Nervous System: an extensive network of specialized cells that carries information to and from all parts of the body. Neuron: the basic cell that makes up the nervous system and that receives and sends messages within that system. Dendrites: branchlike structures that receive messages from other neurons. Soma: the cell body of the neuron responsible for maintaining the life of the cell. Axon: tubelike structure that carries the neural message. Glial cells grey fatty cells that provide support for
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Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant of the methylxanthine class. It is one of the most worldwide consumed psychoactive substances and it is totally legal. The chemical name of caffeine is 1‚ 3‚ 7 – Trimethylpurine – 2‚ 6‚ - dione. Its molecular formula is C8H10N4O2 and it has a molecular mass of 194.19 g/mole. Caffeine is an odourless‚ white crystalline purine‚ a methylxanthine alkaloid‚ which is closely chemically related to adenine and guanine. Caffeine acts through multiple mechanisms
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Music has affected the lives of youth into their adulthoods from their conception. The popular genres of today’s music test their audience’s innocence and willingness to buy into the lyrics‚ which are written to explain of a daily life that has digressed into drug use‚ sexual behavior‚ violence‚ and racial slurs. “We Are Young”‚ Fun’s current number one single on the Billboard Charts‚ idolizes the essence of being young in a bright ballad. The chorus “We Are Young/ So let’s set the world on fire”
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Statins for High Cholesterol Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S.‚ and people with higher cholesterol are at higher risk for heart attacks. There’s good evidence that people who already have heart disease benefit from cholesterol-lowering medications‚ or statins. Among those people‚ statin treatment reduces risk of heart attack and may prolong life. Despite research that has included tens of thousands of people‚ there is no evidence that taking statins prolongs life‚ although
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Chapter 9 Motivation and Emotion MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Motives activate behavior and propel the organism a.|to flee.|c.|toward goals.| b.|to respond.|d.|to drives.| ANS: C DIF: 2 REF: 9-188 OBJ: 1 MSC: TYPE: Factual 2. The study of motivation is an attempt to understand __________ a behavior occurs. a.|why|c.|when| b.|how|d.|all of these| ANS: A DIF: 1 REF: 9-188 OBJ: 1 MSC: TYPE: Factual NOT: BTC 3. Psychologists define hypothetical states that activate behavior and propel one towards
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WORLD FULL OF COLORS…. * a spring festival celebrated as a festival of colours * Hindu religious festival * Originated from India and Nepal. * Holi is celebrated at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month in February end or early March * divine love of Radha for Krishna * The festivities officially usher in spring‚ the celebrated season of love. * powders has a medicinal significance: the colours are traditionally made of Neem‚ Kumkum
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1. I believe a college education is the most important goal a young person should pursue. 2. From my point of view the concept of a ‘college’ is an accredited institution that offers a liberal arts program in addition to specific subject areas. Its importance should be in the top 3 areas of a young person’s life. 3. An example would be the small college I attended where I was introduced to a broad liberal education. 4. I have always held this view. My parents influenced me and then I was able
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Front this divison of the peripheral nervous system includes the neurons found along the GI tract Back enteric nervous system Front name for a group of neuron cell bodies in the CNS Back nucleus Front name for a group of neuron cell bodies in the PNS Back ganglia Front these ions are cross the neuron cell membrane during a hyperpolarization Back Cl- K+ Page 1 Front Back these gates respond to chemical stimuli such as nerutransmitters
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1. Free Enterprise-what to produce‚ how to produce it‚ what to sell it at 2. Profit-what remains after all of the expenses have been deducted from sales revenue. 3. Macroeconomics-national and global economy (think macro=big=global) 4. Microeconomics-decisions made by individuals and businesses (micro=small=individual) 5. GDP-(gross domestic product)-total value of all goods and services produced by people within the boundaries of a country during a one year period. 6. CPI(consumer price inex)-measures
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There are two theories regarding to the formulation of optimism. The first one being learned optimism which was conceptualized by Martin Seligman‚ and the second is the perspective of optimism by Michael Scheier and Charles Carver. Under the learned optimism theory‚ the optimist responds to the inquiry‚ “Why did that bad thing happened to me?” In scientific terms‚ the optimist makes outer‚ variable‚ and particular attributions for fiasco-like events as opposed to internal‚ steady‚ and global attributions
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