[Luanna Vieira Rosa]

A nerve cell, also known as a neuron, is what helps the brain and body send messages to each other. The cell body is the main part of the neuron and has the nucleus, which controls what the cell does and keeps it alive. Dendrites are little branches that take in messages from other nerve cells and bring them to the cell body. The axon is a long fiber that carries messages away from the cell body to other cells. Some axons are covered by a myelin sheath, which helps the messages move faster. At the end of the axon are axon terminals, which send out neurotransmitters (chemicals that pass messages) through a small gap called the synapse. All the parts of a neuron work together to help us think, move, feel, and react to whatever is happening around us.

[Luanna Vieira Rosa]

I agree with you!

[Luanna Vieira Rosa]

You did a great job explaining this!

[Luanna Vieira Rosa]

Arteries and veins are both blood vessels, but they each have very different jobs in the body. Arteries carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart through the body, while veins bring back oxygen-poor blood back to the heart. The walls of arteries are thick and strong because the blood that comes from the heart is under a lot of pressure. This helps the arteries handle the force of the blood as it moves through the body. The veins on the other hand, have thinner walls because the blood pressure is much lower by the time it returns to the heart. To help move blood in the right direction, veins have valves that stop the blood from flowing backward. Another difference is that arteries carry oxygen in the blood while veins carry oxygen free blood, except for the ones connected to the lungs.

The heart has four chambers that each have an important role. The right atrium takes in blood that has already traveled through the body and doesn’t have much oxygen left. That blood then moves to the right ventricle, which pumps it to the lungs to pick up more oxygen. The left atrium gets the oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and sends it to the left ventricle, which pumps it out to the rest of the body. These four chambers work like a system that keeps oxygen-poor and oxygen filled blood separate. This is important because it makes sure that every part of the body gets the oxygen it needs to stay healthy and work the way it’s supposed to. Without the hearts chambers working together, blood wouldn’t flow the right way, and out organs wouldn’t get the oxygen they need to survive.

[Luanna Vieira Rosa]

I also thought the video was very informative!

[Luanna Vieira Rosa]

I also thought the video was very helpful and informative!

[Luanna Vieira Rosa]

The video had multiple good techniques sush as visualization, imaging, association, note taking, vocabulary, and staying focused.I think it was very helpful.

[Luanna Vieira Rosa]

I like how you explained this!

[Luanna Vieira Rosa]

I agree with everything you said about what makes good mental health retention!

[Luanna Vieira Rosa]

There are a lot of factors that can complicate someone remembering information well. A couple ofreasons are stress and fatigue. When someone doesn’t get enough sleep or are feeling overwhelmed our brains don’t work at its best and it’s harder to focus or remember things. Not eating well can also affect memory negatively.

Having good memory and focus is super important for being successful as an interpreter. Interpreters have to listen carefully, remember what’s being said, and then say it correctly in another language—all in real time. That takes strong short-term memory to keep track of what was just said and good long-term memory to remember words, phrases, and cultural meanings. If an interpreter’s memory isn’t strong, they might forget parts of what was said or change the meaning by mistake. In jobs like medical or legal interpreting, that can be a big problem. So having good mental retention helps interpreters do their job accurately, quickly, and confidently, making sure people can truly understand each other.

[Luanna Vieira Rosa]

You explained this well!

[Luanna Vieira Rosa]

Good explination!

[Luanna Vieira Rosa]

It is very helpful and useful to understand prefixes and suffixes because they help you figure out what medical terms mean. Even if you haven’t heard a word before, prefixes or suffixes help you better understand what the doctor is talking about. It also helps avoid mistakes when explaining things to patients and makes interpreting smoother and more accurate.

[Luanna Vieira Rosa]

I didn’t know that either!

[Luanna Vieira Rosa]

I think the laws we have today, like Executive Order 13166 and Civil Rights Act, are a good start when it comes to helping people who don’t speak English well get equal access to services. Executive order 13166 was signed in 2000 and says that any program or agency that gets federal money has to make sure people with limited English proficiency can understand and use their services. This means offering interpreters, translated documents, and other ways to help people communicate.

Even though the law is clear, I don’t think it’s applied evenly everywhere. Some states and organizations do a great job following it, but others don’t have enough funding or trained staff. I myself have interpreted multiple times for my mother growing up and it definitely would’ve been a little more accurate if it was a licensed interpreter interpreting. In Massachusetts I believe hospitals offer and clinics offer in person or remote interpreting, translate forms. Smaller offices or community programs sometimes can’t provide that same level of help.

Overall I think the legislation is strong, but it needs better enforcement, more funding, and more awareness. The goal should be to make sure everyone can get fair and equal access to important services like healthcare, education, and government help.

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