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Stacy’s boss brought in a large box of donuts for the staff today. Earlier this morning, Stacy ate an unusually large breakfast before going in to work. Stacy loves donuts and usually accepts them when offered, but today she does not take one. Stacy’s full stomach is an example of a(n):

  What are the values of sys.argv[1] and type(sys.argv[2]) for the command-line input > python prog.py June 16 ?  

The phrenic nerve controls the diaphragm muscle.  Therefore, this nerve must contain a bundle of axons from __________.

  What will be the str produced by ‘{x:.5f}’.format(x=1.6180339) ?  

The middle layer of the glomerular filter limits the solutes that can pass by _______.

There are multiple physiological mechanisms that help to ensure that only one sperm fertilizes an oocyte in humans.

Imagine that a patient’s urine sample shows glycosuria, an above normal specific gravity, and a moderate level of ketones. Select the BEST diagnosis that would explain ALL these signs from the choices below:

Study this photo below carefully.  It shows a microscopic image collected during a urinalysis.  It was acquired with a compound microscope set at 400x total magnification.  Imagine that you are tasked with interpreting the results of such a test and must make a preliminary diagnosis.  In 1-2 complete sentences, FIRST identify the most likely diagnosis that you would assign to this case, based ONLY on the sediments you see in this image.   Be as specific as you can with this diagnosis (i.e., you can’t just say “kidney disease” and call it a day).  NEXT, explain your reasons for making this specific diagnosis by describing at least TWO abnormalities that you see here.

You review the food label and find the nutritional adequacy statement. What method does this food manufacturer use to verify nutritional adequacy? Image states under Complete & Balanced: Nature’s Variety Instinct Raw Small Breed Chicken Formula provides complete and balanced nutrition for dogs of all life stages and is comparable in nutritional adequacy to a product which has been substantiated using AAFCO feeding tests.

Use the pull-down menus to insert the best terms that make these sentence true: Even if you are stranded on a desert island with no water intake, you will still [blank1] approximately [blank2] of urine per day to remove nitrogenous wastes and any excess biomolecules and ions from your body.  This minimum amount of urine is called [blank3].