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Using your fingers to find your pulse is an example of
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palpation
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the two organ systems that regulate and maintain homeostasis
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nervous and endocrine system
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objective changes in a patient's normal body function that can be directly observed or measured by a clinician are referred to as ___
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signs
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T/F The diaphragm is an organ found in the abdominal cavity
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FALSE
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What is the cheek area referred to as?
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buccal
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What is the hip area referred to as?
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coxal
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what is the chin area referred to as?
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mental
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what is the area behind the knee known as?
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popliteal
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what is the heel area known as?
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calcaneal
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what is the area between the hips known as?
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sacral?
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What is the thigh area known as?
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femoral
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what is the base of the skull area?
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occipital
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what is the head region?
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cephalic
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what is the neck region?
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cervical
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what is an element's atomic number?
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the number of protons in the atom.
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The nucleus of unstable ___ of an element will decay leading to emission of radiation
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isotopes
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What is atomic mass?
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weighted average of the atomic weights of all naturally occurring isotopes of an element
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this is the name given to a negatively charged atom
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anion
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a chemical that can conduct electrical current when dissolved in water
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electrolyte
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a solution with a pH value of less than 7 is__
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acidic
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what are the three main parts of eukaryotic cell?
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plasma membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus
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what are the 3 main components of the lipid bilayer portion of the plasma membrane are:
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phospholipids, cholesterol, glycolipids
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The polar portion of a cholesterol molecule, which form hydrogen bonds with the polar heads of neighboring phospholipids and glycolipids, consists of a ___
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-OH group.
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this type of membrane protein enables cells to catalyze specific chemical reactions at the inner and outer surface of their plasma membrane
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enzymes
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what type of membrane protein functions by recognizing and binding to hormones and neurotransmitters?
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receptors
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this is a measure of a solution's ability to change the volume of cells by altering their water content
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tonicity
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this is the transport process by which gases, like O2 and CO2, move through a membrane
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simple diffusion
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