Mrs. ironfield is brought to the emergency room complaining of severe pain in her left illiac region. she claims previous episodes and says that the condition is worse when she is constipated and is relieved by defecation. a large tender mass palpated in the left iliac fossa and a barium study reveals a large number of diverticula in her descending and sigmoid colon. what are diverticula and what is believed to promote their formation? does this woman have diverticulitis or diveriticulosis? explain. *

4.06 hc)a five-year review of threats to the southern resident orca population of the united states concluded that the top threats were prey availability, contaminants, and effects from recreational and whale watching vessels. further down the list are oil spills, disease, and effects from commercial vessels not targeting whales. how might this list be different if it were for transient whale populations, which have a larger average population size and live farther offshore in open waters? a)the transient population is more likely to be affected by contaminants. b)the transient population is less likely to be affected by whale watching vessels. c)the transient population is more likely to be affected by disease. d)the transient population is less likely to be affected by prey availability.

What is the correct answer for the process of water eroding soil? rills, sheet erosion, gullies sheet erosion, rill, gullies gullies, rills, sheet erosion sheet erosion, gullies, rills

Which best describes a gene? a. a sister chromatid b. a chromosome c. a tetrad d. a piece of a chromosome