functioning of the GI tract. The GI tract initiates the digestive system by triggering mechanical and chemical stimuli that can be detected by chemoreceptors and mechanoreceptors. The activation of the digestive system can be either extrinsic or intrinsic; nervous or hormonal. The enteric nervous system is responsible for the short and long reflexes of the digestive system. The short reflexes control smooth muscle contractions and glandular secretions of the digestive tract. Long reflexes have to
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are examples of questions that acoustic phonetics tries to answer. Finally‚ auditory phonetics concentrates on how the listener perceives and processes speech sounds. Speech sounds are created in the vocal tract. Phoneticians have come up with names for the different parts in the vocal tract in order to make detailed descriptions of how a particular sound is made. These parts are called articulators‚ and they can be either passive or active‚ depending on if they can be moved or not. For example
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Good vocal health‚ of general interest to everyone‚ is a vital concern to the professional voice user‚ singers in particular. The voice is a precious commodity which cannot be replaced when worn out or damaged; therefore prevention can be the most important aspect of vocal hygiene. Vocal experts offer detailed suggestions for maintaining good vocal health and preventing serious vocal problems. Stemple states that people who make professional use of their voice must take special care to avoid risks
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Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)‚ Methicillin Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA)‚ Norovirus‚ Pantoea agglomerans‚ Proteus species‚ Pseudomonas aeruginosa‚ Respiratory Tract Infections‚ Serratia species‚ Stenotrophomonas maltophilia‚ Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pneumococcus)‚ Streptococcus species (alpha- haemolytic)‚ Surgical Site Infections and Urinary Tract Infections‚ these are all varieties of infections associated with HAI’s (Gould et al‚ 2000. NICE‚ 2012. Taylor et al‚ 2001. NHS‚ 2009. Haslam‚ 2006. Hywel
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PREMIUM ESSAY EDITING & PAPER HELP BY IVY LEAGUE EXPERTS Subject Specialist Ph.D. Experts High School‚ Bachelors‚ Masters & PhD - All Levels Covered. Delivery Before Deadline Premium Quality At Lowest Priceg ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff- fffffffffffffffffffffffffffff Ecology Investigation at Risk Species Species: Blue Racer (Snake) PART A: A general description of the Blue Racer is that it is a long non-poisonous snake that Can develop up to a length
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circuit‚ being transported in arteries. With the oxygen of the blood having been diffused into tissue cells‚ the blood that has gone through the digestive tract enters into the hepatic portal system‚ while blood that has not gone through the digestive tract is transported directly back to the heart. The blood that has done down the digestive tract is brought by the hepatic portal vein to the liver‚ to be filtered and cleaned before going back to the heart. For the blood to get back to the heart‚ the
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Nutrition Test Review CHAPTER 1 * Scientific Method: Observation Hypothesis Experiment Results Support/Not Support Hypothesis * Sources of Reliable Nutrition Info * Know who the person is * .gov‚ .edu‚ .org * Types of Studies: * Epidemiological Studies – Studies disease/incidence in a population * Cross-Sectional Studies – Observe what people eat * Case-Control Study – Comparing someone with a disease to someone without it * Cohort – Analyze
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Digestion define as a process where foods been breaking down by enzymatic action in the Gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) into nutrients in preparation for absorption. GI tract is the flexible muscular tube from mouth to anus. The digestion of carbohydrates begin in the mouth‚ where an enzyme‚ salivary amylase (α-amylase;ptyalin) starts to breaking the polysaccharides (starch) into short polysaccharides (dextrin). Dextrin is a partial degradation of starch‚ shorter chains of maltose units. Salivary
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Martini: Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology 9th Edition Chapter 13 MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) The spinal cord is part of the A) peripheral nervous system. B) somatic nervous system. C) central nervous system. D) autonomic nervous system. E) afferent nervous system. Answer: C 2) The ________ is a strand of fibrous tissue that provides
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they are really looked at Crohn’s Disease versus Ulcerative Colitis you can see the separation. Location of inflammation is a major factor in terms to the disease. In Crohn’s Disease‚ the area of the inflammation may occur anywhere in the digestive tract from mouth to anus. In Ulcerative Colitis‚ the large intestine (colon) is typically the only site that is affected. However‚ in some people with Ulcerative Colitis sections of the small intestine‚ and the ileum‚ may also show signs of inflammation
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