acetylcholinesterase? A) amplify or enhance the effect of ACh B) destroy ACh a brief period after its release by the axon endings C) act as a transmitting agent D) stimulate the production of serotonin 1) 2) The term central nervous system refers to the ________. A) brain‚ spinal cord‚ and peripheral nerves B) spinal cord and spinal nerves C) autonomic nervous system D) brain and spinal cord 2) 3) Collections of nerve cell bodies outside the central nervous system are called ________
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Explore some of the ways in which Owen presents the natural world in his poems. Refer to two poems from the collection you have studied Wilfred Owen uses nature to convey his feelings about the war in his poems‚ using different techniques. In both of his poems that I am examining‚ ‘Futility’ and ‘Spring Offensive’ he uses nature to show the pain and suffering of man and war. In ‘Spring Offensive’ Owen mixes the idea of war and nature in a conversational tone unlike ‘Futility’ in which Owen questions
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10/22/2012 Communication Along and Between Neurons (Ch.6) • Receptors receive stimuli‚ and convert them to nerve impulses • Alternating graded and all-or-none signals on the membrane of a single neuron • Graded potentials decay with distance (electrotonic conduction); longdistance transmission depend on transforming signals to APs • Typically‚ alternating electric (within neuron) and chemical signals (between neurons) • Postsynaptic potential affected by number and frequency of APs
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NAME ________________________________________ HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY BMS 108 First Midterm – Summer 2013 DR. BARRY D. TANOWITZ 1. Put your name at the top and on your Scantron. 2. Answers for questions 1-‐ 50 will be placed on a Scantron (Green strip‚ 100 questions) – all questions 1 point each.
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January 30‚ 2014 Nervous Tissue ! Anatomy & Physiology - Overall Purpose of the Nervous System ! • To keep controlled conditions within limits that maintain life health and homeostasis ! - Regulates body activities by responding via nerve impulses‚ works with the endocrine system which responds by releasing hormones ! • Responsible for our behavior‚ memories‚ and movements ! • Neurology : branch of medicine that deals with normal functioning and disorders of the nervous system ! -
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Benefits of Multiculturalism Multiculturalism refers to the principle that several cultures can coexist equitably and peacefully in one country‚ instead of a single national culture. Canada is a great example of a country that is fully following the Multiculturalism Policy. The following are benefits of multiculturalism. 1. Increases immigration Due to the multiculturalism policy in Canada‚ many immigrants have moved to that country. This is because they get to retain their ancestry and
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It is a man’s own mind‚ not his enemy or foe‚ that lures him to evil ways." (Buddha) The word ’man’ in this quote indicates a grown up‚ an adult‚ someone above the age of majority. However‚ in "I’m The King Of The Castle"‚ this is not the case. After reading the novel‚ we are shocked. Our preconceptions about childhood innocence are shattered. Hill deliberately shocks us in a traditionally gothic style‚ by transgressing what we consider to be the accepted boundaries of behaviour. "I’m The King of
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repolarisation‚ whereby there is a large increase in the membranes permeability to potassium ions‚ hence the membrane returns to Ek. Explanation of the (ionic) mechanisms underlying generation of the action potential leads directly to understanding impulse propagation. The main feature underlying the ion currents associated with the action potential is that both the sodium and potassium conductances are voltage dependent. Depolarisation increases the membrane’s conductance to sodium ions and‚ after
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PE Essay Question Q1) Short term preparation refers to the period prior to a competitive performance using the headings physiological‚ psychological and technical. Outline the strategies and considerations elite athletes take into account in their short term preparation for global games. (20marks) Prior to an event/performance an athlete will need to do an effective warm-up‚ this will increase the athletes heart rate‚ increases the temperature of muscles to an optimum level this will reduce the
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sprout from the cell and the axon is one long extension of the cell. The dendrites receive signals from other neurons‚ while the axon sends impulses to other neurons. Axons can extend to more than a meter long. Average sized neurons have hundreds of dendrites; therefore it can receive thousands of signals simultaneously from other neurons. The neuron sends impulses by connection the axon to the dendrites of another nerve cell. The synapse is a gap between the axon and the adjacent neuron‚ which is where
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