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Following a cerebrovascular accident (stroke), a patient is unable to depress her right eye when the right eye is fully adducted (i.e., she is unable to look down and in with the right eye). Which one of the following structures is most likely damaged in this patient?

A patient with Bell’s Palsy complains that water tends to drip out of his mouth when he takes a drink. Impaired function of which one of the following muscles is most likely the cause of this patient’s inability to drink normally?

Is the following correspondence a function? ​  

During eukaryotic transcription, what is the TATA box and why is it important?  What interacts with the TATA box?  What is the function of the distal control elements? Which enzyme (be specific) is used to produce the RNA strand during transcription? [2 pts]

The following reaction was studied. I-(aq)  +  OCl-(aq)  –>  IO-(aq)  +  Cl-(aq) The data that was collected follows Conc OCl- in M             Conc I- in M                        rate  in M/s 0.12                               0.18                                     7.91 E-2 0.060                             0.18                                     3.95 E-2 0.015                             0.090                                   9.88 E-3 0.12                               0.090                                   7.91 E-2 What are the orders with respect to I- and OCl- and what is k? Suggest the reaction of the slowest step.  

How is the pre-mRNA modified before it can leave the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell? [1.5 pts]

A woman is rushed to the Emergency Department following a severe motor vehicle accident. The patient is clearly in respiratory distress, and exhibits rapid, shallowing breathing that relies on accessory breathing muscles of her neck. Further examination and testing show that she has suffered an injury to her spinal cord, and her diaphragm muscle is paralyzed. Which one of the following is the most likely level of her spinal injury?

Water has a Specific heat – 4.184J/gC Heat of Fusion of water is-6.02KJ/mole Ice has  a specific heat of 2.03 J/gC If you have 75.0g of water at 90C how much energy is evolved by taking it to ice at (-) 50C?

The distal control elements are also known as: [0.5 pt]

An MRI reveals that a patient has an acoustic neuroma that has invaded the internal acoustic meatus. If the tumor damages the nerves that pass through this meatus, which one of the following signs is the patient most likely to exhibit?