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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A Comparison of Homeopathic Medicine in the Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) “I prefer to distinguish ADD as attention abundance disorder. Everything is just so interesting . . . remarkably at the same time.” — Frank Coppola Assuredly Hahnemann declared in Aphorism [Aph] 153 that the particularly remarkable or distinctive attributes displayed within a patient influences medicine selection (Hahnemann 2013). It is the role of the unprejudiced homeopathic practitioner
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Biology of Mind Modules 4‚ 5 and 6 * Everything psychological is simultaneously biological * Plato correctly located the mind in the spherical head * Aristotle believed mind was in the heart * Although heart is the symbol for love‚ psychology has proven that you fall in love using your brain * 1800s Franz Gall (German psychologist) invented phrenology theory that claims that bumps on our skull could reveal our mental ability and character traits * Biological
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Animal Physiology Friday January 13‚ 2012 What are Animals? Invertebrates No spinal column Vertebrates Spinal column Major Animal Phyla Porifera Cnidaria Platyhel-minths Mollusca Annileda Nematoda Arthro-poda Echino-dermata Chordata What is Animal Physiology? What is Physiology? “The study of how animals work” (function) Knut Schmidt-Nielsen (1915–2007) – came up with the whole scheme of animal physiology from cell to whole organism temperature
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Methodist College N313 Pathopharmacology Exam IV Study Guide – Spring 2013 1. Understand how to properly administer these drugs (what should you educate your patient on?): a. Nasal corticosteroid i. Decrease inflammation ii. Vanceril- Inhaler. Decreases production of prostaglandins b. Antitussives iii. Depresses cough center. iv. Broncho-restricts v. Opiate or Non-opiate (DM) c. Theophylline (Theo-dur)
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267-269‚ 277-280 * Direct calorimetry uses the measurement of heat production as an indication of metabolic rate. * Indirect calorimetry estimates metabolic rate via the measurement of oxygen consumption. * Energy expenditure can be expressed in L•min-1‚ kcal•min-1‚ ml•kg-1•min-1‚ METs‚ and kcal•kg-1•hr-1. * To convert L•min-1 to kcal•min-1‚ multiply by 5.0 kcal•L-1. * To convert L•min-1 to ml•kg-1•min-1‚ multiply by 1000 and divide by body weight in kilograms. * To convert
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theory of emotion; Who was William James? What does the amygdala do and what influence does it have on aggression? According to Schachter‚ What would happen if you injected participants with epinephrine prior to spending time with either a euphoric or an irritated person? Know that the hormone epinephrine raises physiological arousal; Stress & Health What kinds of estimates do people make regarding the amount of calories they consume and the amount of exercise they engage in? (Hint: Considering
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simple change in diet‚ or eventually‚ maybe even gene therapy. These supplementary treatments are needed as patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) tend to have low level of feel good neurotransmitters‚ such as serotonin‚ dopamine‚ and norepinephrine. These hormonal deficiencies may cause a reduced reproduction of neural cells‚ as neurotransmitters
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LaKizzy Psychology 101 April 8‚2010 Stress and stress management: What is stress and how to manage it ? Stress is defined as a force that tends to strain or deform (b) mental emotional or physical tension‚ strain or distress-(v) to put emphasis on (c ) to subject to strain or pressure. Stress is a unwanted feeling of emotions and physiological arousal that some experience in certain situations. Stress can mean different things
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Alan’s Biology Notes Chapter 1 – Basis of Life Ingestion – acquisition of food Assimilation – building of new tissues from digested food Monosaccharide – (carb) single sugar subunit Polysaccharide – (carb) polymer‚ insoluble in water; ex: glycogen / cellulose Lipids – (2:1 H/O ratio) 3 FA bonded to glycerol; chief means of food storage · Major component of adipose tissue · Steroids‚ waxes‚ carotenoids‚ porphyrins Proteins - polymers of AA joined by peptide bond / 1* = AA sequence‚ 2*
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