http://www.henryfamilyblog.com/blog Any given day in the life of a Henry family member Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:21:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My little baby Matthew is going to the doctor on Wednesday.  He missed his last appointment with the move so we are going to catch up.  He hasn't been weighed in 4 months.  Hmmm..can you guess how much he will weigh?  If you are one of the lucky ones who ... http://www.henryfamilyblog.com/blog/2008/08/25/guess-matts-weight/ Hi again.  Did you think we would ever come back to the blog?  Of course silly. Well, here we are living in Maryland.  It feels like it took forever to get here.  I guess it didn't really take THAT long.  We like it here in Germantown.  Steve is close to work ... http://www.henryfamilyblog.com/blog/2008/08/21/living-in-maryland/ I took the boys to the park again the other day.  As I went to sit down on the bench I noticed something in the sand.  It was the head to an action figure.  The first thing that came to my mind was that it was a choking hazard.  So I ... http://www.henryfamilyblog.com/blog/2008/07/21/just-plain-funny/ OK, on to my new class, Exercise Physiology.  I am relieved I made it through Physiology.  It was a lot of information in a short amount of time.  Now I get to apply that knowledge to exercise.  Wooo...whooo!!  It is starting to make sense now.  :) For those of you who ... http://www.henryfamilyblog.com/blog/2008/06/30/exercise-physiologymetabolism/ Thanks for the effort everyone.  You didn't get them all so here are the answers.  Jape=James Muffy=Muffin Baddet=Blanket Foop=Food Dorm=Storm Copper=Helicopter Dop=Stop Matnew=Matthew Boppy=Diaper Juice (this one is tricky)=Milk, Juice…pretty much anything that goes in his sippy cup. CB=TV Buk=Book Pie=Grandpa Meow=Cat Cool=School Gape=Grapes Strawbows=Strawberries Gree Bees=Green Beans On (This one is tricky too)=On, Off & Open.  We're working on that one!! Mee=Monkey Bas=Back....for example..."bas" with a point to the bouncy chair ... http://www.henryfamilyblog.com/blog/2008/06/29/answers/ Tree hugger in training... http://www.henryfamilyblog.com/blog/2008/06/29/earth-friendly/ I just recently got to my grandma Martha and Bill’s house a few hours ago and I got the urge to write this. I get to do my music. I have always like rap music since elementary school and it has always been a part of my life. My top 10 rappers- 1. ... http://www.henryfamilyblog.com/blog/2008/06/25/because-my-dad-steve-can-do-80s-songs/ A kidney is made up of a ureter, a renal pelvis, a medulla, a cortex, a capsule, a juxtamedullary nephron and a cortical nephron.  The path of urine drainage starts at the collecting duct.  It then proceeds to the papillary duct in the renal pyramid, then to the minor calyx, ... http://www.henryfamilyblog.com/blog/2008/06/12/the-kidneys/ There are four phases of digestion; interdigestive, dephalic, gastric and intestinal.  Interdigestion: The digestive tract is quiet.  The low pH in the stomach inhibits gastrin secretion and stimulates somatostatin secretion.  Sematostatin inhibits gastrin and HCl secretion.  Gastrin stimulates the production of HCl. Cephalic refers to the sight, smell and taste of ... http://www.henryfamilyblog.com/blog/2008/06/12/phases-of-digestion/ Neural and Hormonal Regulation of Digestion: Neural Regulation: In the Enteric Nervous System, chemoreseptors, mechanoreceptors and osmoreceptors stimulate the nerve plexus.  The Parasympathetic Nervous System (PSNS) is stimulated by chemoreceptors, mechanoreceptors and osmoreceptors.  The PSNS stimulates the nerve plexus which stimulates gland or smooth muscle.  The PSNS can act independently from stimuli coming ... http://www.henryfamilyblog.com/blog/2008/06/11/regulation-of-digestion/