar Homeostasis is the process within mammals where the body systems work together to maintain a stable response to a fluctuating environment within the body due to changes in the external environment and input into the body. This has an adaptive advantage over those who do not have this ability meaning an animal can adapt to a changing environment. However, within normal range limits only extreme conditions will lead to the breakdown of the negative feedback system and…

Social Stress: Theory and Related Topics Orgil Altankhuyag Social Stress : Theory and Related Topics By Orgil Altankhuyag 20120123046 MBB S(Medicine Bachelor and Bachelor of Surgery) student of Anhui Medical University Submitted in 2015/2/27 Key words: Symbolic interaction, Functionalism, Serotonin deficient, Stressors, Life events, Individual, General Adaptation Syndrome Word count: Abstract In this project, I want to discuss about stress, social stress theories, theories…

Your Inner Fish by Neil Shubin Chapter Questions Chapter 1 – Finding Your Inner Fish 1. Explain why the author and his colleagues chose to focus on 375 million year old rocks in their search for fossils. Be sure to include the types of rocks and their location during their paleontology work in 2004. The author and his colleagues chose to focus on 375 Million Years as it was a period when the transformation took place from fish to fish with limb. The fish without characteristics of…

Stages of pregnancy Weeks 1-3: The female hormone oestrogen will trigger a women’s uterus so it forms a thick blood-rich lining of tissue. The other female hormone progesterone will begin to prepare the uterus so it can support a fertilised egg and accommodate the growing baby over the next few months. During this time, the woman’s ovaries will also ripen the eggs in follicles (sacs filled with fluid). Ovulation This is a part of the menstrual cycle where the woman’s ovaries release an…