Alcohol Facts and statistics ( www.niaaa.nih.gov-2012 ) Global Burden of alcohol abuse‚ In 2012‚ 3.3 million deaths‚ or 5.9 percent of all global deaths (7.6 percent for men and 4 percent for women)‚ were attributable to alcohol consumption.. Alcohol contributes to over 200 diseases and injury-related health conditions‚ most notably alcohol dependence‚ liver cirrhosis‚ cancers‚ and injuries. In 2012‚ alcohol accounted for 5.1 percent of disability adjusted life years (DALYs) worldwide. Globally‚
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D1: Analyse how two body systems interrelate to perform a named function/functions D1: Analyse how two body systems interrelate to perform a named function/functions Even though the systems may seem very separate in their activities the digestive system and respiratory system both contribute to work together. The systems cannot work by themselves as they both provide the materials needed throughout the body. They supply energy to all the cells throughout the body. The respiratory system and digestive
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Course BC3030X: Billing and Coding Applications with Simulations (12-17-2012) Section 8 Test Week 2 - Coding Applications Test I • Question 1 Needs Grading LOCATION: Outpatient‚ Hospital PATIENT: Kim Fields PHYSICIAN: Gregory Dawson. MO ENTRANCE DIAGNOSIS: Dyspnea on ascending hills and stairs. Frequent wheezing and productive cough in a patient with a 0.75-pack-year smoking history; quit 1 year ago. Gave good consistent effort. INTERPRETATION: I. Baseline spirometry is normal
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Handout Lab 5 - Cranial Nerves: Assessment of Functions INTRODUCTION The central nervous system (CNS) consists of the brain and the spinal cord. The CNS receives sensory information from other parts of the body or the body’s external environment and transmits motor information to other parts of the body by way of the peripheral nervous system (PNS). The PNS of the human includes 31 pairs of spinal nerves and 12 pairs of cranial nerves. Some nerves contain only motor nerve fibers (efferent
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SBI 3U1 – 07: Biology Examination Definitions Unit 1: Diversity of Living Things ➢ Species: a group of organisms that can interbreed in nature and produce fertile offspring. ➢ Morphology: the branch of biology that deals with the structure or form of organisms. ➢ Phylogeny: the evolutionary history of a species. ➢ Taxonomy: the branch of biology that identifies‚ names‚ and classifies species based on natural features. ➢ Binomial nomenclature: the system of giving a two-word Latin name to
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(e-mail me and let me know if you use this and how it does) Gender Identity Disorder (GID) As early as the age of four (Vitale‚ 1996)‚ some children begin to realize that the gender their body tells them they are‚ and the gender their mind tells them they are don’t correspond. The sense of gender and the anatomical sex of a person mature at different times and different regions of the body (Vitale‚ 1997b). Sometimes the gendermap‚ the template within the mind of a person that codes for masculinity
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Cri Du Chat Syndrome Introduction Cri du chat syndrome also known as 5p syndrome and cat cry syndrome - is a rare genetic condition that is caused by the deletion (a missing piece) of genetic material on the small arm of chromosome 5. Cri du Chat is a genetic disorder first described and named in 1963 by Jerome Lejeune. Cri-du-Chat means "cat’s cry" in French. The disorder causes the baby to produce a high pitched and cat like cry because of the structural abnormality and low
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About 100‚000 people in the UK die each year due to smoking. Smoking-related deaths are mainly due to cancers‚ chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart disease. About half of all smokers die from smoking-related diseases. If you are a long-term smoker‚ on average‚ your life expectancy is about 10 years less than a non-smoker. and in the UK about 8 in 10 non-smokers live past the age of 70‚ but only about half of long-term smokers live past 70. The younger you are when you start smoking‚
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| PLACES OF ARTICULATION The active articulator usually moves in order to make the constriction. The passive articulator usually just sits there and gets approached. A sound’s place of articulation is usually named by using the Latin adjective for the active articulator (ending with an "o") followed by the Latin adjective for the passive articulator. For example‚ a sound where the tongue tip (the "apex") approaches or touches the upper teeth is called an "apico-dental". Most of the common
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An Overview of Anatomy Exercise 1: Anatomical Position QUESTION: A. Explain why it is important to have a universally accepted anatomical position when studying the structure of humans. Having a universally accepted anatomical positional is important to avoid confusion. It creates a reference point so that no matter language or background of different people‚ they can still communicate efficiently. Exercise 2: Surface Anatomy A. Review Figure 3. Complete the table by placing
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