Week Two Quiz – Biological Basis of Behavior Instructions: Each question is worth 2 points. Type your answers in the space adjacent to each question. Submit as an attachment in your assignment link. 1. The brain’s ability to adapt to new environmental conditions is called: Neural plasticity 2. Severe damage to the hippocampus will result in what effect on a person’s memory? People with severe damage to this area can still remember names‚ faces‚ and events that they recorded in memory
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become hypersensitive to the allergen and can be fatal (Mayo Clinic 2015). A child with anaphylaxis can experience shortness of breath‚ dizziness and inflammation of skin which requires the child to be sent to the hospital instantly and receive epinephrine shot (Mayo Clinic Staff 2013). AllergicChild.com (n.d.) reports that anaphylaxis triggered from food allergy had killed around 200 people yearly in USA. Moreover‚ influenza vaccine also should not be recommended to children who had Guillain-Barre
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Water and the Environment Laboratory ISP 217L Spring 2011 Laboratory Manual* Table of Contents Exercise Lab 1. How much does temperature vary in large and small aquatic environments? Lab 2. What determines the water clarity of lakes‚ rivers and oceans? Lab 3. Where does the phosphorus go? Lab 4. How does human activity in watersheds affect the quality of lakes and rivers? Lab 5. Are the Great Lakes being influenced by the global greenhouse effect? Lab 6. How is the flow of the Red Cedar River
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University of Phoenix Material Arousal‚ Behavior‚ Stress‚ and Affect Worksheet Using the text for this course‚ the University Library‚ the Internet‚ or other resources answer the following questions. Your response to each question must be at least 250 words in length. 1. What are the differences between physiological and psychological needs? Provide examples of each in your response. According to Decker‚ 2010‚ physiological needs are those such as air‚ food‚ shelter‚ and clothing
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Ÿ What are the laboratory test that are collected for neuroblastoma?(Found on internet) --Initial screen for neuroblastoma -Vanillymandelic Acid (VMA) -Homovanillic Acid(HVA) -Blood test will reveal high level of nor epinephrine or dopamine -MIBG Scan locates and determines the extent of the neuroblastoma -Biopsy -CT or MRI Ÿ What value is considered
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therapeutic effect and also the adverse effect. Once the medication binds to the receptors site as in the cell membrane or intracellular proteins and the extracellular and cytoplasmic enzymes thus initiating a chain of biochemical event. As in Epinephrine‚ (Agonism) which produces vasoconstriction in a person with an allergic reaction to a medication. “Knowing the relationship between the drug concentration and response allows the practitioner to take into account the various pathologic and physiologic
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volume of blood‚ which raises blood pressure. Primary hypertension may also develop from alterations in other bosy chemicles. For some clients who respond at a higher degree‚ hypertension may be related to a higher release of catecholamines‚ such as epinephrine and norepinephrine‚ which elevates blood pressure. The other causes for Hypertension may include genetic factors‚ adrenal tumors‚ Birth Control pills‚ cardiovascular disease‚ and Cushing disease‚ Hyperthyroidism etc.
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Caffeine is believed to work by blocking adenosine receptors in the brain and other organs. This reduces the ability of adenosine to bind to the receptors‚ which would slow down cellular activity. The stimulated nerve cells release the hormone epinephrine (adrenaline)‚ which increases heart rate‚ blood pressure‚ and blood flow to muscles‚ decreases blood flow to the skin and organs‚ and causes the liver to release glucose. Caffeine also increases levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Caffeine
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Often times at Medicine ward‚ I encouter patients family deciding to have a DNR or Do Not Resuscitate order. Once they decide‚ they have to sign the patients chart for legality purposes. But what is exactly DNR? A Do Not Resuscitate‚ or DNR order is a written order from a doctor that resuscitation should not be attempted if a person suffers cardiac or respiratory arrest. Such an order may be instituted on the basis of an advance directive from a person‚ or from someone entitled to make decisions
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1Cardiovascular System: Anatomy Review: Blood Vessel Structure and Function 1. Name the three layers or tunics of the blood vessel wall and what they are composed of. Location Tunic Name Composed of Innermost Tunica interia Endothelium Middle Tunica media Smooth muscle cells and sheets of elastin Outer Tunica externa Collagen fibers that protect and reinforce the blood vessels and anchor it to surrounding structures 2. In the following list of characteristics‚ put “A” for artery‚ “C” for
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