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The body can tell us many things about the life of a person. Lab analysis on human blood can reveal insight into diet, lifestyle, propensity for disease, as well as hundreds of years of ancestral lineage.

In death, the body is as equally telling as the body systems and tissues have distinct characteristics and norms. Factors such as the cause and time of death, sex, and age can be determined through a post-mortem examination.

Instructions:

In this case study, assume the role of a forensic anthropologist that must examine a skeleton found in a shallow grave in a state park. You will research and simulate the actual procedures used within a forensics lab to determine the age, sex and height of a skeleton, as well as learn to….

Post-Lab Questions 

1. What structural characteristics did you observe for each type of tissue? Be specific.

2. What is the difference between simple, stratified and pseudo-stratified epithelial tissue?

3. Describe the cell shape of squamous, cuboidal and columnar epithelial cells.

4. Does the number of cell layers or the cell shape play a role in the function of the epithelial tissue? Provide three examples.

5. List and describe the different types of connective tissue. What similarities and differences did you notice when viewing the prepared slides?

6. What are the three components of the extracellular matrix in connective tissue?

7. What are the three types of cartilage? What are their similarities and differences?

8. What are the three types of muscular tissue? For each, describe the cell shape,….

Post-Lab Questions 

1. What structural characteristics did you observe for each type of tissue? Be specific.

2. What is the difference between simple, stratified and pseudo-stratified epithelial tissue?

3. Describe the cell shape of squamous, cuboidal and columnar epithelial cells.

4. Does the number of cell layers or the cell shape play a role in the function of the epithelial tissue? Provide three examples.

5. List and describe the different types of connective tissue. What similarities and differences did you notice when viewing the prepared slides?

6. What are the three components of the extracellular matrix in connective tissue?

7. What are the three types of cartilage? What are their similarities and differences?

8. What are the three types of muscular tissue? For each, describe the cell shape,….

Unit 7 Assessment: Roles of the Neurological System

Attached Files:

 SC146 Unit 7 Assessment Study.pdf (959.659 KB)

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

As noted by Gingras et al (2015), emotional stimulation has been known to lead to pupil dilation and contraction.  For dilation of the pupils to occur during the listening of music, the special senses must work in conjunction with the autonomic nervous system (ANS). In addition, for this study to be physiological fact, the special senses and the ANS must also work collectively with the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and central nervous systems (CNS).

Instructions:

Read the attached article, The Eye is Listening: Music-Induced Arousal and Individual Differences Predict Pupillary Responses. During the reading, take notes and consider the following: The role of each neurological system (ANS,….

Data Tables and Post-Lab Questions

Table 6: Sucrose Concentration vs. Tubing Permeability

Post-Lab Questions

1. For each of the tubing pieces, identify whether the solution inside was hypotonic, hypertonic, or isotonic in comparison to the beaker solution it was placed in.

2. Which tubing increased the most in volume? Why?

3. What does this tell you about the relative tonicity between the contents of the tubing and the solution in the beaker?

4.  What would happen if the tubing with the yellow band was placed in a beaker of distilled water?

5. Osmosis is how excess salts that accumulate in cells are transferred to the blood stream so they can be removed from the body. Explain how this process works in terms of tonicity.

6. How is….

Page 1“Escape from Planet Soma” by Sheri L. Boyce

by Sheri L. Boyce Department of Biological Sciences, Messiah College, Grantham, PA

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After a valiant but doomed battle in the distant Purkinje Galaxy, you are captured by the Glialiens, the most evil beings in all of the Cerebral Hemisphere. Th ey imprison you in their outpost on the desolate planet Soma, from which no one has ever been known to escape.

Chief Oligodendrog eyes you with glee. “Well, well, if it isn’t the intrepid __________________ (make up a name for your space alter ego). I’ve heard of your daring deeds, and I must say….

Page 1“Escape from Planet Soma” by Sheri L. Boyce

by Sheri L. Boyce Department of Biological Sciences, Messiah College, Grantham, PA

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After a valiant but doomed battle in the distant Purkinje Galaxy, you are captured by the Glialiens, the most evil beings in all of the Cerebral Hemisphere. Th ey imprison you in their outpost on the desolate planet Soma, from which no one has ever been known to escape.

Chief Oligodendrog eyes you with glee. “Well, well, if it isn’t the intrepid __________________ (make up a name for your space alter ego). I’ve heard of your daring deeds, and I must say….

EXPERIMENT 5: THE IMPORTANCE OF CELL CYCLE CONTROL Data

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Post-Lab Questions

1. Record your hypothesis from Step 1 here.

2. What do your results indicate about cell cycle control?

3. Suppose a person developed a mutation in a somatic cell that diminishes the performance of the body’s natural cell cycle control proteins. This mutation resulted in cancer but was effectively treated with a cocktail of cancer-fighting techniques. Is it possible for this person’s future children to inherit this cancer causing mutation? Why or why not?

4. Why do cells that lack cell cycle control exhibit karyotypes that look physically different than cells with normal cell cycle control?

5. What are HeLa cells? Why are HeLa cells appropriate for this experiment?

6. Research….

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by Sheri L. Boyce Department of Biological Sciences Messiah College, Mechanicsburg, PA

A Grumpy Old Man

From behind the curtain of an ER cubicle, we overhear the following dialogue:

Ernest: (Groans with pain) When’s that doctor going to come back? He said he’d only be a few minutes. I want to go home. I’m missing Golden Girls and it’s that episode where Rose tries to coach the peewee….

Page 1“Th e Heart of the Problem” by Garner and Ree

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Part I – Emergency Mrs. Helms came in through the front door of her house with an armful of groceries. She put the bag down on the kitchen counter and called to her husband. “Herb, I’m home! Are you ready for lunch?” She didn’t get an answer, so she walked to the living room and found Mr. Helms lying on the fl oor. “Herb! Are you okay?” she asked as she grabbed his shoulder. Mr. Helms responded weakly while clutching his chest. Mrs. Helms frantically called 911. It only took EMS a few minutes to arrive and the paramedics transported Mr. Helms to the hospital. Upon admission to the….