Sentences with phrase «functions of the human body so»

Anatomy and Physiology — You'll learn the systems and functions of the human body so you can understand why certain medications are prescribed and how they work.

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The exhibit room was filled with the very hush of which Jordan speaks, and both my companion and I came away from the exhibition with the same thought that the fact that the human body manages to function so often and so well is little short of miraculous.

The program is tasked with creating 3 - D human tissue chips and combining them into an integrated system that mimics the complex functions of the human body, so that promising pharmaceuticals can be better tested before entering human trials.

«Importantly, we use mice as models of human beings in research, and so when looking for anti-obesity drugs, we need to fully understand the function of the NPY system in this animal model to understand how similar circuits in humans connect with the body clock.»

The way we think, talk, act, remember, believe and function within a social society are all heavily influenced by the secretion of hormones from glands in the brain and body, which have been designed and refined over the course of human evolution to kick in when we need them, and deliver the beneficial effects that we all know so well.

But besides being a «healthy bone» vitamin, as people most commonly refer to it, Vitamin D has so many positive functions in a human's body, and one of those is to keep our endocrine system and testosterone levels in balance — both in men and women.

Given that glycine is one of the most common amino acids found within human proteins, it's not surprising that this simple compound has so many functions with the body.

Essential amino acids and vitamin B12 are necessary for a wide variety of functions in the human body, so a lack of these nutrients will have profound ramifications.

Dan Shouse, marketing director for Thomas Laboratories in Tolleson, Ariz., says, «Our pets, like humans, produce about 10 of the 20 or so essential amino acids needed for proper body function; the rest must be supplied by the food that is eaten.»

After Scott felt he had reached an endpoint with this body of work, he moved on to a series of black and white line paintings driven by the concept of making works so intensely optical that in theory they would be impossible for the human eye to view, a complete inversion of the traditional function of painting.