finger of my right hand‚ I touched the sandpaper‚ and rubbed it gently. I rated the coarseness of the sandpaper at a 7. After two minutes elapsed‚ I again rubbed the sandpaper gently with my right index finger. My perception of the coarseness of the sandpaper did change during this experiment. On the second trial‚ the texture of the sandpaper felt smoother to the touch. I rated the coarseness at a 4 the second time. During this experiment‚ the sensory receptors located in the nerve endings on my fingertip
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Nervous Conditions is a novel by Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga‚ first published in the United Kingdom in 1988. The semi-autobiographical novel focuses on the story of a Rhodesian family in post-colonial Rhodesia during the 1960s. It attempts to illustrate the dynamic themes of race‚ class‚ gender‚ and cultural change during the post-colonial conditions of present-day Zimbabwe. The title is taken from the introduction by Jean-Paul Sartre to Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth. Plot summary
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Autonomic nervous system The autonomic nervous system (ANS or visceral nervous system) is the part of the peripheral nervous system that acts as a control system functioning largely below the level of consciousness‚ and controls visceral functions. The ANS affects heart rate‚ digestion‚ respiration rate‚ salivation‚ perspiration‚ diameter of the pupils‚ micturition (urination)‚ and sexual arousal. Whereas most of its actions are involuntary‚ some‚ such as breathing‚ work in tandem with the conscious
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1. Differentiate between the somatic nervous system and the ANS. Somatic nervous system includes all of the neural pathways (neurons) that result in voluntary actions‚ basically anything that you can tell your brain to do like move your arm or stick out your tongue. The autonomic nervous system includes all of the neural pathways that result in involuntary actions‚ like your brain telling your eyes to blink or your intestines to contract‚ basically anything that you cannot control. 2. Describe
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Chapter 16 The Autonomic Nervous System Sympathetic (Thoraco-lumbar) division Parasympathetic (Cranial-sacral) division Somatic Motor vs Visceral Motor ■ ■ ■ ■ Somatic motor is directed from cortical levels to skeletal muscles and is voluntary. Visceral motor is directed from hypothalamus and midbrain and is involuntary‚ but has input from cortex and thalamus. Somatic lower motor neuron is in ventral horn of gray matter and neurotransmitter at skeletal muscle is Ach. Visceral motor comes from
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patients. (Ref)1. As a Dermatology Nurse the in depth knowledge of Integumentary and Nervous systems and many more systems are crucial when it comes to treating‚ managing or slowing down the effects of a patient’s condition. (Ref 2) A good practitioner‚ who is practically familiar with various forms‚ phases‚ complications‚ and tendencies of cutaneous disease‚ ought to be able‚ with a good light‚ to pronounce on it at first sight. (HUNT. 1865‚ p.8) As the largest organ of the body‚ and the most visual‚
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NERVOUS SYSTEM OUTLINE I. Nervous System = 2 Parts A. Central Nervous System (CNS) 1. Brain 2. Spinal Cord B. Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) 1. Nerves to parts of the body 2. Nerves from parts of the body C. Functions 1. Sensory a. receptors for stimuli (receive stimulus) b. peripheral nerves (carry impulses to CNS) c. activities monitored 1) light intensity (visual) 2) sound intensity (auditory) 3) temperature 4) oxygen concentration 5) internal fluid conditions 2. Motor a
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My life in England is completely different from life I lead in Poland.First of all when I came to this country I had to became a real adult person ‚far away from family and friends I could rely only on myself and I had to cope alone with my own problems.It was realy hard because in Poland I was get used to my parents help nad smart advases.In England I have to make choices by myself pay for thir consecvences.From one point it is good because nobody controls me but also nobody helps me. .In my opinion
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"Pass the Brainwash Please‚ On Second Thought " "Quietly‚ unobtrusively and extremely fitfully‚ something in my mind began to assert itself‚ to question things‚ and to refuse to be brainwashed " The main character‚ Tambudzai‚ in the novel Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga‚ is determined to get a white education without losing her native tongue and ways. However this proves to be more difficult that she would expect and seeds that are planted in her mind by the whites begin to take shape
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1. In Beowulf’s first and second speech‚ his attitude was fearless and confident. Whereas in the third speech‚ his tone changes to worried and fearful. He knows it will be difficult‚ in his old age‚ to fight the dragon. 2. Another way the author states the dragon is dangerous is by telling the reader that hot poison poured down the dragon’s tongue. 3. Beowulf went to the dragon’s home and waited with his sword and shield by his side. He yelled a battle cry and the dragon‚ knowing man had come‚ awoke
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