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    Effects of Stress

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    precise effects on one’s physiological responses‚ especially regarding one’s nervous‚ endocrine‚ and immune system. The nervous system acts as a “flight or fight” response in the presence of stress. The body will either subconsciously flee from the stressful situation or stay and put up a front and try to manage the stress. These responses are quick and are known as emergency responses. The endocrine system consists of the HPA axis that is more conditioned for long-term stressors. The physiological

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    Auditory System

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    AUDITORY SYSTEM NOTES Questions 1. What is sound? 1. What are the physical dimensions of sound 2. What are the perceptual dimensions of sound 3. What sounds can humans hear? 2. What is the anatomy of the ear? 3. What are the brain structures and pathways involved in the perception of hearing? 4. How do we localize sounds? Why do we hear? * Communication iHelen Keller felt that being deaf was worse than being blind‚ because blindness isolated her from

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    Control Systems

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    Elizabeth Knox March 10‚ 2014 How can Lei apply the four step control process outlined in the text to address the problem of misreporting hours?  Solution: A Control system has four control steps and they are; Setting performance standards‚ Measuring performance‚ Comparing performance against the standards and determining deviations‚ Taking action to correct problems and reinforce successes. Lei can apply all the four control process in the following ways: Setting performance standards:

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    The Digestive System

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    Digestive system: Or/ or stomat/o- oral cavity (Mouth) Digestion Begins Digestion-breaking down into small parts Oral- pertaining to the oral cavity(Mouth) Herpetic Stomatitis- inflammation of the oral cavity (mouth) caused by the herpes simply 1 virus (HSV1) aka “cold Sores” “fever blister” Mechanical digestion involves- mastication (Chewing) Bucc/o-Cheek Buccal- pertaining to a cheek Gloss/o or lingu/o- tongue Glossectomy-Surgical removal of the tongue sublingual Pertaining to

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    Exam

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    wrinkled (thought & action) Thalamus - major sensory relay center‚ regulates CNS & PNS Hypothalamus - ventral to thalamus (homeostasis‚ emotion‚ thirst‚ hunger‚ circadian rhythm‚ control of autonomic nervous system) [controls pituitary gland] Main structures a. Limbic system - collection of structures w/in forebrain (emotional brain in memories‚ emotions‚ decisions‚ motivation‚ learning) b. Amygdala - control of emotional behavior c. Hippocampus - process of learning & memory (Malfunction:

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    Open Systems Theory

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    An Open Mind to an Open System AN OPEN MIND TO AN OPEN SYSTEM The Open System Theory was initially developed by Ludwig von Bertanlanffy (1956)‚ a biologist‚ but it was immediately applicable across all disciplines. It defines the concept of a system‚ where "all systems are characterized by an assemblage or combination of parts whose relations make them interdependent". As one moves from mechanical to organic and social systems‚ the interactions between parts in the system become more complex and

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    Integumentary system It is an organ system that consists of skin‚ hair‚ nails and oil glands. These specific set of organs serve a wide range of functions which is mostly protective. Together these organs form the integumentary system. (marieb‚ elaine‚ hoehn‚ katja‚ 2010) Skeletal system The skeletal system is the framework of the entire body‚ which consists of bones and other connective tissues. Its main function is to protect and support the body tissues and internal organs. (marieb‚ elaine

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    Organ System

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    The Senses The sensory system involves hearing‚ touching‚ tasting‚ smelling‚ and seeing‚ which provide data for perception. The eye is a sensory organ held by an orbit that allows vision (a detection of light in a way that provides mental images of objects) and holds photoreceptors. Photoreceptors are used to absorb light energy‚ which are bent by a transparent unit called the lens. Some photoreceptors in the eye are the rod cell and cone cell. Rod cells are used in dim light for coarse images and

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    Family Systems Theory

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    Family Systems Theory This theory emerged from General Systems Theory by scholars who found it had many applications to families and other social systems. Any system is defined as a bounded set of interrelated elements exhibiting coherent behavior as a trait. (Constantine‚ 1986). Another definition is an assemblage of objects related to each other by some regular interaction or interdependence (Webster). Families are considered systems because they are made up of interrelated elements or objectives

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    Systems Thinking and Obesity

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    Systems Thinking and Obesity Heather Chrissis Systems Thinking‚ OLAM 310 Professor Don Solomon May 2‚ 2010 Systems Thinking and Obesity From the time I was 6 years old I have wanted just one really personal thing for my life and that is to be thin. I was always the girl who thought she weighed more than anyone else in the class. I have been plagued my entire life by this overwhelming issue of being overweight. True understanding of why I was overweight and what caused it has for many

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