Reproductive Strategies and Development in Larvacea
Larvacea
Most are bisexual with gonads and a simple opening through a duct. External fertilization occurs, and there may be hatching within the atrial siphon. Indirect development occurs via a tadpole larva that undergoes metamorphosis.
1.1. Class Ascidiacea
a) Reproductive
Asexual Reproduction
All ascidians have great powers of regeneration, but only the colonial ascidians reproduce asexually. Asexual reproduction occurs by budding, but the mechanism is complex and highly variable, perhaps
Understanding Health Monitoring in Occupational Medicine
The health monitoring is one of the tools used by occupational medicine to control and monitor the impact of working conditions on the health of the working population. It consists of the systematic and continuous collection of data about a specific health problem, its analysis, interpretation, and use in planning, implementation, and evaluation of health programs. In the field of occupational health, this is monitored by continuous observation of the distribution and trends of the phenomena of
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Skeletal Muscle
Skeletal muscle is primarily responsible for keeping the bones together and facilitating their movement. This is achieved thanks to its fiber-shaped cells, which are multinucleated and elongated. These cells may exhibit the following three types of proteins:
- Structural proteins: Responsible for support and flexibility of the tissue.
- Regulatory proteins of contraction: They activate and inactivate muscle contraction. The main two are troponin and tropomyosin.
- Contractile proteins: Responsible
Understanding Health and Disease: Key Concepts and Types
Health and Disease: The WHO defines health as the state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or ailments. A healthy person should feel good in their body, have harmony in their emotional life and mind, and integrate into society and the environment in which they are immersed.
Term Illness: Illness is the alteration of an individual’s health, i.e., the loss of balance between physical, mental, and social aspects.
Types of Disease
The causes of disease
Read MoreUnderstanding the Immune System: Types and Functions
Types of Immunity
– First: External barriers that prevent microorganisms from entering the body.
– Second: Unspecified internal defenses fighting the invaders.
– Third: The system directs immune attack, an immune response against microbes.
Innate Immunity:
Mechanisms that fight the microbe before infection occurs. Major components of innate immunity include physical barriers, chemical barriers, phagocytic cells, and plasma proteins.
A) Physical Barriers or Mechanical:
The skin prevents or hinders the entry
Understanding Soil Contamination and Its Environmental Impact
7. He cites the main causes of soil contamination.
Nitric acid and sulfuric acid from acid rain; pesticides and fertilizers from intensive agriculture; municipal waste; industrial waste; health waste from mining; and acid water with heavy metals from sulfur mineralization.
What are the causes of eutrophication?
Eutrophication is produced as a consequence of the discharge of sewage from urban centers (rich in organic remains) or fertilizers that come from intensive agriculture.
Describe what would
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