Emery Was in a Serious Accident and Had to Have

question 35

Essay

Emery was in a serious accident and had to have a large part of his stomach surgically removed. He needed a transfusion at first, but soon he healed. However, after his recovery, he started having anemia. Why did he develop anemia, and how can this form of anemia be treated?

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Definitions:

Somatosensory Cortex

A part of the brain responsible for processing sensory information from the body, including touch, temperature, pain, and body position.

Corpus Callosum

A thick band of nerve fibers that divides the cerebral cortex lobes into left and right hemispheres and enables communication between them.

Hippocampus

A major component of the brain, crucial for memory formation and spatial navigation, located in the medial temporal lobe.

Temporal Lobes

Regions of the cerebral cortex responsible for processing auditory information and are involved in the understanding of language and the storage of long-term memories.