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    When substances like acetylcholine and norepinephrine are released in the body‚ they tend to bind to receptors‚ tissues and neurons. These neurotransmitters transfer signals throughout the nervous system and stimulates action potentials in the postganglionic neurons. Receptors found on the ANS and PNS includes the cholinergic receptors‚ which consists of all sympathetic and parasympathetic preganglionic‚ sympathetic postganglionic and all parasympathetic postganglionic neurons. The cholinergic receptors

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    When you are diagnosed with a brain tumor‚ it is a scary life-changing event. The brain is one of the most important vital organs‚ and if found with a brain tumor‚ go to the doctor for immediate help. The brain and spine make up the central nervous system or CNS. Where each vital function is controlled. So if you have a tumor in your CNS‚ it can effect everything you do like: your thought process‚ how you talk‚ and even how you can walk. There are two types of brain tumors‚ primary and secondary

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    NATIONAL CENTER FOR CASE STUDY TEACHING IN SC CE Wearing on Her Nerves: Exploring the Interrelation between the Nervous and Muscular Systems by Kathleen G. Brown‚ Nursing Department Sharon S. Ellerton‚ Biological Sciences and Geology Queensborough Community College‚ City University of New York Part I – Rise and Shine? Kathy‚ a 20-year-old woman‚ awakens one morning to a tingling‚ numb sensation covering both of her feet. This has happened to her a number of times throughout the year

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    Human Sensory Systems Objectives · Describe how sensory receptors communicate to the central nervous system. · Describe receptors that detect temperature‚ pain‚ touch and pressure‚ muscle length and tension‚ and blood pressure. · Describe the nature of vision in terms of its stimulus on the function of rod and cone cells. Introduction The function of the brain is to convey messages to different parts of the body. Messages are conveyed from a nerve cell to another nerve cell‚ muscle cell

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    The Nervous System and Aging Sensory changes can influence the way we see‚ hear‚ taste‚ smell‚ and respond to touch and pain. This in turn affects how we experience the world and react to things. A significant sensory change can rob us of many simple pleasures and complicate the tasks of daily living. It may mean reduced mobility‚ increased dependence on others‚ inaccurate perception of the environment‚ reduced ability to communicate and socialize‚ or loss of self-esteem. Sensory changes vary

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    Assignment 3 Written Essay Questions 1. a) We are able to experience different types of sensations because our nervous system encodes messages. German physiologist Johannes Muller in his doctrine of specific nerve energies described a kind of code which is anatomical. In his doctrine‚ Muller explains that different sensory modalities exist because signals received by the sense organs stimulate different nerve pathways that lead to different areas of the brain. For example‚ when the ear

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    Adrenal Nervous System

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    located on top of your kidneys‚ and they perform an important management function within your body. Adrenal glands secrete the hormone known as cortisol‚ which is used in the regulation of blood pressure‚ heart activity‚ metabolism and the immune system. These glands also produce aldosterone‚ which regulates electrolytes and bodily fluids. Whenever you exercise or feel stressed‚ your adrenal glands kick into gear‚ producing various levels of adrenaline. When things go wrong with your adrenal glands

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    Eliciting (Generating) a Nerve Impulse 1. Why don’t the terms depolarization and action potential mean the same thing? Depolarization has to do with surfaces becoming more negative or positive and reaches a certain point called a threshold. When the threshold is reached‚ an action potential is initiated. 2. What was the threshold voltage in Activity 1? The threshold voltage in Activity 1 was 3.0. 3. What was the effect of increasing the voltage? How does this change correlate to changes

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    Endocrine Vs Nervous System The endocrine system acts with nervous system to coordinate the body’s activities. Both systems enable cells to communicate with others by using chemical messengers. The endocrine system uses chemical messengers called hormones that are transported by the circulatory system (blood). They act on target cells that may be anywhere in the body. The endocrine system is slower than the nervous system because hormones must travel through the circulatory system to reach their

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    Chemical level – atoms combine to form molecules 2. Cell level – Molecule form organelles 3. Tissue level – similar and surrounding material make up tissues 4. Organ level –diff tissue combine to form organs 5. Organ system level –Organs make up an organ system 6. Organism – organs sytem make up an organism Characteristics of Life 1. Organization – Specific interrelationships among the parts of an organism and how those parts interact to perform specific functions. 2. Metabolism-

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