Essays on Anatomy & Physiology

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Review on Hemophilia Bleeding Disorder

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Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder. It can make the body not be able to clot blood normally, and have excessive bleeding after an injury. There is not enough clotting factor in their blood. Clotting factor is a protein in blood that controls bleeding. People with...

Blood Gene

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Scabies: Signs and Symptoms

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Scabies is caused by Sarcoptes scabiei (also called human itch mite), a parasite (an organism that lives in or on another organism). The mite is a small, eight-legged insect that burrows into the skin to feed, live, and lay eggs. Scabies can be transmitted by...

Skin

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Anatomy of The Brain

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Anatomy of The Brain The human brain has over 100 billion neurons, each with a specific function and duty. To understand the brain, we must examine its parts and functions. This includes the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brainstem, along with the functions within those areas. To...

Human Brain

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Sphenoparietal, Sphenobasilar and Sphenopetrosal Sinuses

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Two or three meningeal sinuses may join to form a vestibule just before reaching the superior sagittal sinus. There is a tendency for the veins draining the lateral surface of the anterior frontal and posterior parietal regions to join the meningeal sinus in the dura...

Human Anatomy Human Brain Nervous System

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How Microorganisms Live in Our Body

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Microorganisms make up a large part of the planet’s living material and play a major role in maintaining the Earth’s ecosystem. Microorganisms are the tiny organisms that cannot be seen by the naked eyes. They are microscopic and are usually known for producing diseases to...

Human Anatomy Microbiology

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Rare Birth Defects: Moebius Syndrome

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Moebius syndrome is a rare birth defect which is caused by the absence or underdevelopment of the 6th and 7th cranial nerves. These cranial nerves are primarily responsible for eye movements and facial expressions. Moebius syndrome can also affect other cranial nerves, such as the...

Nervous System

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What Are Non-communicable Diseases

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NCDs, also known as chronic diseases, are not passed from person to person. They are of long duration and generally progress slowly. The four main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (myocardial infarction, stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma) and diabetes....

Cancer Cardiovascular System Diabetes

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Iron Deficiency Anemia: Diagnose and Treatment

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Iron deficiency anemia occurs when there is a deficiency in the hemoglobin levels due to a lack of iron in their body. Iron deficiency anemia is a very common type of anemia. The body requires a certain amount of iron and with an iron deficiency,...

Blood

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Hepatitis C: Causes, Treatment

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Introduction Caused by hepatitis C infection (HCV) as the essential causal operator, hepatitis C is an exceptionally infectious viral illness. Essentially, this viral disease affects the liver, and it is mostly through intravenous drug use that blood-to-blood contact occurs, leading to the spread of HCV....

Blood Hepatitis C

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Hemophilia a and B as an Inherited Disorder

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Hemophilia A and Hemophilia B are inherited in a X-linked patter. Sudden effects of hemophilia include sudden pain, swelling, and warm joints, in the knees, elbows, hips and possibly your shoulders. Common symptoms are blood in stool, blood in urine, internal bleeding or swollen joints....

Blood Gene

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High Blood Pressure: an Experimental Research

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High blood pressure is a significant public health concern. It is extremely widespread and a risk factor for numerous adverse health consequences, particularly coronary heart disease and stroke. The research conducted by the SPRINT group “A Randomized Trial of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control; was...

Blood Experiment

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The Structure of Skeletal Muscle

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Skeletal muscle has several important functions within the human body. One of these is movement, which occurs when skeletal muscle attaches to bone, which they pull against in order to enable movement. Another function is to enable support and posture, this is due to the...

Muscle

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The Feeling of Smell

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The feeling of smell since quite a while ago remained the most confounding of our faculties. The fundamental standards for perceiving and recalling around 10,000 distinct scents were not caught on. The current year’s Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine have tackled this issue and...

Human Physiology

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Alcohol-related Liver Disease (arld) - Illnesses and Conditions

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Alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD) is caused by damage to the liver from years of excessive drinking. Years of alcohol abuse can cause the liver to become inflamed and swollen. This damage can also cause scarring known as cirrhosis. Cirrhosis is the final stage of liver...

Alcohol Human Anatomy

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Report on What Sensory Modalities Are

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Sensory Modalities A sensory modality is a way of sensing, like vision or hearing. Modality in someone’s voice gives a sense of the person’s mood. In logic, modality has to do with whether a proposition is necessary, possible, or impossible. In general, amodality is a...

Hearing Loss Sense

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The Prevalence of Ankyloglossia

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The role of soft-tissue position and its activity in the etiology of malocclusion has been well documented in literature. Lingual frenulum is a type of soft tissue which often gets overlooked in routine examination (Kleim R, 2009). A frenulum is a small muscle which covers...

Human Anatomy

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How to Protect The Body from Harm Caused by The Sun

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It is a well-known fact that the sun is harmful to the skin. In fact, most of us have suffered from sunburn. However, the negative effects of the sun on the skin include a lot more than sunburn. The UV rays are able to penetrate...

Skin Sun

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The Benefits of Body Massage

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Unlike other forms of massages like the hot stone massage etc., body to body massage is meant to apply pressure on the body of a person using different parts of the body of masseuse including hands, elbows, feet, forearms and breast if the masseuse is...

Body Therapy

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Organs of Digestive System

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Mouth The mouth chews the food using the teeth to tear, chew and grind the food. The tongue has skeletal muscles (involuntary muscles) that move the food around the mouth for efficient mechanical digestion. Salivary glands beneath and in the back of the tongue secrete...

Digestive System Human Anatomy