modeled. This part of the body is interesting to learn about due to its’ sheer complexity and versatile grouping of bone. The pelvic girdle supports and balances the trunk, connects it to the legs and and contains and supports the intestines, urinary bladder, and internal sex organs. Another fascinating facet of the pelvis is that it is the only bone in the body that is gender specific. Males have the android pelvis, whereas females have the gynaecoid pelvis, with a broader and wider structure,…
Lesch- Nyhan Syndrome Kayla Lester Virginia Western Community College Abstract Lesch-Nyhan syndrome is a genetic disease that is inherited from an offspring’s mother. A patient is typically diagnosed between the ages of three to six months with Nyhan’s syndrome. Since this is such a rare disease there is only a one in three hundred and eighty thousand chance a person would be diagnosed with this disease. It is equally seen in all ethnic group but it is more likely for males than females due to…
for 5 years and has just begun working part time so she can raise her two daughters, 2 and 4. She has always considered herself healthy and active, as she ran 5 miles, 4 times a week. After the birth of her second daughter, she began experiencing urinary incontinence related to activity and stress. This incontinence has worsened over the past two years. AT’s goal is to increase her quality of life by decreasing her symptoms and regaining a sense of normalcy as she continues to progress…
Tobacco Nic Roldan Mr. Wilson 10/13/16 Tobacco is tall plants that was originally grown in Virginia, but is now also grown in big quantities in Turkey, India, and Russia. The leaves of the plant are dried, grinded and rolled into cigars and cigarettes. This plant can also be shredded and smoked through a pipe. Tobacco is native to the Americans, but has been recorded in the Maya culture more than 2000 years ago. This practice of smoking tobacco moved from Central America to the…
intra-peritoneal organs along with the vas deferens were examined visually. The vas deferens was identified by its characteristic ivory-coloured cord-like structure emerging from the internal inguinal ring and passing deep towards the neck of urinary bladder. A 60 watt monopolar current was used for cauterization and 150 watt current for cutting. A piece of 2-3 cm vas deferens was resected. The following parameters were recorded/ estimated at 0 min before administration of any drug, 10 min…
Body Planes, Regions, Cavities, and Directional Terms The fundamentals of learning the body in the medical field are body planes, regions, cavities, and directional terms. First up are the body planes, which the definition of a body plane is simply a two-dimensional surface. The dimensions of the body plane are both of length and of width and the body planes are used to describe the different locations that are located in the body or are just used for the point of location. There are three…
Task 1 Homeostasis is the ability of the body to maintain a constant internal environment within narrow limits. The word homeo means it is unchanging and stasis means it is staying still; it has three main elements that are a sense organ to detect change, a control centre that is usually from the brain or spinal cord and a responding organ to effect a change in conditions. The factors that homeostasis controls in our body are our body temperatures, water content, carbon dioxide levels and our…
“Hydarabad” contains Rhazes detailed notes from a wide range of sources and is organized anatomically. Rhazes also worked on things related to the embryo. Amongst Rhazes most famous medical writings and studies were his writings on kidney stones and the bladder. As far as his medical skills went, it has been noted that Rhazes considered himself to be the Islamic version of…
Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia and is also the most common form of it. It is According to the Alzheimer’s Association, it accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia. This disease is an advanced loss of intellectual function that eventually interferes with someone’s day to day living; such as relationships, work ethic, and even personal hygiene. With Alzheimer’s, there is a lack of ambition, changes in personality, and weakened judgment. This progressive disease happens in people who…
The disunion of a people in public places isn’t new, as a matter a fact it’s over two hundred years old, and has always been justified as a solution to separating ‘superiors’ white cisgender men from the people deemed ‘inferior’ by them. In the Jim Crow era, African Americans had to use separate water fountains, lunch counters, and bathrooms than whites in Southern states. The reason for this was, according to journalist Katy Steinmetz, because many white southerners believed that African…