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SHORT ESSAY QUESTION TIME! In the “Your Inner Monkey” video that you watched in this Unit, many primate and human adaptations were described and discussed.  Think back on that video and select FOUR adaptations that were discussed in that video.  Name or briefly describe those adaptations in the space below (0.5 point each) AND describe how they were advantageous or what kind of benefit they provided to our primate/human ancestors (2 points each). MAKE SURE TO WRITE IN CLEAR AND COMPLETE SENTENCES, WITH PROPER GRAMMAR, CAPITALIZATION, AND PUNCTUATION.  YOU MIGHT ALSO WANT TO RE-READ YOUR ANSWER OUT LOUD FOR CLARITY BEFORE MOVING ON TO ANOTHER QUESTION.  REMEMBER, IF YOU PROFESSOR CAN’T UNDERSTAND YOUR ANSWER, HE CAN’T GRADE IT.

Although the evidence to support evolution by natural selection is strong, there are no examples of “transitional fossils” between different groups of animals, such as birds and reptiles.

What is the name of the semi-fluid medium inside an animal cell?

The phospholipid bilayer that surrounds/maintains the integrity of a cell is called a

Use the pull-down menus to insert the best terms that make this sentence true: In the fluid-mosaic model of the plasma membrane, the phospholipid molecules are oriented so that the [blank1] heads are facing the outside environment and the [blank2] tails are facing the interior of the membrane.

A pregnant client tells a nurse that she has been craving unusual food.  The nurse gathers additional assessment data from the patient and discovers that the patient has been ingesting daily amounts of white clay dirt from her back yard.  Laboratory studies are performed on the client.  The nurse reviews that results and determines that which of the following indicates a physiological consequence of the patients practice?

A patient who is pregnant reports heartburn occurring frequently after her evening meal.  What is the most appropriate recommendation for the nurse to make to this patient?

A nurse is providing instruction to a pregnant patient who is scheduled for an amniocentesis.  The nurse tells the patient that:

Painless, irregular contractions that are usually relieved with walking is a definition of?

The nurse is performing a cardiac assessment. Where does the nurse expect to feel the client’s point of maximal impulse (PMI)?