Biomedical Exam
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Pinkcheergal2 on December 15, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 hypothesis | if, then statement |
| independent | what are we changing? |
| Time | Independent |
| dependent | what are we observing |
| Temp | dependent |
| controls | what are we keeping the same? |
| which is on the y axis | dependent |
| which is on the x axis | independent |
| 3 types of pipettes | transfer, serological, micropipettes |
| transfer pipettes ad serological pipettes are measured in | milliliters |
| micropipettes are measures in | microliters |
| objective lens | the things on the microscopes that change the focus of the thing your looking at |
| what is the biggest problem with met mounts | air bubbles |
| cover slip | at 45 degree angle |
| forensic pathologist | cause of death |
| coroner | dead bodies |
| EMTs | Emergency Medical Technicians |
| autopsies | are used to find the cause of death |
| nervous system | muscle movements |
| primary documentations | articles, written |
| secondary documentations | textbook, published |
| 4 main valves | mitral bicuspid, aortic semilunar, tricuspid, pulmonary semilunar |
| left valves | mitral bicuspid, aortic semilunar |
| right valves | tricuspid, pulmonary semilunar |
| 4 chambers of the heart | right atrium, left atrium, right ventricle, left ventricle |
| chordenae tendenae | strings that open valves |
| papillary muscle | helps chordenae tendenae, in the miocardium |
| septum | middle |
| adult average heart rate | 60-70 |
| systolic | contracts |
| diastolic | relaxes |
| what is the usual blood pressure thing | 120/80 |
| P | both atriums contract |
| Q | both atriums relaxes |
| R | Left Ventricle contracts |
| S | Right Ventricle contracts |
| T | both Ventricles relax |
| repolarization | heart relaxes |
| depolarization | heart contracts |
| contracts | the negatives go out and positive go in |
| relaxes | the positives go out and negatives go in |
| Plasma | 90% water |
| Red Blood cells | carry oxygen throughout the body by hemoglobin |
| basophils | allergies |
| eosinophils | parasites |
| lymphocyte | specialized produce antibodies |
| neutrophil | first line of defense signal no body |
| monocytes | clean up/recycle |
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