|
Author Question: A bolus is the liquid produced by mechanical digestion in the stomach. Indicate whether the ... (Read 11 times) |
Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
Alcohol acts as a diuretic. Eight ounces of water is needed to metabolize just 1 ounce of alcohol.
In 1885, the Lloyd Manufacturing Company of Albany, New York, promoted and sold "Cocaine Toothache Drops" at 15 cents per bottle! In 1914, the Harrison Narcotic Act brought the sale and distribution of this drug under federal control.
Once thought to have neurofibromatosis, Joseph Merrick (also known as "the elephant man") is now, in retrospect, thought by clinical experts to have had Proteus syndrome. This endocrine disease causes continued and abnormal growth of the bones, muscles, skin, and so on and can become completely debilitating with severe deformities occurring anywhere on the body.
After a vasectomy, it takes about 12 ejaculations to clear out sperm that were already beyond the blocked area.