action potential. terminal buttons Tiny bulblike structures at the end of the axon‚ which contain neurotransmitters that carry the neuron’s message into the synapse. action potential vs. resting potential action potential The nerve impulse caused by a charge in the electrical charge across the cell membrane of the axon. When the neuron "fires"‚ this charge
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potentials at higher frequency. 3. At the axon terminal‚ each action potential causes the release of neurotransmitter. This neurotransmitter diffuses to the receiving end of an interneuron‚ where it binds to receptors and causes You correctly answered: a. ion channels to open‚ so that the receiving end of the interneuron depolarizes. 4. Interneurons respond to chemical (neurotransmitter) stimulation with a change in membrane potential that is You correctly answered: b. graded with the stimulus
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Drugs and the nervous system Neurotransmitters within the body include excitatory and inhibitory‚ noradrenalin‚ dopamine‚ serotonin; acetylcholine and glutamate are examples of excitatory neurotransmitters. GABA and glycine are examples of inhibitory neurotransmitters. General anaesthetics General anaesthetics act mainly on the central nervous system to stop information processing; these may be given by inhalation or intravenously. Nitrous oxide or laughing gas is used in maintain anaesthesia
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vase painting is a significant contribution to the study of Ancient Greek vase-painting. South Italian Vase Painting The Greeks started to colonize South Italy in the second half of the eighth century B.C. South Italy is often referred to as Magna Graecia‚ or “Great Greece‚” a term coined in antiquity that “reflects the economics and intellectual vitality of the western Greeks‚ as well as the large geographical area of their settlement.” South Italians appear to have always had great appreciation
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Thursday‚ January 30‚ 2014 Nervous Tissue ! Anatomy & Physiology - Overall Purpose of the Nervous System ! • To keep controlled conditions within limits that maintain life health and homeostasis ! - Regulates body activities by responding via nerve impulses‚ works with the endocrine system which responds by releasing hormones ! • Responsible for our behavior‚ memories‚ and movements ! • Neurology : branch of medicine that deals with normal functioning and disorders of the nervous system
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Minda~Quenn Yeary Saint Thomas Aquinas Philosopher and theologian St. Thomas Aquinas was born circa 1225 in Italy. Combining the theological principles of faith with the philosophical principles of reason‚ he ranked among the most influential thinkers of medieval Scholasticism. People were at odds as to how to unite the knowledge they obtained through revelation with the information they observed naturally using their mind and their senses. Based on Averroes’s "theory of the double truth‚"
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psychologists are concerned with human biology. Neural Communication (pp. 48-54) 2. Describe the structure of a neuron‚ and explain how neural impulses are generated. 3. Describe how nerve cells communicate‚ and discuss the impact of neurotransmitters and drugs on human behavior. The Nervous System (pp. 54-57) 4. Identify the major divisions of the nervous system and describe their functions‚ noting the three types of neurons that transmit information through the system. 5. Contrast
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Montesquieu was a French philosopher who lived during the European Age in the 17th and 18th centuries. His writings and his political ideas were read by American colonists and founders and had an influence on the shaping of the U.S. Constitution. Montesquieu’s most famous work was The Spirit of the Laws‚ the work of political philosophy which his ideas were drawn. Montesquieu’s contribution to political adress is his theory on the separation of powers between the legislative‚ executive and judicial
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Safes (Pty) Ltd & Others v Voulgarides & Others Nicholas J said; “A bare covenant not to compete cannot be upheld. A restraint against competition must‚ if it is to be valid‚ serve some interest of the person in whose favour it is inserted”. In Magna Alloys & Research (SA) Pty Ltd v Ellis the Appellate Division (as it then was) identified two interests or considerations whose balancing is crucial in the determination of the validity or otherwise of restraint of trade clauses. It was stated as
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University of Phoenix HIS/301 Influences on the Constitution July 29‚ 2013 The Magna Carta was the first constitution written in European History. The Benefits where to keep the free man away from ever being imprisoned unless by a lawful individual. This influenced the constitution because the people still felt that they didn’t have the freedom deserved. That this constitution was only to benefit those of wealth. So when it came to the constitution of the United States they made sure that
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