Normal human body temperature

Split Ends Split ends are when the ends of a person’s hair split due to dryness or ill treatment. The diagnosis or scientific word for split ends is trichoptilosis. Split ends are caused by a number of reasons from brushing it too much, the hair being exposed to heat, coloring your hair, the hair accessories you put on your hair, or it could be caused by genetics which would make it somewhat unstoppable. When searching for signs you should be looking for the hair being tangled, frequent…

persona. I have experienced my fair share of injuries from concussions to broken bones and while these things prevented my participation in sports, they intrigued me. In fact, the wholesome health of the human body has always appeared extremely fascinating to me. My love for the anatomy of the human body was uncovered Sophomore year amidst a basic health class. As our units delved in to organ functions, mental illnesses, and muscle/ bone identification, I was enthralled in the information I was…

Abdominal trauma may lead to injury of the spleen requiring removal of the organ via emergent splenectomy. Asplenic patients are at high risk for infection by encapsulated organisms due to a decreased ability to clear them. This increased risk is due to a decrease in IgM, opsonins, and splenic tuftsin. The most common encapsulated organisms are Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib), and Neisseria meningitidis.Vaccination against these organisms is imperative in order to…

Images of the human body have been around for many years. We today have images of the human body flashing everywhere in society. The ideal women figure or man figure, what your should strive to look like from your hair to your toes. Images of the human body represent what a culture or society values in looks and propaganda. One of the first sculptures of the human body found was the Venus of Wilendorf. It was discovered in Austria in 1908 near the village in lower Austria called Krems. The…

Scott et al. compared those who suffer from spinal cord injury (SCI) and the body under microgravity. Their findings show that SCI patients and astronauts, in long term conditions, have similar physiological outcomes and those who have SCI can be good examples to study the effects of spaceflight on the human body. The importance of comparing and contrasting these two populations is to be able to see if scientists can test individuals of one group to come up with results and conclusions of how to…

Film Comparison The two films, Enlighten Up and Naked in Ashes show the two different sides of yoga in the eastern and western cultures. Nick Rosen is an unemployed journalist who comes along with Kate Churchill, a filmmaker, in order to see what happens when a novice is exposed to the practice of yoga. Santosh Giri, a 14-year old boy from India who is training for the life of a yogi. Together, Nick Rosen and Santosh Giri illustrate the two different spectrums of yoga in the world today. Nick…

different from human beings and the results are not accurate. In my view, I agree that we should eliminate animal testing because the results may be successful on animals but can cause death in humans. However, I can see why many are for animal testing because there have been several case studies where drugs were medically accurate for human consumption. One reason animal testing should be removed is that animals and humans are different in anatomy and in the way the body functions. Humans have…

The body is a form of art that extrapolates ones identity. It is through the identity of the body, that the society dictates the treatment of individuals. Ovid declares in his opening statement of the Metamorphoses, “to tell of bodies changed into new forms.” The body is consistently changing or shape-shifting, like the Greek characters, thus changing ones identity. And with the change of identity come the change of treatment of the self. Ovid’s proposition in his Metamorphoses, In the Flesh by…

my interest towards modern medicine and how the human body reacts to certain chemicals. The first time I was sick, my parents had given me a colored liquid. I started to get curious as to why they were giving it to me and how something that looked like colored water would make me feel better. Surprisingly though, I had felt better in a matter of a few short days. This is when my curiosity and interest of medicine had blossomed. The way the human body reacts to a certain type of chemical is…

Body Image in Our World How many women and men are unsatisfied with their body image? How many people could say that they have never judged someone based solely on their looks or their body figure? Body image in the world today consists of the perfect figure for both men and women. The perfect body figure resembles an in shape, healthy, and tan body. Though being skinny and being in shape are two different concepts. Many women struggle with what other people think about their body image.…