Abstract: The purpose of this experiment was to examine how the compound action potentials propagate down the sciatic nerve of a frog based on varying stimuli. Before the nerve could be tested it needed to be extracted from the thigh of the frog and then submerged in saline. Several varying stimuli were used and recorded by a software package. The second experiment requires a constant stimulus with varying reference pin locations. From this the velocity of the action potential propagated can be
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California is a major spot for amphibian declines as it has a broad range on environments including temperate rainforest. A native species‚ the California red-legged frogs‚ has been greatly affected by the introduction of American bullfrogs. Experiments show that American bullfrogs prey on the young of this species. The California red-legged frog is extinct to 70% of its original area (Doubledee et al. 2003). Invasive species have a large effect on both temperate and tropical forests and the ability of
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relate to the message as well. Two poems about this are “Those Winter Sundays” and “How to Change a Frog Into a Prince”. “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden is a poem that explores a grown-up child‚ reflecting on how she was raised. In “How to Change a Frog Into a Prince” Anna Denise shows the process of helping a child grow into a young adult. The poems "Those Winter Sundays" and "How to Change a Frog Into a Prince" show parents trying to learn the process of raising a youth‚ with one being a reflection
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Background Information LeapFrog Enterprises was founded in 1995 by Mike Wood. Origins date back to 1990 when Mike Wood had an epiphany. He was playing with his 3 year old son and trying to help him recognize letters. It was then Wood came up with the idea of phonemic awareness. Wood took $15‚000 of his own money to invest in a patent. Upon advice from friend he had 20 mothers test the products marketability. Of the 20 mothers‚ all 20 loved the concept. In 1995 LeapFrog Enterprises released their
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satirical style of writing. He commonly used satire in stories to evoke a response in readers his form was mainly used to compel the reader to pause and reflect on his literature. In the three short stories that were read; "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"‚ "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg"‚ and "The Invalid’s Story"‚ Mark Twain wrote in a funny and sarcastic style that would entertain any reader. Sometimes‚ his choice of words and the way he foretold certain events and even the
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literary titles from the course (such as "The Mirror" or The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn)? Your choices may be short stories‚ poems‚ plays‚ novels‚ or a combination. My three favorite literary titles rom the course were “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”‚ “The Secret Life of Bees”‚ and I enjoyed reading some of the cowboy poems as I was doing some research on how to do mine. Newspaper Creation Please provide the following information regarding your communication with your
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This essay will compare and contrast the feeling of isolation faced by the characters in Marilyn Chin’s Moon and Murakami Haruki’s Super-frog Saves Tokyo. The way they adopted to regain connection to the society and to reduce the feeling of loneliness and isolation would also be examined. A comparison would also be made between isolation caused by inter-ethnic factors and intra-ethnic factors. Moon was the first story of Marilyn Chin’s book‚ Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen. It was a Chinese American
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creative!) Overview: For this portfolio assignment‚ you will create an alternative ending for one of the stories you have read in Unit 4. Step 1: Choose ONE of the following stories: “A White Heron” by Sarah Orne Jewett “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” by Mark Twain “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce “A Pair of Silk Stockings” by Kate Chopin “The Wife of His Youth” by Charles Waddell Chestnut “The Lemon Tree Billiards House” by Cedric Yamanaka Step 2:
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When reading “Why Frog and Snake Never Play Together” from the book “Children’s Book of Virtues” edited by William J. Bennet the first time through it may seem as if it’s just another children’s story‚ but after a deeper look into the text it’s clear that this small folktale is much more than just a story. This story does a great job of giving children two relatable characters in Frog-Child and Snake-Child who without their family’s intervention were great friends who were even able to learn from
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Twin-Pulse Facilitation Measured as Twitch Ratios at the! Frog Nerve/Gastrocnemius Preparation ! Richard S. Manalis and Jonathan L. Miller— Department of Biology‚ Goshen College‚ Goshen‚ Indiana Introduction! Learning & Memory are related to synaptic efficacy which the present study brings to the undergraduate physiology laboratory. TWIN-PULSE FACILITATION has been widely used to study one aspect of short-term synaptic plasticity at a wide variety of synapses using electrophysiological methods
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