The protective sheaths around the brain & the spinal cord The meninges consist of three layers: the dura mater‚ the arachnoid mater‚ and the pia mater. The primary function of the meninges and of the cerebrospinal fluid is to protect the central nervous system. Layers of Meninges Dura Mater – means hard mother‚ the outermost w/c is tough & flexible. It surrounds & supports the large venous channels carrying blood from the brain toward the heart. Arachnoid membrane – the middle layer‚ so named because
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Nervous System Functions of the Nervous System 1. Detect changes and feel sensations 2. Initiate responses to changes 3. Organize and store information Divisions 1. Central Nervous System – brain and spinal cord 2. Peripheral Nervous System – cranial nerves and spinal nerves (relays info to/from the CNS) - Autonomic Nervous System Nerve Tissue – neurons (nerve fibers) and specialized cells (Schwann‚ neuroglia) 1. Neuron cell body contains the nucleus; cell bodies are in the CNS or trunk;
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Nervous Conditions What is the meaning of this book’s title? Where does it come from? (2 lines‚ 5 points): The quote comes from Fanon’s Wretched of the Earth. The title has to do with the way the mind works in reaction to colonialism. Every character negotiates neurosis‚ which is more often than not denial. They want to overcome but are trapped and limited by the confines of both their culture and the culture imposed on them. Please describe 3 major characters (2 lines each‚ 5
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obviously how Nyasha is angry uses “Raged” here‚ but also the author creates a contrast with the feeble “whisper” and the violent “rage”. This contrast makes this moment a more striking one‚ and the author shows us Nyasha’s quickly changing mood. In Nervous Conditions‚ Nyasha is also depicted as a very changing character that can be very nice as well as explosive‚ like her violent altercation with Babamukuru. We have here another evidence that Nyasha changes very quickly‚ and this also adds to this moving
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The nervous system is an important part of the human body. The system is made up of many different parts and each part is placed in either the central or peripheral nervous systems. These two parts work together and bring physical feelings and the proper reaction to them. The peripheral nervous system is the larger of the two systems. The peripheral nervous system consists of two more systems inside of it. The two other systems are the somatic and autonomic nervous systems. The somatic nervous system
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society whereby women were fighting for the effects of patriarchal traditions in the history of their culture. Women in Tambu’s society struggled to find their voices in this male dominated world. Tambu did not want to be like one of these African women‚ being trapped in traditional roles and could be nothing more but just a good housewife. She realised at a very young age that perhaps the "Englishness" was her only escape route to a better life. A life that has no more poverty and women are able to break
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year old child soldier named Birahima‚ is the perfect story of a boy who seeks the wrong guidance. Birahima has recently just lost his mother and his father has been long dead and it now causes him to be an orphan. On his way to his aunts’ house‚ being led by Yocuba who is a thief and a con man‚ Birahima is forced to join a war and become a child soldier. Although Violence is the main theme that I am pursuing‚ I will also show how many young people will do very drastic things‚ even murder‚ just to
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forth. Nyasha being too proud was the problem. In one line babamukuru says “she is proud. That is her problem.” If she had not behaved this way she wouldn’t have been struck by her father. Throughout the whole paragraph chido really tried not to challenge his father by speaking out or else he would also be on the ground with them. Although he was trying not to participate in anything he knew he had to separate the fight and stop it from escalating. In some ways I consider him being wise not to say
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University Stellenbosch Nervous Conditions Distinguishing‚ Freedom Leon Le Roux 16622057 4/16/2013 Group 72 Andrea Buchanan Distinguishing‚ Freedom “Nervous Conditions” has been described by many as a difficult title and story to follow. The reason for this is because of the title. The title I used: “Distinguishing Freedom” is being used as an aAlternative. Distinguishing‚ Freedom‚ if you look at it from the surface does not give you a great deal of insight. By looking at the
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14: The Autonomic Nervous System Objectives Introduction 1. Define autonomic nervous system and explain its relationship to the peripheral nervous system. 2. Compare the somatic and autonomic nervous systems relative to effectors‚ efferent pathways‚ and neurotransmitters released. 3. Compare and contrast the functions of the parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions. ANS Anatomy 4. For the parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions‚ describe the site of CNS origin‚ locations of ganglia
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