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    Goblin Shark

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    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

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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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    Shark Tank

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    Shark Tank Doorbot is the Wi-Fi enabled video doorbell that allows you to see and speak with visitors through your smartphone. The doorbot let you know when someone ring your doorbell and if the person who’s ringing it you don’t want to talk to her/him you won’t because Doorbot gives you the opportunity to see who behind the door without opening it. Let say you are home alone with your son who’s 5 year old and your husband is far from the house and someone rings the bell at 5 in the morning‚ you

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    Shark Attack

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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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    Shark Animal Lab

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    labpaq. I then proceeded to cut out each shark. Next I carefully examined the drawing of shark specimen 1. After examining the shark I went to the Key to the Classification of Sharks by Family chart. There‚ I went through each question‚ answering yes or no until I hit the family name of the shark. I recorded the family name of Shark 1 in Data Table 1. I repeated all of the steps starting with examining the

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    Essay On Shark Attacks

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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 Finning is Inhumane

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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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    Spiny Dogfish Shark

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    The Spiny Dogfish Shark Lab Report. BY: Jeremy Cotto Purpose We did this lab to further our understanding of Spiny dogfish shark anatomy and make the class more entertaining. People dissect organisms to find reasons for how they are able to do certain things. For example‚ the shark can chew through a great variation of things‚ because it has razor sharp teeth. I attempted to see what organ was connected to what and learn how squid differ from the human organ structure. I ’ve learned that the structure

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