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The Circulatory System
Number of Words: 1335 / Number of Pages: 5
... is oxygenated, then it is brought back to the
heart by the four pulmonary veins, which enter the left auricle. When this
chamber contracts, blood is forced into the left ventricle and then by
ventricular contraction into the aorta. The bicuspid, or mitral valve
prevents the blood from flowing back into the auricle, and the semilunar
valves at the beginning of the aorta stop it from flowing back into the
ventricle. Similar valves are present in the pulmonary artery. The aorta
divides into a number of main branches, which in turn divide into smaller
ones until the entire body is supplied by an elabora ...
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Alcoholism
Number of Words: 2067 / Number of Pages: 8
... Surveys have shown that more than one out of three Americans have a personal friend or relative who has had a drinking problem for ten years or longer. Almost two out of three Americans report that they know someone who drinks too much. It is estimated that there are 18 million alcoholic or problem drinkers in the U.S. For every alcoholic there are at least four other people who are affected by the alcoholic. This means that in the U.S. there are at least seventy-two million other people dealing with the disease somehow. Many people believe that alcoholics are people that are the skid row winos an ...
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The Ebola Virus: One Deadly Disease
Number of Words: 859 / Number of Pages: 4
... African Green and Rhesus monkeys arrived in Virginia from the Philippines. The one hundred and forty-nine workers that had worked with the monkeys were not effected by the virus at all, although two have developed antibodies from the Ebola Reston. Many other countries have been affected with this deadly disease and are spreading rapidly.
Like many things, the Ebola Virus is a member of a family. It comes from RNA viruses know as filoviruses. Marburg virus and four Ebola viruses: Ebola Zaire, Sudan, Reston and Tai are the five different viruses that have been known to cause disease in humans, while E ...
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Abortion ALlows Women To Retain Constitutional Rights
Number of Words: 659 / Number of Pages: 3
... significantly influence her ability to support herself and her family.
The availability of abortion makes it possible for people not only to choose the number of children they want, but also to create the kind of family life they have always wanted for themselves, to meet their responsibilities. If a woman can not choose to terminate an unwamted pregnancy, she is denied the right to the "possession and control" of her own body. One of the most sacred rights of common law is to choose and if a women can't do this than her most important possession taken away. Abortion isn't only a women's right, ...
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Dissociative Identity Disorder
Number of Words: 1562 / Number of Pages: 6
... of memory may result from wartime trauma, a severe accident or rape.
Dissociative Fugue is indicated by not only loss of memory, but also travel
to a now location and the assumption of a new identity. Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD), although not officially a dissociative disorder,
can be classified as part of the dissociative spectrum. In PTSD, re-
experiencing of the trauma (flashbacks) alternates with numbing (detachment
or dissociation), and avoidance. Atypical dissociative disorders are
classified as Dissociative Disorders Not Otherwise Specified (DDNOS). If
the disturbance occurs prima ...
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What Is Euthanasia?
Number of Words: 2179 / Number of Pages: 8
... suffering
to the individual. This suffering is the most common reason to seek an
early end. Second, a grave physical handicap exists that is so restricting
that the individual cannot, even after due care, counseling, and re-
training, tolerate such a limited existence. This handicap is a fairly rare
reason for suicide; most impaired people cope remarkably well with their
affliction, but there are some who would, at a certain point, rather die.
We say that there is a second form of suicide; justifiable suicide, that is
a rational and planned self-deliverance from a painful and hopeless disease ...
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Pro-Life And Pro-Choice Regarding Abortion
Number of Words: 571 / Number of Pages: 3
... outside the mothers womb. That is why they believe abortion is an okay decision to make.
Pro-life advocates believe that a babys life begins at conception. They state "That right to be born overrides the mothers right to make decisions about her body since her decisions to abort affect the life of another human being, the unborn baby."To them abortion is "murder." They say that "Its not a choice its a child." Pro-life advocates say "That there are other options other than abortions theres adortion, or family parenting." "To kill an inocent baby is just not right."
Pro-choice advocates believe ...
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Caregivers
Number of Words: 432 / Number of Pages: 2
... of membership which provided valuable insight as to who are and the significant contributions they make.
81% of are female
79% are married
70% are between age 40-60
54% care for spouses
21% care for parents
69% of care recipients live with their caregivers
55% of caregivers help recipient with daily living activities.
Family Caregivers. Available: http://www.agenet.com/Who_Are_They.html.
A caregiver is more than just the person’s nurse, they are also that person’s advocate. Throughout the impaired person’s illness, the work of a caregiver is largely concerned with watching and prob ...
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Obesity
Number of Words: 1425 / Number of Pages: 6
... (bioelectric impedance analysis).
Both methods are commonly used in health clubs and in commercial weight-
loss programs, but results should be viewed skeptically.
Because measuring a person's body fat is tricky, doctors often rely on
other means to diagnose obesity. Two widely used measurements are weight-
for-height tables and body mass index. While both measurements have their
limitations, they are reliable indicators that someone may have a weight
problem. They are easy to calculate and require no special equipment.
One problem with using weight-for-height tables is that doctors disagree
over whi ...
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Steroids
Number of Words: 1679 / Number of Pages: 7
... I have set the stage, you have probably guessed that my research paper is on anabolic .
In this paper I hope to show you all of the effects of , both positive and negative. are a serious matter and a very controversial issue in our world today. Many people take the side that they shouldn’t be an illegal drug because all they do is help people gain strength and size. They feel that even though they might cause a few side effects they should be legal because even some over-the-counter drugs cause side effects similar to the side effects of . On other side of this argument is the person who thinks tha ...
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