The term was then exported with Prussian officers and nobles to Russia. The Feldsher system of rural primary care provided some of the inspiration for China's barefoot doctors. Today feldshers can be found in every medical setting from primary to intensive care. They are often the first point of contact with health professionals for people in rural areas.
1 The prospect of a food chain minus its apex predators may mean the end of the line for many more species. 2  Sharks have widespread global distribution, are highly migratory and play a vital role in maintaining the health of ocean ecosystems.
1 The skull of a shark is made of only 10 cartilaginous elements while a bony fish skull has about 63 bones. 2  Bony fish have pleural ribs formed from dermal bone and sharks lack these ribs.3  Unlike bony fish that have a protective bony plate covering their vulnerable gills, the gill slits of a shark are exposed and visible.hark species have eyelids and some can even protect their eye with a tough third eyelid called a nictating membrane. Other species, like the great white shark, have muscles that can roll the eye back into the socket for protection. Bony fish lack eyelids or the ability to protect their eyes.