A 24-year-old pregnant woman undergoes an ultrasound at 20 weeks’ gestation. The fetus is diagnosed with spina bifida. Failure of closure of the neural tube most likely resulted from abnormal development of which embryonic structure?

A 48-year-old woman presents with numbness and tingling in the thumb, index finger, middle finger, and lateral half of the ring finger. Symptoms are worse at night and improve when she shakes her hand. Physical examination reveals weakness of thumb opposition. Which nerve is most likely compressed?

Which of the following components of the plasma membrane contributes to membrane fluidity and cell signaling?

Epithelial cells found within the basal layer of the epidermis routinely undergo cell division events. These cells undergo one round of cellular division that produces two identical daughter cells. Which of the following correctly identifies this process?

A 35-year-old man lifts a heavy object and develops sharp pain radiating down the posterior thigh and lateral leg. MRI reveals a posterolateral herniation of the L4–L5 intervertebral disc compressing the traversing spinal nerve root. Which nerve root is most likely affected?

A 34-year-old pianist develops pain at the base of the thumb. Examination shows pain with opposition and circumduction of the thumb. Imaging demonstrates degenerative changes at the first carpometacarpal joint. Which synovial joint type is most likely affected?

It’s important to train all elements of fitness and exercise types, not just focus on one. 

What are the 4 elements of fitness that we will measure on our class activity log?

As the number of cats in a barn increases, the number of mice in the barn decreases. What sign does the rate of change have?

Topic 1.1 – Change in Tandem Functions in context; independent and dependent variables; increasing/decreasing behavior; zeros and intercepts.