down food into particles that can be used for nourishment. The stomach is not the only organ involved in the digestion process. A series of organs comprise the human digestive tract‚ including the mouth‚ esophagus‚ stomach‚ small intestines‚ liver and large intestine. Each organ in the digestive tract plays an integral part in the digestive process. The food enters the mouth‚ where it is masticated and prepped for digestion. The mouth is comprised of multiple features that contribute to the beginning
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9-1 * adaptation - a decrease in receptor sensitivity or perception after constant stimulation * receptor A had a circular receptive field with a diameter of 2.5 cm. receptor b has a circular receptive field 7.0 cm in diameter. which receptor provides more precise sensory info? * receptor A provides more information because it has a smaller receptive field. * 5 special senses - smell (ofalction)‚ taste (gustation)‚ vision‚ balance (equilibrium)‚ hearing 9-2 * general sensory
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NAME __Molly Manning__ LAB TIME/DATE ___10/24/13__ Exercise 2 Skeletal Muscle Physiology The Muscle Twitch and the Latent Period 1. Define the terms skeletal muscle fiber‚ motor unit‚ skeletal muscle twitch‚ electrical stimulus‚ and latent period. Skeletal muscle fiber-fibers attached to the skeleton that produce muscle tension. Motor unit-consists of the motor neuron and all of the muscle fibers. Skeletal muscle twitch-mechanical response to a single action potential. Electrical stimulus-muscle
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As a delicious french fry my crispy yellow form is chosen for this wonderful journey through the digestive system. I personally have never been in this journey but I’ve heard of this long process by my other peers. The fiber‚ potassium‚ and vitamins are all ready to be soaked up into this lucky person’s body for energy. My journey begins in the oral cavity. As I’m being chewed the teeth the teeth tear me apart into smaller pieces and the salivary glands produce saliva to break me down even further
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V. Anatomy and Physiology The Urinary Tract The Urinary System rids the body of nitrogenous wastes while regulating water‚ electrolyte‚ and acid-base balance of the blood. Kidneys Kidneys are small‚ dark red organs with a kidney-bean shape lie against the dorsal body wall in a retroperineal position (beneath the parietal peritoneum) in the superior lumbar region. The kidneys extend from T12 to the L3 vertebra; thus they receive some protection from the lower part of the rib cage. Because
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An Overview of Anatomy Exercise 1: Anatomical Position QUESTION: A. Explain why it is important to have a universally accepted anatomical position when studying the structure of humans. Having a universally accepted anatomical positional is important to avoid confusion. It creates a reference point so that no matter language or background of different people‚ they can still communicate efficiently. Exercise 2: Surface Anatomy A. Review Figure 3. Complete the table by placing
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RESPIRATORY Wednesday‚ March 28‚ 2012 1:57 PM 1. 2. - Respiration Acquiring oxygen form the environment Respiration is the process of the obtaining oxygen from the external environment and eliminating CO2 Dived into 2 parts: External Respiration Exchange of the environment with the respiratory organ Internal Respiration Exchange of gas between blood and the tissue cells 1. 2. 3. - Adequate Respiratory Apparatus Large surface area For contact between the environmental medium (water or
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Human Anatomy The word anatomy is derived from greek word ”anatome” which means cutting up. However anatomy does not strictly mean cutting up. Human anatomy is the science which deals with the structure of the human body and for the purpose of studying the structure‚ cutting up a body is necessary. Under the scope of anatomy one studies the theatre in which action is taking place. In other words one can say that anatomy is to physiology as geography is to history. Subdivisions of human anatomy: In
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The Bioethics of Refusing to Treat a Patient Medical doctors should be able to refuse to treat patients based on their personal belief. Timothy Muraoka Block 5 11-27-12 1 Thesis Statement: Medical doctors should be able to refuse to treat patients based on their personal belief. I. Conscientious objection is being practiced and can be protected by the law. A. Conscientious objection is a doctor’s right to refuse to offer specific treatments in a
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CARDIOVASCULAR ANATOMY AND PHSYSIOLOGY Professor Carrie Polnyj Blood Flow THROUGH the RIGHT Heart • Superior vena cava/ inferior vena cava • Right atrium • Tricuspid Valve • Right Ventricle • Pulmonary artery Blood Flow through the Left Heart • • • • • Pulmonary veins Left Atrium Mitral/bicuspid valve Left ventricle Aorta (ascending/ descending) 1 Cardiac Contraction • Diastole=relaxation=filling with blood • Systole=contraction=ejection of blood • Left and
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