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Human Blood: Blood Components

WebBlood is a highly specialized tissue composed of more than 4,000 different kinds of components. Four of the most important ones are red cells, white cells, platelets, and …

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Medical Anthropology: Explanations of Illness

WebCommon symptoms of susto are restlessness during sleep as well as being listless and weak when awake. In addition, individuals who have susto are likely to lack …

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Medical Anthropology: Epedemiology

WebEpidemiology. The modern western medical tradition uses the scientific method to understand patterns of disease. Epidemiology is the name given to this kind of …

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Modern Human Variation: Models of Classification

WebClinal Model. By the early 19 6 0's, sufficient data had been gathered for biological anthropologists to understand that a clinal model more accurately reflects the true nature …

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Medical Anthropology: humoral pathology

WebHumoral Pathology. The origins of humoral pathology go back to the ideas of the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates (ca. 460-377 B.C.). It was the basis of both …

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Human Biological Adaptability: Overview

Webability to survive in. extreme environments. The human body readily responds to changing environmental stresses in a variety of biological and cultural ways. We can acclimatize to …

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What is Anthropology: Fields of Anthropology

WebFields of Anthropology. There are now four major fields of anthropology: biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and archaeology. Each …

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Medical Anthropology: Glossary

Weba traditional Chinese medical system for curing disease and relieving pain by inserting needles into a patient's skin at key points to stimulate them. The stimulation is …

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Medical Anthropology: Practice Quiz for Explanations of Illness

Weba) Illness is a feeling of not being normal and healthy. b) Illness and disease are the same thing. c) Illness is an objectively measurable pathological condition of the …

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Human Biological Adaptability: Skin Color as an Adaptation

WebSkin color is due primarily to the presence of a pigment called melanin, which is controlled by at least 6 genes.Both light and dark complexioned people have melanin.However, two …

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Practice Quiz for Overview of Ethnicity and Race

Weba) skin color and hair texture are the best criteria to use for accurately classifying people into races. b) focusing on a small number of traits is scientifically more …

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Human Blood: Related Internet Sites

WebMedlinePlus Health Information (National Library of Medicine) Medpedia (new international online medical encyclopedia) PubMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine database of 9 …

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Human Biological Adaptability: Nutritional Adaptation

WebThe best documented differences in nutritional adaptation relates to milk sugar, or lactose , which is commonly found in uncooked dairy products. A liter of full fat cow's milk contains …

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Social Organization: Status and Role

WebStatus is our relative social position within a group, while a role is the part our society expects us to play in a given status. For example, a man may have the status of …

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Practice Quiz for Epidemiology

WebPractice Quiz for Epidemiology: No. of Questions= 11 : INSTRUCTIONS: To answer a question, click the button in front of your choice. A response will appear in the …

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Human Biological Adaptability: Adapting to High Altitude

WebThe percentage of oxygen in the air at two miles (3.2 km.) is essentially the same as at sea level (21%). However, the air pressure is 30% lower at the higher altitude due to the fact …

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Practice Quiz for Overview : Part I

Weba) Love and sexual compatibility is the basis for marriage partner selection in all societies. b) When romantic love is an important criterion, physical beauty is …

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Medical Anthropology: Culture Specific Diseases

WebThese are generally referred to as culture specific diseases or culture bound syndromes. Some cause relatively minor health problems while others are very serious …

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