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Anatomy Answer Studies the structure of body parts and their relationships to one another. Physiology (modern definition) Answer Studies the function of the body, in other words, how the body parts work and carry out their life sustaining activities. Often focuses on cellular and molecular level. Physiology (literal definition) Answer Study of nature Homeostasis Answer Maintenance of relatively stable internal environment due to process bringing system back to baseline. Aka dynamic ...

What are the four types of body tissues? Answer epithelial(protects), connective(binds), muscle(movement), nervous(controls) 3 body planes Answer sagittal(right/left), transverse(upper/lower),frontal(front/back) 4 body regions Answer right upper(RUQ),left upper(LUQ),right lower(RLQ),left lower(LLQ) Antomical Position Answer standing upright and facing forward with arms at the sides and the palms of the hand facing forward Atom Stability Answer number of protons= number of electr...

The school nurse is conducting a screening of kindergarten students. The nurse will assess the children for what characteristics of ADHD? Answer -short attention span -hyperactivity -impulsivity When discussing the safe use of drugs in the institutional setting, what are duties preformed by the nurse? Answer -admin drugs -monitor clients for drugs effects -educate about drugs -eval for toxic effects You're caring for a 22 y/o who was just diagnosed with a helminthic infection. She ...

What does Law establish? Answer establishes rights, duties and privileges that are consistent with the values and beliefs of a society or its ruling group What does the Law consist of? Answer consists of enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and their society What is Constitutional Law? Answer found in text and cases arising from federal and state constitutions US Constitution is the supreme law of the land What is Statutory Law? Answer ...

What are the key assumptions in the functionalist approach Answer a society is cohesive if it consists of various intermediate groups which share the same norms. The higher the level of integration between these intermediate groups, the more cohesive society will be as a whole. What are the key assumptions in the conflict approach Answer society is in a state of perpetual conflict because of competition for limited resources. It holds that social order is maintained by domination and p...

Metabolism Answer The sum of all chemical reactions carried out by a cell or larger Homeostasis Answer The maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment in living things Hook Answer English scientist whom discovered cells in cork and drew them Leuwenhoek Answer Dutch scientist and business man whom made many microscopes, but hid the best. Discovered protests, blood cells, and 1st to observe live sperm and saw fungal spores Schlieden&Schwann Answer German scientists who...

Definition of chemistry Answer The science that seeks to understand what matter does by studying what atoms and molecules do What is the SI unit for length, time, mass, energy and temperature? Answer Meter, second, kg, joules, kelvin a pure substance is Answer composed of one or more different types of atoms or molecules that has constant composition which of the following terms is a physical property? A.) the corrosive action of acid rain on granite B.) the odor of spearmint gum C.)...

The tissue through which gases are exchanged between the blood and the air in the lungs is Answer simple squamous epithelium Body heat is lost primarily by Answer radiation Bone cells form concentric circles around longitudinal tubes called Answer central canals A body has been sectioned in such a way that there is one whole lung per section and the urinary bladder has been split in half. What type of section is this? Answer sagittal Which type of tissue lines the follicles of th...

What is the core and fundamental meaning of the med term? Answer Word root What comes at the end of the med term and modifies the meaning? Answer Suffix What comes at the beginning of the med term and modifies the meaning? Answer Prefix What two parts make us the combining form? Answer Word root and combining vowel SOAP is an acronym that stands for the following four general parts in a medical note Answer Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan ER Answer emergency room O...

Contracture Answer Permanent stiffening of a joint or muscle caused by atrophy; fingers are flexed toward a resident's palm What is Atrophy? Answer State of deterioration, shriveling, shrinking, or withering What to do with a resident that has a G-Tube Answer NPO (Nothing By Mouth) Semi Fowlers or Fowlers position when transfusing Supine Position Answer Lying flat on the back with legs straight. Lateral Position Answer Resident lying on his/her right or left side Fowlers ...