How can one tell the difference between stratified squamous epithelium and transitional epithelium?

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The most reliable distinctions are two. Compared to stratified squamous epithelium, transitional epithelium has fewer layers (6 or less) and has more rounded surface cells when it is bunched up with more apparent layers and more likely to be mistaken for stratified squamous.

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The main metabolic effects of obesity include all but which one of the following?

A) High blood pressure B) Insulin resistance C) Low blood glucose levels D) Low HDL

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Suppose that Bigfoot (or Sasquatch, the legendary primate that is imagined to live in the Pacific Northwest) or the Yeti (the equally imaginary primate that is supposed to live in the Himalayas) were found to be real and derived from Homo erectus

What moral responsibility would we (Homo sapiens) have to a species that was as closely related to us as a wolf is to a dog?

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After prolonged exertion in a hot climate, baroreceptors would ________ firing, leading to ________ secretion of ________ and thus ________ renal reabsorption of ________.

A. increase; increased; renin; increased; Na+ B. increase; decreased; vasopressin; decreased; water C. decrease; decreased; vasopressin; increased; water D. decrease; increased; renin; decreased; Na+ E. decrease; increased; vasopressin; increased; water

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Three types of genetic changes are

A) adenine, guanine, and cytosine. B) replication, transcription, and translation. C) mutations, SNPs, and changes in copy number. D) A to C, G to C, and U to A.

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