The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is a rare‚ poorly understood species of deep-sea shark. Another name for this species is elfin shark.[1] Sometimes called a "living fossil‚" it is the only extant representative of the family Mitsukurinidae‚ a lineage some 125 million years old. This species looks unlike any other shark‚ with a long flattened snout‚ highly protrusible jaws containing prominent nail-like teeth‚ and pink coloration. It is usually between three and four meters (10–13 ft) long when
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Shark Attack (Summarizing and Note-taking) Answer the following questions: 1. Identify at least five organ systems in this region of the arm that the surgeon would have marked for reattachment. Circulatory‚ skeletal‚ lymphatic‚ nervous‚ integumentary‚ and muscular 2. List the names of the specific structures that had to be reattached. Specific Bone: Humerus ; Specific Muscles: Biceps brachii‚ brachialis‚ triceps ; Specific nerves: Median nerve‚ ulnar nerve‚ radial nerve‚ musculocutaneous
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artery‚ and anterior and posterior ulnar artery. 10) Throwing a baseball‚ moving his fingers‚ writing. 11) Jim’s nerves in the arm are damaged. 12) Hello Mr. and Mrs. Jim’s parents. We have completed surgery on your son’s arm. Fortunately‚ the shark bite was clean which made repair a lot easier and more effective. Most of the bones‚ muscle‚ and veins in his arm have been reattached and are functioning well. The nerves in his arm couldn’t be completely restored so it is unlikely that he will have
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people assume that all sharks are dangerous‚ and some do not dare to swim next to an untamed shark. Sharks are commonly perceived as man-eaters and a threat to humans swimming in open water. Due to several media coverages on shark attacks‚ some believe that we should eliminate this threat and allow people to swim confidently in open water. Whenever people hear the word shark‚ people think of “dangerous‚” “man-eater‚” and “sea-monster.” They all have their reasons. Sharks‚ despite their late discovery
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Shark Research Paper people have a 1 and 3‚748067 chance of getting bit by a shark.lots of people think sharks are dangerous killers and intentionally attack human. Sharks usually mistake us for there main seals.people at ocearch are tagging them to find out more about them. Sharks like bill nye are very interesting. These sharks live all around the world exect antarctica.another interesting fact is that the space between their eyes help them see better.That also helps them hunt an adation
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Sharks Hug with Their Mouths When you hear the word “shark” what comes to mind? Razor sharp teeth‚ soulless eyes‚ and crushing jaws create a horrifying image. Hollywood movies and over exaggerated media stories have created a sense of fear towards sharks and led people to believe that sharks could hunt humans or attack you if stepped foot into the ocean. In these movies‚ the sharks are portrayed as man-eaters and monsters but‚ in reality it’s a totally different story. So
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Sharks belong to a group of fish called Chondrichthyes. Meaning they have skeletons made of cartilage instead of bones. These marine animals have inhabited the oceans for almost 440 million years. Hundreds of millions of years before humanity was ever created. While the idea of dinosaurs dominates the idea of a prehistoric world‚ they weren’t alive until about 230 million years ago. This has allowed for these cartilaginous sharks to evolve over time into the creatures that we are accustomed to today
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October 24‚ 2013 Shark Finning is Inhumane Every year millions of sharks die a slow and immoral death from fishermen stripping them of their fins. These fish are taken out of the ocean and then stripped of their fins where their carcasses are then thrown back into the sea to either starve to death‚ be eaten by other predators‚ or drown because of the lack of constant movement their gills cannot extract oxygen from the water which is not only cruel but unorthodox. With that said shark finning should
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Misconceptions of the Endangered Sharks “Strong jaws‚ teeth-like scales covering the body‚ gills‚ dorsal fins‚ pectoral fins‚ and a powerful tail‚ along with fantastic camouflage…”(Kraus 91)‚ sharks have been able to remain the top predator of the ocean waters for the past 400 millions years. They belong in the family known as the Chondrichthyes which distinguishes them from other of aquatic life in which they have evolved to have special skeletons made up of cartilage and connective tissues. These
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I suggest you continue reading. Sharks are fascinating creatures. All of them are unique in their own way. First‚ I am going to talk about the famous one of them all; the great white shark. The great white‚ is on top of the food chain and has few threats in
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