Brain
It runs our autonomic skills, such as breathing, pulse. Does NOT affect our aggression
What is the Medulla Oblongota
These include abstinence, condom use, and taking PREP medications as prescribed.
What are ways you can break the chain of infection for STI's?
Each kidney has 1 million of these
What are nephrons?
The little pockets at the end of the brochioles where gas exchange takes place
What are the alveoli?
These include headache, vision changes, perhaps chest pain.
What are symptoms of hypertension?
The ability to re-wire our brain
What is neuroplasticity?
The disease that ate away at Al Capone's brain, causing him to have the mentality of a 12 year old at the time of his death
What is syphilis?
A mechanical way of filtering blood when the kidneys are unable to perform this function
What is dialysis?
This infection of the lungs is also referred to as "water on the lungs" and is treated with antibiotics
What is pneumonia?
Can bring damage to the vessels near the kidneys due to increased pressure
What is hypertension?
The brain and the spinal cord make this up
What is the CNS (Central Nervous System)?
Examples are Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis
What are bacterial STI's?
Excess amounts of sugar can cause damage to these 2 areas of the kidney
What are the vessels and nephrons?
There are 3 of these on the right side of the chest, but only 2 on the left side, to make room for the heart.
What are the lobes?
Less than 120 over less than 80
What are the current "normal" blood pressure readings according to the American Heart Association?
In the brain it is located on the outer portion under the skull. In the spinal cord, it is located in the inner portion.
What is the gray matter?
The most common STI
What is Chlamydia?
This funnel like structure aids in sending fluid and waste to the ureters for excretion
What is the renal pelvis?
Generally diagnosed as a child, would involve swelling of the windpipe, which brings on wheezing. Treatment would include a rescue inhaler
What is asthma?
This mineral causes the arteries and heart to squeeze harder. Good thing there is a medication that is able to "block" the mineral
What is calcium?
This area of the brain is responsible for reward processing, motor control, decision making, and habit learning.
What is the basal ganglia?
This infectious item causes pubic lice and trichomonas
What is a parasite?
The percentage of diabetics who have diabetic kidney disease
What is 33%
Examples include pollution, local wildfires, humidity, very cold temperatures
What are environmental factors that affect breathing?
Some examples are smoking, excessive salt in the diet, family history, and being overweight
What are contributors or risk factors for hypertension?