Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and Chronic Lung Diseases: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) – Infectious diseases transmitted via some form of intimate, usually sexual, contact.
Chlamydia– Bacterially caused STI of the urogenital tract
Conjunctivitis– Serious inflammation of the eye caused by any number of pathogens or irritants; can be caused by STDs such as chlamydia.
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease- (PID) – Term used to describe various infections of the female reproductive tract
Gonorrhea– Second most common STD in the United States; if untreated, may
Read MorePhonetics and Phonology: Understanding Speech Sounds
Phonetics studies the sounds of human speech. It is an empirical science based on the observation of facts. It tells us how sounds are produced and furnishes us with methods for their classification. It is not considered to be part of linguistics. Phonetics is divided into three branches:
- Articulatory phonetics: which studies the articulation of the sounds
- Acoustic phonetics: studies the physical properties of speech sounds during the transmission of the sounds from speaker to hearer.
- Auditory phonetics:
Understanding Hormones and the Reproductive System
Glands are organs that produce hormones. The hypophysis is a gland that regulates all the other glands and depends on the activity of our brain.
Hormones, which are produced by glands, are chemical substances that act on the cells, changing the metabolism of the target organ.
Each hormone has a target organ, which is an organ of a group of tissues that responds to the hormone.
Types of Receptors
- Mechanoreceptors: Capture mechanical energy.
- Thermoreceptors: Capture thermal energy.
- Chemoreceptors: Capture
Nutrition and Food Science: A Comprehensive Guide to Nutrients
Nutrition and Food Science
What is Nutrition?
Nutrition science is the study of foods and nutrients, and their actions, interactions, and balance in relation to health and disease. It also encompasses the social, economic, cultural, and psychological impacts of food. Nutrition can be viewed as an involuntary process that begins after food intake, providing energy, building and repairing body structures, and regulating metabolic processes.
What is Food?
Food comprises any substances that provide the
Read MoreOverview of Osteology, Arthrology, and Myology
ITEM 3. OVERVIEW OF OSTEOLOGY
Classification of Bones
- Long Bones: Typical of limbs, their length reflects both the speed and power of motion. One axis predominates over the other two. They are subject to great traction. Their tubular shaft with a central medullary cavity widens (metaphysis) towards the expanded articular ends (epiphysis), which have separate ossification centers and are often multiple.
- Short Bones: Characterized by no axis predominating over the others. They are subject to compressive
Fish Breeding and Larval Rearing
Fish Breeding
Ovoviviparous vs. Viviparous
Fertilization, as with viviparous fish, is internal for ovoviviparous fish. However, the eggs are retained within the female until hatching. The developing fish are nourished by the egg yolk, not directly from the mother.
In viviparous fishes, fertilization is also internal. Unlike ovoviviparous fish, each embryo receives nutrients directly from the mother’s body, not from an egg reserve. These fish give birth to fully formed offspring.
Internal Fertilization
Fertilization
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