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Medical Anthropology: Curing Practices

WebFirst, a cure may be successful because the medical procedures actually helps the patient recover from illness. For example, an antibiotic may eliminate a bacterial …

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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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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: Practice Quiz for Explanations of …

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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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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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: 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: 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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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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Basic Principles of Genetics: Exceptions to Simple Inheritance

WebExceptions to Simple Inheritance. Since Mendel's time, our knowledge of the mechanisms of genetic inheritance has grown immensely. For instance, it is now understood that …

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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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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 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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Sex and Marriage: Overview (Part 1)

WebT elevision, cinema, and other largely Western dominated mass media have been responsible for spreading the notion of romantic love around the world. In …

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Practice Quiz for Culture Specific Diseases

Weba) It has been found mostly among the South For people of the eastern New Guinea Highlands. b) It is caused by eating pig meat that has not been thoroughly …

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WebPALOMAR COLLEGE 2020-2021 Catalog Health Fee A health fee is charged to all students for operation of the Student Health Centers as authorized in Education Code …

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