CS Rep Shawna’s BodyBlog

When you think toxic substances you think the substance itself is toxic right?  Well, a toxic compound may not be as toxic as you think.  For example, many know that taking too much tylenol is a bad thing.  However, the tylenol itself is not toxic. A substance that tylenol is broken down into is actually the toxicant.  The good new is that your body can activate or deactivate the toxicant according to which metabolic pathway it is broken down in your body.

The longest and biggest (about the size of your thumb) nerve in your body is the sciatic nerve.  This nerve stems through your spinal cord, through the hips and down the entire length of the leg.  The medical condition sciatica is pain resulting from compression or irritation to the nerve and is caused by spinal disc herniation, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenois, and spondyloisthesis.

So in my quest to become a forensic pathologist I thought it would be fun and interesting to post a weekly human anatomy and physiology fact.  Fact for this week:

 All together the blood vessels in the adult human body stretch for about 60,000 miles (100,000Km)!  Blood vessels are made of three layers.  The tunica interna, tunica media and tunica externa. The tunica media is comprised of smooth muscle regulated by sympathetic vasomotor nerve fibers that are responsible for constriction and dialation of blood vessels.

So school has ended for the semester and I am just happy to get a little bit of a break before the spring semester begins.  With my free time I have decided it’s time to take my transformation to the next level.  I have decided that I would like to tone up and get some definition but not go to the gym. I am going to get some home gym equipment and work out from home.  It’s definitely more of a comfort for me knowing that I can workout in my pajamas and basically do what I want without having to worry how long I am on one machine or to wait for one to be open.  Muscles here I come!

So school has ended for the semester and I am just happy to get a little bit of a break before the spring semester begins.  With my free time I have decided it’s time to take my transformation to the next level.  I have decided that I would like to tone up and get some definition but not go to the gym. I am going to get some home gym equipment and work out from home.  It’s definitely more of a comfort for me knowing that I can workout in my pajamas and basically do what I want without having to worry how long I am on one machine or to wait for one to be open.  Muscles here I come!

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