Essays on Physiology Page 6

The third piece is a motor, or efferent neuron. The motor neuron will take the information received from he interferon and send it on to its effectors (muscles or glands), which will activate a response. The patellar reflex is classified as a somatic reflex because it involves the stimulation of skeletal muscle, specifically stimulation of…

Sleep paralysis is a usual experience where when either waking up or falling asleep the individual becomes immobile and encounters difficulty breathing. Sleep paralysis can also be an indication that someone could not be moving through the stages of sleep properly. Sleep paralysis can be found in tall tales that contain terrifying paranormal phenomena (webmd.com)….

Neural transmission is the process an electrical charge undergoes as it travels from the dendrites of a neuron to the terminal end of it’s axon. Once the electrical charge reaches the terminal end of the axon, neurotransmitters are released into the synapse, allowing them to bind with dendrites of the receiving neuron. The process starts…

This paper will cover my experience while in the cardiac categorization lab during clinical rotations. A 67 year old Caucasian male was emitted for emergent angioplasty with intrapulmonary Steen placement for occlusive myocardial infarction resulting in carcinogenic shock. My paper will detail the medical diagnosis and nursing management of carcinogenic shock. Medical Diagnosis Carcinogenic shock…

Print Form Functional Anatomy of the Endocrine Glands Gross Anatomy and Basic Function of the Endocrine Glands: Both the endocrine and nervous systems are major regulating systems of the body. However, the nervous system has been compared to an airmail delivery system, while the endocrine system has been compared to the pony express. The comparison…

I am on a deep REM sleep And I dreamt of you my precious that I keep I was in the lab and I am dissecting something What?! Me myself? It’s me I’m killing??! No, my dear it isn’t I am just diagnosing myself About my feelings for my conscious health This heart of mine…

The respiratory system is responsible for supplying our bodies with oxygen. This is done through respirations. There are two different respirations the external and the internal. The external respiration is the exchange of air between the lungs. This happens when oxygen is inhaled into the sacs of the lungs. Precisely at that time passes into…

Certain animals lack lungs and cannot survive in environments with inadequate lung function. Instead, these creatures rely on gills to obtain oxygen from water. It is noteworthy that the amount of oxygen present in water is just 1/20th of that found in the equivalent volume of air. Gills greatly increase the area available for gas…

Hypoglycemia means low blood sugar or low fuel in the blood. It alsorefers to a distubed carbohydrate metabolism, since some people changebetween high and low blood sugar levels. When the body tries to work underthese conditions, mental processes are impaired and body systems arebroken. Hypoglycemia is sometimes related to other conditions like drugaddiction, alcoholism, allergies,…

Arterial line monitoring is the insertion of a specialized cannula to obtain accurate and reliable readings of the blood pressure, constantly (for every heart beat).  It is very useful for patients admitted to the trauma-care centers, operating theaters or intensive care units to monitor the systolic, diastolic and mean blood pressure, to determine the immediate…