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What methods were the first philosophers noted for in their attempts to “figure out” how the world works?

For Aristotle, happiness represents what?

Which of the following was true of Socrates?

When using the occlusal technique, the receptor is positioned with the ____________ side facing the arch that is being exposed, and the receptor is placed in the mouth ______________.

The pediatric occlusal projection is recommended for use in children ______ years old or younger.

Which of the following landmarks appears radiolucent on a dental image?

The periodontal ligament space:

Your new patient indicates he had a dental instrument break and become embedded in his oral tissues somewhere around tooth #30.  He would like to know if you can locate it in order to remove it.  Dr. Enzo has asked you to take a dental image of the area to locate the buccal-lingual and anterior-posterior position of the metal fragment.  Which of the following projections would you expose?

Cardiac muscle cells are connected by special junctions called intercalated discs. Intercalated discs provide strength between cells of tissues which exhibit high mechanical stress, strong flexible connections between tissue cells, and electrical excitability between the cells. Using this information, which junctions are present in intercalated discs?

Bonus Questions!  Note: the maximum score you can receive is 100 points.  Recently researchers mapped the ‘connectome’ of what organism and specifically what is the ‘connectome’? (2 points) How did scientists traditionally determine the structure of proteins? Recently, the Nobel prize was awarded to Alphafold 2.0. Why? (2 points)