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Homeostatic Imbalances of the Skin | Skin Cancer
By CPR St. Louis at September 28, 2011 | 8:14 pm | 0 Comment
A. Baterial, viral, yeast, cancer B. Most tumors of skin are benign and do not metastasize. Ex) wart 1. Some are malignant or cancerous C. Skin Cancers 1. Basal cell carcinoma a. Most common, least malignant b. Stratum basale cells proliferate and invade dermis and hypodermis c. Slow growing d. Surgical removal ---99% cure 2. Squamous cell carcinoma a. more...
Benefits of Fitness – outline notes
By CPR St. Louis at September 28, 2011 | 6:01 am | 0 Comment
Fitness – Enables body to perform physical activity Sedentary – opposite of physical activity (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({ google_ad_client: "ca-pub-4816419112981891", enable_page_level_ads: true }); Benefits of Fitness -promotes health and prevents disease -inactivity contributes to heart disease, more...
Anatomy and Physiology Intro – outline notes
By CPR St. Louis at September 26, 2011 | 7:18 pm | 0 Comment
I. Definitions A. Anatomy – study of structure 1. Ex. study parts of heart B. Physiology – study of function 1. Ex. study how heart pumps blood (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({ google_ad_client: "ca-pub-4816419112981891", enable_page_level_ads: true }); II. Structure and Function A. Function reflects more...
Integumentary (Skin) System – outline notes
By CPR St. Louis at September 25, 2011 | 8:47 am | 0 Comment
I. Integumentary System A. Skin 1. Epidermis 2. Dermis B. Appendages 1. Hair 2. Nails 3. Cutaneous (skin) Glands (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({ google_ad_client: "ca-pub-4816419112981891", enable_page_level_ads: true }); II. Skin A. Epidermis 1. Functions a. Barrier tissue in first line of defense b. more...
Autonomic Nervous System – outline notes
By CPR St. Louis at September 24, 2011 | 9:37 am | 0 Comment
I. Somatic Nervous System Vs. Autonomic Nervous System A. Somatic NS – voluntary, skeletal muscle -one neuron from brain/spinal cord releases Acetylcholine (ACh) on skeletal muscle (nicotinic receptors) B. Autonomic NS – involuntary; glands, heart, smooth muscle -two chain neuron (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({ more...
