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    The different between the different routes is that the fatal circulation is a circulation of blood that passes through the body of the fetus and to and from the placenta through the umbilical cord. The Portal circulation is a general term of denoting the circulation of blood through a larger vessel from the capillaries of one organ to those of another that also applied especially to the passage of blood from the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, and the spleen through the portal vein to the liver

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    Every system is connected to each other, in different many ways. In our project microbe an us blood is the number one survival in the circulatory system,. The circulatory system is composed of the heart and blood vessels, including arteries, veins, and capillaries. Our bodies actually have two circulatory systems.In our heart we have a pulmonary circulation is a short loop that goes from the heart to the loops and goes back again. The muscular system connects to the circulatory system. The muscular

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    The capillary exchange is where necessary gases and molecules move between the plasma and the interstitial fluid. Both hydrostatic pressure and osmotic pressure contribute to this, as they help fluids move in and out of capillaries and through diffusion. Arteries carry blood to the body organs and tissues, and once they reach an organ, branch into small branches called arterioles. These arterioles then branch into capillaries, thin-walled blood vessels, that due to their thin walls are best suited

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    Intro: The heart has a clear function, which is to constantly pump blood through the body into every organ that consists of cells. Blood is transported through the body with veins and arteries that are set up through the body, one having oxygenated blood flowing into the body while the other is poor on oxygen heading into the lungs for gas exchanges. These pumps the hearts emulates are caused by electrical stimulation, which produce muscle contraction. The cardiac cycle has a regular pattern that

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    The configuration of the anastomosis of the vascular pedicle linking the recipient to the donor vessel is another important factor to consider during free flap reconstruction. Some reviews recommend an end-to-end (ETE) over the end-to-side (ETS) technique for the arterial anastomosis. It is argued that ETE anastomoses are safer and more reliable because they avoid directly manipulating the carotid artery, a vessel that houses more turbulent flow and is vulnerable to plaque deposition and atherosclerosis

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    three causes of death in the U.S. include: Heart Disease Lung Cancer Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 1. Heart Disease According to the American Heart Association (AHA), heart disease ranks as the number one cause of death, worldwide. As the leading cause of death in the U.S., heart disease kills more than 375,000 Americans each year. Approximately 86 million Americans currently live with some kind of heart disease or negative consequences resulting from a stroke. Additionally

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    What is risk and why would you predict it? Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading global causes for mortality and morbidity.1 Cardiovascular risk is a calculation that is performed to determine someone's absolute risk of having a cardiovascular event occur within the next ten years.1 Cardiovascular risk is determined using a number of independent cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) which are then incorporated into a risk score and used to determine absolute risk.1-4 These CVRF are biological

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    rare genetic disorder where symptoms resembling aspects of aging are displayed at a very early age (Progeria 101). A genetic disease is an illness caused by one or more abnormalities in the genome, especially a condition that is congenital (present from birth). Genetic diseases are rare and may or may not be heritable. There are thousands of extremely rare genetic diseases, one being Progeria. Progeria affects its victims and their families more than physically; it takes a toll on the mental and

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    A genetic disorder is a disease that is caused by missing or abnormalities in the chromosomes of a human. Finding out if an offspring has a genetic disorder can be determined by using basic genetics. The Punnett Square, a diagram used to predict the results of a crossing or breeding of two species, can determine the outcome of an offspring by using the genotypes of both parents. Pairing the genotypes of both parents together can show the four different genotypes of offspring, two being female, and

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    Cardiovascular Health Model

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    LIFESTYLE INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH USING AN AGENT-BASED MODEL ABSTRACT Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main reason for death in the United States (US) and spots a substantial monetary weight on the health care system. Perceiving the significance of CVD prevention, in recent years the American Heart Association (AHA) started to underline the need to expand consciousness of key risk elements of CVD and proposed another idea called ideal cardiovascular health. Taking into account

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