Manatees are strict herbivores so in order to handle their specific diet they have short intestines and large canines.

Birds have lungs with bidirectional flow of air (air flows in two opposite directions within the lungs).  This strategy to ventilate their lungs makes them more efficient at extracting oxygen from the air.

Many pinnipeds reproduce by polygamy in which one dominant male controls and mates with a harem of females.

The baculum is a penis bone found in pinnipeds.  This structure allows the males to mate with more females in their harem within a shorter amount of time.

While working in the outpatient clinic, the nurse notes that the chart states that a patient has intermittent claudication. Which of these statements by the patient would be consistent with this information?

Laboratory testing is ordered for a patient during a clinic visit for routine assessment of hypertension. When monitoring for target organ damage, the nurse will be most concerned about

Although at the present time the populations of sea turtles are in low numbers, there is no concern amongst marine scientists, who think this is just a result of the natural life cycle of these organisms (this is why sea turtles are not considered to be endangered).

In reviewing healthcare provider admission orders for a patient admitted for treatment of a deep vein thrombosis of the left lower leg, which order should the nurse question?

The external nares of sharks connect to the gills and are used for extracting oxygen from the water.

Which of the following is not a function of the notochord?