Referencing Styles : Harvard “A patient comes in with a hot inflamed toe, how does the circulatory system contribute to this process?” Word count – 501 Inflammation of toe refers to a mechanism that a human body carries out as a reaction to any kind of injury or any kind of infection that has developed inside the foot[a1] . There are many reasons which result in inflammation of toe such as gout, increase of uric acid levels in the body, rheumatoid arthritis, in growth of toe nails and so on (Emmerson, 1996).[a2] A hot inflamed toe is the result of infection which occurs due to the increase in the level of uric acid in blood. Uric acid is a complex compound acid which is broken by the liver and with the help of kidney the human body discharges the toxic acid out of it. Like all other acids present in the human body, uric acid also has a defined level that is acceptable within the blood cells. The symptoms of hot inflamed toe are redness, swelling and heated toe joints. As the level of uric acid increases in the blood cells it starts to crystalize itself. Crystallization of uric acid is to the under excretion of the uric acid from the human body through urination. The crystalized form of uric acid begin to deposit in the joints and tissues around the joint. They may also remain in the kidney in the form of kidney stone (Dobson, 1999).[a3] The circulatory system of a human body plays a major role in healing the injury or uric acid crystal deposition. Inflammation is a feature of human immune system. It is a Latin word meaning I set alright, I ignite. It is the self-healing attempt of a human body circulatory system. It refers to the process of blood circulation and flow within the body to heal the injury. The process of inflammation can be [a4] divided into a number of actions that take place either one by one or overlap one another: · Increase of blood flow in the affected area. · Tissue fluid getting piled up. · Leucocytes migrating within the system. · Increased temperature. · Swelling, pain and itching. · Suppuration, in cases. [a5] The circulatory system of the human body increases the blood flow in the area of injury. This causes swelling in the infected area. The flow of blood continues till the time healing of the injury starts within. The increased flow of blood and accumulation of the fluids present in the tissues cause swelling with often leads to itching in the area of infection (de Lange-Brokaar, 2012). The hotness in the affected area is because of the blood circulation. The immune system indicates the circulatory system to infuse blood flow to the area of infection and this process is called inflammation. The process of inflammation is not complete without the help of circulatory system. The blood flow required to heal an injury is carried out by the circulatory system. Inflammation is a self-protection attempt of human body. Thus we can conclude that the circulatory system of a human body contributes to healing of hot inflamed toe by increasing the blood flow in the affected area [aIs it only the foot that can cause an inflammatory reaction? Be careful with your sentence structure as you often seem to imply erroneous information. [a2]Indeed, but be careful not to take this essay off on a tangent about the cause of the inflammation – that is not the concern of the question. Instead we are just concerned with the role of the circulatory system within the process of inflammation. As feared, the essay has now gone off on an erroneous tangent about gout! Referencing would be beneficial here No bullet points or lists permitted. Keep it all as continuous text. . . . .