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What is culture? - Learned, socially acquired traditions of thought and behavior found in human society What is cultural relativism? - Studying another culture from its point of view without imposing our own cultural values What is "context" in archaeology and why is it so important? - the position of an archaeological find in time and space, established by measuring and assessing its association, matrix and provenience. Context includes and assessment of how an archaeological find got ...

How long is the span of Gestation? - 40 weeks How long are each of the trimesters? - 1st Trimester: 1-13 weeks 2nd Trimester: 14-26 weeks 3rd Trimester: 27-40 weeks What test do we do to diagnose pregnancy? - Urine test What is found in the urine to make a pregnancy test positive? - hcg: human chorionic gonadotropin What is EDB and why is it important? - estimated date of birth; it is vital to promoting healthy outcomes for the woman and the fetus What test gives the most accura...

WVU FIS 480 FINAL STUDY GUIDE A+ GRADED Accredited Laboratory DNA Laboratory that has received form recognition that it meets or exceeds a list of standards by a nonprofit professional association of persons actively involved in forensic science that is nationally recognized within the forensic science community in accordance with the provisions of the Federal DNA Identification Act Accuracy Degree of conformity of a measured quantity to its actual (true) value. Administrative Revie...

Osmoregulation - The control of water balance and solute composition Nitrogenous waste - Formed by the breakdown of proteins and nuclei acids, toxic ammonia is produced Directly excreted - Toxic, needs lots of water, most invertebrates and fresh water fish Waste converted to urea - Low toxicity, requires ATP, turtles mammals marine fish amphibians Waste converted to Uric acid - Relatively nontoxic, largely insoluble in water, birds Four nephron parts - Renal corpuscle, proximal tu...

Peer-reviewed articles - - Accepts articles using blind peer assessment - When an expert in the same field looks at the manuscript and edits the content. -The producer sends the manuscript to an editor, where you forward your title and credentials. The editor then sends it to officials in the field of your research without your title and credentials for fair evaluation how to use guidelines - - Guidelines are used and often transformed when translated into practice standards and clinical pr...

WVU FIS 480 Final Study Guide

Biological/Physical Anthropology - ANSWERStudy of human biological variation in time and space 1. Interested in: evolution, genetics, growth and development, and primatology Paleoanthropology - ANSWERHuman evolution as revealed by fossil record Primatology - ANSWERThe study of living and fossil primates Bone Biology - ANSWERStudy of bone as biological tissue, including its genetics, cell structure, growth, development, decay, and patterns of movement Molecular Anthropology - ANSWER...

WVU ANTHROPOLOGY EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND SIMPLIFIED ANSWERS THAT ARE 100% CORRECT

A way of life shared by a group of human beings - including their language, beliefs, & things they make and use - ANSWERculture Society - ANSWERA community of people who share a common language & culture Aspects of Culture - ANSWERvalues, customs, symbols, language culture must be? - ANSWERLearned & shared among individuals provided the first detailed definition of culture - ANSWERE.B Tylor Symbols - ANSWERarbitrary meaningful units we use to represent reality Ethnocentrism - A...