Handout Lab 5 - Cranial Nerves: Assessment of Functions INTRODUCTION The central nervous system (CNS) consists of the brain and the spinal cord. The CNS receives sensory information from other parts of the body or the body’s external environment and transmits motor information to other parts of the body by way of the peripheral nervous system (PNS). The PNS of the human includes 31 pairs of spinal nerves and 12 pairs of cranial nerves. Some nerves contain only motor nerve fibers (efferent
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Music as a Medicine for Brain HCM 930 – 2 Mental Health and Wellbeing Instructor: Barbara Arnoldussen FALL 2010 PRIYADARSHINI SHANKARANARAYANAN INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY FALL 2010 INTRODUCTION Music is a universal phenomenon spanning all cultures‚ and is the most social of the arts. There is no one definition to describe this term. Its term changes with each individual’s perspective. Some find it as the rhythmic vibrations of sound‚ some describe it purely as an art form
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Biological Basis of Behavior Neurons Neuroanatomy: Study of the parts/function of a neuron. Neuron: Nerve cells. Their parts are dendrites‚ soma‚ axon‚ Myelin sheath‚ and Terminal buttons. Dendrites: Rootlike structures that form synaptic connections with other neurons Soma: The body of the neuron‚ contains the nucleus and other cell organelles Axon: Wirelike structure that connects the soma to the Terminal buttons Myelin sheath: Fatty covering of the axon that speeds up neural
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EXAM 2| 1.|Although several students in the classroom are talking loudly‚ Jim’s attention is focused only on what his girlfriend is saying. In this instance‚ the girlfriend’s voice is a: | A)|perceptual adaptation. | B)|perceptual set. | C)|figure. | D)|gestalt. | 2.|In Hilgard’s hidden observer studies‚ a person’s hypnotized self usually indicated ________ to pain and a person’s hidden observer indicated ________ to pain. | A)|insensitivity; sensitivity | B)|sensitivity; insensitivity
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Sensation and Perception 183 PSYCHOLOGY: Exploring Behavior Chapter: Sensation and Perception Sensation and Perception Sensation versus Perception Psychophysics and Thresholds Vision USING PSYCHOLOGY: Color Visual receptor: The Eye Operation of the Eye Eye Problem: Color Blindness Hearing Operation of the Ear Ear Problem: Deafness Chemical senses—Smell and Taste Chemical Senses Receptors: The Nose and Taste
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Psychology 101 Review Outline Chapter 1: Introduction I. Basic Definitions (pg 3-5): A. Psychology - The scientific study of behavior and mental processes B. Theory - A general principle proposed to explain facts are related C. Hypothesis - A testable prediction about conditions under which particular behaviors or mental processes work D. Replication - Repetition of a study to verify research findings E. Goals of Psychology - To describe‚ explain‚ predict‚ and influence behavior/mental
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ZOOLOGY 4700 ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY Fall 2015 - Jake Shearer‚ Jared Porter‚ Thomas Caussat‚ Steven Calderwood‚ Jeffery Gibson Termini Generales Medianus: ● Situated at or nearer to the median or midsagittal plane. Cranialis: ● Situated at or nearer to the cranium. Caudalis: ● Situated at or nearer to the tail. Rostralis: ● Situated at or nearer to the nose. Apicalis: ● Situated at or nearer to the apex. Basalis: ● Situated at or nearer to the base. Medius: ● Situated at or nearer to the midline
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The PsychSim5 Activities Psychology’s Timeline Purpose: to provide a more comprehensive synopsis of the origins of psychology‚ the early history of psychology as a discipline‚ and the major themes in twentieth-century psychology Summary: This activity will take you on a tour through the history of psychology. You will learn how psychology grew out of philosophy and medical physiology‚ and you will become acquainted with some of the pioneers of psychology as a scientific discipline. What’s
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referring to the heart * carp-: wrist * cata-: down * Cephal-: head * Cerebr-: referring to the brain * Chiasm-: cross * chondr-: cartilage * choroid: skinlike * -clast: break * clav-: bar * co-: with * cochlea: snail * condyl-: knob * condyl-: knob: knuckle * corac-: a crow’s beak * corn-: horn * Cran-: referring to the head * cribr-: sieve * crist-: crest * cut-: skin * cyt: cell * Cyt-: cell * de-: undoing
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BIOLOGY 2113 Unit IV Review Guide Chapters 13-17 Chapter 13 – True or False 1. The nervous system consists of the brain‚ spinal cord‚ and nerves. 2. The afferent nervous system consists of all outgoing motor pathways. 4. Ependymal cells engulf and destroy microbes and cellular debris in inflamed or degenerating brain tissue. 5. Oligodendrocytes form myelin sheaths around nerve fibers in the CNS. 6. Nerve fibers with many Schwann cells forming a thick myelin sheath are called myelinated fibers
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