UNIT 3 - Anatomy and Physiology

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Malfunction outline and cause

B1. Hyperthermia - core temperature above 38*C, occurs when the body produces more heat than it can lose, often caused by infection in body e.g., ear infection.

B1. Dehydration - this occurs when more water and fluids leave the body than enter it. This causes of dehydration include diarrhoeo, vomitting, and sweating or not drinking fluids. It can cause death.

B2. Coronary Heart Disease - is a build up of plague, a condition called atherosclerosis which causes blood to clot and even be stopped, starving heart muscle of oxygen so it dies off.

B2. Stroke - oxygen does not reach a part of the brain due to a brain bleed or artery blockage. Different parts are damaged and cause a variety of symptoms and severity. 

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