Chapter 18: The Cardiovascular System: The Heart Homework Questions/Objectives (1-18) Heart Anatomy 1. Describe the size‚ shape‚ location‚ and orientation of the heart in the thorax. • 250 to 350 grams about the size of a fist‚ within the mediastinum and tilts toward the left side of the body√ 2. Name the coverings of the heart. • Pericardium – doubled-walled sac that encloses the heart. • Fibrous Pericardium – superficial part of
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DEFINE | ANSWER | psychology | scientific investigation of physical and mental behavior | experimental method | used to text predictions derived from theory | basic science | accumulation of knowledge for knowledge sake (describe‚ predict‚ and explain behavior) | applied science | application of knowledge to solve practical problems (modify behaviour). | Empiricism | knowledge based on observation | Scientific Method | rules for observation‚ experimentation‚ and measurement | Skepticism
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Please remember to read the functions of Hypothalamus since this also forms a part of the limbic system and the class has been taken separately There are other areas in the structures near to the limbic system that are intimately connected to it – namely cingulate gyrus‚ basal ganglia‚ ventral tegmental area of the brain stem (just below the thalamus) and prefrontal cortex. So their functions are also needed to be studied alongwith this. LIMBIC SYSTEM 16th April‚ 2014 History
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Emotions Emotion: A state of arousal involving facial and body changes‚ brain activation‚ cognitive appraisals‚ subjective feelings‚ and tendencies toward action‚ all shaped by cultural rules. Arousal- excited state; elevated state of emotion. (Can be positive or negative) Brain activation- electrical sparks; neurons Appraise- an act of assessing someone or something. Subjective feeling- feeling perceive by the person with the feelings Tendency to act- The action of being sad is crying
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modifications to it. The BiopacPro program was used to monitor a volunteer’s blood pressure; while PhysioEx was again used to monitor the modifications to it. Heart rate was shown to decrease as temperature decreases‚ increase in the presence of epinephrine‚ and fluctuate with addition of various ions. It was also found that increased pressure and blood vessel diameter result in increased blood flow. Introduction In humans‚ the pumping of blood is essential to life. A consistent blood flow is
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MegaCode Case Study Chamberlain College of Nursing Professor Amber Essman Critical Care (NR 340) July 11‚ 2013 MegaCode Case Study 1. Describe the preoperative and postoperative care of a client having PTCA/cardiac cath. What complications can occur post cardiac cath? The goal of PCI (percutaneous Transluminal intervention) is to open the blockage in the coronary artery. By opening the area that is blocked‚ it will help to reperfuse the myocardium. The faster this is done will help
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by insulin by increasing the uptake of glucose by insulin-dependent tissues. Insulin-independent tissues include brain‚ liver‚ kidneys and red blood cells. Insulin is produced by beta cells while glucagon is made byalpha cells. Glucagon along with epinephrine‚ GH and glucocorticoids are hyperglycemic hormone that raise the blood levels of glucose. 17. The female gonads‚ or ovaries‚ under the influence of FSH‚ develop mature folliclescontaining an oocyte. The follicle cells secrete the hormone estrogen that
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HORMONES Hormones are a class of regulatory biochemicals produced in all multicellular organisms by glands‚ and transported by the circulatory system to a distant target organ to coordinate its physiology and behavior. They serve as a major form of communication between different organs and tissues. Hormones regulate a variety of physiological and behavioral activities‚ including digestion‚ metabolism‚ respiration‚ tissue function‚ sensory perception‚ sleep‚excretion‚ lactation‚ stress‚ growth and
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Chapter 5 Notes * Dopamine and the related substances norepinephrine (NE) and epinephrine (EPI) comprise a small but important group of neurotransmitters and hormones called catecholamines. * Catecholamine contains two chemical similarities: a core structure of catechol and a nitrogen-containing group called an amine. The catecholamines‚ in turn‚ belong to a wider group of transmitter called either monoamines (transmitters that possess one amine group) or biogenic amines * EPI – adrenergic
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