Myers‚ Exploring Psychology 9e Chapter 2 Quiz 1 completed Total score: 15 out of 15‚ 100% Top of Form 1. Natural‚ opiate-like neurotransmitters linked to pain control are called a. glial cells. b. dendrites. c. hormones. d. endorphins. 1 out of 1 Correct! 2. Drugs that block the reuptake of serotonin will thereby increase the concentration of serotonin molecules in the a. axon terminals. b. synaptic gaps. c. glial cells. d. endocrine glands. 1 out of 1 Correct!
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Blood is moved from the heart to the body by arteries. Blood pressure is the force of the blood pushing against the walls of the arteries. With each heartbeat‚ blood is pumped into the arteries. Systolic pressure is determined when the heart is contracting which causes increased pressure in the arteries. Diastolic Blood pressure is the remaining pressure in the arteries when the ventricles of the heart is relaxed allowing the heart to fill with blood. Blood pressure is influenced by cardiac output
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EXERCISE 9: RENAL SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGYHere is 9 got 95% Still need help on final 132 | ACTIVITY 1: The Effect of Arteriole Radius on Glomerular Filtration Answers 1. According to your lab manual‚ in humans the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ranges from _____ to _____ ml/minute. 80 140 2. When the radii of both the afferent arteriole and efferent arteriole were set at 0.45mm‚ the GFR was approximately ______ ml/minute. a. 40 b. 60 c. 80 d. 120 C. 3. True or
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showed that sex on a regular basis increases the humans’ lifespan. For the same age and health‚ those who had orgasms more frequently had half the death rate of men who did not have such frequent orgasms. This could be due to the plummeting stress hormones‚ reaction that installs after we have sex. 3. Sweating while having sex cleanse the skin pores‚ making the skin brighter and decreasing the risk of developing dermatitis. 4. Sex can make us lose weight. You burn all that fat and carbohydrates
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estrus and ovulation‚ and (3) embryonic and fetal development. Anatomy: The primary structures of the female reproductive tract are the ovaries‚ they have two major functions: (1) to produce ova‚ the female germ cells and (2) to produce the hormones progesterone and estrogen. Each ovary is surrounded by a thin membrane called the infundibulum which acts as a funnel to collect ova and divert them to the oviduct. The oviduct is about 6-10 inches long and acts as the site of fertilization. There
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The endocrine system is a control system of ductless glands that secrete chemical "instant messengers" called hormones that circulate within the body via the bloodstream to affect distant cells within specific organs. Endocrine glands secrete their products immediately into the blood or interstitial fluid‚ without storage of the chemical. Hormones act as "messengers‚" and are carried by the bloodstream to different cells in the body‚ which interpret these messages and act on them. Typical endocrine
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The Human-Animal Bond Purdue University states that “The Human-Animal bond is the dynamic relationship between people and animals in that each influences the psychological or physiological state of the other” (“Center”). The Human-Animal bond is essential to the well-being of society. Animals can affect people in many different ways‚ specifically by providing companionship. This bond has existed for thousands of years‚ though people’s relationship with animals is much different today than it
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benefits of owning a cat‚ both long term and short term. I’ve experienced somehow feeling happier around my cats then when I’m not with them. Cats are soft which maybe humans find comforting that makes us feel good or could it have something to do with hormones. My original assumptions are that cats are very beneficial for stress because I’ve heard people talk about it‚ but what about them makes our stress disappear. I think that petting cats makes them purr and that the sound or feeling causes endorphins
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Animal-assisted therapy has become a widely common therapy treatment for individuals with mental illnesses. The definition set for animal-assisted therapy by The American Veterinary Medical Association is “a goal-directed intervention in which an animal meeting specific criteria is an integral part of the treatment process. It is designed to promote improvement in human physical‚ social‚ emotional‚ or cognitive function” (Rosseti et al.‚ 2010‚ p.45). The process of animal-assisted therapy varies
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capable of‚ from breathing‚ motor function‚ feeling emotions‚ and even hormone production. When humans discovered this‚ they also discovered there are possible ways of interfering with the brains ability to perform it’s necessary tasks. One of the possibilities they discovered were types of tumors‚ or lesions‚ growing on the hypothalamus. With this discovery‚ they found that brain lesions resulted in a malfunction in hormone
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