Blood Cells drawing
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“Health Impacts of Air Pollution: A Life Course Approach for Examining Predictors of Respiratory Health in Adulthood”
I selected this article because it offers insights on how air pollution causes an impact on respiratory health throughout the life years of a person. The article explains that exposure to air pollutants, in childhood and adult…[Read more]

The urinary system (also called the urinary tract) is one of the systems our bodies use to get rid of waste products. The kidneys are the part of the urinary tract that makes urine (pee). Urine has salts, toxins, and water that need to be filtered out of the blood. After the kidneys make urine, it leaves the body using the rest of the urinary…[Read more]

The respiratory system is the organs and other parts of your body involved in breathing, when you exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide.

Respiratory System: Functions and Organs

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The respiratory system is made up of organs and other parts of the body involved in breathing when you…

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1. What are the three main differences between arteries and veins?
Arteries carry blood away from the heart, and veins carry blood towards the heart. With the exception of pulmonary blood vessels, arteries carry oxygenated blood and veins carry deoxygenated blood. Arteries have thick walls with muscle tissue. Veins have thinner walls and use…[Read more]

The system that contains the heart and the blood vessels and moves blood throughout the body. This system helps tissues get enough oxygen and nutrients, and it helps them get rid of waste products.

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https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/circulatory-system

NCI’s Dictionary of Cancer Terms…

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APPENDICITIS
Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix, a narrow tube attached to the base of the cecum. Once thought to have no function, the appendix is now known to function as part of the lymphatic system. A blockage inside of the appendix can cause appendicitis. The main symptom is pain on the lower right side of the abdomen that gets…[Read more]

The digestive system is made up of the gastrointestinal tract—also called the GI tract or digestive tract—and the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder. The GI tract is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus. The hollow organs that make up the GI tract are the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, lar…[Read more]

Cardiac rhythm is an electrical impulse generated by highly specialized fibres capable of spontaneously producing and propagating electrical impulse in the myocardium. From: Medicine, 2022.

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Hypertension (high blood pressure) is when the pressure in your blood vessels is too high (140/90 mmHg or higher). It is common but can be serious if not treated.

People with high blood pressure may not feel symptoms. The only way to know is to get your blood pressure checked.

Hypertension

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Muscle is contractile tissue grouped into coordinated systems for greater efficiency.

“A cell’s garden: where science meets beauty.”

A garden is a natural and familiar environment that can easily be related to the complex processes occurring within the cell. The various elements of a garden, such as soil, greenhouse, garden tools, etc., can be used to represent the different organelles and their functions. The idea of growth,…[Read more]