Name___________________________________ Biology 2401 Quiz Fundamentals of the Nervous System Ch 11 MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) What is the role of acetylcholinesterase? A) amplify or enhance the effect of ACh B) destroy ACh a brief period after its release by the axon endings C) act as a transmitting agent D) stimulate the production of serotonin 1) 2) The term central nervous system refers to the ________
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The question of whether or not computers think is one that is discussed by many philosophers. I believe this question is useful because it is something that decades ago would not have been important. Computers are machines that have not always been around‚ and through technological advancements have become far more complex than those in the past believed could happen. I for one never believed that we would have machines that could give us answers to math problems that seemed unlikely to answer in
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8/30/12 “Do They Really Think Differently” Mark Prensky Summary With the changing of society through technology‚ it is hypothesized that Digital Native’s (current generation that has grown up on technology) brains are physically different than other generations due to the stimuli they received growing up on technology. It was previously believed that your brain could not be physically changed after about the age of three. But through studies and research it has been proven differently.
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asking your boss for help is the most obvious step for each of us to take. Also‚ nobody likes to inundate their boss with questions. Therefore‚ depending upon the structure of your department and/or business‚ you could dramatically increase your productivity by leveraging the skills and knowledge of those around you. Particularly in the early days of your role your peers may be able to point out various potential pitfalls. 3. Make sure that your output is used Before we even get to ‘planning’
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Why Do We Pretend? Alison Gopnik reveals the core of human nature- our unique ability to use our brain for imagination‚ something she refers to as counterfactuals. In her essay‚ “Possible Worlds: Why Do Children Pretend?” Gopnik discusses “the woulda-coulda-shouldas of life”(163) in great detail expanding on her point “ human beings don’t live in the real world”(163). Her argument is that our lives are consumed by the alternate realities that run simultaneously with the real world events. Gregory
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“We Can Do It!” is a Wartime propaganda released by Howard Miller in 1943. It was part of the national campgain in the United States to put women in workforce.In the face of difficult war time and labor shortages‚ women were need to run factories‚ industries‚ civilian service and even the armed force. Government also launched few more advertisement showing that women can do more than they expect. Before War‚ women were treated as a baby producing machine and a caretaker‚ because women were only
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what extent we can say animals have language? Are animals capable of language? It is in the opinion of the author that animals do not have the capability of language; this essay will focus and put forward the evidence as to why this opinion takes place. Language is a form of communication; it can be visual‚ audio or sensory. In humans the vocal language provides only 10 per cent of how we communicate‚ body language plays a much higher role‚ however‚ both verbal and non verbal language in humans is
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Wei-Hsiang Wang What do you think art is? In my opinion‚ the major purpose of art is to influence someone. Some of the most common types of art in public are paintings‚ photos‚ and sculptures. When I go to the library‚ I would see photos of intellectual people‚ such as Gandhi‚ and Albert Einstein. These photos on the wall can greatly influence my mood and efficiency on studying. When I go to a hospital‚ I would see paintings and pictures that show life. Most of these paintings would have the
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What do you think is unethical? The countrywide approved everyone to get their loans‚ no matter they have jobs or not‚ no matter they have income or not‚ no matter they have assets or not. The criteria they use may be unethical. They don’t care whether the documents are valid‚ whether they can verify the income‚ whether the appraisal is any good. They just care about getting the loan closed‚ in order to do another loan. The underwriters/ contractors looked through the loan as quick as they can.
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three different food types in your diet. You should have electrolytes‚ carbohydrates‚ and protein. These can be found in your favorite foods you eat every day. Human’s need these three food types for our body’s to function properly. What do electrolytes do to help our bodies?(Copyright © 1998-2015 HowStuffWorks) Electrolytes are important because they are what your cells (especially nerve‚ heart‚ muscle) use to maintain voltages across their cell membranes and to carry electrical impulses (nerve impulses
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