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3 Keys for Life on Earth - 1.) One flow of high-quality energy from the sun 2.) Nutrient cycling 3.) Gravity Affluence and Environmental Degradation - disproportionate difference in resource use between developed and developing countries Angiosperms - seed producing plants that have flowers and produce fruit whcih contain seeds Autumn Olive - invasive shrub, aggressive during sucession has edible berries Biodiversity - variety of life forms/species and the genes they contain, variety of e...

Aldo Leopold - was a leading conservationist and wrote A Sand County Almanac Biocapacity - the ability of an area's ecosystems to regenerate the renewable resources used by a population, city, region, country, or the world, and to absorb the resulting wastes and pollution Biodiversity - the variety of genes, species, ecosystems, and ecosystem processes Biomimicry - the rapidly growing scientific effort to understand, mimic, and catalog the ingenious ways in which nature has sustained life ...

Anatomy - What the structure looks like, relationship between structures. Cellular Level - Cells are the smallest unit of life All cells have one thing in common: producing ATP Cells all have different functions depending on where they are found ex.) stomach cells vs. heart cells Chemical Level - Formation of molecules from atoms Control Center - (central nervous system) receives the message from the receptor, interprets it, determines a response, and sends message to the effector Cytolog...

5 areas of drug actions on neurotransmission - 1. Synthesis 2. Storage 3. release 4. Receptor interaction 5. Deactivation (aka re-uptake, packaging, or degradation) Acetylcholine - Found in large amounts inside and outside of the brain -Cell to Cell communication in the brain -Neuromuscular Junction ADMET - Absorption Distribution Metabolism Excretion Toxicity Alcohol definition by 18th amendment - any beverage with an alcohol content at or greater than .5% alcohol Amygdala - fore...

____________ have provided geologists with the best estimate of the maximum temperature at the mantle/core boundary. - Experimental studies on the melting of pure iron a geothermal gradient is the rate of change in the ______________ with depth. - temperature A planetary body must eventually lose all of its heat out of its surface to space by the process of - radiation All ring systems of the outer planets lie within the ___________________________ limit of the host planet. - Roche Basalt...

abrasion - The grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind absolute direction - north, south, east, west absolute distance - spatial separation between two points on the earth's surface Absolute location - geographical coordinates alluvial fans - sand and mud build up in the lakes and at lower elevations; are formed along hillsides alluvium - material that is transported and deposited by streams Antarctic Circle - 66.5°S Applications of GIS - spatial an...

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Acute Coronary Syndrome - Sudden symptoms of insufficient blood supply to the heart indicating unstable angina or acute myocardial infarction (non-ST segment-elevation MI and ST-segment-elevation MI) Agnosia - Inability to recognize common objects or faces of familiar people (including one's own face) Altered perception - Misinterpretation of sensory information, loss of depth perception, visual distortions Amnesia - Initially loss of recall of recent events but eventually loss of long-t...

"Just Culture" seeks to find a balance between the need to - learn from mistakes and the need for disciplinary action against employees 3. A nurse is preparing a plan of care for a client whose religion is Jehovah's Witness. The client has been told that surgery is necessary. The nurse considers the client's religious preferences in developing the plan of care and documents that A. Surgery is prohibited in this religious group. B. The administration of blood and blood products is forbi...

"Hello, this is Carol from Med/Surg at OMH. I'm caring for Mr. Tree in room 3. I'm calling regarding his pain control." in SBAR is an example of - Situation "I have trouble talking to strangers" "You find it difficult talking to people you do not know." is an example of - restating/paraphrasing "I think that Mr. Tree would benefit from some longer-lasting pain medications. What would you prefer to order? Are there any exams or labs you would like to order? What should I call you...