(stomach) formed and functional to allow premature fetus a chance of survival‚ responsive to sound‚ prefer mother’s voice to another woman or father’s • Placenta transfers nutrients and oxygen‚ screens harmful substances‚ though it can admit teratogens: harmful agents (viruses‚ drugs) which cause mother-to-baby transfer of AIDS‚ heroin addiction‚ nicotine; alcohol depresses activity in
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CHAPTER 2: CELLS Learning about disease is often simplified by growing it in a dish – some cells like heart and nerve cells however do not grow easily outside the body. Cellular reprogramming takes cell back to a state similar to stem cells and then coaxes them to specialize in a different way. Example – LEOPARD syndrome MIM 151100. Acronym for symptoms: enlarged heart w/blocked valves to the lungs‚ freckles‚ abnormal genitals‚ deafness. Skin cells taken from patients were reprogrammed to give
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Female reproduction Functions Transport eggs Transport sperm from uterus Fertilization Regions of Oviduct Infundibulum Funnel shaped Fimbriae Ostium opens into peritoneal cavity Ampulla Thin walls Region of fertilization Isthmus Narrower Uterotubual junction Inner diameter 1mm Histology of tube wall Outer serosa continuous with uterine surface Middle muscular layer Inner mucosa Lumen (hollow area) Interior surface of oviduct Mucosal surface highly folded Cilia move
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Objective 1.1 Define psychology. Psychology is defined as the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Key Terms psychology Exercises 1. Put a check mark by each statement that is true regarding psychology. ___X__ Psychologists study human behavior. ___X__ Psychologists study animal behavior. ___X__ Psychologists study emotions and mental processes. _____ Psychology and "common sense" lead to the same conclusions about behavior and mental processes
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Final Exam Study Guide 1. Life Span Development is from birth throughout adulthood as well as childhood. The traditional approach emphasizes extensive change from birth to adolescence‚ little or no change in adulthood‚ and decline in old age. A great deal of change does occur in the six decades after adolescence. 2. Life expectancy has increased because of the recent changes in human life expectancy. The upper boundary of the human life span is 122 years; this maximum human life span
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Obstetrics – Unit 1 Study Guide Components of preconception care activities that promote healthy mothers and babies must be initiated before period of critical fetal organ development between 17 – 56 days after fertilization Health Promotion Risk Factor Assessment Interventions Nutrition healthy diet (+ folic acid)‚ optimum weight Exercise and rest Avoid substance abuse tobacco‚ alcohol‚ “recreational” drugs Use of risk-reducing sex practices Attending to family and social
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os t 9-607-003 REV: FEBRUARY 7‚ 2008 DEISHIN LEE rP LIONEL BONY Cradle-to-Cradle Design at Herman Miller: Moving Toward Environmental Sustainability yo We put Herman Miller’s corporate environmental goal quite simply: to become a sustainable business— manufacturing products without reducing the capacity of the environment to provide for future generations.” — Herman Miller website No tC op Drew Schramm‚ senior VP of Supply Chain Management‚ reflected on the irony
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Professor: Leslie Adams Lariviere‚ Ph.D. Class time/location: MWF 12:30-1:20‚ Kennedy room 204 Office Hrs: M 10:30-12:20‚ W 10:30-11:20 Office Location: Kennedy 211 Office phone number: 508 767-2313 Email: llariviere@assumption.edu I. Description: In this introduction to psychology‚ students learn the language‚ methods‚ theoretical perspectives‚ and research of the discipline. This course introduces students to a range of topics within psychology‚ such as the biological and social bases
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Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and verbal and non-verbal communication‚ and by restricted‚ repetitive or stereotyped behaviour. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their synapses connect and organize; how this occurs is not well understood.[3] Autism is usually caused by genetic transfer‚ and in rare cases‚ autism is strongly associated with agents that cause birth defects.[6] Controversies surround
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Department of Psychology Social and Developmental Psychology 1 Extended Handbook Spring Term (Developmental Psychology) 2013 - 2014 Module Code: PSY020C152Y (Study Abroad PSY010C911S) Room: G033 Day/Time: Tuesday 11am – 12.45pm 1. MODULE DETAILS: Tutors 2. RATIONALE 3. LEARNING OUTCOMES 4. ORGANISATION OF MODULE
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