Borderline Personality Disorder
Letter: b
Location: lower part of neck to axilla. Constitutes the nerve supply for the upper extremities and several neck and shoulder muscles. Contains both somatic and autonomic elements.
Colorimetric assay that measures total protein present in a sample. Results expressed as micrograms/gm of sample.
A slow heartbeat characterized by a pulse rate below 60 beats per minute.
Abnormally slow rate of breathing.
The large air tubes leading from the trachea to the lungs that convey air to and from the lungs. The trachea divides at the carina to form the right and left main bronchi. The bronchi have cartilage as part of their supporting wall structure.
An anatomic complex of the trachea and bronchi. The bronchi branch from the trachea.
Basal Metabolic Rate
A serious infection that occurs when bacteria from an infected or colonized site on the body invade the bloodstream. If bacteria continue to multiply without being stopped by antibiotics or the patients immune system, there is a high risk of septic shock, a potentially life-threatening condition.
Infectious virus, bacterium, or other disease-inducing microbe carried in the blood or other body fluids of infected individuals.