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In the muscle stimulation lab, the muscle tested came from a...
In the muscle stimulation lab, the muscle tested came from a...
Question 58 of 60 1.667 Points

In the muscle stimulation lab, the muscle tested came from a:
 A. frog 
 
 B. mouse 
 
 C. pig 
 
 D. salamander 
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Question 59 of 60 1.667 Points

Which type of muscle tissue is considered voluntary?
 A. skeletal 
 
General Biology   Mira8642   638   Asked 12 years ago
Sequence the following in the pathway of sperm travel from meiosis to mating...
Sequence the following in the pathway of sperm travel from meiosis to mating...
Question 37 of 60 1.667 Points

Sequence the following in the pathway of sperm travel from meiosis to mating: (1) Urethra, (2) epididymis, (3) vas deferens, (4) Seminiferous tubule.
 A. 4>2>3>1 
 
 B. 2>1>4>3 
 
 C. 4>3>2>1 
 
 D. 1>2>3>4. 
 
 E. 3>2>4>1 
General Biology   Mira8642   1010   Asked 12 years ago
Devin suffers from Kallmann syndrome, a failure to produce GnRH. What might be a...
Devin suffers from Kallmann syndrome, a failure to produce GnRH. What might be a...
Question 33 of 60 1.667 Points

Devin suffers from Kallmann syndrome, a failure to produce GnRH. What might be a consequence?
 A. Diabetes. 
 
 B. Osteoporosis. 
 
 C. Infertility. 
 
 D. Kidney stones. 
 
 E. Insomnia. 
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Question 34 of 60 1.667 Points
General Biology   Mira8642   1200   Asked 12 years ago
Austin is designing a drug to promote bone healing after fractures. What should he target? What woul
Austin is designing a drug to promote bone healing after fractures. What should he target? What woul
Question 29 of 60 1.667 Points

Austin is designing a drug to promote bone healing after fractures. What should he target? What would be the source of new bone after a fracture?
 A. Synovial fluid. 
 
 B. Yellow marrow. 
 
 C. Red marrow. 
 
 D. Osteocytes. 
 
 E. Osteoblasts. 
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General Biology   Mira8642   694   Asked 12 years ago
Sensory neurons that communicate with the auditory region of the brain are triggered to fire by neur
Sensory neurons that communicate with the auditory region of the brain are triggered to fire by neur
Question 25 of 60 1.667 Points

Sensory neurons that communicate with the auditory region of the brain are triggered to fire by neurotransmitters released in the inner ear. Where would you expect to find the origin of these neurotransmitters?
 A. Semicircular canals. 
 
 B. Saccule. 
 
 C. Utricle. 
 
 D. Otoliths.&nbs
General Biology   Mira8642   851   Asked 12 years ago
Chuck has an inherited defect that results in excessive ammonia in his...
Chuck has an inherited defect that results in excessive ammonia in his...
Question 17 of 60 1.667 Points

Chuck has an inherited defect that results in excessive ammonia in his blood and urine. What urine fraction would you expect to be reduced?
 A. Amino acids. 
 
 B. Water. 
 
 C. Urea. 
 
 D. Glucose. 
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Question 18 of 60 1.667 Points
General Biology   Mira8642   818   Asked 12 years ago
Malti was stung by a wasp and required a tracheostomy, a hole cut in...
Malti was stung by a wasp and required a tracheostomy, a hole cut in...
Malti was stung by a wasp and required a tracheostomy, a hole cut in her trachea so that she could breathe. Likely where was she stung?
 A. Trachea. 
 
 B. Bronchus. 
 
 C. Nose. 
 
 D. Pharnyx. 
 
 E. Pleura. 
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General Biology   Mira8642   1359   Asked 12 years ago
last question....help
last question....help
2-How many grams of Methanol CH3OH; MM=32g/mol) must be added to a 500 mL of water to prepare a solution that is 15%(m/v) CH3OH?  What is the Molarity of this solution (grams solute/mL of solution)x100; M=mols solute/L of solution)?
Chemistry   poshmom   713   Asked 12 years ago
New Experiments Confirm That Neutrinos Travel Faster Than Light
New Experiments Confirm That Neutrinos Travel Faster Than Light
New results show neutrinos still faster than light



One of the most staggering results in physics – that neutrinos may go faster than light – has not gone away with two further weeks of observations. The researchers behin
News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   836   Asked 12 years ago
Hyperactive neurons build brains in synaesthesia
Hyperactive neurons build brains in synaesthesia
Hyperactive neurons build brains in synaesthesia



Neurons with hyperactive tendencies may help to explain the mysterious mechanisms that cause synaesthesia. The discovery could help develop treatments for other visual ano
News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   689   Asked 12 years ago
Liquid could power and cool mobile supercomputers
Liquid could power and cool mobile supercomputers
Liquid could power and cool mobile supercomputers



Computer chips could become wetware

GETTING microchips wet is normally best avoided. But a new type of chip that is both powered and coole
News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   895   Asked 12 years ago
World's lightest material developed
World's lightest material developed
World's lightest material developed



Ultralight metallic microlattice with a density of 0.9 mg/cm3.

A team of researchers from UC Irvine, HRL Laboratories and the California Institute of Technolo
News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   493   Asked 12 years ago
Fantastic Video - What is Space?
Fantastic Video - What is Space?


Space. It separates you from me, one galaxy from the next, and atoms from each other. It is everywhere in the universe. But to most of us, space is nothing, an empty void. Well, it turns out space is not what it seems. From the passenger seat of a New York cab driving near the speed of light to a pool hall where billi
Off-Topic Room   lewis   676   Asked 12 years ago
E. coli could convert sugar to biodiesel at 'an extraordinary rate'
E. coli could convert sugar to biodiesel at 'an extraordinary rate'
E. coli could convert sugar to biodiesel at 'an extraordinary rate'



Xingye Yu, a graduate student in chemical engineering, and Professor Chaitan Khosla examine a culture of e. coli bacteria.

When it comes
News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   741   Asked 12 years ago
Paying for sex and 'playing dead' - the deceitful gift-giving spider
Paying for sex and 'playing dead' - the deceitful gift-giving spider
Paying for sex and 'playing dead' - the deceitful gift-giving spider



Male nursery web spiders (Pisaura mirabilis) prepare silk-wrapped gifts to give to potential mates. Most gifts contain insects, but some gifts are inedible pla
News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   748   Asked 12 years ago
IAA says 'Yes We Can' to power plants in orbit
IAA says 'Yes We Can' to power plants in orbit


Scientists from around the world have completed a study that says harvesting the sun's energy in space can turn out to be a cost effective way of delivering the world’s needs for power in as little as 30 years. As important, the report says that orbiting power p
News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   667   Asked 12 years ago
CERN Scientists Might Have Found ASYMMETRY Between Matter And Anti-Matter !!!
CERN Scientists Might Have Found ASYMMETRY Between Matter And Anti-Matter !!!
Charming surprise: First evidence for CP violation in charm decays



The LHCb Collaboration has presented today at the Hadron Collider Particle Symposium in Paris possible first evidence for CP violation, the difference between beha
News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   686   Asked 12 years ago
'True 3D' Display Using Laser Plasma Technology
'True 3D' Display Using Laser Plasma Technology
Off-Topic Room   biolove   1260   Asked 12 years ago
Would Human Benign Instincts Prevail Over The Bad Ones And Allow This WONDERFUL
Would Human Benign Instincts Prevail Over The Bad Ones And Allow This WONDERFUL
Would Human Benign Instincts Prevail Over The Bad Ones And Allow This WONDERFUL FUTURE Happen Just Around The Corner To Everyone ?

Off-Topic Room   biolove   632   Asked 12 years ago
Know Something About Nothing
Know Something About Nothing


Since the author speaks about nothing, his video suggestively starts showing nothing.
Off-Topic Room   biolove   515   Asked 12 years ago
Thinkwell Chem Lab #4 Help!
Thinkwell Chem Lab #4 Help!
I need help with the Thinkwell Chem Lab #4. Thanks!
Chemistry   sholland90   1496   Asked 12 years ago
Human Robot (Freaky)
Human Robot (Freaky)
Off-Topic Room   howard   597   Asked 12 years ago
The Cutest Ever Baby Gorilla takes a Bath
The Cutest Ever Baby Gorilla takes a Bath
Slight Smile
Off-Topic Room   jonas   671   Asked 12 years ago
Bipedal Cycling Robot Can Balance, Steer and Correct Itself
Bipedal Cycling Robot Can Balance, Steer and Correct Itself


Off-Topic Room   bio_man   731   Asked 12 years ago
Is Your Behaviour Being Altered By Brain Invaders ?
Is Your Behaviour Being Altered By Brain Invaders ?
Brain Parasite Directly Alters Brain Chemistry

http://images.sciencedaily.com/2011/11/111104102125.jpg

Brain cyst.

Research shows infection by the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii, found in 10-20 per cent of the UK's population, direc
News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   765   Asked 12 years ago
Every way devised to deflect an asteroid
Every way devised to deflect an asteroid
Every way devised to deflect an asteroid



Concept for a possible gravity tractor.

With asteroid 2005 YU55 passing close by Earth yesterday, this rather unsettlingly near flyby has many people wondering if we woul
News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   968   Asked 12 years ago
BIG-BANG Primordial Clouds Might Have Been FOUND !!!
BIG-BANG Primordial Clouds Might Have Been FOUND !!!
Astronomers find pristine clouds of primordial gas from the early Universe



The two pristine gas clouds found by astronomers could sit in one of the filamentary regions visible around galaxies in this and the below image, which a
News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   750   Asked 12 years ago
Biologists uncover a novel cellular proofreading mechanism
Biologists uncover a novel cellular proofreading mechanism
Biologists uncover a novel cellular proofreading mechanism

To make proteins, cells assemble long chains of amino acids, based on genetic instructions from DNA. That construction takes place in a tiny cellular structure called a ribosome, to which amino acids are delivered by transfer RNA (tRNA).

Each of the 20 amino
News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   510   Asked 12 years ago
Tweaking a gene makes muscles twice as strong
Tweaking a gene makes muscles twice as strong
Tweaking a gene makes muscles twice as strong

A team of researchers at EPFL, the University of Lausanne and the Salk Institute created super strong, marathon mice and nematodes by reducing the function of a natural inhibitor, suggesting treatments for age-related or genetically caused muscle degeneration are within reach.
News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   519   Asked 12 years ago
related to the members
related to the members
Hi, I was seeing the members list and i saw lots of members who havent made a single post and registered on the forum.

Are they spam registrations?
Off-Topic Room   foadbear   520   Asked 12 years ago
Posting guidelines for mathematics questions.
Posting guidelines for mathematics questions.
Hi,
Post any of your maths queries that you have in this board.

Mark the topic as solved once you have got the correct answer/explanation for it. It helps other people browsing the forums to know that the particular question is solved.

Also, post exactly what you were doing in the question and where you got stuck in the question.

rest, you know
Mathematics   foadbear   3996   Asked 12 years ago
In rats, two genes each with two alleles (A,a and R,r) interact to produce the following phenotypes
In rats, two genes each with two alleles (A,a and R,r) interact to produce the following phenotypes
 In rats, two genes each with two alleles (A,a and R,r) interact to produce the following
phenotypes:
A_R_ : grey
A_rr  : yellow
aaR_ : black
aarr : cream
These phenotypes require that another gene with the dominant allele C be present since cc
individuals are albino. All genes assort independently. Two different albino lines were each
Cell Biology   muski   833   Asked 12 years ago
Help! Genetics
Help! Genetics
A dominant allele L results in short hair in guinea pigs; allele l results in long hair. Codominant alleles of another gene specify hair colour, such that C
y
C
y
 = yellow, C
y
C
w
 = cream and
C
w
C
w
 = white. Predict what phenotypic ratio you would expect in a dihybrid cross with these
genes.
Cell Biology   muski   684   Asked 12 years ago
Michio Kaku on The Singularity
Michio Kaku on The Singularity


Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku discusses his thoughts and solution to the Singularity. Excerpt from the tv series Sci Fi Science.
News Articles and Discussion   duddy   689   Asked 12 years ago
Short Sharp Science: Creepy 3D-printed robot spider is here to help
Short Sharp Science: Creepy 3D-printed robot spider is here to help
Short Sharp Science: Creepy 3D-printed robot spider is here to help



The day has come when giant spider robots do our bidding. Artificial ones, anyhow.

This creepy crawly mobile robot is a prototype designed as
News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   529   Asked 12 years ago
Does anyone have a paper on " drinking water and sanitation"
Does anyone have a paper on " drinking water and sanitation"
The paper should be written in the THIRD PERSON taking the individual out of the writing and avoiding pronouns such as I, we, my, our (first person) and you, yours, your, us, we (second person). You should deal with facts and not opinions, thus providing citations within your paper and on your reference page. Focus on the subject itself and not on your feelings about the subject. Th
General Biology   Mira8642   854   Asked 12 years ago
Researchers identify brain cells responsible for keeping us awake
Researchers identify brain cells responsible for keeping us awake
Researchers identify brain cells responsible for keeping us awake

Bright light arouses us. Bright light makes it easier to stay awake. Very bright light not only arouses us but is known to have antidepressant effects. Conversely, dark rooms can make us sleepy. It's the reason some people use masks to make sure light doesn'
News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   630   Asked 12 years ago
Scientists identify genes that may signal long life in naked mole-rats
Scientists identify genes that may signal long life in naked mole-rats
Scientists identify genes that may signal long life in naked mole-rats

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have identified high levels of a number of genes in the naked mole-rat that may suggest why they live longer than other rodents and demonstrate resistance to age-related diseases.

The Liverpool team has rec
News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   501   Asked 12 years ago
MARS TRAVEL Simulation Ends After 520 Days
MARS TRAVEL Simulation Ends After 520 Days
Space station may be site for next mock Mars mission



A 17-month mock mission to Mars on Earth could be followed up by a shorter simulation in low-Earth orbit, Russian space officials say.

Today, a six-ma
News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   513   Asked 12 years ago
India shuts server linked to Duqu computer virus
India shuts server linked to Duqu computer virus

India shuts server linked to Duqu computer virus

Indian authorities seized computer equipment from a data center in Mumbai as part of an investigation into the Duqu malicious software that some security experts warned could be the next big cyber threat.

Two workers at a web-hosting company called Web Werks told
Off-Topic Room   duddy   716   Asked 12 years ago
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