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    one could see internally, the heart is pumping blood rapidly as well. This is known as the Cardiovascular System. It contains not only the heart, but also the blood vessels, blood and much more which will be further explained in greater detail. The venous system takes blood back to the heart. It flows from the capillaries to the veins. The biggest vein in the body is the inferior vena cava. The superior cava carries blood from the upper part of the body to the heart, however the inferior cava…

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    Aortic Valve Stenosis

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    The narrowing keeps the valve from operating properly by not allowing the valve to fully open. With the aortic valve not working correctly, it causes extra stress on the valve. Since the heart has extra stress on it, the blood flow is often reduced. The blood that cannot make it through the aorta causes the heart to work harder in order to supply the body with the correct amount of blood that the…

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    Pig And Pigs Similarities

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    Pigs and mammals share a number of similarities in external features. Pigs and mammals have -an umbilical cord -ears, eyes, mouth -four limbs -an anus on the exterior - a scrotal sac (male pigs) like most mammal males -hair (fur, whiskers) -teeth, tongue and two nostrils (Nose) The fetal pig does indeed have pelage and tactile. Firstly, the pelage covers most of the body such as the (dorsal, ventral, anterior, posterior etc). The pelage alsos possesses a relatively short length. Moreover,…

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    cancer, and diabetes. These conditions could, in fact, most likely be prevented through healthy diet and exercise. In 2007, Doctor Guy Berkenboom, professor of cardiology at the Erasme Hospital, Brussel, stated in an article in the Journal of American Heart Association, that a less aggressive approach to treating cardiovascular disease through pharmaceutical treatments and changing the patient’s lifestyle would be more beneficial and less invasive. He feels many Belgium hospitals are sending too…

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    magically enhanced necklace.” He nodded, his eyes red from crying. “Oliver, there is a way to bring her back.” Before he could ask any questions, she explained. “Her illness resided in her heart. The only way to bring her back to life is to split her true love’s heart in half. She could live with half a heart and so could her true love. The process is fairly simple, and she would be able to go forth from that day healthy and very much alive.” As soon as Ophelia’s fairy godmother finished Oliver…

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    Coronary Artery Disease

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    Heart Disease No one can live without the heart because the heart is an important muscle, which pumps blood to the entire body. The heart is located in the chest and the size if it around the human fist. Everyone has to prevent his/her, heart because many people facing health problems, such as heart diseases. It is a group of conditions that affect the structure and the functions of the heart. Heart disease could affect anyone children, men, women, and even adult. There are different types of…

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    The Circulatory System

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    Every part of the body is essential to its function. The heart is one of the most essential organs in the body; it essentially gives us life. Without the heart, the blood in our bodies would not be able to run its course through our veins and arteries. Without the heart, fresh oxygenated blood could not be produced for the many components of the body that depend on it. Without the heart, a body could not be kept alive. The heart is an organ that pumps blood through the body, supplies oxygen and…

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    Asthma Research Paper

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    supplements to and from the area in need. Then there’s plasma, which is the liquid like substance in the blood. The way that the Cardiovascular System works is that the heart receives the deoxygenated blood (blood that is low in oxygen) through the Vena Cava (is a vessel called a vein that carries blood that needs oxygen to the heart) then the blood flows into the right atrium. From the right atrium the blood goes through the tricuspid valve and into the right ventricle. The tricuspid valve then…

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    Defects and Arterial Aneurysms According to Maternal Child Nursing Care, 5th Edition, Chapter 47 – Cardiovascular Dysfunction, congenital heart defects occur in about 5 to 8 of every 1000 live births, and 2 to 3 of those affected will be symptomatic within the first year of life (Hockenberry, 2014). When looking at the different pathophysiologies of congenital heart defects, the most common form of defect is the ventricular septal defect or VSD and there are genetic and environmental factors…

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    with the benefit of many positive enhancements. Exercise is no magic remedy to relieving depression, nor is it recommended over medication. it is a viable boost that is backed up by study after study for the recovery of depression. A persons brain, heart, lungs, and any other organs only gain benefits from exercise to the average person. That only applies if the person has no current conditions and is exercising properly and safely. After exercise your body will have more restful sleep the next…

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