paraplegic patients: Essay questions for A&P. if you choose to submit an essay, select from the options below. On the word document your name should appear on the top. Next copy yhr question from this document. Do not include the entire document but you can use the original document if you delete everything but the question you will answer.

Provide a 2-3 page discussion; references are added as a separate section that does not count in the 2-3 pages. An example of a short document with references is attached in Blackboard.

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You must include a minimum of 3 references obtained from either PubMed or Google Scholar or from a scientifically valid website for images. At least one of the references must include a paper than is available online. The references must be applied to the statements describing the data used to show the answer to the question and must include either the website from which you learned this material or a reference in the format shown for references. References are the ONLY portion where copying from the link is acceptable (so spelling and information is accurate). All assignments will be evaluated for plagiarism.

1. In individuals in wheelchairs (paraplegic patients) Sport injuries are different from those who can walk. Discuss sports injuries in paraplegic individuals and include how for the same sport, they differ from people who can walk

2. Boys who play football or rugby may be at risk for injuries that will affect their adult life. Indicate what those injuries are, the risks of having them, and a brief discussion of how you would respond to parents requesting advice on whether to allow their grade-school aged child to play football (your advice must be based on scientific data).

3. Many people in this country drink large volumes of carbonated beverages. This practice affects bone function. Discuss how carbonated beverages affect bones and what the mechanism for this is.

4. With the epidemic of obesity in the world, many individuals have been led to consume diet drinks. Do diet drinks ameliorate the problems of obesity? What evidence supports your answer and what is the mechanism thought responsible for this.

5. Young men have increased risk of spinal cord injury. What is the most common type of spine injury and why do young men have more of those injuries than older men?

6. Military personnel experience injuries when jumping out of trucks and the same is true for athletes who use jumping with a directional change in their sport. What is the location and nature of the injuries.

7. Having too little sleep is leading to many medical problems. What problems arise with too little sleep affect health?

8. CBS had a broadcast describing a team of investigators who discovered an ancient human ancestor that was previously undescribed. The investigator hired young women with archeology experience to go into the cave to excavate the skeleton. What advantage did the women hired have over men? What were the major skeletal bone findings of this new humanoid ancestor homo naledi.

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/homo-naledi-ancient-human-relative-discovered/

You should answer this question by watching the show, and looking on PubMed to read articles of the bone findings and discussing the findings.