Bones of the lower limb

Assignment: Ethical Principles Nurses are required to make responsible judgments, decisions, and actions. Consequently, they have to uphold the ethics governing the profession, and guarantee quality and safety when making decisions related to patients. In addition, nurses should respect patients and remain free of prejudice due to their social or economic status, individual attributes, or medical conditions (Winland-Brown, Lachman, & Swanson, 2015a). Nurses should promote health and care,…

Garret Griggs 11/20/14 ESS 102 Section AB Sci-Fi Paper The Long Nap The last thing I remembered was the sight of the needle entering my skin. It was hardly an irregular sight—I’d witnessed the process performed on my colleagues during training many times before. The needle enters, the serum flows, their faces relax. The HIT, a serum containing the molecule necessary for induced human hibernation, slows their breathing, until finally, each muscle in their body settles like grains of sand…

organism producing more offspring than those who have not inherited this particular trait. Examples of these traits may include a change in colour or smell, or a resistance to a particular disease. Comparatively, a disadvantageous trait will result in a lower chance for survival and reproduction. Those organisms…

display will allow a doctor to ‘see' inside you as he/she is performing a minimally invasive or non-invasive procedure such as amniocentesis or a biopsy.”6 Without ultrasound people wouldn't be able to see what's really going on the our tissue, muscles, bones, and organs. You wouldn't be able to see you your child looks and if your pregnancy is going well. This is why having an ultrasound done is very…

The man calls himself John and offers his right hand for Feinberg to shake. Then, to Feinberg’s astonishment, he sees his patient had “what looked like severe chemical burns on his hands; the skin was actually seared away, exposing the muscle and bone” (Feinberg 2). When asked about the condition of his hands, John replies that he was doing some work around the house and had a few “little burns.” Because of damage to a certain part…

Quadriceps Tendon Tear or Disruption With Rehab A quadriceps tendon tear or disruption is a partial or complete tear of the tendon between the quadriceps muscles and the kneecap (patella). Tendons connect muscles to bone. The quadriceps muscles are located on the front of the thigh and are primarily used in straightening the knee. With a partial tear, the tendon is overstretched, and some of the fibers are frayed. With a complete tear, the quadriceps muscle is detached from the kneecap. This is…

and the renal tubule. Urea, and water forms urine as it passes through the nephrons and down the renal tubules of the kidney. The two ureters are narrow tubes that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder, the bladder is an organ located in the lower abdomen, its walls will relax and expand in order to hold the urine and as it contracts the urine will empty. The urethra allows urine to pass outside the body. Male reproductive system has a bladder, prostate, urethra, penis, and testicles, to…

only an animal, but a very singular animal, which a man cannot view without returning to himself.” (McCarthy, Eugene) Chimpanzees and humans are very closely related. In fact, we both have the same organ arrangement, and even the same muscles and bones (not the same shapes and sizes however). We even share some of the same diseases. Now there are some obvious ones such as the fact that we both lack tails. We are also both omnivorous. (O’Neil, Dennis) Not only that, we both have opposable…

glass and clean the wound as much as possible without any need for surgery. His confidence helped ease the tension from the previous hospital. He began the long, tedious process in no time. Though I felt some slight pressure in the wound, just my bone being poked with a Q-tip (no biggie), I hardly felt a thing. After removing the glass, he then proceeded to wash out the excess gravel and residue from inside of the wound. However, removing every single piece of gravel was too strenuous of a…

Syndrome The musculoskeletal system is the structure that provides a person the ability to move. Repetitive stress injuries, overuse and many more can cause disorders, Muscu-loskeletal Disorders or MSDs. Musculoskeletal disorders affect the muscles, bones lig-aments, and tendons. There are various reasons that contribute to MSDs. Carpal Tun-nel Syndrome is one the most frequent musculoskeletal disorder. It may interfere with hand strength and sensation, which can cause a decrease in hand…