Monthly Archive: January 2015

What is a Coelacanth

Among life forms that emerged from the primordial soup millions upon millions of years ago and began populating the Earth, there are few that have quite so long a lifespan as fish. Swimming about in the ancient seas of the…
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Anatomy Physiology

The lungs re-oxygenating our blood is what pulmonary circulation is all about. We have a cardiovascular (heart and blood vessels) system composed of two closed circuits. The pulmonary circuit takes de-oxygenated blood, containing low levels of oxygen and large amounts…
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Anatomy Physiology

Hormones play a crucial role in maintaining homeostasis. They interact with the nervous system to coordinate cellular metabolism. The majority of hormones are produced by endocrine glands. Endocrine glands are categorized into three groups; amino acid based, steroids, and eicosanoids….
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Pulmonary Circulation

The circulatory systems was first discovered by Ibn Naf in 1242. He is considered the father of circulatory physiology and his findings were published in Commentary on Anatomy in Avicennu’s Canon. Most Christian factions of the time, condemned the work…
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