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    Mantis shrimp

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    pairs of antennae‚ the first of which is biramous‚ the second uniramous‚ make up the first two pairs of appendages. Both pairs of antennae are used for sensory purposes. Behind the antennae there are a pair of mandibles‚ a pair of maxillulae‚ and a pair of maxillae. (Haug et al. 2012) The mandibles are used for crushing food‚ and both the maxillulae and the maxillae are used to taste and manipulate food. The head also bears a pair of very complex compound eyes‚ each of which may contain up to ten thousand

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    The Little Bison Basin PROBLEM 8 ‚t .. ~ The Little Bison River flows from small glaciers in the high cirques of the Rocky Mountains east to the Great Plains of North America‚ where it ultimately joins the Missouri system. The valley through the Rockies contains a few small towns which are supported by the ski industry and tourism. Recently‚ extensive natural gas deposits have been discovered in the area‚ and salvage archaeology projects have been funded to assess the nature of archaeological

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    Crustacean: An Overview

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    Crustaceans (Crustacea) form a very large group of arthropods‚ usually treated as a subphylum‚ which includes such familiar animals as crabs‚ lobsters‚ crayfish‚ shrimp‚ krill and barnacles. The 67‚000 described species range in size from Stygotantulus stocki at 0.1 mm (0.004 in)‚ to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span of up to 12.5 ft (3.8 m) and a mass of 44 lb (20 kg). Like other arthropods‚ crustaceans have an exoskeleton‚ which they moult to grow. They are distinguished from other groups

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    brain. C. List the bones that form the eye orbit. Zygomatic‚ maxilla‚ lacrimal‚ frontal‚ sphenoid‚ ethmoid and palatine. D. Examine the skull on the skeleton model and describe some ways in which the mandible is different from the other bones of the skull. The shape is different. It is attached to a joint and can move unlike the others. E. Other than the skull‚ what are the other two components of the axial skeleton? Vertebral

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    Max Weber’s Model for Bureaucracy and Antz The purpose of this paper is to apply Max Weber’s bureaucratic management theory to the film Antz. First‚ an overview of the Weberian model of bureaucracy is provided. Second‚ a brief description of Antz and the hierarchical structure of the society depicted throughout the movie. Lastly‚ the bureaucratic management theory is applied to the film Antz to demonstrate the beneficial and potentially detrimental aspects of a bureaucracy. First‚ Max Weber’s model

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    Antagonists can be prime movers in their own right. For example‚ the biceps of the arm is antagonized by the triceps. 13. If I were alternately contracting and relaxing my masseter muscle I would be chewing. This muscle closes the jaw by elevating the mandible. Three facial muscles are: the orbicularis oculi which has fibers that run in circles around the eyes. It allows you to close your eyes‚ squint‚ blink‚ and wink. The orbicularis oris is the circular muscle of the lips. Because it closes the muscles

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    Bone Notes

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    BIOL 2210 Lecture Notes 9/27/2012 Salient Points Bone Formation * Bone formation termed ossification of calcification * Endochondral ossification – Forms all bones below skull (except clavicle) New bone forms from a hyaline cartilage model Bone tissue replaces the cartilage model Begins in the interior of each bone from an ossification center Ossification center – group of stem cells that transform into osteoblasts Long bones – ossification centers in the diaphysis and each

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    diagnosis‚ prevention‚ and treatment of diseases and conditions related to human mouth”. Dentistry is considered necessary to complete all human health. People who study dentistry are usually called dentists. This field has to do with tissues of the jaw (mandible)‚ the oral cavity‚ maxillofacial area and some parts in the face that are strongly associated with the body. According to an aunt that I interviewed‚ it is really nice to be a dentist. You have to be ready for it‚ but once you are working in what

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    Darwin: Natural Selection The well known ecologist Charles Darwin exhibited the hypothesis of natural selection. He went on numerous trips to the wildlife‚ taking after his interest of the nature and the change that happens in the nature. After examining different kinds of living organisms‚ he clarified Natural Selection as "preservation of favorable variations and the rejecting of injurious variations."(900). Darwin utilized relations and demonstrations to show that distinctive changes happened

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    Bones Study Guide

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    Chapter 6 Study Guide 1. List and describe the major functions of the skeletal system.  Elaborate. Support: the framework that supports the body and cradles the organs. Protection: surrounds the brain‚ spinal cord‚ and vital organs. Movement: bones are levers for muscles. Minerals: bones store calcium and phosphate. 2. Compare the axial skeleton with the appendicular skeleton. Axial: forms the long axis of the body and include the bones of the skull‚ vertebral column and the rib cage

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