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Endocrine System - ️️Network of glands producing hormones regulating bodily functions. Pharmacology - ️️Study of drug effects on biological systems. NURS 2010 - ️️Course focusing on pharmacology for nursing students. Lilley's Pharmacology - ️️Textbook covering pharmacological principles and practices. Chapters 31-34 - ️️Sections detailing specific endocrine drugs and their uses. Pituitary Gland - ️️Master gland regulating other endocrine glands. Thyroid Gland - ...

What are cells' point of actions - ️️To send chemical messaged by means of hormones Target cells or end organs point of action - ️️Receive the chemical messages How does the endocrine control the metabolic processes - ️️- Energy - How we grow - Deal with stress - Sexual reproduction The endocrine system consists of three components: - ️️(1) the cells, which send chemical messages by means of hormones; (2) the target cells, or end organs, which receive the chemical mes...

What is the pKa of a drug? - ️️The pH at which the drug is 50% ionized and 50% noniodized (aka equal deprotonated and protonated forms of the drug) For drugs to be absorbed, do we want them charged or uncharged? - ️️Uncharged What is the pH of the stomach vs. the small intestine? - ️️Stomach: pH around 1 Small intestine: neutral pH around 7 You develop a drug and decide to name it BLACKPINK. BLACKPINK has a pKa of 3. Would it be better absorbed in the stomach or small intestine?...

T/F: Women's pulses are generally weaker on the left side relative to the right and relative to men because of menses. - ️️T Which of the following statements is false about TCM pulses? A: Women's are softer and faster B: Athletes are slower but children are faster C: Heavier set individuals will be deep and slow but thin people will superficial D: Fasting individuals will have a fast and superficial pulse E: all of these are true - ️️D (deficient/weak pulse) Which of the ...

Expertise - ️️Description for specialized skills and topic knowledge Novice - ️️A person who has limited experience with a particular task Intuitive - ️️A type of expert who is curious, creative, and enjoys challenge Automatic - ️️A type of expert who naturally follows particular steps and rules when problem-solving Strategic - ️️A type of expert who uses effective methods for problem-solving Flexible - ️️Description of an expert who routinely uses complex thoughts ...

Knowledge formation (human capital) for both individual and societal goals - ️️What is the purpose of education? 1. Political goals of schooling 2. Social goals of schooling 3. Economic goals of schooling - ️️What are the three broad goals of schooling? What is included in the political goals of teaching? - ️️Maintain political order, prevent violence, cultivate leaders, etc ex. Pledge of allegiance What is included in the social goals of teaching? - ️️Character education...

Define primary and secondary aging. - ️️A: Primary aging refers to age-related changes influenced by biological factors, while secondary aging results from controllable factors such as an unhealthy lifestyle. What factors contribute to the physical fitness decline in middle age? - ️️Reduced physical activity, increased stress, smoking, alcohol consumption, poor diet, and chronic diseases like diabetes and arthritis contribute to the physical fitness decline in middle age. How can ...

Industrial models of schools - ️️- schools reflect assembly lines of the Industrial Revolution - Senge Industrial age assumptions of learning - ️️- 5 ways which learning occurs - emerged from schools with beliefs following that of the industrial assembly line 1. children are deficient and schools should fix them (deficit perspective --> school can make up for the innate) 2. Learning takes place in the head, not the body 3. Everyone learns, or should learn, in the same way 4. ...

At a year a newborns doubles from - ️️7 to 28 Newborns sleep for - ️️15-17 hours a day At a year they sleep for - ️️12-13 hours head-sparing - ️️A biological mechanism that protects the brain when malnutrition disrupts body growth. The brain is the last part of the body to be damaged by malnutrition. Hearing develops during which trimester - ️️third Most advanced of newborn's senses - ️️hearing Least mature sense at birth - ️️seeing Newborns focus between ...

What are the 5 basic steps of the scientific method? - ️️1. Begin with curiosity 2. Develop a hypothesis 3. Test the hypothesis 4. Draw conclusions 5. Report the results; replication Nature vs Nurture - ️️Influence of genes we inherit vs. environmental influences that affect our development Epigenetics - ️️How environmental factors affect genes and genetic expression Differential susceptibility - ️️Hoe environmental experiences differ differ because of particular inherit...