Why might jaws have been advantageous for early gnathostomes?

Use this figure to answer the following question. According to this phylogenetic tree, what is the sister group to Archosauria?

Explain why this shark is not directly attacking the bits of prey. What sense is it using to detect the prey and what sense is it NOT using? 

A patient who had a HgA1c of 6.8 on routine blood work should be diagnosed as having:

A middle age man was mowing his lawn with his lawn tractor. While driving under a tree, a branch caught him and “scratched” his eye.  He is complaining of redness and watering since the incident. To determine if he has a corneal abrasion, you will do what?

When calculating the amount of T4 replacement a patient initially requires, you would use the patient’s:

Which of the following is not a risk factor for peptic ulcer disease?

You suspect a herniated disc in a 72 year old patient. While supine, you lifted the patient’s affected leg and elicited back and sciatic nerve pain which indicates a positive test. This is known as what test or sign?

The most common co-morbidities that occur with Type II diabetes are:

A patient is diagnosed with subclinical hypothyroidism. The NP would expect the lab findings to show: