What Changes in the Academic Environment Do Students Experience in the Transition

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Essay

What changes in the academic environment do students experience in the transition from elementary school to middle or junior high?

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Definitions:

Vena Cavae

The two major veins (superior vena cava and inferior vena cava) that carry deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart.

Cisterna Chyli

A dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which lymph from the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks flows.

Thoracic Duct

The main lymphatic vessel that drains lymph from the lower and left side of the body into the circulatory system.

Lumbar Trunks

Large lymphatic vessels in the lumbar region of the body that drain lymph from the lower limbs, abdominal wall, and pelvic organs.