Essays on Physiology Page 3

We will begin with some of the pros of taking Creating. Creating promotes growth of muscle which is the main reason why so many athletes choose to take this. The bigger your muscles are, the more strength you have and the better off you’ll be at your sport. Creating also improves protein synthesis which is…

Physical Features Electric eels, despite their physical resemblance to true eels, are actually ostariophysians. They possess a lengthy tail that generates electricity and constitutes the majority of their body. The internal organs are compressed into the front 1/5th of their body. The tail houses three electric organs: Sachs’ organ, Hunter’s organ, and main organ. It…

Introduction The cardiovascular system is one of most important system in the human body. It includes the heart which in most cases becomes an indicator of life. The cardiovascular system connects with the lymphatic system and both system forms networks of tubes around our body that spans from the head to the toes. They are connected…

Head and cervix squamous cell carcinoma is the 6th most common malignant neoplastic disease type worldwide correlated with high morbidity and mortality rates. The malignance develops in the upper aerodigestive squamous epithelial tissue station – exposure to carcinogens from baccy and intoxicant. Human Papillomavirus and Epstein Barr Virus have besides been strongly implicated as causative…

Introduction Atrial fibrillation is the most common signifier of cardiac arrhythmia ; it involves the two upper Chamberss of the bosom known as the atria. During atrial fibrillation the normal pulsations generated by the sinoatrial node are overcome by the electrical pulsations that are generated in the atria and pneumonic venas, which leads to irregular…

A pressure ulcer is a specific type of damage that occurs when there is direct pressure on the skin causing cellular damage due to lack of blood flow (ischawmia), or when there is shearing or friction forces causing mechanical stress on the tissues (Chapman and Chapman 1981). Pressure ulcers commonly occur in areas where there…

Oxidative phosphorylation is a metabolic pathway that uses energy released by the oxidation of nutrients to produce ATP. Oxidative phosphorylation uses the electrochemical gradient, set up by the oxidation of nutrients, of protons across the inner mitochondrial membrane to generate ATP from ADP. During oxidative phosphorylation, electrons are transferred from electron donors to electron acceptors…

A heart attack is caused by a severe reduction or blockage of blood flow to a section of the heart muscle. This can occur when substances like fatty build-up, a blood clot, or a coronary vessel spasm obstruct one of the arteries supplying blood to the heart. When this happens, the affected part of the…

1. Why did Allen’s heart rate and blood pressure fall in this time of emergency (i.e. at a time when you’d expect just the opposite homeostatic response)? Pg. 969 This occurred because Allen’s spinal cord has decreased perfusion due to damage, and a broken vertebral bone. Also, there has been a disruptions of the sympathetic…

Mosby (2002) defines an anticoagulant as a substance that prevents or delays coagulation of the blood. Anticoagulants interfere with the formation of thromboplastin, with the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin, and with the formation of fibrin to fibrinogen (Mosby, 2002). Anticoagulants are usually prescribed for individuals who are suffering from venous and arterial vessel disorders…