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What is hematopoiesis? - ANSWER-formation of blood cells Where does hematopoiesis occur? - ANSWER-bone marrow The shape of Red Blood Cells allows for what function? - ANSWER-Increased efficiency of o2 absorption and ability to squeeze through narrow vessels and capillaries. What are characteristics of red blood cells? - ANSWER--carry hemoglobin -lack nucleus -carry oxygen to cells (from lungs to the rest of the body) What is the structure of hemoglobin? - ANSWER-A large, spherical,...

Procedures when arrive to scene (head injury) - ANSWER-1.Determine level of consciousness -AVPU 2.History -MOI -When did this injury occur? 3.Conduct rapid cranial nerve assessment 4.SCAT 5 5. evaluate SxS over time Cranial Nerve Neurological assessment - ANSWER-evaluate every 15 to 20 minutes , assess immediately 1. Olfactory (I) - ANSWER-function: smell assessment: smell 2.Optic (II) - ANSWER-function: vision assessment: read and OR peripheral 3. Oculomotor (III) - ANS...

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In Nevada, the process by which voters decide on an already existing law is? - The Referendum What does the Paramount Allegiance clause in the Nevada Constitution state? - The federal government has supremacy over the states This document established a government with one branch and no power of taxation - The Articles of Confederation Judicial review gives the supreme court the power to do what? - Declare a law unconstitutional Who elects the president of the United States? - The Elector...

What are the units of measurement for mass? - Gram (g) What are the units of measurement for length? - Meter (m) What are the units of measurement for volume? - Liter (L) What are the units of measurement for temperature? - Degrees Celsius (metric); Degrees Fahrenheit (US) What is a caliper? - A tool for measuring length, has jaws What is a Balance? - A tool for measuring weight What is the scientific term for "zeroing" a balance? - Tare function what is the function on a scale that su...

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What is the scientific process? - Observations, question, hypothesis, prediction, and test Hypothesis - A testable prediction, often implied by a theory A hypothesis is ________________ and written so that it could be found incorrect by an observation or experiment - Falsifiable Is this a hypothesis: cats live fish more than dogs love fish? - No because it is now testable Is this a hypothesis? Why?: big foot lives in north dakota - No because it is not tesable Is this a hypothesis: all swa...

Part of the reason welfare programs became so unpopular was that - many Americans came to believe that welfare recipients did not want to work. Which program was designed to help augment the benefits to the aged, blind, and disabled? - Supplemental Security Income Which of the following social policies is currently the most costly to the government? - Social Security The G.I. Bill of Rights of 1944 and the National Defense Education Act were examples of the - federal government's approac...