Which of the following diets would be best to help reduce the chance of hip dysplasia and osteochondrosis in young Great Danes?   Select one: a.   Provide foods with limited amounts of essential fatty acids and proteins to limit growth   b.     Feed on high in cellulose diet which takes longer for intestinal

When the environmental temperature is higher than its body temperature, a toucan (a bird with a very large beak) will increase heat loss by... A. Increasing blood flow to the beak to shed heat by radiation and convection B. Moving to a breezy location to take advantage of convective heat loss C. Gular fluttering D. Lowering heat generated via brown adipose tissue E. All of the above

I am creating a medical scaffold made out of TPU to surgically implant around the pancreas for diabetic patients. The scaffold will have have capsules of islet beta cells which will diffuse into the pancreas to create a functional pancreas. I will use the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) technique to determine the specific surface area and porosity of the scaffold material. In the context of the TPU scaffold, the BET technique will provide crucial insights into its porosity and its potential to facilitate the infusion of beta cells into the pancreas.  Can you explain the expected/ideal results from the BET test and how the test will help the design process of this medical scaffold.

Describe the characteristics of three types of team sport athletes who would benefit from taking a multivitamin/mineral supplement.

Which of the following would you predict to be the consequence of Vitamin B12 deficiency in ruminant animals? Select one: a.   Inability to metabolize volatile fatty acids for oxidation in Krebs Cycle   b.   Inability to absorb digested carbohydrates in the rumen   c.    Inability of rumen microflora to enzymatically cleave bonds between sugars in cellulose   d.   Inability to convert glucose to pyruvic acid

Match the water soluble vitamin with its deficiency megaloblastic anemia, cognitive decline, age related neural tube, cancers, megaloblastic anemia Beri Beri (edema), Wernicke Korsakoff (confusion) Scurvy Pellagra (Symptoms: Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Dementia, Death) Choose... Choose... vitamin C Folate B12 Thiamin (B1) Niacin (B3) Choose... 47

1a) In a healthy mammal, which one of the following will lead indirectly to increased production of glycogen in liver cells? A. a reduction in insulin output B. a high glucose content in the diet C. an increase in thyroxine production D. a reduction in the amino acid concentration in the blood B) What effect would be caused by cutting the sympathetic nerve fibres to the heart? A. a decrease in the heartbeat rate B. a decrease in the length of the diastole phase C. a decrease in the length of the systole phase D. a decrease in the stroke volume c) If the nerve fibres within the septum are damaged, which phase of the cardiac cycle will be affected? A. ventricular diastole B. ventricular systole C. atrial systole D. atrial diastol

A farmer raising quail, ducks, and chickens switches to a cheaper feed and she notices that hens lay eggs with thin eggshells that are prone to breaking. Which of the following answer choices would be a first step to resolve this problem. (You can assume that there are no chemical contaminants such as DDT in the feed) Select one: a. Increase cobalt supplementation in the feed b. Increase selenium concentration in the feed c. Increase the appetite of poultry by adding dried ghrelin to the feed d. Increase calcium supplementation in the feed e. Increase free fatty acid (FAA) content of the feed

DISCUSSION THREAD:   According to Sizer and Whitney (2019), childhood obesity is very dangerous.   Firstly, parents do not always recognize whether a child is obese or has a dense physique; for this, you need to show the child to specialists.  Second, early obesity can lead to persistent obesity in adulthood.  Obesity is dangerous because it results in chronic diseases such as abnormal blood lipid profile, high total cholesterol, high triglycerides, high LDL cholesterol, high blood pressure, high fasting insulin, structural changes in the heart, asthma, difficulty breathing (sleep apnea  ), fatty liver.   Childhood obesity is a global problem.  Children have stopped playing collective sports games; they eat advertised over-processed and completely unhealthy (low-nutrient) foods, drink many sugary drinks, and still stay on TV or video games for hours.  According to statistics, on average, some children spend up to 7 hours at the computer.  To make a difference, parents need to realize…

Which of the following statements is characteristic of body fat changes associated with aging? Question 14 options: a)  Men gain more fat than women b)  Body fat gradually replaces muscle fibres  c)  Percent body fat increases dramatically after age 70 d)  Body fat stores shift from visceral sites to subcutaneous