Using the Healthy People 2020 Goals, Identify 3 Personal Health

question 69

Short Answer

Using the Healthy People 2020 goals, identify 3 personal health objectives that you know you need to improve upon, and suggest ways you can reach these goals.

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Definitions:

Kidney Tubules

Microscopic tubes in the kidneys where urine is formed through the processes of filtration, reabsorption, and secretion.

Desmosome

A type of intercellular junction that anchors cells together in tissues that are subject to considerable stretching.

Tight Junction

A specialized connection between neighboring cells that creates a barrier to prevent the leakage of molecules across epithelial tissues.

Gap Junction

Specialized intercellular connections between a multitude of animal cell-types that permit the direct transfer of chemical and electrical signals.