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During spermatogenesis, which stage immediately follows meiosis I?

Which part of the uterine tube is the usual site of fertilization?

Instructions: Answer any four of the following five questions. If you answer more than four, only the first four will count. Be sure to answer all parts of the question! Partial credit is available. (15 points each) [Note that Canvas/Honorlock may list the four questions as worth 15 points each and the last question as worth 0 points. You can ignore that.]   Describe Thomson’s account of when and why killing is permissible in self-defense. Then apply her account to her examples of (1) the Villainous Aggressor, (2) the Innocent Aggressor, (3) the Innocent Threat, and (4) the bystander. For each case, briefly characterize the kind of person in question (e.g., what makes someone an innocent as opposed to a villainous aggressor?) and give an example of a self-defense scenario involving them (you can use Thomson’s examples or come up with your own), then apply Thomson’s account to reach a conclusion about whether killing that person to save one’s own life is permissible.

“Celebratory gunfire” is the practice of shooting guns into the air to celebrate holidays. It is illegal in many areas (including Florida) because people are sometimes struck and even killed by the falling bullets. Does the doctrine of double effect imply that celebratory gunfire is morally permissible? Explain why or why not, being sure to describe the relevant good and bad effects and how the three conditions associated with the doctrine of double effect that we considered in class apply to this case.

In the course of defending his view that fighting on the unjust side of a war is morally wrong, McMahan considers the objection that “war is analogous to a boxing match.” First, briefly explain McMahan’s argument that fighting on the unjust side of a war is morally wrong. Why is it wrong, in his view? Second, according to the objection, in what way is war analogous to a boxing match? What feature do they have in common? Third, describe any one of McMahan’s responses to the objection. (Note: He gives more than one objection, but for this question you only need to describe one of them.)

McMahan describes a scenario that he calls the Conscientious Driver case: “A person who always keeps her car well maintained and always drives carefully and alertly decides to drive to the cinema. On the way, a freak event that she could not have anticipated occurs that causes her car to veer out of control in the direction of a pedestrian.” First, explain the culpability account (what makes it permissible to kill someone in self-defense on that account?) and how it applies to the Conscientious Driver case. Second, briefly describe McMahan’s own account of self-defense (the responsibility account) and how it applies to the Conscientious Driver case. Finally, in your view, which account has the more plausible result in this case? Do you think the pedestrian is permitted to kill the driver in self-defense (assuming there is no other way out of the situation), or would that be morally wrong?

Please refer to the following case study when answering questions 44-50 Case Study 3:  A 51-year-old man was diagnosed with Graves disease with exophthalmos and stare.  The patient also reported dyspnea on exertion, insomnia, and fatigue.  A chest x-ray disclosed cardiomegaly.  The thyroid was examined and diffuse enlargement was noted. To further confirm the patient’s hyperthroidism, his thyroxine level was found to be extremely elevated.  He was treated with radioactive iodine and is now euthyroid. Exophthalmos means:

In case study 3, what is the patient’s condition following treatment?

In case study 2, why was a cystoscopy performed?

Please refer to the following case study when answering questions 35-38 Case Study 1:  A 39-year-old female was seen by her physician with complaints of repeated epigastric pain.  A complete work-up was done including ultrasound of the gallbladder, and it revealed the presence of a cholelith.  Cholecystectomy was then performed. In this case study, where was the patient’s pain located?