Each student should select one question for response from each section of the exam; students should complete three questions in total.

Actin and _______ are the contractile proteins in muscle fibers.

Describe the role of calcium in the skeletal system.

Richard was married with two adult daughters. He was a successful accountant that owned his own company. Then his business started to fail and he was losing money. He told his family that he was investing in an invention, a revolutionary water filtration machine, and that this machine would change the world. He told his family that he was close to a scientific breakthrough, and that he’d sell his machine to cities around the country, making millions. He borrowed from both of his daughters and took their entire retirement savings. He lost it all. The family was financially destroyed. He was lying to everyone. Here we can see what really happened What would Kantian ethics say about his crimes to his victim? Be sure to fully explain how the ethical theory works and apply its major rule. How would Kantians judge his actions against his family members, the money that he ‘borrowed’ from his children. Be sure to apply Kant’s theory to how he treated the victim of his crime and what he did to his daughters. Write 2-3 paragraphs.

. _______ tissue covers body surfaces, lines hollow organs, and forms glands.

Please watch this video:  What would Aquinas and Paley and other fans of the teleological argument say about all of this? Describe some things from the video that they would find remarkable. How do fans of the teleological argument explain these creatures and events? Be sure to explain the main parts of the teleological argument, including its conclusion. Then, share your own example of something in nature that they would say operates according to a design. How does it appear to function according to a plan? Write 2-3 paragraphs. 

Explain Descartes’s argument to support his view of dualism. What is the main idea of dualism? What’s the conclusion of his argument? When he tries to prove that conclusion, what does he have to say about minds and bodies? Be sure to directly and thoroughly address his claims about the traits of minds and characteristics of bodies, and how they are supposed to support his conclusion. Write 1-2 paragraphs.

The _______ filaments are pulled toward the center of the sarcomere during contraction.

Which epithelial tissue allows rapid diffusion and lines alveoli?

Which type of muscle surrounds most of the hollow organs?