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Aspirin and How it Works Jihad Period 7 October 2, 2012

**(figure 1)** ** The Different Uses of Aspirin in Every Day Life **
 * Aspirin has been around for a very long time. There are aspirin bottles that date back from 1899. Aspirin is another name for **** nonnarcotic Acetylsalicylic acid ****, a mild analgesic. Aspirin is a **** nonnarcotic analgesic ****is an acidic liquid  extract  that is made in to a  powder condensed . Aspirin is good in reducing fevers, useful in the relief of headache and muscle and joint aches. Mild infection, headaches, and swelling even in some cases it has been used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, it has also been used to relive minor stroke or heart attacks before. Most often it is used to treat useful in the relief of headache and muscle and joint aches. **[[image:woman taking aspirin.jpg]]
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 * Acetylsalicylic acid ** **is the and active ingredient in aspirin. This is the compound that makes all of its important properties work Acetyl salicylic acid also known as Aspirin, it is an acetyl derivative of **** salicylic **** acid that is a white (notice how aspirin is white), **** crystalline, ****and acidic materiel. **

** What Aspirin helps with **

**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Where aspirin affects your brain ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> Aspirin affects the ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">parietal lobes is witch located behind the central sulcus, and above the occipital lobe. The optic nerves pass through the parietal lobe to the occipital lobe. Functions of the parietal lobe include information processing, movement, speech, visual perception, recognition, PAIN, touch sensation, and cognition. The brain plays an important role in the human body. Its four lobes determine who we are and the reasons behind our perceptions. ** Glossary ** Citations **
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Aspirin is an anti-inflammatory drug that is used to help reduce inflammation in injured tissue and block prostaglandin. **** Prostaglandin ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> is any **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> **various** ** oxygenated unsaturated ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> fatty acids, which are made with rapid muscle contraction. Aspirin affects the specific muscle or muscles that are experiencing ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">inflammation at the time. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Aspirin acts by inhibiting the production of body chemicals that are necessary for blood clotting and are noted for sensitizing nerve endings to pain. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Aspirin is a ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">schedule IV ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">drug that has limited potential for abuse. schedule V ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> drug some sedatives, antianxiety agents, and **** nonnarcotic analgesics. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Inflammation- when tissue becomes more filled with blood. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Non-narcotic acetylsalicylic acid –the active ingredient in asprin **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Rheumatoid arthritis-the painful stiffening of joints **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Salicylic acid- is a white crystalline easily dissolvable in water, used as a preservative for food and aspirin. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Crystalline ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> –transparent (see through) material formed by crystallization **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Prostaglandin- it is any **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> **various oxygenated unsaturated fatty acid.**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Oxygenated-when oxygen has been infused into a substance. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Unsaturated-has area that can soak up and disperse **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Perception-the way in which one person views a topic **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Hains, Bryan C. Ph.D.: Pain, N.Y., N.Y. 2007 print. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Platt, Richard: Stephen Biesty’s Incredible Body, N.Y., N.Y. 1998 print. **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Encyclopedia Britannica **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Bayer HealthCare. “Aspirin history” Bayer HealthCare, 2009, web. 9/27/12 **