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1. What is the study of ethical issues in medicine? a. Biometrics b. Bioethics c. Macro ethics d. Micro ethics - ️️B Bioethics is defined as the application of ethics to medicine, nursing, and health care. Biometrics is a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis. Micro ethics consider individuals and internal relations of the specific situations, whereas macro ethics applies to the collective social responsibility and to s...

Death from acute radiation exposure follows a _______ dose-response relationship. a) stochastic b) non-threshold c) threshold d) non-somatic - ️️c) threshold What type of dose-response curve (graph) is used as the basis of all radiation protections problems? a) Linear, Non-Threshold b) Non-Linear, Non-Threshold c) Linear, Threshold d) Non-Linear, Threshold - ️️a) Linear, Non-Threshold What is the extra measure of caution built into diagnostic radiation protection standards? ...

Prophylactic cranial irradiation for ALL is administered to a total dose of: A. 1200 cGy B. 1800 cGy C. 3000 cGy D. 4500 cGy E. 6000 cGy - ️️B. 1800 cGy The treatment time for a field requiring 350 monitor units while the linear acellerator dose rate is 220 units/minute is: A. .394 minutes B. .629 minutes C. 1.59 minutes D. 2.52 minutes - ️️C. 1.59 minutes Placing marks on the central axis only is: A. Sufficient for daily realignment and targeting B. Sufficient when target ...

Dividing the radiation doses into split fractions has less effect on cell survival for neutrons (high LET) compared to photon radiation True or False - ️️True What is the recommended time required between radiation doses in order to allow for reassortment of the cell population to enter a new radiosensitive cell phase? 4 hours 24 hours 6 hours 2 hours - ️️6 hours Which stage of mitosis is most variable amongst mammalian cells? G1 G2 S Z - ️️G1 Which cell cycle stage is ...

Plant and animal cells are both - ️️Eukaryotic Plant and animal cells both contain a - ️️nucleus In plant and animal cells, the nucleus is surrounded by - ️️Rough ER & Smooth ER Both ER's hold ribosomes that - ️️send signals, carry out genetic processes and provide structural support to the cell Smooth ER processes what? - ️️it contains enzymes that process Lipids (or fats) for cell use Plant and animal cells both contain what organelle? - ️️Golgi apparatus The...

Which of the following term represent a plane that lies exactly in the midline? A. Sagittal plane B. Midsagittal plane C. Frontal plane D. Transverse plane - ️️B. Midsagittal plane What happens during inhalation? A. Diaphragm moves down (contracts) B. Diaphragm moves up (relaxation) C. Rib cage decrease D. Volume of chest cavity decrease - ️️A. Diaphragm moves down (contracts) Which of the following contain in the pelvic cavity? A. Stomach, intestines and liver. B. Urinary bl...

Absorption - ️️Refers to the total transfer of energy from the x-ray photon to the atoms of matter through which the x-ray beam passes. And depends on the energy of the x-ray beam and the composition of the absorbing matter of tissues Alpha particles - ️️These are emitted from the nuclei of heavy metals and exist as 2 protons and neutrons, without electrons Aluminum disks - ️️sheets of 0.5mm thick aluminum placed in the path of the x-ray beam—filter out the non-penetrating, l...

Which of the following describes ionization? (a) atoms without a nucleus (b) atom that loses an electron (c) atom with equal numbers of protons & electrons (d) none of the above - ️️(b) atom that loses an electron Which term describes the process by which unstable atom undergo spontaneous disintegration in an effort to attain a more balanced nuclear state? (a) radiation (b) radioactivity (c) ionization (d) ionizing radiation - ️️(b) radioactivity Which of the following is not ...

Which of the following tissues attaches muscle to bone? A.) Fascia B.) Tendon C.) Ligament D.) Bursa - ️️Tendon Which of the following ions is most abundant in extracellular fluid? A.) Calcium B.) Chloride C.) Sodium D.) Potassium - ️️Sodium Which of the following does the respiratory system eliminate when there is an excess of hydrogen ions in the body? A.) Oxygen B.) Carbon Dioxide C.) Bicarbonate D.) Lactic Acid - ️️Carbon Dioxide In a normally functioning cardiova...

which of the following pairs correctly matches a cellular organelle with its function? Golgi apparatus- protein synthesis smooth endoplasmic reticulum- energy production cytoskeleton- movement cell membrane- storage - ️️cytoskeleton- movement which of the following describes an anatomical relationship between two structures in the human body? the mouth is anterior to the nose the ribs are lateral to the sternum the patella is inferior to the tibia muscles are superficial to skin - ...

What are the Androcentric Biases within the four stages of the Scientific Method? - ️️1. The exclusion of females as experimental and design students 2. Choice and definition of problems to be studied 3. Methods and approaches used in data gathering 4. Theories and conclusions drawn from the data What is Androcentric Bias? - ️️It assumes that outcomes are objective, no personal biases. It is premised on positivism that assumes knowledge using scientific method is objective and val...

Standpoint Theory - ️️Every subject is situated because our social positions and experiences shape our perceptions and standpoint, a more complete understanding of social relations must incorporate the perspectives of marginalized voices (who have been ignored and appropriated) White Privilege - ️️the invisible package of unearned assets, special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people. (white people/dominant group) Cis-Gen...

Explain the various projects that comprise Women's Studies - ️️in order to realize its goals, women's studies as an academic discipline has developed a two- pronged project -first prong: created courses within traditional disciplines with the goal of incorporating both women and their experiences into various subject matter. Examples of this prong include courses like "Feminist Philosophy", Women in Politics", "Sociology of Gender", or "Women in History" -sec...

A Wall Street Journal subscriber survey asked 46 questions about subscriber characteristics and interests. State whether each of the following questions provides categorical or quantitative data. (a)What is your age? - ️️*Quantitative A Wall Street Journal subscriber survey asked 46 questions about subscriber characteristics and interests. State whether each of the following questions provides categorical or quantitative data. (b)Are you male or female? - ️️*Categorical A Wall St...

If you want to study the effect of hormonal changes in adolescent boys, your population would be - ️️all adolescent males If you want to study the effect of hormonal changes as boys reach adolescence, your sample would most likely include - ️️pre-adolescent and post-adolescent boys Which of the following is most likely to be measured categorically? - ️️species of dogs appearing in the Sunday comics Another name for measurement data is _______ data. - ️️quantitative and nume...

How are parameters estimated for linear regression? - ️️Method of least squares What is the multiple linear regression model? - ️️Yi = B0 + B1Xi1 + ... + BpXip + ei ei are random errors Yi is the response for the ith case There are p predictor variables x1, x2, ..., xp Least square estimates - ️️Minimizes sum of squares Residual - ️️Actual - Predicted value Residual sum of squares - ️️sum of residuals squared (Yi - mu hat)^2 summed together We want small RSS to indic...

Which of the following are recommendations to support weight reduction? Eat processed foods. Chew your food thoroughly. Eat more carbohydrates. Eat until you feel full - ️️Chew your food thoroughly. What vitamin and what mineral can help support women experiencing morning sickness? Vitamin B12 and calcium Vitamin B6 and zinc Vitamin C and chromium Vitamin K and magnesium - ️️Vitamin B6 and zinc The most important time for enhanced nutrition during pregnancy is... The first th...

This vitamin reduces excessive deposits of fats and cholesterol in the liver and arteries and is essential for healthy nerves. Vitamin B12 Vitamin B6 Choline PABA - ️️Choline Which of the following is regulated by sodium? Body fluid Bone strength Hemoglobin levels Thyroxin production - ️️Body Fluid Which of the following minerals is known as the "electrical element" and is involved in the functioning of the nervous system? Potassium Calcium Phosphorus Chlorine - ️...

Protein is made by linking together chains of _________________by chemical bonds called peptide bonds. essential fatty acids cholesterol amino acids complex carbohydrates - ️️amino acids Carbohydrates are made up of carbon, hydrogen and ________. boron zinc oxygen amino acids - ️️Oxygen This type of sugar is mainly found fruits and some vegetables. Sucrose Fructose Lactose Galactose - ️️Fructose The following are one-molecule sugars (monosaccharides): glucose and fru...

Sodium Fluoride - ️️a by-product of about 50 some industries Calcium Fluoride - ️️Found in nature. More water soluble. Less toxic. Fluoride in city water - ️️Hazardous Designed for individualizes to get enough fluoride in 4 cups of water. We are recommended to drink 8. What may help protect against absorbing excess fluoride? - ️️Vitamin C Chlorine health concerns? - ️️Can react with leaves and other plant debris in reservoir water to form cancer-causing compounds cal...