PHYSIOL 596 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Nephritis, Centenarian, Dementia
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Acute diseases (common in 1900"s: pneumonia/influenza, tb, diarrhea, heart diseases, senility, vascular lesions, nephritis, cancer, upper respiratory diseases. Industrial revolution: cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic lower respiratory, stroke, diabetes, accidents, nephritis. Genetics account for 5% so 95% is how you live life. High fat + high caloric + low activity= :( High lipid= cholesterol and plaque build up in veins. Low activity and high caloric= calorie energy not used so it"s stored. Obesity is an epidemic globally and not age or gender specific. Low fat + normal caloric + activity= :) Diets need a balance of carbs, lipids and proteins. Minerals: h ypertension, o besity, t obacco, li pids, p hysical i nactivity, di abetes, d iet. Main organs: mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, rectum, Sphincter- so that food goes one way, permits food to enter stomach but prevents regurgitation. Pepsin and hydrochloric acid are a team. Controls rate of emptying into the stomach into small intestine.
