Glands

more stress responses on average than those who aren’t as anxious. Frequent stress responses abnormally stress the body causing the body’s nervous system and associated systems, organs, and glands to become stress-response hyperstimulated. Stress-response hyperstimulation can cause these systems, organs, and glands to become hyperactive, distressed, and overused, which can cause them to produce sensations and symptoms of being abnormally stressed. So anxiety sensations and symptoms are actually…

Skin appendages include hairs, hair follicle, sweat glands, and sebaceous gland. Each has a unique role in maintaining homeostasis in the body. Hair and hair follicles are distributed over nearly the entire body surface and has some minor functions. They guard the head against physical trauma, heat loss, and sunlight…

A 29-year-old, 150 kg, 157 cm female presented for an incision and drainage of the right foot due to cellulitis. She had a past medical history of obstructive sleep apnea, asthma, super obesity, and acute kidney injury. She denied any smoking and illicit drug use history. She denied taking any home medications. Inpatient medications included piperacillin and tazobactam 3.375G every 6 hours, pantoprazole, heparin subcutaneous, and normal saline 100ml/hr. Significant lab values included BUN 44…

Sex and The Brain: Neurophysiological Structures and Functions Much research has been conducted on the topic of sex in recent years due to the lack of research and explanation given to it. Schools, religions, and parental figures have all done much to prevent youth to experience these types of physical activities. Lectures about abstinence have hidden the reality of sex by telling people about STD’s and sinful natures, which is necessary in their own respect but not a worthy conclusion to the…

the endocrine system, produces insulin according to blood sugar levels. The thyroid gland, another part of the endocrine system, produces calcitonin which the nervous system uses as a key neurotransmitter. The nervous system relates to the endocrine system because the nervous system also contributes to the release of hormones. The hypothalamus, which contains nerve cells, controls the pituitary and endocrine glands. 5. Integumentary System and Skeletal…

who have already undergone weight loss surgeries. General Endocrinology: Imperial College London Diabetes Centre provides fast entrance to an inclusive valuation of medical endocrine illnesses, including the following • Thyroid gland • Parathyroid glands • Adrenal glands • Ovaries and testes •…

thin set of clothing, the skin naturally begins to shiver. The skin arterioles constrict, and the shunt vessels dilate. Less blood flows through blood capillaries in the skin. This reduces the heat lost by convection, conduction, and radiation. Sweat glands become less active, resulting in the decreased production of sweat. As less water in the sweat evaporates from the surface of your skin, less latent heat of vaporization is lost from the body. The metabolic rate increases to increase the…

about a very important hormone called ADH shorten for Antidiuretic hormone and also known as vasopressin. Antidiuretic hormone is made in an area at the base of the brain known as the hypothalamus, the hormone is transported to the posterior pituitary glands where the hormone is released into the bloodstream. They carried around the body in your blood to their target organ, in this case, the Kidney to control what is been changed in your body. The main role of ADH hormone is to control how your…

keratoconjunctivitis sicca, is dryness of the membranes surrounding the eye. It happens when there are not enough healthy, natural tears in the eyes. The eyes must remain moist at all times. A small amount of tears is constantly produced by the tear glands (lacrimal glands). These glands are located under the outside part of the upper eyelids. Dryness of the eyes can be a symptom of a variety of conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, or Sjogren syndrome. Dry eye may be mild to…

Harmful chemicals found in consumer products every year put humans and the environment at risk. Unfortunately you can’t just shop your way around the chemicals. Chemicals are found in more items then what one thinks. The article “Chemical in Plastic May Harm Children” by LA Times staff writer Marla Cone you learn that the chemicals found in plastic products can lead to harmful side effects. The chemical bisphenol A, or BPA was found to be harmful by The National Toxicology Program. The…