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I wanted to share this amazingly cool experiment I did in my physiology lab this week! We examined cardiac muscle in a frog. It is important to note that this experiment was completely humane and the frogs were brain-dead with their spinal cords severed, so they experience no pain or feeling in this experiment.

In my lab we tested the electrical activity of cardiac muscle and we also observed the effects of certain drugs like epinephrine (adrenaline) and acetylcholine on the heart.
-Epinephrine (adrenaline)- released during fight-or-flight sympathetic activity, speeds heart rate up
whereas
- Acetylcholine- released during rest-and-digest parasympathetic activation, slows heart rate down.

It was amazing to see the heart muscle actually respond to the effects of these drugs in the same way our own body responds to them internally.

It literally has been raining for 4 days straight here in North Carolina! Rain was definitely  not on my list on of reasons Fall is my favorite season.

(It didn't dry up until later in the evening, so excuse the lighting.)

Today I decided to go for a pink cropped sweater and a black floral maxi skirt with double front slits.

The forecast calls for rain for the next week...hopefully it subsides enough so I can go pick my pumpkin from the Pumpkin Patch in peace!

I hope your week has been filled with happiness, joy and a (rain-less) gloss!

In honor of my favorite season, I had to kick out it's signature print... Plaid!

And of course to top it off, my Fall/Winter staple... riding boots. I actually just ordered a shipment  of boots for fall and can't wait to post about them when they arrive!

Shirt- Charlotte Russe, Skirt- thrifted, Boots- Bamboo