Chapter 9: Muscles and Muscle Tissue‚ Lecture Outline: I. Overview of Muscle Tissues (pp. 276–278; Table 9.1) A. Types of Muscle Tissue (p. 277; Table 9.1) 1. Skeletal muscle is associated with the bony skeleton and consists of large cells that bear striations and are under voluntary control. 2. Cardiac muscle occurs only in the heart and consists of small cells that are striated and under involuntary control. 3. Smooth muscle is found in the walls of hollow organs and
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placing it on a shelf Light entering the eye forms an upside-down image on the retina. The retina transforms the light into nerve signals for the brain. The brain then turns the image right-side up and tells us what we are seeing. Our brain then computes to pick up the box. When a message comes into the brain from anywhere in the body‚ the brain tells the body how to react. the brain as a central computer that controls all bodily functions‚ then the nervous system is like a network that relays
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Muscle contractions tend to be smooth and vary in strengths‚ depending on the demands placed on them. The variations of strength are called graded muscle responses. There are two ways a muscle contraction can be graded‚ either by changing the frequency of stimulation or by changing the strength of the stimulation. When a muscle is responding to a change in stimulus frequency‚ the nervous system will reach a greater muscular force when increasing the firing of motor neurons. This causes a wave or
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Big Foot: Our Greatest Mystery Cryptids and mythical creatures have peaked human interest since the beginning of recorded time‚ big foot is our greatest‚ most relevant mystery. People have begun to see big foot before the media had brought it to life. Most sightings occur in isolated woodland areas‚ which is perfect big foot habitat. Sightings have occurred in places such as Canada‚ Hawaii‚ Colorado‚ New Mexico‚ and even Russia. As for what big foot is; science and tradition have two different theories
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metabolism and capillary permeability are: a. neurolemmacytes b. astrocytes c. oligodendrocytes d. neurons 2. The portion of the nervous system concerned with afferent input from skeletal muscle is: a. visceral sensory b. somatic motor c. somatosensory d. propriosensory 3 Light adaptation of the eye occurs due to: a .a decrease in the active photo pigment b. an increase in active photopigment c. a shift to using rod cells d. a shift to using cone cells. e both b and c 4. A Na+/ K+ ATPase
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troubled by side-effects. However‚ if you take a statin‚ tell a doctor if you develop unexplained muscle pain‚ tenderness or weakness (which may be due to a rare‚ but serious‚ side-effect). What are cholesterol‚ lipids and atheroma? Cholesterol is a type of fat (lipid) that is made in the liver‚ from fatty foods that we eat. A certain amount of cholesterol is present in the bloodstream. You need some cholesterol to keep healthy. Cholesterol is one factor involved in forming atheroma. Patches of
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The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014) Director: Lasse Hallstrom Stars: Helen Mirrerm‚ Om Puri‚ Manish Dayal‚ and Charlotte Le bon Introduction: Kadam Hassan‚ a talented cook‚ leaves to France after a deadly fire burns the family restaurant to the ground‚ and ends his mother’s life. Trying to find a place in France to open a new restaurant‚ the family has a minor car accident that helps them find the perfect place. Led by Papa (Om Puri)‚ the family settles in the picturesque and elegant village of Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val
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My Left Foot Film Review My Left foot is the true story of a young boy called Christy Brown‚ played by Hugh O’Connor and Daniel Day-Lewis‚ Christy is born into a poor working class family in Dublin‚ Ireland‚ with a physically disabling condition known as cerebral palsy. Considered a vegetable and using his only functional limb(his left foot) Christy becomes a very successful writer and artist with the help of his strong willed mother and teacher. I personally really enjoyed this film‚ I liked the
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“Speak when you are angry- and you will make the best speech you will ever regret” Dr. Laurence J. Peter How does the above quote relate to the use of language as a tool for expressing one’s emotion? There are many ways of expressing our emotions. We can do this by our face expressions‚ by our movements and acts‚ using our body language but the most powerful and common way is using the ordinary language. Ordinary language is the ability of people to communicate between them to
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visit. "That is simple"‚ he said‚ "When you came to me on the first day‚ I myself was in the habit of eating sugar and sweets. Unless and until I change my habit and practice this myself‚ how can I ask another person to follow my instruction?" The story reminds us that example is better than precept. An ideal leader is one who "knows the way‚ shows the way and goes the way." A preacher who has the habit of smoking does not have the authority or credibility to ask others to quit the habit. Society
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