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    The nervous system makes it possible for animals to know and react to the environment around them. A change or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue is a stimulus. There can either be an internal or an external stimulus. Internal stimulus being something like hunger or pain, while external is more along the lines of a sound or an odor. The nervous system interprets stimuli and orders other organ systems to respond. The nervous system does so through using sensory…

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    TERMINOLOGY CLINICAL CLARIFICATION • Systemic illness due to microbial infection that can lead to acute organ dysfunction or failure and associated with host immune response to infection CLASSIFICATION • There is a disease continuum with increasing severity if not treated or not responsive to treatment o Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) - Documented or suspected infection with systemic manifestations of infection - Clinical response to a nonspecific insult of either infectious or…

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    chronic the “GC-dependent negative feedback mechanism that controls stress response does not work” (Mariotti, 2015) causing resistance and the “molecular mediators to remain high” (Mariotti, 2015). Mental connections, the immune system, heart health, and the skeletal system are all at risk of damage and negative long-term…

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    Neuro's Nervous System

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    The human body is a phenomenal system that is skilled in working with a handful of diverse thought functions. For example, neurons are the building blocks of the nervous system. They interact with one another from the nervous system to transmit messages throughout the body, as well as sensory information. In fact, neurons change from different size and shape. The nervous system contain three separate functioning components: the sensory division, the motor division, and the interneurons. First,…

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    Stress

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    First, when stressed physically or mentally it messes with your whole-body system states “The American Institute of stress”. There are numerous emotional and physical disorders that have been linked to stress including depression, anxiety, heart attacks, stroke, hypertension, immune system disturbances that increase susceptibility to infections, a host of viral linked disorders ranging from the common cold and herpes to AIDS and certain…

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    Falling at number eight on the thirteen steps of complexity are organ systems. These organ systems are extremely important in the makeup of organisms. Two very important organ systems are the muscular and nervous systems. Both have separate functions and organs and also have their own fair share of problems. The muscular system composes of the tissues and organs that are used to exert a force, whether under voluntary or involuntary control. Muscles are composed of long, slender cells called…

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    Introduction: Immunity is a complex system of study related to expelling pathogenic substances (viruses, bacteria, parasites) from the body. It is separated into two distinct categories: the innate immune system and the acquired immune system. The innate immune system is comprised of the body’s first line of defense which consist of physical barriers and certain cell types. The acquired immune system is more specific, actually focusing in on the individual pathogen in question. Focusing on…

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    The immune system is the primary and essential protective mechanism against different organisms. Aflatoxin B1, a secondary metabolite of fungi, impairs the immune system. However, the mechanisms responsible for the immunomodulating effects of aflatoxin B1 have not been clearly determined. Numerous studies reported that aflatoxin B1 exerts its toxicity on the immune system by different mechanisms. Inhibition of the aforementioned synthesis might directly or indirectly cause prevention of…

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    Explain the origination and functions of the nervous system Introduction of Nervous System The nervous system is a network of nerve cells that communicate to the brain by sending electrical and chemical impulses. The nervous system deals with fast responses of the body and are often short term. There are two main parts the nervous system. The first part is the Central Nervous System (CNS) and it is found in the brain all the way down the spinal cord. The CNS is the part that receives the…

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    Multiple sclerosis is able to affect the nervous, sensory, digestive, respiratory, muscular, skeletal, reproductive, and circulatory and immune systems. It's capable of creating problems with vision, hearing, speaking, swallowing, breathing, and bladder. Sadly, there’s still no cure for sclerosis but it can be detected and treated with diseases-modifying and physical and alternative treatments due to all the damage it causes to all human systems. People with multiple sclerosis are most likely…

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