For alternate meanings see skin (disambiguation) Diagram of the layers of human skinIn zootomy and dermatology‚ skin is an organ of the integumentary system composed of a layer of tissues that protect underlying muscles and organs. As the interface with the surroundings‚ it plays the most important role in protecting against pathogens. Its other main functions are insulation and temperature regulation‚ sensation and vitamin D and B synthesis. Skin has pigmentation‚ provided by melanocytes
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Cashier Greeted customers entering the store to ascertain what each customer wanted or needed.Described product to customers and accurately explained details and care of merchandise.Recommended‚ selected and helped locate and obtain out-of-stock product based on customer requests.Answered questions regarding store and products‚ while maintaining knowledge of current sales and store promotions.Maintained up-to-date knowledge of store policies regarding payments‚ returns and exchanges.Cross-trained
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occur‚ your body releases energy‚ in the form of adenosine triphosphate (A.T.P.). A.T.P causes the contraction or shortening of skeletal muscle. Muscles contract and shorten and as a result of this they are responsible for the movement of the body. In order to have movement the body needs ligaments‚ tendons muscles‚ joints‚ bones and the neurotransmitter or message sent for movement. Skeletal muscles that produce movement occurs at any given joint‚ only one of the articulating bones will move.
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having that desired muscle growth and physique you aim is not really on how much time you spend or how many days you check in at the gym. It is not even the number of repetitions or the heavy weights you lift every day. Often‚ the key is really on choosing the best workout program for building muscle that suits you. The best workout program for building muscle is actually the most basic free weight compound exercises. These exercises are single exercises that will target several muscle groups at once
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Lisa Harlow Guimaraes English 101 January 17‚ 2015 Greek Goddesses Jesmyn Wards novel‚ Savage the Bones‚ takes place in Bios Savage‚ in rural Mississippi. The novel consists of twelve days each day being a chapter‚ all leading up to the massive destruction of hurricane Katrina. The main characters include Junior‚ age seven; Esch‚ fifteen; Skeetah‚ sixteen; and Randall‚ seventeen. Their Mama died seven years ago when Junior was born. Daddy is around but has a problem with alcohol. They have a pit
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types of muscle skeletal which are voluntary‚ smooth muscle which are involuntary and cardiac muscle. Muscle is made up of protein filaments‚ myosin and actin. These filaments slide past each other to produce a contraction which changes both the length and shape of the cell. The primary function of the muscle is to produce both movement and force. Skeletal muscle is composed of bundles of muscle fibres containing myofibrils of thick and thin filaments (myosin and actin). Skeletal muscle have distinct
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properly for bodybuilding Have you ever wondered how to gain the muscle without gaining a lot of body fat? Here I will explain to you why bulking is of substantial importance in the sport of bodybuilding. I will inform you on what kind of a diet you should follow‚ when to bulk‚ the training that goes along with it‚ and proper rest to ensure that you get maximum muscle growth. Most bodybuilders bulk up to gain size‚ muscle and strength. If I wanted to compete even at the amateur level and decided
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What is the role of higher education in America and in what ways does diversity in institutions of higher education benefit the students‚ campuses and society as a whole? The articles “Benefits of Diversity” and “Higher Education and Children in Immigrant Families” complement and strengthen each other’s argument. The former addresses that diversity in institutions of higher education can benefit members of society and society itself‚ while the latter asserts that immigrants from foreign countries
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The series of events prompting muscle contraction is started some place in the central nervous system‚ either as willful action from the brain or as reflex action from the spinal cord. Beginning with depolarization at the neuromuscular junction‚ the depolarizing impulse discharges acetylcholine from the nerve ending. Which then diffuses over the neuromuscular junction (a chemical synapse formed by the contact between a motor neuron and a muscle fiber). At the motor end plate‚ the acetylcholine joins
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Homeostasis A state of balance in the body Whoa Homeostasis “the tendency of a system‚ esp. the physiological system of higher animals‚ to maintain internal stability‚ owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus tending to disturb its normal condition or function” - Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) “The ability or tendency of an organism or a cell to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes.” - American Heritage Stedman’s Medical
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