Could one‚ by emulating the design and structure of a boxfish‚ improve the sustainability of the motor industry‚ by decreasing material usage in construction and improve rigidness with aerodynamics‚ while maintaining strict safety-measures‚ in motor vehicles? Biomimicry is an attempt at solving complex human sustainability problems by emulating structures‚ models and systems found in nature. These structures‚ models and systems that one seeks to emulate have as a result of trial-and-error and a long
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joint while the lower end joins the tibia to form the knee joint. Patellae – also known as kneecaps; they are large‚ triangular sesamoid bones in the quadriceps femoris tendon to protect the knee joint. Tibia and Fibula – bones that form the lower limbs. The tibia is the inner and thicker bone‚ also known as the shin bone; the upper end of the tibia joins the femur to form the knee joint‚ while its lower end forms part of the ankle joint. The fibula is the outer‚ thinner bone of the lower leg; the
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Anita Strahm A & P 1 Sannu’s Story 11/9/12 A: Long-term‚ untreated leprosy may cause people lose the use of their hands or feet due to repeated injury because they lack feeling in those areas of the body. Ultimately‚ all forms will cause nerve damage in the arms/hands and legs/feet‚ causing sensory loss in the skin and muscle weakness. This may cause the person with leprosy to lose an extremity affected by the disease. B: Schwann cells are involved in many important aspects of peripheral nerve biology
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Plethysmography is used to measure changes in volume in different parts of the body. This can help check blood. The test may be done to check for blood clots in the arms and legs‚ or to measure how much air you can hold in your lungs. Lung plethysmography: You will breathe or pant against a mouthpiece. Clips will be put on your nose to shut off your nostrils. Depending on the information your doctor is looking for‚ the mouthpiece may be open at first‚ and then closed. You will be breathing
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snatching two at once‚ rapping them on the ground / he knocked them dead like pups - / their brains gushed out all over‚ soaked the floor - / and ripping them limb from limb to fix his meal / he bolted them down like a mountain - lion‚ left no scrap” (Homer 9 324-329). Homer creates a vivid image in the reader’s mind‚ using words like “limb to limb” and “dead like pups” to form an unsavory situation. The
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Visible Embryo website http://www.visembryo.com/ Particular points of interest in conception to birth include Stage of Development What significant development is happening? 1 day A sperm can stay alive for up to 48 hours. It takes about ten hours to navigate the female productive track‚ moving up the vaginal canal‚ through the cervix‚ and into the fallopian tube where fertilization begins. Although 300 million sperm may enter the upper part of the vagina‚ only 1%‚ 3 million enter the uterus
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HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT Progressive series of change that occur as a result of maturation and experience. Qualitative change is the sequential and continuous process of change in any direction. Progressive Growth Changes are directional‚ leading to something positive. Quantitative change in size and structure-an increase in magnitude-in body size‚ intellectual ability or even social traits Types of Changes in Development Change in size – there is a change in physical and mental
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holding or obtaining a driving licence. The question arose whether the insurance policy was in force on the date of the accident. The appellants denied liability and relied on the exemption clause. The respondent argued that he was covered by the second limb of the proviso. He issued a writ to obtain a declaratory order and in the High Court Harun J. made an
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AXIAL: head‚ neck‚ trunk skull‚ hyoid bone (upper neck‚ under jaw‚ mandible) vertebral column (spine/backbone) thoracic cage (rib cage-12 pairs) sternum 2. APPENDICULAR: limbs and bones connecting the limbs to the: pectoral girdle (scapula & clavicle)‚ UPPER LIMBS (arms) pelvic girdle (coxal bones)‚ LOWER LIMBS (legs) boneBONE STRUCTURE: "LONG BONE" = typical bone Major parts: 1. EPIPHYSIS - expanded ends of bone. ARTICULATES (forms a joint) with another bone. 2. DIAPHYSIS -
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1.) Looking at the skull‚ where are they eyes positions (front‚ side‚ top)? How much of the skull is taken up by the eyes? Does this suggest anything about how/when they live/get food? Pigeon: The position of the bird’s eyes are on the side of it’s head. The eye sockets are also very large taking up roughly one third of the entire skull leading us to assume that vision was a key sense for the pigeon. Bat: the eyes are positioned on on the top of the head and take up a small portion of the skull
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