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Anatomy: Integumentary System

November 14, 2004 in Anatomy by Lisa
Our largest organ & waterproof barrier, our skin contains a variety of nerve endings that detect light touch, sustained pressure, cold, heat & pain. When receptors are stimulated, they create a series of nerve impulses we feel when the brain processes them.  Except for our lips, our palms and the soles of our feet, hairs [...]
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Anatomy: Muscular System

November 12, 2004 in Anatomy by Lisa
Muscles are responsible for every movement and all traveling that occurs within, all managed through coordination and pulling. There are about 700 muscles in the human body, about 600 of which are skeletal. Parts Involved in the Muscular System Skeletal muscles – muscles attached to skeleton that enable movement (come in pairs, usually contract voluntarily, [...]
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Physics Links for Continued Learning

November 10, 2004 in Physics, Webbiness by Lisa
Physics for the Rest of Us - by Roger S. Jones (book) The 7 Natural Laws That Will Change Your Life Forever - (pdf) Relativity Tutorial - UCLA Division of Astronomy and Astrophysics Music, Math Have Much in Common - Hagadone News Network What the Bleep Do We Know? by Captured Light Industries (film) The [...]
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Physics: Atoms & You

November 10, 2004 in Physics, Sense & Science by Lisa
If you look at the atomic theory, we are nothing more than a lot of space with a bunch of teeny, tiny bits of matter spinning in orbits:  lots of atoms, bits of matter, and lots and lots of empty space. Before you get depressed about life being a lot of nothing, remember that that [...]
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Integrated Physics

November 5, 2004 in Physics, Sense & Science by Lisa
Everyone and everything exists according to mathematics, force, frequencies and matter. Calculations are firing at every moment, keeping you 98.6 F degrees, transforming electrical impulses to muscular movements, and triggering hormonal secretions. Calculations are also firing for every thought, question and sensory experience, all the while filtering by other calculations what’s determined to be important, [...]
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Anatomy: Skeletal System

November 4, 2004 in Anatomy by Lisa
Bones have two purposes. Some, like your backbone, provide the structure which enables you to stand erect instead of lying like a puddle on the floor. Other bones protect the delicate, and sometimes soft insides of your body. Parts Involved in the Skeleton Bones – adult skeletons have 206; newborns have significantly more that fuse [...]
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Chakra Links for Continued Learning

November 4, 2004 in Chakras, Webbiness by Lisa
Super content made for curious birds who are newcomers to the topic. Chakras - Wikipedia The Chakras, for Healing and Self-Knowledge - Brofman Foundation for the Advancement of Healing Chakra Yoga Sequences - Chakras and asana practice, Anodea Judith Coming of Age in the Heart - Chakras & evolution, Anodea Judith Chakra Meanings - Kenaz [...]
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Anatomy: Excretory System

November 3, 2004 in Anatomy by Lisa
The excretory system regulates blood chemistry, filters excess fluid and stuff your body can’t use, and removes waste products from the body. Parts & Functions Involved in Excreting Kidneys filter the blood via millions of nephrons, send the chemical waste and excess water down the ureters to the bladder, where it waits to leave via [...]
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Chakras & the Endocrine System

November 3, 2004 in Anatomy, Chakras by Lisa
Supporters of the notion of chakras explain the lack of confirmation of their existence in Western medical science by noting that current technology is not capable of measuring life energy or chakras. Some point out that arguments offered so far against the possibility of the existence of chakras are arguments from ignorance. Skeptics rejoin that [...]
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Physics: Degrees of Freedom

November 2, 2004 in Physics by Lisa
A degree of freedom is a mode of movement or orientation. Examples of this include: 3D – length, width and height are each degrees of freedom Paradigms – thought patterns create an orientation where some things work and some don’t, some things can happen and some cannot (e.g. if you believe the world is flat, [...]
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