Biology HL -Functions of the Liver Essay The liver receives its blood from two main sources; the hepatic artery and the hepatic portal vein. The hepatic artery transports oxygenated blood from the left side of the heart through the aorta to the liver. The deoxygenated blood from the liver is drained back out through the hepatic vein which returns it to the vena cava. The hepatic portal vein carries nutrient rich blood from the small intestine to the liver. Its blood however
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Reflecting Shadows The memoir by Uwe Timm is an interesting insight to life post WWII‚ with an emphasis on comparing two generations in Germany at that time. Uwe’s writing consist of his personal memories from childhood – the memories are unclear and seem to be nothing more than fragments of what he can recollect. The memories are in no chronological order‚ including the letters from his older brother Karl-Heinz‚ who was a member of the Waffen SS Death’s Head Division and away at war. Timm
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Spirometry Portfolio HEA 3077 Student Number September 2012 Contents Section Heading Page number 1 General statements 2 Method of referral 3 Lung function request form 4 Flow sensing spirometers 5 Introduction 6 Calibration/Verification and Cleaning 7 Spirometry Testing for Patients with known Infections 8 Immuno-compromised Patients 9 Education and Training 10 Flow/Volume Calibration check Procedure 11 Biological control check procedure 12 Calibration charts 13 Spirometry
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Indian Shadow Puppets Puppetry‚ which is a real challenge to the imagination and the creative ability of the individual‚ is one of the most ancient forms of entertainment. Besides entertainment‚ puppetry serves as an applied art‚ conveying meaningful messages. Of all art forms‚ it is probably the least restricted in form‚ design‚ colour and movement. It is also the least expensive of all animated visual art forms. Traditional Indian shadow puppets are two-dimensional and are made of animal skin
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For those who are unaware‚ at least 1 and 2 are thanks to Georg Cantor and his invention of set theory. He had to endure a lot of resistance from the mathematical luminaries of his day - Kronecker and apparently‚ even Poincaré! Like Nietzsche‚ he died in a mental institution‚ the vicious attacks on his ideas (mostly by Kronecker) having supposedly played a part in Cantor’s breakdown. His mathematical ideas also ran afoul of some religious "philosophers" who‚ as is usually the case‚ are never ever
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that arose while reading the book. Specifically‚ I was intrigued by the questions regarding Japanese culture‚ as Japanese culture plays a fundamental role in Mikage’s life. Having finished both Kitchen and Jun’ichirō Tanizaki’s essay In Praise of Shadows‚ I completely understood why Tanizaki emphasized the importance of preserving traditional Japanese culture. As time progressed‚ modernized Western ideas began to integrate to Japan‚ causing Japan to alter from a traditional culture to a new modernized
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Name: AP Economy Review Packet QUESTIONS 1. Economics is best described as a. the study of how scarce material wants are allocated between unlimited resources. b. the study of how scarce labor can be replaced by unlimited capital. c. the study of how decision makers choose the best way to satisfy their unlimited material wants with a scarce supply of resources. d. the study of how unlimited material wants can best be satisfied by allocating limitless amounts of productive
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1. Raymond Vernon argued that new products were developed by U.S. firms and first sold in the U.S. market because c. The wealth and size of the U.S market gave the firms an incentive to develop new products 2. This theory‚ initially proposed by Raymond Vernon‚ was based on the observation that for most of the 20th century a very large proportion of the world’s new products had been developed by U.S. firms and sold first in the U.S. market. a. Product life cycle 3. China‚ deliberately keeping
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N12/4/CHEMI/SPM/ENG/TZ0/XX 88126104 CHEMISTRY standard level Paper 1 Friday 9 November 2012 (afternoon) 45 minutes INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES • Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so. • Answer all the questions. • For each question‚ choose the answer you consider to be the best and indicate your choice on the answer sheet provided. • The periodic table is provided for reference on page 2 of this examination paper. • The maximum mark for this examination
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Food and Beverages at Southwestern University Football Games? Food and Beverages at Southwestern University Football Games Southwestern University (SWU)‚ located 30 miles southwest of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex‚ has witnessed tremendous growth in its football program. With that growth‚ fueled by the hiring of legendary coach Bo Pitterno‚ has come more fame‚ the need for a bigger stadium‚ and more complaints about seating‚ parking‚ long lines‚ and concession stand prices. Southwestern University
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