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What sugar is added to the MacConkey agar (MCA) to make it differential?

(0.8 pt) The fetal ductus arteriosus moves blood from the [A] to the [B].  (0.8 pt) The fetal foramen ovale moves blood from the [c] to the [d]. (0.5 pt)  What is the purpose of these shunts? [fxn]

Fill in the blanks below to name the layers of the heart wall and the SPECIFIC tissue type(s) that each layer is made of. The innermost layer of the heart wall is called the [a]. What specific type of tissue(s) is this layer made of? [a1] The intermediate layer of the heart wall is called the [b]. What specific type of tissue(s) is this layer  made of?[b1] The outermost layer of the heart wall is called the [c]. What specific type of tissue(s) is this layer is this layer made of? [c1]  

Which of the following functional areas of the cerebral cortex is responsible for production of speech and is named for work done by this famous French physician?

Which type of neuroglial cell is found only in the peripheral nervous system?

Some reflexes are innate (inborn) – such as pulling your hand away from a hot stove before touching it.

The resting membrane potential of a neuron is positively charged on the outside of the membrane and negatively charged on the inside, making it polarized.  The resting state occurs at -55 mV.

Which of the following is NOT a division of the peripheral nervous system?

There are ____ pairs of cranial nerves and ____ pairs of spinal nerves.

In an action potential, the current that flows down the axon of a neuron is generated by the movement of __________ across the membrane.