Your work has been saved and submitted Written Apr 2, 2025 8:10 PM - Apr 2, 2025 8:21 PMAttempt 1 of 2 Attempt Score 87.5 % Overall Grade (Highest Attempt) 87.5 % Question 1 5 / 5 points What mechanisms does the body use to turn responses on and off to maintain homeostasis? Unselected Fight-or-flight mechanisms Unselected Homeostasis mechanisms Unselected Input mechanisms Selected Feedback mechanisms Hide question 1 feedback Feedback Correct The body uses feedback mechanisms. When concentrations of hormones, enzymes, or fluids are too high, for example, the body responds to turn off production of even more of those hormones, enzymes, or fluids. Conversely, when concentrations area lower, the body uses that feedback to turn on the production of more. Question 2 5 / 5 points The pancreas produces a special hormone, which stimulates the absorbtion of blood sugar. This hormone is called Unselected adrenaline. Unselected glycogen. Unselected glucagon. Selected insulin. Hide question 2 feedback Feedback Correct Insulin is the hormone produced by the pancreas and released when blood sugar is higher than normal. Glucagon is the opposite hormone, used when blood sugar is too low, and more must be freed from reserves of glycogen Question 3 0 / 5 points Which macromolecule stores the most energy, and is needed by the cell in order to produce ATP? Correct AnswerUnselected Carbohydrates Incorrect ResponseSelected Lipids Unselected Nucleic acids Unselected Proteins Hide question 3 feedback Feedback Incorrect Carbohydrates are compounds made primarly of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that store the most energy. Generally, these are known as sugars. These molecules are required for cellular respiration and ATP production. Lipids and fats store energy, but are not used in ATP production. Proteins do not store energy and instead provide the raw materials for the body to build other molecules, called amino acids. Question 4 5 / 5 points Durnig the digestive process, the majority of nutrient absorption occurs in which organ? Unselected Esophagus Unselected Stomach Unselected Large intestine Selected Small intestine Hide question 4 feedback Feedback Correct The majority of nutrient absorption occurs in the small intestine, and specifically in the duodenum. The esophagus connects the mouth to the stomach, and the stomach is the site of chemical digestion, but not the absorption of nutrients. Question 5 5 / 5 points The organ responsible for filtering up to 95% of the water from blood and maintaining body pH is the Selected kidney. Unselected gall bladder. Unselected urethra. Unselected pancreas. Hide question 5 feedback Feedback Correct The kidneys are the body's filtration system, and are responsible for filtering out the fluids in the body. The biproduct of this is called urine and is removed from the body Question 6 5 / 5 points Which of the following is not a type of neuron found in the body? Unselected Interneurons Unselected Motor neurons Unselected Sensory neurons Selected Endocrine neurons Hide question 6 feedback Feedback Correct Sensory neurons carry signals from organs to the central nervous system. Motor neurons carry impulses from the central nervous system to muscles to control movement. Interneurons process information going between the other two types of neurons. Endocrine neurons do not exist. Question 7 5 / 5 points The structural part of the nerve cells that carries the impulse away, toward another cell or muscle is called the Unselected nodes. Selected axons. Unselected cell bodies. Unselected dendrites. Hide question 7 feedback Feedback Correct Dendrites are projections off the cell body that receive other nerve impulses, while axons are large tails, often covered in myelin sheaths, that carry signals onto the next stop in their journey. Question 8 5 / 5 points Which of the following best describes the mechanism by which anti-depressant medications function? Unselected Allow the body to produce more neurotransmitters such as dopamine and serotonin Unselected Made of artificial neurotransmitters that generate excitement Selected Help maintain a balance in neurotransmitters such as serotonin Unselected Provide a positive rush of the neurotransmitter dopamine Hide question 8 feedback Feedback Correct Anti-depressant medications help the body maintain a balanced, homeostasis level of neurotransmitters, often serotonin. Question 9 5 / 5 points A person with a traumatic brain injury now exhibits some symptoms including erradic, impulsive behavior, worse judgement than usual of risky situations, and odd social behaviors and violent mood swings. Based on these symptoms, which area of the brain was most likely invovled in the injury? Selected Frontal lobe Unselected Thalamus Unselected Temporal lobe Unselected Cerebellum Hide question 9 feedback Feedback Correct The frontal lobe of the brain, behind the forehead, is strongly associated with motor function, sponteneity, impulsive behavior, judgement
In the early 1800s, many Americans came to believe that the US would come to control land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans. This belief came to be known as manifest destiny.
In 1835–1836, Texas fought a brief war of independence from Mexico and became an independent nation.
In 1846, the United States and Britain signed a treaty officially splitting up the Oregon territory and setting the US border for the Pacific Northwest.
In 1846, war broke out between the United States and Mexico. The United States won and claimed vast amounts of territory in what is now the Southwest of the continental United States.
The discovery of gold in 1848 brought about a large influx of American settlers to California, greatly spurring the growth of the western United States.
Some believed that it was divinely intended that Americans should control the whole of the continental United States. In 1845, a Democratic journalist named John L. O’Sullivan coined the phrase “manifest destiny.”
Manifest Destiny
“... the right of our manifest destiny to over spread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty and federaltive development of self government entrusted to us...."
Expansion westward seemed perfectly natural to many Americans in the mid-nineteenth century. Like the Massachusetts Puritans who hoped to build a "city upon a hill,” courageous pioneers believed that America had a divine obligation to stretch the boundaries of their noble republic to the Pacific Ocean. Independence had been won in the Revolution and reaffirmed in the War of 1812. The spirit of nationalism that swept the nation in the next two decades demanded more territory. The “every man is equal” mentality of the Jacksonian Era fueled this optimism. Now, with territory up to the Mississippi River claimed and settled and the Louisiana Purchase explored, Americans headed west in droves.
Manifest Destiny
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Manifest Destiny
Some believed that it was divinely intended that Americans should control the whole of the continental United States. In 1845, a Democratic journalist named John L. O’Sullivan coined the phrase “manifest destiny.”
Manifest Destiny
“... the right of our manifest destiny to over spread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty and federaltive development of self government entrusted to us...."
Expansion westward seemed perfectly natural to many Americans in the mid-nineteenth century. Like the Massachusetts Puritans who hoped to build a "city upon a hill,” courageous pioneers believed that America had a divine obligation to stretch the boundaries of their noble republic to the Pacific Ocean. Independence had been won in the Revolution and reaffirmed in the War of 1812. The spirit of nationalism that swept the nation in the next two decades demanded more territory. The “every man is equal” mentality of the Jacksonian Era fueled this optimism. Now, with territory up to the Mississippi River claimed and settled and the Louisiana Purchase explored, Americans headed west in droves.
This painting illustrates the concept of manifest destiny—the belief that the United States should expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. It was painted in 1872 by the artist John Gast.
This painting illustrates the concept of manifest destiny—the belief that the United States should expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. It was painted in 1872 by the artist John Gast. (Image by John Gast (painter) (Jared Farmer) [PD-US], via Wikimedia Commons)
The religious fervor spawned by the Second Great Awakening created another incentive for the drive west. Indeed, many settlers believed that God himself blessed the growth of the American nation. Native Americans were considered heathen. By Christianizing the tribes, American missionaries believed they could save souls and they became among the first to cross the Mississippi River.
Economic motives were paramount for others. The fur trade had been dominated by European trading companies since colonial times. German immigrant John Jacob Astor was one of the first American entrepreneurs to challenge the Europeans. He became a millionaire in the process. The desire for more land brought aspiring homesteaders to the frontier. When gold was discovered in California in 1848, the number of migrants increased even more.
At the heart of manifest destiny was the pervasive belief in American cultural and racial superiority. Native Americans had long been perceived as inferior, and efforts to “civilize” them had been widespread since the days of John Smith and Miles Standish. The Hispanics who ruled Texas and the lucrative ports of California were also seen as “backward.”
Expanding the boundaries of the United States was, in many ways, a cultural war as well. The desire of Southerners to find more lands suitable for cotton cultivation would eventually spread slavery to these regions. North of the Mason-Dixon line, many citizens were deeply concerned about adding any more slave states. Manifest destiny touched on issues of religion, money, race, patriotism, and morality. These clashed in the 1840s as a truly great drama of regional conflict began to unfold.
The Lone Star Republic
At the time Spain granted independence to Mexico in 1821, the land now comprising the state of Texas was very sparsely populated. The Mexican government actually encouraged the settlement of the area by American pioneers.
In 1823, Stephen Austin led 300 American families onto land granted to his father by the Mexican government. A prosperous province was greatly in the interest of Mexico, so no alarm was raised. Mexico was also interested in creating a buffer zone between the Mexican heartland and the Comanche Tribe.
There were, however, strings attached.
The American settlers were expected to become Mexican. All immigrants from the United States were by law forced to become Catholic. When the Mexican government outlawed slavery in 1829, it expected the Texans to follow suit. None of the conditions were met, and a great cultural war was underway.
In the hopes of easing tensions, Stephen Austin journeyed to Mexico City in 1833. But Mexico’s dictator, Santa Anna, was not the negotiating type. Austin was simply thrown in jail. Although he was released after 18 months, relations between the Texans and the Mexicans deteriorated. Finally, in 1835, war broke out between Santa Anna’s troops and a ragtag group of Texan revolutionaries. On March 2, 1836, representatives from Texas formally declared their independence. Four days later, Santa Anna completed an infamous
Lymph ______ are found throughout the body and are a signal of a disease, infection, or problem if they become and remain swollen for long periods of time.
______ are pathogens that cannot be killed with antibiotics because they are non-living. They take over cellular organelles to replicate and spread.
Because they are also eukaryotes with their own cell membranes and membrane-bound organelles, ______ are often difficult to combat with medicines.
A cell signal called ______ is produced by mast cells. These molecules cause more fluid to spread to an infected area.
_______ are the types of cells that produce antibodies.
All pathogens have unique identifying molecules on their surfaces called ______. Antibodies bind to these, and targeting the pathogen to be destroyed by the immune system.
______ is a non-specific response to disease, in which the body temperature rises.
Respond to the following based on your reading.
Describe the steps that occur, in order, to trigger an inflammatory response to a paper cut.
1 nodes
2 viruses
3 fungi
4 histamine
5 B
6 antigens
7 fever
8 Once you get a paper cut, the body issues an inflammatory reaction in order to prevent infection. 1st stage is Tissue damage --the paper cuts the skin and the bacteria is introduced. 2 Chemical signals are released. Mast cells release histamines, prostaglandins, and cytokines. Histamine does vasodilation to vessels. 3 Vasodilation increases the blood flaw. 4 swelling happens 5 WBC and
8 Once you get a paper cut, the body issues an inflammatory reaction in order to prevent infection. 1st stage is Tissue damage --the paper cuts the skin and the bacteria is introduced. 2 Chemical signals are released. Mast cells release histamines, prostaglandins, and cytokines. Histamine does vasodilation to vessels. 3 Vasodilation increases the blood flaw. 4 swelling happens 5 WBC and neutrophils attack bacteria by phagocytosis. 6 Macrophages eat dead neutrophils 7 clotting occurs 8 new epithelial cells grow. Skin repair happens.
World War II set the basic conditions for the Cold War. The USSR and the USA were two strong geopolitical powers. It had nothing to do with the truth, only ambition on both sides. Both countries were in constant competition. And who suffered in the end? The regular Joe or Ivan suffered. People were sent to the space and bah blah blah. I call bullshit on it. When you in competition that means that you are jealous and envious of another person or country. That means you do not have enough faith in yourself.
If you wait long enough the hardest decisions are made for you.
(the prompt from Lewes free write)
I lived like this most of my life. My mom used to make decisions for me. It was very convenient. Later, my mom died and I lost the decision-maker from my crew. My mom was my family and real crew-member. To learn how to make new decisions and to make them myself --it was hard. I am still doing it.
I want to break my own face sometimes. But I love my face. So, I keep carrying it proudly. I am proud of my face. The face of the Earth.
I am learning constantly how to make decisions. How? By making the decisions. It is not easy and some of my decisions are not smart. But I keep moving forward. I make decisions and I move forward.
I move forward and I stumble again and I get up. And I keep going. Where am I going who knows? But I am happy that I finally can speak for myself.
I decided to become an Egyptologist again. This is not sent in stone but it keeps me going. I keep moving forward and I keep learning and watching webinars and keep reading interesting books and I feel fulfilled. It stops me from being scared and stressed. I might just stay an archaeologist and Bibleologist like I am now according to my Master's degree but this is not bad too. There are many things about Egypt there. Plus, God keep me going because I learn God's history. And this is good.
Так как Китти могла оставить детей с Аликом покуда её муж маялся ипохондрией. Она решила позвонить Чезарио. Она знала его номер телефона. Покинув дом да так, чтобы её младший не заметил, она села в машину, отъехала на парковку Валмарта и набрала Чезарио.
Си--ответил приятный голос.
Чезарио? Китти попробовала говорить по итальянски, но потом перешла на Английский, ибо Английский Чезарио был лучше чем Итальянский Китти.
Выяснилось что Микеле объявился примерно месяц назад, похудевший и с длинной бородой. А потом исчез опять. Вместе с бородой и с половиной гардероба.
И его родители сказали, что он улетел в США к своей девушке.
Во-первых, никто не знал, что у него была девушка, а во вторых, США как локация звучало довольно подозрительно. Какого чёрта Микеле забыл в США?
He died of broken heart. literally. My friend D had a congestive heart failure and there was a funeral over the weekend. My husband went but I did not go. I know Noone will come to my funeral either. I do not care. He was a good guy. He was loved by many. Kids loved him because he was a Santa Clause on children's gatherings many years in a row. And, unfortunately congestive heart failure does not discriminate. My dog succumbed to it in 2018. D was a biker and he loved a good ride, a glass of beer and good food. People die right and left and I will die too. Fly high, my friend
The big problem for Egyptian pyramids are robbers. I have been reading some books on the Ancient Egypt Art, Architecture, and things like that. Robbers. Big things are robbers. The reason we can look at some of the art things from the Ancient Egypt right now is that the tombs were not robbed by the criminals. Or actually like in the case of the decorated cobra which is one of my favorites--they left it behind because they did not see it. People loot tombs, houses, everything. When my grandparents died, people started breaking into the windows, and stealing everything--pictures, clothes, paintings, old vinyl's, old radiolas. Why do they need all that sentimental stuff. Oh yes, they stole Orthodox icons too. Someone's grief is someone's chance eto rob.
The pagans were astonished. When the Christianity was set with the sword and fire, the pagans were astonished and did not want to give up.They tried to keep their gods no matter what. They believed in Yarilo, the Sun god, Perun--the god of the lightning and the thunder, Veles and so on. But their vassals wanted them to be Christians and it was impossible for them. They did not want to change their way of life so they tried to outsmart Vladimir. They pretended they were Christians but at night they used to run to their svjatilishcha and worshipped their gods. Later, one religion started to merge into another and finally the Christianity won but Orthodoxy has a lot of pagan rituals that were embedded into the new religion and stayed there. Most people do not even realize that.
The love story of Romeo and Juliet is among Shakespeare’s most famous plays. The volatile family feud between the Montagues and Capulets has broken out in violence in the streets of Verona, Italy. With his two friends, Romeo, the son of Lord Montague, attends a party held by Lord Capulet. A mask hides Romeo’s identity. There, he meets and falls in love with the beautiful Juliet, a Capulet. Later that night he finds her standing at her balcony, thinking aloud about the boy she met that evening. Based on the plot of a previous story, Shakespeare’s tragic tale of “star-crossed” lovers who are convinced that love can conquer all remains as popular today as it was when written in the late 16th Century.
