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    Exercise 1: The effects of nerve stimulation A. Describe briefly what you have done for this section (maximum 100 words). Basically I am the volunteer. Two students handle the system while one student helps to spread the adequate electrode cream on the volunteer’s left wrist. The system is set to continuous‚ frequency is 1Hz‚ pulse duration at 200μs and pulse current at 10mA. The stimulator is switched off to disconnect the isolated stimulator terminals. The stimulus is then switched on and

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    Question 3 Using any peripheral nerve bundle as a model‚ describe using figures (a) the general anatomical structure with key constituents identified and (b) the heterogeneity in the electrical conductivities of the different constituents. For this question‚ I will be using the sciatic nerve as my model. The sciatic nerve consists of several main structures as can be seen in Figures 5 below. Figure 5: Cross section of the sciatic nerve. The inset in the top image shows individual fibers wrapped

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    Trigeminal nerve: V1 and V2 Trigeminal nerve provides large root of sensory nerve to the front of the face and head‚ and a small root of motor nerves to innervate muscles of mastication‚ mylohyoid‚ and digastric (anterior belly) Sensory root Fibres Convey common sensation (touch‚ temperature‚ pressure‚ pain) to the skin of the front of the face and the scalp as far back as the vertex of the head Sensory innervation to the oral cavity‚ dental and paradental structures For this reason‚ branches

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    Optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) The anatomy of the optic nerve sheath : The intraorbital section of the optic nerve extends from the globe‚ where it inserts medially‚ to the optic canal located in the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone. It is encased by a meningeal sheath consisting of dura mater‚ arachnoid mater and pia mater. Cerebrospinal fluid is contained in the trabeculated subarachnoid space and is continuously and slowly filtered. As a result the optic nerve sheath is in direct

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    Engr 4132 Biomedical Engineering Lab Dr. Gang Xu Lab #9: ECG & Pulse Mechanical Action of the Heart Peripheral Pressure Pulse Plethysmography By: Abigail Magee Partners: Lauren Tinnin Nick Walker Date: 11/05/2015 Introduction: The heart goes through a cardiac cycle in order to pump blood throughout the body. This cycle is started by electrical activity that can be measured by an electrocardiogram. As the heart contracts‚ it pumps blood into the next section of the cardiac

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    Force‚ Motion‚ Newton’s Laws‚ Momentum‚ and Impulse What is force? Force is a push or pull upon an object resulting from the object’s interaction with another object. There are two types of force‚ contact forces‚ and forces resulting from action-at-a-distance. A contact force can be frictional forces‚ normal forces‚ applied forces‚ and air resistant forces. The formula for contact force is F = ma. This type of force occurs when two objects are contacting each other physically. If you kick a ball

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    Module 06 Case Study: Articulations and Nerve Tissue Part I— “Jill” Questions 1. What is the difference between a tendon and ligament? (1 point) --The difference between a tendon and a ligament is that a tendon attaches to muscle. (ie. muscle-bone‚ muscle-muscle‚ muscle- skin) A ligament‚ however‚ attaches to cartilage. (ie. cartilage-bone‚ cartilage-cartilage‚ bone-bone) 2. What bones form the articulation (joint) of the ankle? Did Jill most likely sprain or strain her ankle? Explain your

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    Maya Angelou was born on April 4‚ 1928‚ in St. Louis‚ Missouri‚ and she was a writer and civil rights activist known for her 1969 memoir‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird. For Maya‚ her poem made literary history as the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American woman. The poignant work also made Angelou an international star.In 1971‚ Angelou published the Pulitzer Prize-nominated poetry collection Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water Fore I Die. She later wrote the poem "On the Pulse of Morning"—one

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    Gray matter 2) The filum terminale is a) The roots of spinal nerves hanging inferiorly from the end of the spinal cord in the vertebral column b) An indentation on the dorsal side of the spinal cored c) The tapered end of the spinal cord d) An extension of the pia mater that anchors the spinal cord to the coccyx e) Where the cell bodies of sensory neurons are located 3) The cauda equina is a) The roots of spinal nerves hanging inferiorly from the end of the spinal cord in the vertebral

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    History 020 Rachel Chow 1 January 2011 A REVIEW OF JAMES K. POLK AND THE EXPANSIONIST IMPULSE James Knox Polk‚ a candidate of the Democratic Party in 1844‚ became the US president between 1845 and1849; however‚ he remains largely forgotten today‚ in the popular US imagination‚ because memories concerning his presidency had been overcome by memories of the most famous presidents like Abraham Lincoln. Remembrance of Polk as the 11th

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