Entries by Daphne Hanson

Ergogenic aids on physical fitness

Discuss ergogenic aids and how they claim to improve athletic performance and physical fitness. Explain the relationship between fluid intake and fitness. Describe the five basic components of physical fitness and roles of carbohydrate, protein, and fat during physical activities. What role do vitamins and minerals play during physical fitness? What two minerals are a concern […]

Treating bacteria and viruses

Discuss why viruses are more difficult to treat than bacteria and how they affect our body. Identify properties of viruses, characteristics, viral nucleic acids and life cycle of animal viruses. (You can help yourself to answer this question reading the PowerPoint in the Modules here in Canvas Chapter 5 Viral structures and multiplication, pages 8-10, […]

Axillary lymph nodes

1.Discuss the reasons why the axillary lymph nodes are removed and it was recommended that a patient continue with chemotherapy and radiation. (See Spread of Malignant Tumors.) 2. Discuss the different treatments that a tumor patient is going through, including advantages and disadvantages of each type and overall prognosis. (See Treatment.)

Malignant and benign tumor

A routine mammogram showed a large mass in the right breast of Mrs. H, age 42 years. A biopsy confirmed the presence of a malignant tumor. Mrs. H was concerned because her mother and an aunt had had breast cancer. No metastases were detected at this time. A mastectomy was performed, and a number of […]

Please predict the effect the mutation

Under each of the following conditions, please predict the effect the mutation will have on the rate at which glycolysis will proceed in liver cells: a. Loss of the allosteric site for ATP in phosphofructokinase b. Loss of binding site for citrate in phosphofructokinase c. Loss of the phosphatase domain of the bifunctional enzyme that […]