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Anatomy Blogs due Sunday 1/29 by 5:00

Using  your notes from project presentations in class, provide at least 3 important facts from 5 different topics.

January 24th, 2012 | Posted in Blog | Read More »

Anatomy Questions due Sunday 1/29 by 5:00

1. What is the function of the medulla?
2. What is the function of the cerebellum?
3. What is the function of the olfactory bulb
4. What is the function of the optic chiasm?
5. What is the function of the corpus collosum?

January 24th, 2012 | Posted in Homework | Read More »

Biology Blogs due by Sunday 1/19 5:00

Explain the steps of transcription and translation… Be exact…don’t leave out a step…

January 24th, 2012 | Posted in Blog | Read More »

Biology Questions due 1/29 by 5:00

1. What is the purpose of  DNA transcription?
2. What is the purpose of  DNA Transcription?
3. What is the purpose of RNA polymerase?
4. What is made when RNA polymerase breaks off of DNA?
5. What happens to the DNA when polymerase breaks off?

January 24th, 2012 | Posted in Homework | Read More »

Anatomy Blogs due Sunday 1/22

Research five nervous system conditions that you would be interested in presenting on in class. Name them and give five important facts about each.

January 18th, 2012 | Posted in Blog | Read More »

Anatomy Questions due Sunday 1/22

1. Explain the process of a nerve impulse.
2. Explain the reaction of the nervous system when you burn your finger on a hot pot.
3. What is a reflex arc?
4. Name some types of sensory receptors?
5. Give some examples of the autonomic reflexes.

January 18th, 2012 | Posted in Homework | Read More »

Biology Blogs due Sunday 1/22

1. What is a mutation?
2. Give an example of a type of mutation.
3. Are mutations genetic…give an example?
4. Explain the process of transcription.
5. Explain the process of translation.

January 18th, 2012 | Posted in Blog | Read More »

Biology Questions due by Sunday 1/22

1. Explain the process of transcription in DNA.
2. What enyme attaches nucleotides to the origninal strand of DNA?
3. What enzyme comes along and unzips the DNA strand in the process of replication?
4. Name the main differences of DNA and RNA?
5. Explain the process of m-RNA in the process of making proteins.

January 18th, 2012 | Posted in Class Work, Homework | Read More »

Biology Blogs 1/13

1.  Why is DNA important to you?
2. Why is it important that you protect yourself from radiation from the sun?
3. Use the base-pairing rules to determine the base sequence that is complementary to the sequence C-G-A-T-T-T-A.
4. A plant’s DNA has nucleotides that are 20 percent thymine. What percentage of guanine would be present?
5. How did [...]

January 12th, 2012 | Posted in Blog | Read More »

Anatomy Blogs 1/13

1. Mrs. Jones has had a progressive decline in her mental capabilities in the past 5 to 6 years. At first her family attributed her occasional memory lapses, confusion and agitation to grief over her husband’s death 6 years earlier. When examined, Mrs.Jones was aware of her mental decline and showed an IQ of 30 [...]

January 9th, 2012 | Posted in Blog | Read More »

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