Week 7: Discussion

Week 7: Discussion

Discussion Post Instructions:

Think about a response to all the questions listed below. Pick one and post an initial thread response. Youre required to also post a minimum of two interactive responses (to peers and/or to a follow-up question that I may present).

Discussion Thread Topics:

Choose one of the following topics:

1. Describe examples of the sympathetic (“fight or flight”) and parasympathetic (“rest and digest”) responses.
2. As for the organs and glands of the autonomic, how do the various organs/glands know how to respond (to sympathetic or parasympathetic activity)?
3. Where is the actual CSF located within the meninges? Where is CSF initially produced? How is it made?

The Discussion Board (DB) is an academic discussion. As such, postings (including initial and

response postings) are expected to be substantial, to reflect application of relevant course

content, and to be supported with evidence from credible sources.

The following guidelines should be followed unless the instructions for a particular DB

specifically indicate otherwise:

One initial posting and 2 response postings are required, as a minimum, for each

discussion forum/board. Posts must be completed on at least two separate days.

Original posts should consist of at least 150 words (unless the assignment instructions are

different). Try not to exceed 300 words; however, no points will be deducted for longer

postings.

Response postings should consist of at least 75 words. Try not to exceed 300 words;

however, no points will be deducted for longer postings.

Timeliness is essential in the online discussion environment in terms of encouraging and

facilitating the exchange and development of ideas among members of the discussion

group. Nightingale Colleges academic week runs from Monday at 12:00 am Mountain

Time (MT) to Sunday at 11:59 pm MT. All assignments for the week are due within the

academic week in which they are assigned, unless otherwise specified. Accordingly,

o Initial postings should be posted no later than Wednesday at 11:59 PM MT.

o The required response postings must be posted no later than Sunday at 11:59 PM

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The following link will take you to the module page of the course. At the top of the page you can click on the textbook pdf and navigate to your assigned reading section.

Read the sections listed below from Chapters 12 and 13 in your course textbook, Hole’s Anatomy & Physiology 16e.

• Chapter 12 Sections:
• 12.1 General Characteristics of Sensory Function
• 12.3 General Senses
• 12.4 Special Senses
• Chapter 13 Sections:
• 13.4 Pituitary Gland
• 13.5 Thyroid Gland
• 13.6 Parathyroid Gland
• 13.7 Adrenal Gland
• 13.8 Pancreas
• 13.9 Pineal, Thymus, and Other Glands
• 13.11 Life-span Changes

References should be included when applicable. References should be

formatted in a manner generally consistent with APA guidelines; however,

no points will be deducted for variations in line spacing and or indentation

(including “hanging” position for the first line of each entry).

To avoid loss of content while your posting is under development, you

may wish to develop your postings in a MS Word document and then cut

and paste them into the DB. Please do not present your discussion

posting in the form of a MS Word document attachment.