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    Tissue Injury In Horses

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    injury involving tendons or ligaments, which can be career or life ending depending on the severity. The injured soft tissue usually has a poor blood supply so they are prone to healing with scar tissue. This makes the healed area less elastic and decreases the function of the tendon or ligament, and re-injury to the soft tissue increases. Another issue associated with soft tissue injuries is the inflammation of a tendon called tendonitis that can be seen in 43% of horses returning to work (Alves

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    Introduction and Function Elastin is the one of the key components in the elastic property of tissues found in human tissues such as arteries, lungs, and elastic cartilage to name a few (Jacob, Sauvage, Osbourne 1). Elastin is mainly composed of amino acids glycine and proline, which are hydrophobic and are combined with lysine residues in crosslinks (NCBI 1). It plays a fundamental role in the recoil of tissues after being stretched, which is critical in maintaining the cells health (Weiss 1). Thirty

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    Biology Form 4

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    like a cardiologist in the heart, the neurologist in the brain, etc.  They undergo specialization to carry out their functions more efficiently.  Organisation is in this form:    • • • • Cells that carry out a function are grouped into tissues.  Different tissues that carry out a function are grouped into an organ.  Several organs that contribute to one section of an

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    Marcergens are those bacteria responsible for plant tissue maceration resulting in total tissue collapse (Gwyn 2007). Soft rot diseases of vegetable is the most characteristic symptom of tissue maceration in plant which begins as small water soaked lesion, expands and intensifies until the tissue turns soft and watery. Apparently, the outer surface of the diseased plant might stay unbroken, while tanned and depressed, or enclosed in an exuding bacterial mucus layer. Foul smells are common owing to

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    Over one hundred million animals every year die from animal testing, in the medical and cosmetic fields alone (“Experiments on Animals: Overview”). Animal testing is as big of a problem today as it has been in the past. Most people do not agree with animal testing today but years ago it was one of the only ways of testing. It was considered, if not the only, effective and efficient ways of testing a product’s toxicity. To date, animal testing is not warranted because of the development of new technology

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    Myofascial Release

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    profound result upon the body tissues. There are numerous different kinds of myofascial release. Physiotherapists whom are specialized trained by John Barnes have remarkable devices to assist you. He is the founder of the most widely allowed, gentle and reliable kind of myofascial release. To understand how this connects to your body better it might help to comprehend a little about the anatomy of fascia. Fascia Fascia (likewise called connective tissue) is a tissue system of the body to which relatively

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    A neck strain, most commonly referred to as whiplash, is caused by any impact or blow that forces your head and body to jerk forward and backward. The sudden impact or force causes the neck to stretch and tear the muscles and tendons. A high percentage of people involved in a motor vehicle accident will sustain a whiplash injury. Whiplash can share similar symptoms to a disc herniation which victims should seek medical attention. The First 72 Hours: Within the first 72 hours following a whiplash

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    According to bbc news “Planned Parenthood is a healthcare non-profit-making group with 59 affiliates and 700 clinics around the US, some of which provide abortion services” (Lussenhop, 2015). To expand on this quote, nonprofit is exactly what it sounds like. It is an organization that did not establish for the purpose of money making. This group was organized to provide advice and even offer abortion services to women all around the United States. In recent news abortion has stirred up many controversial

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    In class we watched the decomposition of a baby pig. Piglets are closely compared to humans during the decomposition process because it’s covered with hair, attracts insects, and its body fat distribution is similar to that of a humans. Decomposition is a continuous process that can take as long as years depending of the environment the corpse is in. There are multiple factors that play a role in how fast or slow the decomposition process can be such as drugs, trauma to the body, access by scavengers

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    reserves, especially in adipose tissue mobilization, there is a change in live weight of the ewes (Keenan et al. 1969; Cowan et al. 1979; Burton et al. 1974). Change in live weight does induce change in body reserves, which is reflected in a change in the body condition score (Burgel et al. 2011). Ewes with low condition score at breeding have been reported to have higher chance of abortion in the embryonic phase of pregnancy (West et al., 1989). For body reserves, adipose tissue will be the first to deplete

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