The Terminal

for the library, we have six activities prepared for the event. For my activity, it is building a cell neuron out of candy. During the activity, I will teach the kids the basic parts of a neuron such as, dendrite, cell body, myelin, axon and axon terminal, and their functions. While the kids are building each part of the neuron, I will explain what part their building and explain what its function is. The kids will also have a handout to look at while building their neuron. The handout will also…

The purpose of synapses is to pass chemical signals to one neurons to another one. Synapse is defined as a "where a presynaptic terminal ends in close proximity to a receiving dendrite (NIDA. 1996. 43)." The brain is an organ that controls different functions of the body. Neurons controls body functions, behaviors, and emotions but exactly how do neurons do this? First, let's define neuron. "A neuron is a specialized cell that can produce different actions because of its precise connections with…

from a physician that they have a terminal illness. Fast forward time and imagine that same loved one, writhing in pain and in end stages of their terminal illness. Krakauer (43-48), an author of the medical journal Health Administration Press, states that “few people would aspire to end their lives in intensive care units, on various forms of life support, in pain and isolated from loved ones”, but unfortunately for those who are in the end stages of a terminal illness, this is often what they…

Mind-Body Conflict: Dehydration and Disaster at JLFT Although there are a few affordable facilities for beverages and food around Jack Layton Ferry Terminal, none are within reach of the Pokestop cluster, which has created multiple events of players passing out in the heat from exhaustion or dehydration (Torontoist). Between the lack of immediate water, intense summer heat and limited spaces to sit, players can feel that they are unable to move, or become so distracted by the hunt that they…

The cascade of sodium/potassium ion channels opening up in a chain reaction that progresses away from the body of Neuron A along its axon eventually reaches the terminal…

ending his personal pain, but also allowed closure for the family and friends of Johnson. Knowing day after day that a loved one is only struggling to breathe and merely exist is a terrible thought that clouds those who are vicariously affected by terminal illness. Many individuals have to struggle when being diagnosed as terminally ill, and find assistance hard to seek in life to end the…

and transmit the signals to the inner plexiform layer of the retina. The inner plexiform layer is where the axon terminals of different bipolar cells arrange into one specific inner plexiform layer and give synaptic signals to amacrine and retinal ganglion cells. Retinal ganglion cells are neurons that conduct output signals while the amacrine cells presynaptic side inhibit the terminals of bipolar ells and the postsynaptic side inhibits the dendrites of…

Death with Dignity Imagine if one of your loved ones was suffering from a terminal illness and had less than six months to live. Imagine if he could no longer use the bathroom without assistance, or feed himself independently, and he was also in a lot of pain. Would you want him to suffer a painful death and lose his dignity or die peacefully? How would you feel about physician-assisted suicide if it was your loved one suffering? Physician-assisted suicide is the practice of ending a life with…

the entire array would be 48 volts and 5 amps. Remember: just like batteries, solar panels have a negative terminal ( - ) and a positive terminal ( + ). Current flows from the negative terminal through a load (current consumed by a piece of equipment) to the positive terminal. Wiring Solar Panels in a Series Circuit Connect the positive terminal of the first solar panel to the negative terminal of the next…

This allows the action potential to move unidirectional. For instance, an action potential at the dendrites will move to the cell body, and then from the cell body it will be propagated in one direction along the axon until it gets to the terminal. The axons of some neurons have an extra layer called a myelin sheath (myelinated). The myelin sheath is an insulator that helps increase the velocity at which an action potential is propagated along an axon. The myelin sheath is commonly made of…