Physiological Adaptations of the Plesiosaur for Holding its Breath’ By Nathan Eaton One hundred and fifty million years ago‚ large aquatic species of reptile such as the Plesiosaur dominated the ocean‚ and were pre-eminent predators of the sea. The branch of now extinct Plesiosaurs‚ or near lizards’‚ evolved into variant closely related species specialised to take different niches in the food chain. Such species of Plesiosaur include the phenotypically similar Plesiosauroid and Pliosauroid
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"When a person glimpses the face of a famous actor‚ sniffs a favourite food or hears the voice of a friend‚ recognition is instant. Within a fraction of a second after the eyes‚ nose‚ ears‚ tongue or skin is stimulated‚ one knows the object is familiar and whether it is desirable or dangerous. How does such recognition‚ which psychologists call preattentive perception‚ happen so accurately and quickly‚ even when the stimuli are complex and the context in which they arise varies? Much is known about
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Tristan Lampkin 4th Period 1/23/15 Physiological Change What is a drug addiction? Why don’t people just simply quit doing drugs? Well here is a news flash‚ an addiction to drugs is a disease! Why is it when someone is diagnosed with cancer other people are concerned and feel horrible‚ however‚ when someone is diagnosed with an addiction to drugs they are faced with ridicule‚ and alienation? It seems that it may be this way since cancer has been researched for many years while drug addiction has not
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Physiological factors affect the body’s need and desire for food. If the body is to remain healthy and function correctly it must have adequate amounts of food containing the essential nutrients. The impact of physiological of food selection and habits amongst individual falls into 3 main categories; Hunger‚ appetite and nutritional requirement. Hunger may be defined as that feeling of emptiness‚ weakness or pain caused by a lack of food. It becomes more intense as time passes‚ until we are able
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WORKSHOP-Make-up You must write a 100 word essay. You need to choice one or two of the following to write about. It must be typed. It must be turned in by May 2‚ 2013 in order to get credit. 1. Why do you want to get a college education? 2. Pick an experience from your own life and explain how it has influenced your development. 3. Describe your most meaningful achievements and how they relate to your field of study and your future goals . 4. Why do you want to be a _______
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Diana Beharry PSY350: Physiological Psychology Alzheimer’s Disease Professor Candice Ward March 20‚ 2011 Introduction In 1901‚ a fifty one year old woman named Frau Auguste D. was admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Frankfurt‚ Germany. She had an unusual bunch of symptoms. While she had no history of prior psychiatric illness‚ her husband had noticed that Frau D. was becoming increasing paranoid‚ hallucinatory‚ agitated‚ disoriented‚ and having increasing difficulties with language functions
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Running: Effects on the Psychological and Physiological That day‚ for no particular reason‚ I decided to go for a little run. So‚ I ran to the end of the road‚ and when I got there‚ I thought maybe I ’d run to the end of town. And when I got there‚ I thought maybe I ’d just run across Greenbow County. And I figured since I run this far‚ maybe I ’d just run across the great state of Alabama. And that ’s what I did. I ran clear across Alabama. For no particular reason‚ I just kept on going. I ran
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Psychological and Physiological effects of stress Throughout a lifetime one may experience thousands of different episodes of stress. The level of stress could vary; from very intense to minimal. Irreguardless of the level‚ stress has an effect on a person’s physical and emotional well- being. Reactions to stress effects us as well as people with whom we live‚ work‚ and encounter on a daily basis. The narrative will address the psychological and physiological effects that arise from
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or to play some music so I get some slumber. In the morning since both my guardian are working I need to encourage grandma an extra part that I have needed to acknowledge subsequent to am likewise expected to sustain and dress my young sibling who goes to class as well. I feel like actually fleeing from home in light of the fact that I even have no time to mess around with my companions since I need to go home quickly after school to care for grandma and my more youthful sibling. In school‚ I can’t
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CONTENT OUTLINE II. PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR A. Heredity B. Nervous system C. ------------------------------------------------- Endocrine Glands PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR BASE ON HEREDITY Heredity is the passing of traits to offspring from its parents or ancestor. This is the process by which an offspring cell or organism acquires or becomes predisposed to the characteristics of its parent cell or organism. Through heredity‚ variations exhibited by individuals
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