Blockbuster’s Blocks Get Busted By: Jordan Thacker INTRODUCTION: Have you or someone you know ever been replaced or laid-off from a job due to a downsizing? With technology becoming ever popular in today’s world chances are your answer to that question is YES. If you‚ yourself‚ have not been replaced there is a very high possibility that someone you have become acquainted with over the years has been. In this age of rapidly advancing
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The hypothalamus makes up the floor of the diencephalon‚ it plays a role in the regulation of body temperature‚ water balance and metabolism. It is also center for many drives and emotions and such it is an important part of the so-called limbic system or emotional viscera brain. The epithalamus forms the roof of the third ventricle. Important part of the epithalamus are the pineal body and the choroid plexus of the
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It is generally accepted that‚ as people grow older‚ many functions across different domains show a decline‚ including cognition‚ memory‚ perception‚ executive function‚ and motor ability. Nonetheless‚ some aspects of cognition are maintained or improved with age‚ such as verbal knowledge (Grady‚ 2012). These age-related functional declines can cause great concerns of well-being and quality of life for a significant number of adults aged 65 or older. Meanwhile‚ these declines can signify the onset
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“In order to understand what the brain does‚ it is first necessary to understand what it is – to know the names and locations of its major parts and how they are connected to one another” (Pinel‚ 2011. p. 51). The five major structures that compose the brain are labeled as myelencephalon‚ metencephalon‚ mesencephalon‚ diencephalon‚ and telencephalon. These major structures are what create the adult forebrain‚ midbrain‚ and the hindbrain. First‚ the myelencephalon is also known as the medulla
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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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The Brain I. Supporting structures Anatomy of the Brain 3 Major Areas: Cerebrum-consists of two hemispheres (thalamus and hypothalamus) that are incompletely separated by the great longitudinal fissure 4 Lobes: Frontal-major functions are concentration‚ abstract thought‚ information storage or memory‚ and motor function. It also contains Broca’s area‚ critical for motor control of speech Parietal-analyzes sensory information and relays the interpretation of the info to the thalamus. It
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The Secret life of the Brain The PBS special "The Secret Life of the Brain" took us through all different aspects of the brain and its formation through life. These five movies taught us that the brain is plastic and is always changing‚ cutting unused neurons and filling with different ideas and thoughts that you learn from your environment. The five videos go through the five stages of life; baby‚ child‚ teenager‚ adult and finally the aging brain. The Baby’s Brain: Wider than the Sky When you
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sleep‚ attention‚ and movement‚ maintenance of muscle tone‚ cardiac‚ circulatory‚ and respiratory reflexes. The grey matter has a role in the effects of opiate drugs or pain reducers. The black and red areas are both important in the sensorimotor system. The Metencephalon houses many tracts and part of the reticular formation. The two divisions that make up this portion of the brain are the pons and the cerebellum. The cerebellum is important to sensorimotor structure‚ if this portion of the brain
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There are many birth defects being discovered all around the world. However‚ the birth defect I found to be most interesting was hydrocephalus. Hydrocephalus is one of the single most common birth defects and most people have never heard of it. What happens is‚ the brain is producing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) normally and fluid is drained from the brain into the spinal canal and is reabsorbed by the body‚ keeping the amount in the brain balanced. But when normal drainage doesn’t occur‚ the brain
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An explanation of the physiology of two named body systems in relation to energy metabolism in the body. (P4) In this assignment I will be explaining the physiology of two named body systems in relation to energy metabolism in the body‚ the Respiration system and the Digestive system. I will start off by giving a definition of energy metabolism in the body. Metabolism in the body is a collection of chemical reactions that takes place in the body’s cells. Metabolism converts the nutrients in the
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