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    The Endocrine System is considered to be an integrative system because the hormones which are produced by this system act at the distance, many of those substances act in the different organs. The endocrine system and nervous system work together to coordinate functions of all systems in human body, they are responsible for maintaining the internal environment, nearly all physiological processes are affected by the hormones. They regulate almost all body function starting from metabolism, grow…

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    Iodine 123 Research Paper

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    beta rays but without high energy radiation dose to the patient is low . It has different number of compounds created for various structures such as CNS imaging it use Tc-99 ECD , bone imaging it use Tc-99 MDP , renal imaging it use Tc-99 MAG3 , parathyroid imaging it use Tc-99m sestamibi , lung ventilation imaging and bronchial clearance it use Tc-99 DTPA ( aerosol ) and to differentiate between malignant and benign use Tc-99m MIBI…

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    Nervous tissues have neurons and nerves that support cells. Its function is to send impulses to different areas of the body. It reacts to stimuli and conducts impulses to different organs in the body that carry a response to the stimulus. Nerve tissues are in the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves which are all made up of neurons. http://www.msnucleus.org/membership/html/k-6/lc/humanbio/4/lchb4_3a.html Cardiovascular system The cardiovascular system is made up of your heart, your blood…

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    1. Distinguish between afferent and efferent nerves. Afferent nerves are the sensory nerves. They carry information from the world to the brain and spinal cord. Efferent nerves are the motor nerves they carry information out of the brain and spinal cord to other parts of the body. Afferent nerves take in information and efferent nerves carry out information. 2. Study Figure 2.1. What makes up the Central Nervous System (CNS)? The central nervous system is made up of the brain and…

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    What fuels me? In July, 2016 I made the decision to move from specialty sales to take on an opportunity in rare disease. Why, because I wanted the chance to truly be an advocate to patients with rare conditions. A lot of my prior success was measured by a sales metric, but I needed more to stay passionate about my job. What I didn’t know was the depth of involvement I would take on in the patient journey, and the sense of reward I would feel. This has fueled a passion that I had never…

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    Endocrine System Analysis

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    information while the endocrine system involves the glands and secretes hormones throughout the body. The 4 systems to be discussed all work together to ensure the human body maintains life. The physiology of these systems and major conditions, which affect these systems, will be discussed in this paper. By examining particular conditions associated with these systems a better understanding of physical…

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    stores fat. The bone marrows purpose it to make blood cells. 9. Calcium moves into bone osteoblast cells to create new bone and osteoclasts break down bone. The two hormones that are involved are parathyroid and calcitonin which helps control blood calcium levels. Calcitonin is released by the thyroid gland holds back osteoclasts and makes osteoblast, which decreases blood calcium levels. 10. There are four stages of bone repair after a fracture, they are: 1. The formation of hematoma happens…

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    Pheochromocytomas are neural crest-derived tumors that produce catecholamines (such as epinephrine and norepinephrine) and arise mainly from the adrenal gland. Closely affiliated tumors of extra-adrenal paraganglia are also known as extra-adrenal pheochromocytomas. All these functional chromaffin tumors can result in substantial morbidity and mortality due to catecholamine oversecretion. Pheochromocytoma can have exceptionally variable clinical presentations - from rare and escalating…

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    contract muscles, move water and fluids within the body, and participate in other activities.The concentration of electrolytes in the body is controlled by different kinds of hormones, most of which are manufactured in the kidney and the adrenal glands. Sensors in specialized kidney cells monitor the amount of sodium, potassium, and water in the bloodstream. The body functions in a very narrow range of normal,…

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    the posture for a while.  Now slowly slowly bring down raised part of body on the floor.  Remove your hands from holding back position to relaxed lie flat position as in Shava Asana. BENEFITS:  It smoothens the functioning of thyroid and parathyroid glands, brain, digestive system, venous system, excretory system and cardiac muscles.  It provides…

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