Essays on Skin

Term Paper

Our respiratory system is composed of the air passages provided by 1) nose, 2) pharynx, 3) larynx and 4) the respiratory surfaces of the lungs. The primary function of this system is ventilation and gas exchange. However, there are certain secondary roles played by this system viz. olfaction, phonation, and stabilization of the thorax during the mechanical exertion and certain other biochemical functions.
Anatomy and physiology of the larynx: Larynx (commonly known as Voice Box) is a part of lower respiratory tract and is the organ for phonation (generation of sounds). Basically, Larynx is an air passage and has Continue reading...

The Book Part

Michele Alexander covers the issue of racialism in the modern society. Though the media claims that the modern American society has moved past the racism era, racism has taken a modern form in terms of the social policies that the government implements. Through these social policies, members of different races receive different conviction for the same offenses. These social policies present the transformation of racism. Obama’s victorious election into presidency may have depicted the end of racism, but society perceives it differently.
The social policy on the drug war presents the real image of modern racism. The criminal Continue reading...

Introduction

Therapeutic ultrasound is categorically as any form of ultrasonic procedure where ultrasound is used in advancing therapeutic benefits. Ultrasound is defined as a systematic oscillating pressure wave that has a higher frequency capacity compared to the human hearing frequency range. Its frequency in most cases supersedes the upper limit of the hearing range of human beings .The execution of the procedures is normally under the use of focused ultrasound (FUS) and unfocused ultrasound. Therapeutic ultrasound is used to reduce pain that emanates from body tissues by providing a viable solution to swelling and edema of the tissues. . Secondly, it Continue reading...

1. Introduction: The current environment especially in Western societies promotes increasing consumption of calories along with a relatively sedentary lifestyle thus fueling the global obesity epidemic. Body weight is regulated by complex interaction of genes that promote energy storage along with environmental factors that promote enhanced energy intake and reduced energy expenditure. This obesity promoting environment makes it difficult for many people to sustain weight loss for long periods of time and adequately maintain healthy lifestyle habits. Obesity can overall have many devastating effects on human health such as increased tendency to develop high blood pressure, cardiovascular problems and Continue reading...

Exercise 1: Anatomy of the Respiratory System

What are the two functions of the larynx?
Larynx is a cartilaginous and a muscular structure while holds vocal cords together. It is used by human beings to talk, swallow and breathe. It is lined by the mucous membrane hence forming part of the respiratory system. Larynx protects the airways by closing quickly after mechanical simulation hence stopping respiratory and curbing the entry of foreign substances into the airways. The larynx also produces sound, controls ventilation and acts as a sensory organ.

Where does gas exchange take place in the lungs?

Gaseous exchange occurs in the lungs and for it to take place; there is the need for Continue reading...

Introduction

Although drinking tea has been said to have health benefits for many centuries, only recently have its medicinal value been investigated empirically. There are four general categories of tea. These are green, black, white, and oolong tea. Black tea and green tea are the most common types. Black tea, which is obtained after fermentation and oxidation through fermentation, is the most commonly consumed kind. However, recent research indicates that some nutrients and elements are lost through oxidation. Green tea, which is the least unprocessed kind of tea, contains antioxidant polyphenols, especially the catechins believed to contribute to health benefits. Continue reading...

This is the discussion of the results of the anatomy of the urinary system. The report analyses the structure and functions of various organs and cells that are involved in the excretion of toxic material from the body.

Simple cuboidal epithelium of the kidney the

The epithelial cells: are uni-layered, they are square in shape. The nucleus is placed at the centre of theses tissues. They have Squamous cells that are plate like. They appear very thin.
Surface epithelium: have different surface proteins. Facilitate absorption and transportation of filtered materials in the kidney tubes.

Transitional Epithelium of the Bladder

ct = connective tissuelu = lumenrbc = red blood cell (stained bright pink in this Continue reading...

Report On Psoriasis

Psoriasis is a long term chronic skin disease that causes the skin to grow quickly. It results in a thick, silvery white or red patch of skin. In a normal situation, the skin cells grow steadily and flake-off about every month, and as these old skins flakes off, new skins immediately starts the skin starts to grow. However, in the case of psoriasis the new skin will not wait for weeks before moving to the surface of the skin in just a couple of days. The skins grow very rapidly, and forms thick patches known as plaques. Their sizes Continue reading...

Engineering

Introduction
Historically, it was virtually impossible to detect the musculoskeletal system without the technological tools that we use today. Within the arena of healthcare and the connectedness with simulation software for cartilage migration, functioning, or structuring, nowadays it is very likely to ascertain the attributes such as the arm, knee, and ankle and so on. Simulation is relevant for accessing the contents distribution within the musculoskeletal system within its tissue structures and eventually within the cartilage between its extracellular matrix, pericellular setting and occupier chondrocytes . This essay will communicate the simulation software that describes cartilage migration, function, or structure.

Simulation Software

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Introduction

Decubitus ulcer also referred to as bedsore or pressure sore is an open wound on the skin (Thomas, 2006). Thomas (2006) indicates that the decubitus ulcer mostly occurs on the skin that covers the born areas. Notably, the most common areas for bedsore to appear are; hips, ankles, back and buttocks. Decubitus ulcer are common among the disabled, elderly and those people who spend long periods of time on wheelchairs or bed, and those who are not able to move certain parts of their body without assistance (Thomas, 2006). In keeping with Albert and Spencer (2007), decubitus ulcers/ bedsores Continue reading...

Aim

The experiment aims to study the effect of substrate concentration on the activity of polyphenol oxidase (PPO) from banana extracts using spectrophotometric techniques.

Introduction

An enzyme refers to a molecule that is protein in nature and works as a biological catalyst. The enzyme possesses three major characteristics. The first characteristic is that they act to increase the rate at which a given reaction takes place. This enables most cellular reactions to take place at up to million times faster compared to their rate in the absence of an enzyme. Secondly, most enzymes act specifically on a single reactant known as Continue reading...

Most girls worry about their appearance even the most beautiful. There is always that thing that a girl will hate on their bodies and that is why they will always revisit the mirror. It is one thing to worry about those things hat girls add on to their bodies. Things such as polish on their finger nails as well as mascara on their eye lashes and even lipstick on their lips. It is another thing all together, to worry about their size, shape, complexion, hair and other body features. This is the story we get in the short story Continue reading...

The aim of this essay is to plan and suggest an intervention plan for Henry. Henry underwent a temporary loop ileostomy approximately six months ago. The aim of this essay is to discuss the various aspects of peristomal skin care. The evidence for and against various products described for peristomal skin care will be reviewed and discussed. The intervention plan has to focus on reeducating the ostomate about good self-care practice for the peristomal skin.
The peristomal skin is the skin that surrounds the stoma and the skin to which the stoma appliance adheres to. Patients who undergo ileostomy Continue reading...

A medical professional with post graduate qualifications with a major in diagnosing, treating and preventing diseases related to skin, and skin cancer is known as a dermatologist. These professionals are skilled to understand the structure and functions of the skin and the connections that are concerned with skin pathologies and failures of other body parts. People perceive dermatologists to be specialists in treating medical issues; however, dermatologists also deal with beautifying skin problems, for example, wrinkles, scars, and early ageing. Several studies of Asian populations demonstrate pigmentary changes as a major component of early aging . After gaining a medical Continue reading...

In a world where all races seem to be making equal contributions to the economy, the attitude and stereotype towards race has remained to haunt the society. There are still various cases of discrimination on the basis of race. Instead of concentrating on other economic activities, some people have gone ahead to take a critical study of the race just to prove or disapprove the assumptions that have been held towards people of a certain race (Haney, 2006). This implies that race is a social problem rather than a biological issue. Just as a child has no choice of Continue reading...

I am of the opinion that it is inappropriate to experiment with patients lives leave alone write about it. Most of the research carried however has been carried out on patients. Experimenting with patients is dangerous as the consequences could be dire and unbearable. It is not an accepted code of conduct in the medical practice.
It is widely assumed that the skin is highly contaminated and this contamination may be a major risk to the body through injections. This assumption leads to the practice of skin preparation prior to injections. The mode of skin preparation however differs amongst Continue reading...

Introduction

Skin is an important component of the human body. It has many functions in ensuring the body health. Caring for the skin means keeping it in good shape to ensure the wellbeing. The nursing home clients have skin problems ranging from pressure ulcers to skin tears. This is alarming because of the serious damage that might occur. This strategic plan will help the clients have skin that will promote good health.

Goals

Objectives
Strategies
Training is one of the important things that will help the clients care for their skin. Training will happen after every three months. The problems that Continue reading...

Biomedical engineering can be described as the application of engineering techniques and principles to medicine. It is a combination of expertise in medicine, human biology and engineering in the development of techniques and technologies for patient care and healthcare. According to Monzon (277), biomedical engineering is yet to be formally recognized as a profession due to its multi and interdisciplinary nature. As a result, currently there is no distinct field that addresses biomedical engineering ethics. The ethical obligations of biomedical engineers are a combination of both those of medical professionals and engineers. By studying three fields of biomedical engineering, Continue reading...

Introduction

Irritant contact dermatitis results from the exposure of the skin to irritants. The function of the skin is to protect an individual from dehydration, irradiation, mechanical trauma and direct exposure to harmful sensitizing irritant chemicals (Johansen, Frosch and Lepoittevin, 2010). Perturbation of the skin barrier may lead to development of irritant contact dermatitis. Jack’s line of work, which deals with using abrasive solvents and chemical are a cause of the irritation he is experiencing. A small perturbation of the skin might have resulted to an entry of an irritant, which further impaired the skin causing an increase in Continue reading...

- Normal issues and Organ at Risk Due to Irradiation
The radiation effects in human are due to the deposition of energy in the human body. Not all the tissues are exposed to the radiation effect. Only few of the tissues are exposed to the radiation effect. The radiation therapy is used for the medical treatment. A high dose of radiation will result in damage of sensitive tissue, even, it may result in death. A high dose of radiation results in the death of cells. All the cells are not equal to the radiation sensitivity. Only the sensitive cells Continue reading...

In trying to identify how race affects the political landscape and ideologies in America, it is imperative that one considers the organization of the people into different ethnicities. In such a scenario, the color of the skin often precedes any other categorization. Indeed, the tone and color of the skin is highly emphasized when it comes to determining an individual’s chances in politics and their ultimate identities in life. There exists a major link between an individual’s race or perception of it and political inclination. As evidence shows, an individual’s life has and still is affected Continue reading...

The advertisement chosen is a movie poster for Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The advertisement has come under a lot of scrutiny for the obvious photoshopping it has undergone. The ad depicts Scarlet Johansson, clad in her usual Black Widow garb, carrying pistols, and looking as though she’s just taking down a fleet of enemy forces all by herself. The brilliant skyline behind her is obviously manipulated but it is her that attracts the most attention. Her skin is flawless. Her hair is a strangely brilliant color of red, or maybe orange. The color of her eyes is Continue reading...

Debra Dutton

BIO 201
Pollution and the Human Body
The human body has an incredible defense and healing system. It uses the various senses like smell, sight and taste to filter the food, air and water as they get into the body. The skin safeguards the body tissues and internal organs from environmental hazards. The skin also senses the variations in environmental temperatures and acts as the body’s stimuli in controlling the body temperature. The brain and the nervous system are part of the complex response and flight mechanism that responds to emergencies and dangers. An army of white blood Continue reading...

Over the past few decades, major improvements have been made in the field of cancer treatments, therapies and diagnostics. Cancer nursing is a result of these advances; it continues to play a vital role in offering palliative support to cancer patients and improve their ability to cope up with the disease. Consequentially, cancer nurses have become an integral part of the complex cancer treatment process.
Cancer is a disease characterized by an uncontrollable growth of cancerous cells in the body. These cells are referred to as malignant cells. Although the symptoms of cancer vary depending on the type/location of Continue reading...

It is important to appreciate that there are core similarities and differences between females and males. The elements in focus are evolutionarily and do matter in defining each of the gender. This paper intends to discuss the similarities and variations between females and males.
One of the evident similarities between the two is that both genders have common hormones. For this reason, they take up functions in similar ways, as the hormones are similar. It is almost impossible to classify “female” or “male” hormones. For this, there are important variations within hormone patterns and levels (Wood, Heitmiller, Andreasen, Nopoulos, Continue reading...

Introduction

Scleroderma is also called systematic sclerosis. A chronic illness comes under the category of autoimmune rheumatic illness. Scleroderma is the combination of two Greek words that mean “hard skin.” Even though the symptoms of Scleroderma are very vast, hardening of the skin is the most visible symptom of this disease.
Scleroderma is a combination of rare diseases affects the skin and its connective tissue. In extreme cases, it affects the body’s framework way beyond the skin. The blood vessels, organs, and digestive system are affected.

Etiology/Onset

According to research, Scleroderma is caused by the production of collagen in the Continue reading...

Connective tissue growth factor induces collagen I expression in human lung fibroblasts through the Rac1/MLK3/JNK/AP-1 pathway

Many lung inflammatory diseases present pulmonary fibrosis as one of the symptoms, which is characterized by shortness of breath, chronic coughing and discomfort in the chest. It causes modifications of the lung tissues due to overgrowth, hardening and scarring. This occurs mainly due to deposition of collagen, an extracellular matrix (ECM) protein, whose turnover is regulated by fibroblast. Fibroblast is an important cell regulator that is enlisted by a site of injury. This process is driven by release of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), platelet-derived growth factor, interleukin-6 (IL-6), and IL-8/CXCL8.
Previously, fibroblast was thought to express no or very Continue reading...

everal factors affect judgments that are related to the development of self-image. Such perceptions may include the Dentofacial attractiveness (Alvanos, 14). These factors may include social, physical and sometimes, psychological factors. In the current world, an individual’s social interaction is based on their physical attraction. As such, the physical attraction of an individual plays a great role in ensuring one comfortable life and associates well with their peers. The three dimensional facial characteristics in females greatly differ, depending on one’s aesthetics. As such, this calls for clinical evaluation of the facial and dental aesthetics (Becker et al., Continue reading...

Natural gas represents a gases mixture that can be found in the ground and is created by the way of organic substances decomposition of anaerobic character. Typically, this type of gas is a mix of gaseous hydrocarbons, such as butane, ethane, methane, propane, etc., which is found in the earth's crust. It is broadly utilized as a fuel of very economical kind for various power plants in the glass and cement industry, nonferrous and ferrous metallurgy, building materials production and for household needs. It is also used as raw component for various organic compounds.
This type of gas is Continue reading...

Many products all over the world find their way to the market but end up remaining on the shelves as the public is not well informed about their existence. As a result firms have found it useful to use commercial advertisements to campaign for their products. Market agents use both print and online advertisements to create awareness to the people about their products. This paper focuses on the commercial advertisement of skin whitening creams; the specific advertisement is the L’oreal Paris whitening cream (www.loreal.com) skin whitening Aishawarya Rai. This advertisement is selected because it is based on a Continue reading...

In the world of journalism, one may think that words are all that matter. However, images are just as or even more important, as demonstrated by the saying “A picture is worth a thousand words.” This saying remains a cliché because images can convey a sentiment that all people can understand regardless of translation or intellect. Particularly powerful are images of people such as the one photographed by Iranian Newsha Tavakolian. The image depicts the subject’s desire for female equality and liberation in the Muslim world through a tense body language, worried expression, and overall bleakness, including the Continue reading...

Evidences in recent times have revealed that type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is associated with several forms of microvascular and macrovascular events which occur overtime. These pathophysiologic changes influences the patients vessels and other organs of the body and one of the resultant effects which mostly associates with the condition is that of the cardiovascular system. These in most situations remain a major source of concern to the affected individual. The changes are from the line of thrombotic aftermath is a pathologic problem which caused by accumulation of fatty tissues and cells within the blood vessels.
Once this form of Continue reading...

The Periodontal department in the Federal and Guarulhos universities conducted research on the prevalence of human papillomavirus in gingival tissue. During that period, human papillomavirus had been detected in several lesions such as condyloma acuminatum and focal epithelial. It was also suspected that HPV could be the cause of periodontal breakdown. The debris of the virus was the periodontal tissue. This led to the investigation of incidences of HPV-16 in the Brazilian gingival tissue.
Several methods and materials were used to carry out the study. The samples were obtained from 104 participants. There were 56 cases with adverse periodontal Continue reading...

The kind of childhood we had inevitably influences the kind of adults we become. Those who consider themselves failures or successes in life attribute most of this to their upbringing. Their experiences in school and the society around them shape their attitudes towards life and even influence their career choice. Such is the story of Judith Ortiz Cofer, the author of “The Story of My Body,” which appears in her 1993 essay and short stories collection, The Latin Deli. She tells the story of her life with nostalgia, reflection, and humor, intended to keep her target audience captivated with Continue reading...

Introduction

Mitochondrion plays vital roles in the performance of tissue. It is important, therefore, that their isolation and study are advanced to correct anomalies that arise out of the mitochondria failure. Instances of a mitochondria failure in neuronal tissue have been reported to cause anomalies such as epilepsy and ageing. Since mitochondria is responsible for the production of ATP in the cells, failure or inefficiency of these organelles causes a dysfunction in their component tissue leading to some ailment in the host organism. Many methods exist for the extraction and observation of mitochondria, some of these methods include, differential centrifugation Continue reading...

A painting or a canvas is not just a picture drawn to attract people towards it or for the fun of a painter. A painting depicts lot more than just colors or the shape of the object drawn. It shows the thought process of a painter, the feelings and emotions of the subject that is being drawn, the place or situation the subject is in, and a lot more. The basic idea behind studying a painting is to be able to understand what forced the painter to paint that particular picture and the message the painter wants to convey Continue reading...

Informed Consent in Scientific Testing

‘Instructor’s Name’
‘Subject’
Informed consent is the process of getting the prior consent of the patient, before choices about his/her health care is made. This concept is based on the, rights a patient has on her body, and the ethical duty of the physician to inform the patient about the things happening to her body. The consent might be required both for performing a therapy for the ailment of the patient, or to make them participate in a clinical trial. An informed consent is said to have been obtained from a patient, when she is fully aware of Continue reading...

Dietary plan for Mrs. Crites

It is important for us to understand that there is no specific meal plan that suits all skin conditions. This simply tells us that there are certain meal plans that work for certain skin condition. This indicates that there are certain types of diet or meal plan that best suits Betty Crites skin condition that is found to be showing the signs of stage 1 pressure ulcers. An ulcer that is related to the effect of reduced mobility the patient has as a challenge resulting from the lifestyle of an unskilled long term care. Her chronic conditions of hypertension Continue reading...

- Background
Incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine or fasces and may be transient or chronic. It is crucial to note that more than 90% of patients with incontinence, who are admitted in hospitals including the elderly, develop a for skin breakdown (Fung, 2007, 447). The skin is an important organ in our body because it prevents the human body against external factors. The urinary or fecal incontinence is a risk factor for breaking down the skin, which hinders it from playing its role. It is crucial to note that there are several factors such as age that Continue reading...

Hydrochloric acid is a clear, pungent solution of hydrogen chloride that has been mixed with water. It is also commonly known as muriatic acid. It is a highly corrosive acid with many industrial uses and can cause burns when it comes to skin contact.
It is a highly concentrated acid with a high pH value and thus maximum care must be taken when dealing with it. It can easily cause burns to the skins and eyes if not properly handled. It is, therefore, important to use protective material such as gloves and eye glasses when handling it. Wearing of Continue reading...