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Billy Joe viewed some helminth eggs with the compound light microscope in the microbiology lab.  He saw the most detail when using the 40X objective lens.  On his lab report, he stated that the total magnification of the image was 40X.  Was Billy Joe correct?

When swiping a Petri dish of solid agar medium to evaluate the number and types of microorganisms picked up on the swab, an important part of the technique is leaving the lid of the Petri dish completely off so that you can easily swipe the surface.

Describe at least three things you’ve learned so far in this course that will affect your work in healthcare (how you work with patients, handle samples, etc.).  In other words, what has made an impression on you and/or may be something you didn’t know before this class and why? Note: Write all discussion question responses in this class in paragraph form. View this rubric for details about how your answer will be graded.

What social condition is Blake addressing in his two versions of “The Chimney Sweeper”? 

Candide marries Cunégonde because

The tumors in the ovaries are described as?        

Secretions from [a] _________  glands have extracellular effects. Secretions from [b] __________  glands have intracellular effects.

Match the hormones to their correct target organ: parathyroid                                                        anterior pituitary glucagon                                                            stomach ADH                                                                   bone erythropoietin                                                     brain FSH                                                                    liver gastrin                                                                red bone marrow melatonin                                                            gonads thyrotropin releasing hormone                             kidneys

Theca-Lutein Cysts characterized by, EXCEPT?  

The #1 and #2 most common ovarian cancers are epithelial cell tumors?