3. Describe the location, composition, and function of the epiphyseal plate. The epiphyseal plate is a layer of hyaline cartilage that allows the bone to grow in length. It is located in the Metaphysis of the growing bone. When the bone is finished growing, the hyaline cartilage is turned into osseous tissue.
As reaction times in sufferers of Parkinson’s disease are slower you should never rush them and always look for non-verbal signs of pain or discomfort as they may not be able to tell you. Following surgery to replace a hip joint, an individual may have muscle weakness of the whole of the leg because of lack of exercise caused by osteoarthritis. In addition, he or she will have pain and stiffness following surgery. Extra care should be taken in relation to the correct moving an positioning if a client who has recently undergone surgery and any changes should be recorded and reported. Current legislations such as (lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations) LOLER which came into force
Calcium channels in the presynaptic terminal are opened so there will be ACh in the cleft, but it causes local paralysis so there will be no action potential in the muscles. Patient C is suffering from myasthenia gravis. If the patient has exertional fatigue and weakness that improves upon rest and returns back during activity then there would be no action potential in the neuron but
Biology Research Paper Duchenne Disorder (Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy) Duchenne disorder is classified as a very severe, rare case of muscular dystrophy, which is a group of inherited disorders that cause muscle weakness. It affects all voluntary muscles, as well as the heart and breathing muscles. This particular disease is, in fact, genetic. Unlike a lot of genetic disorders, Duchenne disorder occurs in people that do not have a family history of the condition. According to a study by the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, in the United Kingdom, 1 of every 3500 males is born with Duchenne disorder.
Educational programs and materials suitable for both patients of various ages and their parents are available from local CF centers and from local chapters of the CF Foundation. Patients and their families and friends should know that: CF parents should not feel guilty or responsible for causing their child’s disease; they could not have prevented it. s Parents should treat their children with CF as normally as possible. They shouldn’t be over-protective but should encourage them to be active and self-reliant. s Family and friends should remember that CF is not contagious; nobody can get it from a patient.
When a person is relatively young bone is built up faster than it is reabsorbed. (Darbà, Kaskens, Pérez-Álvarez, Palacios, Neyro, & Rejas, (2015). As the body ages this process is reversed and bone is lost faster than it can be re-built. This leads to brittle and easily broken bones especially in the hips and spine which can lead to disabilities and even death. Osteoporosis is most prevalent in white elderly females with slight body frames.
Each individual has 2 SMN genes, SMN1 and SMN2. More than 95% of patients with SMA type I have a homozygous disruption in the SMN1 gene on chromosome 5q, caused by mutation, deletion, or rearrangement. However all patients with SMN type I retain at least 1 copy of SMN2, which generates only 10% of the amount of full length SMN protein compare to SMN1. This genomic organization provides a therapeutic pathway to promote SMN2, existing in all patients, to function like the missing SMN1 gene. Loss of SMN1 gene results in loss of function of specific proteins required for RNA processing.
Chrohn’s disease can appear at any age, but is most dangerous in adults in their 20’s and 30’s. Approximately 30% of people with this disease develop symptoms before 20 year of age. In the United States, about 100,000 teens and preteens have Crohn’s Disease.Crohn’s Disease is also called Inflammatory Bowel Disease, or IBD. It can occur anywhere in the digestive Tract, from mouth to anus.There are times when the symptoms reappear or get worst and other periods when symptoms get better or go away altogether. While Crohn’s disease causes many problems for people of all age, it presents special challenges for children and teens.
When buying a toy, you should also be cautious of the fact that it might have strings or cords. According to (Hobart, Frankel, 2009, 30): ‘Anything with strings should not be near the baby as, if the string becomes wrapped around the neck or other parts of the body, the blood supply could be cut off, or the child could be hanged’. When buying paint, playdough or crayons for children, it is essential that they are non-toxic. It they were digested, there would be signs such as: • trouble breathing, crying or talking • coughing that does not clear the airways • wheezing or noisy breathing • trouble swallowing • drooling or bringing up saliva • loss of consciousness. Supervision is important even with non-toxic materials.
Asthma affects people of all ages, but it most often starts during childhood. Young children who often wheeze and have respiratory infections—as well as certain other risk factors—are at highest risk of developing asthma that continues beyond 6 years of age. The other risk factors include having allergies, eczema (an allergic skin condition), or parents who have asthma. Among children, more boys have asthma than girls. But among adults, more women have the disease than men.