Name a few important body functions that your nervous system controls on its own without you having to think about it much?

The phlogiston theory in the 17th century attempted to explain burning. the theory stated that combustable objects contained a material called phlogiston, a substance without mass, color, odor, etc. after objects burned, the objects were dephlogistonated and were then in their true form. the phlogiston theory was accepted until the 18th century, when lavoisier proved that combustion requires a gas that has mass. phlogiston is considered a) to be scientific knowledge b) not to be scientific knowledge c) to be proven by scientific method d) to be accepted in the modern scientific community

What are two reasons for why a species might disappear from the fossil record?

This question is only for applicants to scholars for medicine or scholars for dental medicine: what aspects about medicine (or dental medicine) intrigue you? describe how these aspects influence your life. (100-650 words)