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hannah posted an update 1 year, 5 months ago
What is the function of muscles?
Muscles have a range of functions from pumping blood and supporting movement to lifting heavy weights or giving birth. https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/muscles# -
hannah posted an update 1 year, 5 months ago
What are osteoblasts and osteoclasts?
Osteoblasts and osteoclasts are special cells that help your bones grow and develop. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/24871-osteoblasts-and-osteoclasts -
hannah posted an update 1 year, 5 months ago
What are the main functions of your skeletal system? The skeletal system is your body’s support structure. It gives your body its shape, allows movement, makes blood cells, provides protection for your organs and stores minerals. The skeletal system is also called the musculoskeletal system. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/21048-skeletal-system
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hannah posted an update 1 year, 5 months ago
What does the integumentary system do?
Your integumentary system protects your body from infection and injuries you could get from your external environment. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/22827-integumentary-system#:~:text=Your%20integumentary%20system%20protects%20your,helps%20regulate%20your%20body%20temperature. -
hannah posted an update 1 year, 5 months ago
What are keratinocytes and keratin?
Keratin is produced by specialized squamous epithelial cells called keratinocytes, which comprise over 90% of the cells in the epidermis.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/keratinocyte#:~:text=Keratin%20is%20produced%20by%20specialized,the%20cells%20in%20the%20epidermis. -
hannah posted an update 1 year, 5 months ago
Is DNA the only genetic material?
While DNA is the genetic material for the vast majority of organisms. https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Genetics/Online_Open_Genetics_(Nickle_and_Barrette-Ng)/01%3A_Overview_DNA_and_Genes/1.02%3A_DNA_is_the_Genetic_Material#:~:text=While%20DNA%20is%20the%20genetic,the%20retroviruses%20like%20HIV%2DAIDS. -
hannah posted an update 1 year, 5 months ago
What is the largest cell in the human body?
Ovum (female gamete) is the largest cell present in the human body. It is a single cell released from the ovary every month.
https://byjus.com/question-answer/name-the-smallest-and-largest-cell-in-the-human-body/# -
hannah posted an update 1 year, 5 months ago
What is RNA and what is its function?
RNA is a nucleic acid similar to DNA, but with only a single, helical strand of bases. It plays a key role in turning DNA instructions into functional proteins. Ribonucleic acid, or RNA, plays a key role in turning the instructions held in the DNA of your genome into functional proteins in your…[Read more] -
hannah posted an update 1 year, 5 months ago
Why is the ribosome so important?
All cells need ribosomes to make the proteins necessary for life.https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/31051-study-reveals-how-ribosomes-are-assembled-in-human-cells/#:~:text=All%20cells%20need%20ribosomes%20to%20make%20the%20proteins%20necessary%20for%20life. -
hannah posted an update 1 year, 5 months ago
The vertebrate kidney is comprised of functional units known as nephrons.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/nephron
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hannah posted an update 1 year, 5 months ago
A Clinical Data Repository is a database or data warehouse where health data, generally with a granularity around each patient, is consolidated from multiple sources to provide health professionals an organized way to analyze the data and create reporting.
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hannah posted an update 1 year, 5 months ago
The respiratory system is the organs and other parts of your body involved in breathing, when you exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide.
All the cells in your body need oxygen to work. As they take in oxygen, they release carbon dioxide, which is called a “waste gas.” It goes into you bloodstream and gets carried to your lungs. You breathe it out…[Read more]
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hannah posted an update 1 year, 5 months ago
A Hospital Information System (HIS) simplifies care coordination by improving access to patient history and health information. A HIS aims to provide a centralized database where patient health data can be securely stored, accessed, and shared as necessary to improve the quality and delivery of patient…[Read more]
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hannah posted an update 1 year, 6 months ago
Most veins have valves that open and close. The valves control blood flow and keep your blood flowing in one direction. About 75% of your blood is in your veins. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/21640-blood-vessels#:~:text=Most%20veins%20have%20valves%20that,blood%20is%20in%20your%20veins.
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hannah posted an update 1 year, 6 months ago
Are veins bigger than arteries?
Blood flows from the capillaries into very small veins called venules, then into the veins that lead back to the heart. Veins have much thinner walls than do arteries, largely because the pressure in veins is so much lower. Veins can widen (dilate) as the amount of fluid in them increases.…[Read more] -
hannah posted an update 1 year, 6 months ago
Types of veins
Pulmonary veins. The pulmonary circuit carries deoxygenated blood from your heart to your lungs. …
Systemic veins. The systemic circuit carries deoxygenated blood from the rest of the body back to your heart, where it then enters the pulmonary circuit for oxygen. -
hannah posted an update 1 year, 6 months ago
Types of veins
Pulmonary veins. The pulmonary circuit carries deoxygenated blood from
your heart to your lungs.
Systemic veins. The systemic circuit carries deoxygenated blood from the rest of the body back to your heart, where it then enters the pulmonary circuit for oxygen.
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hannah posted an update 1 year, 6 months ago
Blood flows from the capillaries into very small veins called venules, then into the veins that lead back to the heart. Veins have much thinner walls than do arteries, largely because the pressure in veins is so much lower. Veins can widen (dilate) as the amount of fluid in them…[Read more]
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