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Carcinogenic Substances
Featured image courtesy: TNSDiary Carcinogenic substances come in many forms – from everyday household chemicals and products to harmful pathogens and microorganisms. In this article, we will consider three of the most common types of environmental carcinogens as presented in the 12th edition of Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Nursing. Chemical Carcinogens These…
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Carcinogens- what are they?
Featured Image courtesy: Live Science You probably must have heard of carcinogens and the dangers they pose to life and health. Their tendency to cause abnormalities and disorders of various types. But then what at all are these carcinogens? Carcinogens or carcinogenic substances generally are environmental agents known to cause malignant changes in cells by…
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Glands
Featured image courtesy: Byju’s Glands are groups of epithelial cells that produce specialised secretions. These secretions perform specific functions in the body and are produced based on the body’s needs and demands. This ensures that their quantity in the body remains fairly constant with the help of the body’s own regulatory mechanisms. Usually handled by…
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What is a Connective Tissue?
Tissues basically are a large collection of cells working together to achieve specific functions. Connective tissues are one out of the four manor types of tissues found in the human organism. The other three types being; Out of these four types of tissues, the connective tissue is the most abundant in the body. Connective tissues…
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Buffers- what do they do?
Deviations of pH can be very deadly when not corrected immediately in the body. With the many activities and changes the body undergo, it is practically impossible for the body’s pH to remain on a constant scale. Yes! The body’s pH does not remain constant. Metabolic activities, physiological and biochemical activities continually result in the…
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pH of Body Fluids
The pH is the measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a substance or a solution. In the human body, living cells, enzymes, hormones and other substances require specific pH measures to function effectively. Strong déviations whether too high or too low causes severe damages and disruption of living functions. A situation known as either…
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Introduction to Cancer
As it stands now, if you are reading this article then obviously you know that the human organism as you and I, are nothing but an entire packaging of cells. These cells are the basic functional units of every living thing. Whereas some organisms are made up of just one single cell (unicellular), others like…
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Path to Enlightenment
“You can’t change anything by worrying, get up your ass and put in some effort” The easiest reaction to problems and bad circumstances most commonly applied by almost everyone is worrying. We’ve done it so often that worrying has become an instantaneous reaction to almost everything we encounter. So bad we tend to worry more…
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Path to Enlightenment
“What’s yours is never yours, you have to work every day to keep it” Ask every wealthy man why they still invest or work to make money and haven’t stopped to enjoy rest. Ask every professor why they still study and learn. Ask every doctor why they still go for medical check-up. As ironic as…
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Path to Enlightenment
“Gratitude, an underrated master key” Gratitude, what actually is it? According to Merriam Webster Dictionary, gratitude is a state of being grateful, where grateful means being appreciative of benefits received. Gratitude isn’t a stage we pass through or a moment we experience in our day to day life. Neither is gratitude just a reaction to…
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