When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
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Patients who have been on total parenteral nutrition for more than a few days may need to have foods gradually reintroduced to give the digestive tract time to start working again.
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Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
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There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
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The eye muscles are the most active muscles in the whole body. The external muscles that move the eyes are the strongest muscles in the human body for the job they have to do. They are 100 times more powerful than they need to be.
Monosynaptic Reflex Arc
Babinski Reflex Test
The Grasping Reflex
Testing the brachioradialis reflex
The Reflex Arc
A variety of organic compounds from food can enter the reactions of aerobic respiration.