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    Essay 1 Attacking Weakness 1: Shooting Section B: Self Analysis As a goal attack it is my job to score the points for the whole team. So my shooting needs to be accurate and very efficient. To be a sharp shooter you must be able to sustain your balance‚ find your aim quickly and use your entire body to carry out the shot. It is essential that you are able to stay focused and calm under pressure. Shooting can be very tough but if you have great mental strength‚ the outcome can be magnificent

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    CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY All spines have curves. Some curvature in the neck‚ upper trunk and lower trunk is normal. Humans need these spinal curves to help the upper body maintain proper balance and alignment over the pelvis. However‚ when there are abnormal side-to-side (lateral) curves in the spinal column‚ we refer to this as scoliosis. Scoliosis occurs most often during the growth spurt just before puberty. While scoliosis can be caused by conditions

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    October 22nd‚ 2012 Chapter 1- What is psychology? [pp. 1-23] LO1: Psychology as a Science (p. 4) * Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. * Seeks to describe‚ explain‚ predict‚ and control behavior and mental processes. * Theory * propose reason for relationships * derive explanations * make predictions LO2: What psychologists do (p. 5-6) * Research * pure Research * Applied Research * Practice * Teaching

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    Cloning of Animals

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    transfer‚ the nucleus of a somatic cell is removed and inserted into an unfertilized egg that has had its nucleus removed. Now that the egg has the donated nucleus it is then nurtured and divides until it becomes an embryo. Now the embryo can be placed inside a surrogate mother and develops inside the surrogate. There are two variations of this process; they are the Roslin Technique and the Honolulu Technique. The Roslin Technique is a variation of somatic nuclear transfer. Somatic cells are allowed to

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    patterns from birth and still now argue whether behaviours are learned or innate. Innate behaviour is present at birth‚ developmentally fixed‚ instinctive and unchanging inherited through genes. This involves reflexes which are automatic responses to specific stimulus. Examples of these reflexes are blinking the eye‚ swallowing‚ coughing or producing saliva when eating which protect the body from harm. Nativists believe that many aspects of behaviour are innate‚ or occur naturally regardless to environmental

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    Parasympathetic Division

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    The sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions are part of the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system controls the functions which are automatic or those which are not voluntary (Ciccarelli‚ & White‚ 2015). This includes organs‚ glands‚ and all of the involuntary muscles which are body consists of. The sympathetic division runs along the middle of the spin from the beginning of the ribcage all the way down to the waist area. A more common name for the sympathetic division is the “fight-or-flight”

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    Ivan Pavlov was a russian scientist that created the groundbreaking experiment that created Pavlovian conditioning‚ or classical conditioning. Pavlov researched dogs to understand how the body breaks down food into chemicals that can be absorbed into the bloodstream. He also researching the digestive processes of animals over long periods of time‚ by observing their salivating habits. He would observe the amount of saliva of the animals when served different types of foods and the frequency of the

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    of proportion?" What observations prompted Caroline to ask this question?" Explain why her baby’s appearance is adaptive. “A reflex is an inborn‚ automatic response to a particular form of stimulation.’(P.g 143) As we know‚ some reflexes have adaptive value. Reflexes help identify normal brain and nerve activity. Caroline perhaps sees her baby lie in a fencing position. One arm is extending legs‚ throwing arms outward‚ and then bringing arms in toward the body. Then Caroline has one question in

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    ASSESSMENT COVERSHEET STUDENT DETAILS Student ID 25166905 Surname Xu First Name Tim Hai Tian ASSESSMENT DETAILS Unit Code BMS2031 Unit Title Body System Assignment Title Activity of Gastrointestinal Smooth muscle Lecturer name Julia Choate Tutor’s name Tutorial Day Thursday Tutorial Time 2p.m. Has any part of this assignment been previously submitted as part of another unit/course? Y  N X Is this an authorised group assessment?

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    Medical Issues Stem Cells

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    including the pancreas and the liver 5.) Another name for adult stem cells is Somatic. Describe their function. Somatic cells play an important role in growth‚ maintenance‚ and repair. 6.) Compare embryonic and somatic stem cells. Somatic stem cells differ from embryonic stem cells: under natural conditions‚ they can give rise to just a few cell types. 7.) Besides bone marrow where are the somatic stem cells found? Somatic stem cells have been found in many other tissues‚ including brain‚ blood

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