1. Which rat‚ A‚ B or C has no thyroid gland? Rat A (1 pts) 2. Justify your answer. (what data convinced you of your answer) (1 pts) T3 and T4 regulate the metabolism‚ so when more is available it increases the baseline metabolic rate. TSH causes the release of T3 and T4‚ so if the rat is injected with TSH‚ in theory we would suggest that the levels of T3 and T4 are also higher than the baseline metabolic rate. 3. In a further experiment‚ all 3 rats were given a drug that inhibits the production
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interpreted culture in their own unique way. In Chinese culture they believe that the lunar cycle comes from the myth of Buddha. In the myth of Buddha‚ before Buddha dies he invites animals from all around the world to a feast. Only twelve animals arrive‚ a rat‚ an ox‚ a tiger‚ a rabbit‚ a dragon‚ a snake‚ a horse‚ a sheep‚ a monkey‚ a rooster‚ a dog and a pig. Buddha decides to name a year after
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Ivan Pavlov Classical conditioning is a method used in behavioral studies. It is known as classical because it is the first study of laws of learning/conditioning‚ It is a learned reaction that you do when evoked by a stimulus. Ivan Pavlov was the scientist who discovered classical conditioning. Ivan Pavlov was born in Russia. He lived from 1849 - 1936 . Pavlov’s field of study was physiology and natural science. One of Pavlov’s discoveries was the conditioning of dogs. While
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“The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains.” “We willingly accept the loss of concentration and focus‚ the division of our attention and the fragmentation of our thoughts‚ in return for the wealth of compelling or at least diverting information we receive.” Addiction is the relentless pull to a substance or an activity that becomes so compulsive it ultimately interferes with everyday life. By that definition‚ nearly everyone I know is addicted in some measure to the Internet. It has
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Maggie Sullivan English 101 Kosek Human Cadavers & Organ/Body Donation When you think of a human cadaver what images pop into your head? I’m sure a common picture is of an old skeleton in a closet of a science or biology professor’s classroom. But human cadavers are used for so much more than that‚ and they aren’t really given the credit they deserve. About 20‚000 U.S. cadavers are donated to science every year‚ according to the Orange County Register. What actually is a cadaver? Webster’s dictionary
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Essay Of the Differences Between Desert And Coral Reef Coral reef and Desert ecosystem. The coral reef and desert ecosystem can be very similar or very different.The difference between the biotic and abiotic factors in the coral reef and the desert the ones in the coral reef live under water ‚and in the desert none of them live under water only some of the fish do. Some of the biotic animals in the coral reef are dolphins and seals. bivalves‚ gastropods‚ tunicates‚ sponges‚ polychaete and feather
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over how to define addiction and the importance of psychological and physiological factors in determining individual drug addiction./// This essay will outline major psychological factors contributing to the development of nicotine addiction whilst discussing the most effective treatments in eliminating compulsive tobacco use and preventing relapse. This essay ascribes to Wise’s theory of positive reinforcement as the causal mechanism underlying drug addiction and will operate under the assumption
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When viewing a person it is important to look at them from different views. In order to draw a bigger picture one cannot simply look a person in one way they must observe that person in many different lights. Tupac Shakur is often categorized as a rapper rather than a poet a thug rather than philosopher. Tupacs poems and lyrics are essential to understanding Tupac as person but even more important to understand him as a rapper. In order to do so his life must be used as a key to unlocking the meaning
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Medical World Medicare is a national social insurance program‚ administered by the U.S. federal government Medical Advances - Medical Advances Besides the computer revolution‚ medical advances have caused tension between faith and reason. The medical advances of the Twentieth Century have many beneficial effects for humanity. Diseases that used to be dangerous or life threatening‚ like mumps‚ measles‚ and whooping cough‚ are no longer worries in today’s medical world. Tetanus‚ typhoid‚ and the
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Roy Kim May 10‚ 2013 Winston: A Hero or Coward? The main protagonist in fictional books or films is often labeled as a hero. In 1984 by George Orwell‚ the plot follows a man named Winston who is trying to rebel against the totalitarian government called Ingsoc. Ingsoc‚ also known as the Party‚ defeats Winston and because he is defeated he does not remain a hero in the reader’s eyes. Winston’s lack of cunning‚ lack of courage‚ and lack of effort to defeat the Party shows that he does not fit
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