Roxann Milbourn Case study number 2 March 13‚ 2014 Badfish anatphys Neurotoxin 1. To present the doctor’s notes portion of the case with a description of the following terms or concepts: Diaphoresis- is the medical term for profuse sweating or perspiring. The skin’s sweat glands sweat to aid in fever management. When your body temp rises you autonomic nervous system causes you eccrine glands to secrete fluid onto the surface of the skin where it cools as it evaporates. Motor dysfunction_
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Running Head: Biological Psychology Paper Biological Psychology Paper Biological Psychology Paper Biological psychology is a vital part of psychology; without it psychology would not be considered a science‚ rather it may still be considered an art. Biological psychology has an extensive history‚ and each step has brought us closer to the reality that the brain is our main power source‚ and how much it affects our behavior. There have been many scientists and theorists that have contributed
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AP Psychology Extra Credit Vocab Unit 1: History‚ approaches and research methods 1. Psychology – the study of the human mind and its functions 2. Empiricism – the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should‚ therefore‚ rely on observation and experimentation 3. John Locke – Created idea of “tabula rasa” (blank slate)‚ which means that the mind at birth is blank and we learn from experience. 4. Wilhelm Wundt – did psychology’s first “experiment”‚ while seeking to measure
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fascinating part of communication within the central nervous system. They are the transmitters of chemical and electrical messages that cause us to see‚ feel‚ move and much more. The brain consists of around 100 billion neurons‚ each of which has around 7‚000 synaptic connections to other neurons. It has been estimated that a three year old child has 1‚000 trillion synapses‚ and since number of synapses decreases with age until it stabilises in adulthood it is estimated the average adult has between 100
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In a very general explanation‚ describe this condition/disease. (1 point) Harry suffers from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis‚ also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. This disease affects a person’s motor neurons affecting voluntary motor control by damaging both the upper motor neuron and lower motor neuron. 2. Which patient findings/observations lead you to your primary diagnosis? How do they relate to the primary diagnosis? (1 point) It was Harry’s general weakness his clumsiness‚ and his suffering
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can lose touch with reality‚ a key symptom of schizophrenia. Further support that mental illness is caused by structural defects is a tissue samples of brain neurons taken from mono-zygotic twins in which one is normal and the other effected. In the affected twin their neurons are disorganized‚ compared with the unaffected twin whose neurons are organized. This supports the theory that mental illness is caused by structural abnormalities as the normal twin has a different brain structure to that
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damages dopamine neurons. Research shows that it is “the most addictive” drug in the world. Regardless of how the drug is utilised‚ it ultimately enters the bloodstream and through its lipophilic nature can cross the blood-brain-barrier (Figure 3) to reach the brain. Methamphetamine alters the release or “reuptake” of neurotransmitters in the brain‚ the most affected of which is dopamine‚ a chemical that assists in transmitting signals and is produced by the dopaminergic neurons located in the midbrain
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require the following- 1. Excitatory transmitters free from the fundamental terminals of primary afferent nociceptors; 2. Excitatory transmission amongst neurons of the spinal cord; 3. Inhibitory transmitters free by interneurons within the spinal cord; 4. Inhibitory transmitters free from supraspinal sources. The concept of a single neuron discharging a single transmitter within the synaptic cleft clearly doesn’t relate to the dorsal horn. While exocytotic relief of separate peptide or amino
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|The metabolic center of the neuron; also called the soma. | |Peripheral nervous system |The division of the nervous system that is located outside the skull and spine. | |Dendrites |The short processes emanating from the cell body‚ which receive most of the synaptic contacts | | |from other neurons.
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Endorphins ("endogenous morphine") are endogenous opioid peptides that function as neurotransmitters.[1] They are produced by the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus in vertebrates during exercise‚[2] excitement‚ pain‚ consumption of spicy food‚ love and orgasm‚[3][4] and they resemble the opiates in their abilities to produce analgesia and a feeling of well-being. The term implies a pharmacological activity (analogous to the activity of the corticosteroid category of biochemicals) as opposed to
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