The Broken Heart

Every mark the bullet had given him was taken away. His collar bone was no longer broken, his skin no longer punctured, and his shirt no longer ripped and bloody. Then the second one too, vanished like the first. It removed itself from the chambers of his heart as he could feel it beat once again. The bullet was like a kind guest of his body, cleaning everything up on its way out, even straightening his tie. His heart rapidly beat blood to all parts of his body, his eyes began to see everything…

Brown. Okay, so we have cholesterol flowing through our blood because it cannot be broken down. So where does it go? This is where LDL’s and HDL’s take place. They are what we call lipoproteins and they are carried all throughout the body (MacGill, 2017). LDL’s are called low-density lipoproteins and is known for being the bad cholesterol…

achievements, the discovery of my heart murmur was devastating. All of the women on both sides of my family have an autoimmune thyroid disease called Hashimoto’s. This genetic predisposition…

Another way to produce heat is the specific dynamic action, the thermic effect of food. The added heat after eating is caused by the energy used to breakdown molecules and synthesizing proteins, this result also varies on what type of food is being broken…

The skeletal system is essential to the working of the human body. It provides protection and aids with movement, also. Approximately 20% of the human body’s mass is attributed to the skeletal system. This system is mostly comprised of bones, but there are other critical elements included as well. These elements are ligaments and cartilage. The human skeletal system is divided into two parts; the axial and appendicular skeletons. The axial skeleton is further divided, from superior to inferior…

system. The CP system provides immediate energy and ATP is produced without the presence of oxygen. This energy system is used when the exercise is of high intensity or energy needs are instantaneous. Creatine phosphate is stored in your muscles and is broken down to provide energy to make ATP. With the energy system, explosive work…

points that makes geneticist classify Marfan as pleiotrophy are their lens and the ligament damage. To tell whether an individual has Marfan Syndrome is based on the dislocation of the lens and deformity of the largest blood vessel connecting to the heart, aorta. The dislocation of the eye lens or a more scientific term is called Ectopia Lentis which causes vision problems. The vision problems that a person may have can cause blurriness resulting in glaucoma and cataracts. The lens of the eye…

stroke, and one American dies from stroke about every four minutes. Stroke by definition is the sudden death of brain cells due to lack of oxygen. The main types of stoke are hemorrhagic, ischemic, and a transient ischemic attack. Hemorrhagic stroke is broken in to two types, and the most common is the intracerebral hemorrhage, when an artery in the brain bursts flooding the brain with blood. The second and less common subarachnoid hemorrhage, when bleeding occurs in the area between the brain…

There are many nutrients that are produced by the digestive system that helps keep the heart rate under control. These nutrients are crucial for the whole body, so once the blood absorbs them it carries it to where it is needed in the body. The blood vessels then expand in order to supply the digestive system with more blood and the speed…

play and the story. Both the story and the play have story lines that need to be understood before they can be analyzed for different literary elements. In order to elaborate, in “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, she uses Mrs. Mallard who has heart problems as her protagonist. The whole short story is about the multitude of emotions Mrs. Mallard…