Biology Question

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Individual Term Papers - Due 12/06/2024

Lab 712A - Anatomy & Physiology 2

Prof. V. Diaz-Barrios

Your term paper is due on Friday, December 6, 2024. No exceptions!! The name of the disease assigned to me is prostate cancer.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Your term paper should have the following information:

1. The name of the disease or disorder. Some diseases have multiple names that should be included.
2. How the disease or disorder affects the individual who has it.
3. Are there multiple components to this disease? For example, if you are doing a disease such as hepatitis, you must cover the 5 different types that exist.
4. Is there a genetic component to the disease? Give information regarding the genes involved.
5. Explain how the disease affects the body. Provide descriptions.
6. Is there something special about this disease that has not been seen with other diseases?
7. How many individuals in the population are affected? Provide statistics.
8. How did this disease affect you or your family? If it was only of interest to you, explain why.

2. I expect individual papers, no group efforts.

3. Consult me should you have any problems with your research. The Internet is a good source. There are also books, journals, and other sources that you can use. Be as thorough as possible with your research.

4. You must type your term paper, no handwritten papers.

5. You must include a bibliography also known as references. If you use material from the Internet, please be sure to provide the web addresses in your bibliography. Any paper turned in without a bibliography is an automatic “F” until the bibliography is received.

6. Be sure to interpret the information you obtain and explain it in your own words, do not commit plagiarism by quoting the author word for word. Limit your use of quotations as you should be able to analyze and explain the concepts by paraphrasing them if you think they are important.

7. This is a research paper, and, as such, you should not refer to the reader in your text with terms such as “you” or “your”. keep your prose objective: for example, instead of writing “you will get lung cancer if you smoke”, you should write, “a person can get lung cancer if they smoke”.

8. When you complete your paper you will upload it into the Discussion section. You should upload it under the heading “individual term papers”.