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    Describe the structure and function of the skeleton system’s two distinct are – Axial System and Appendicular skeleton. Axial system The axial skeleton is the portion of the human skeleton that consists of the bones of the head and trunk of an organism. In the human body‚ it consists of 80 bones and is composed of – 29 bones in the head - (8 cranial and 14 facial bones) and then also 7 associated bones (6 auditory ossicles and the Hyoid Bone) 25 bones of the thorax - (the sternum and 24 ribs)

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    A brief introduction of PMT‚ IPMT and PPMT Excel functions MS Excel – PMT Function(WS‚ VBA) • In Excel‚ the PMT function returns the payment amount for a loan based on an interest rate and a constant payment schedule. • The syntax for the PMT function is: • PMT( interest_rate‚ number_payments‚ PV‚ [FV]‚ [Type] ) • • • • interest_rate is the interest rate for the loan. number_payments is the number of payments for the loan. PV is the present value or principal of the loan

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    PSYCHOLOGY Scenario 2 You are driving to the movies with your friends on a Friday night. You have just left Dairy Queen™ with a huge Blizzard®. Please be able to explain: Seven parts of the brain that you are using. The functions of the structures you listed. Neurotransmitters you are using and their function(s). Basal Ganglia – Driving (planning and indicating movement) Hippo Campus – Remembering where the movies are and friends. (Remember place‚ relationships and events) Hypothalamus

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    Big Brothers Big Sisters heavily relies of pathos‚ pulling at the emotions of people‚ to help to support their organization. By using the emotional appeal and fear appeal they are able to explain who is effected‚ why they are effected and the outcomes of the children who participate in the program verses the children who should or could‚ but do not. A persuasion tactic that is important when using pathos is repetition. Constantly making the changes in children and opportunities pairs experience visible

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    Mirror neurons are defined as a group of neurons that fire both when the monkey executes a motor act and when it observes another individual (a human being or another monkey) performing the same or a similar motor act. They were discovered by a group of scientist at the University of Parma‚ Italy‚ when working on monkeys. The researchers‚ led by Giacomo Rizzolatti‚ had observed strange phenomenon with peanuts. They discovered that same group of neurons was responding when the monkey would pick up

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    How would the following errors affect your calculated value of R? Explain your reasoning. If some air accidentally entered the eudiometer when it was transferred to the tall graduated cylinder‚ then the value of R would increase. This is because in my manipulated gas law equation‚ R=PVnT‚ volume is on top‚ in which if it’s value increases‚ then the value of R will also increase. And because volume is directly correlated by the how much gas is in the eudiometer‚ the more gas in the eudiometer‚ the

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    half of the brain tends to function by processing information in an analytical‚ rational‚ logical‚ sequential way. The right half of the brain tends to function by recognizing relationships‚ integrating and synthesizing information‚ and arriving at intuitive insights. In other words‚ the left side of your brain deals with a problem or situation by collecting data‚ making analyses‚ and using a rational thinking process to reach a logical conclusion. The right side of your brain approaches the

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    3.1 Explain theories about autism related to brain function and genetics and to psychology There are a number of prominent theories regarding Autism. Research indicates that autism may be a disorder of the cortex area of the brain which controls reasoning‚ problem-solving‚ memory‚ voluntary movement and sensation. The autistic brain functions differently than an average brain. The structural differences in the brain‚ such as mini-columns with numerous small brain cells‚ cause a person with autism

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    is important to mention the Neuron as carrier impulses from the CNS to the periphery‚ the peripheral nerves in turn have the funsion to carry messages from one part of the organism to another‚ so we can understand the action of these drugs. They act in the prevention‚ generation and propagation of the nervous impulse. Acting on the blocking of the depolarization initiation‚ allowing Na + to enter the nerve cell from rest to the trigger threshold (- 50a - 60 mV) would consequently impede the initiation

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