Mod Final Exam Anatomy and Physiology

In this disease one of the first symptoms are droopy eyelids and blurry vision. As the disease progresses, people afflicted will have trouble chewing and speaking. Eventually, people will become weak and have difficulty moving their arms, legs and neck.

Components of this system become fragile because of a genetic defect that causes the reduced production of the protein collagen. Collagen is a major component of connective tissue.

In this disease,a person experiences short term memory loss and slowly begins to lose their awareness of time. Slowly they will not be able to recognize family or friends’ faces.

A person with this condition will experience extreme dizziness and heart palpitations. A closer look into their arteries and veins, one can see that they are clogged and little blood flow can go through them.

With this condition a person experiences hard breathing and a tight chest sometimes when exercising. They also use an inhaler at times to aid them in their breathing.

People with this condition tend to experience symptoms of diarrhea, fatigue, and stomach pain when eating dairy. There is no cure but supplements can be taken to aid in digestion of the lactose in dairy products.

This disease fails to detect and respond to glucose levels in the blood because the body does not recognize or release the proper amounts of insulin.