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ANCIENT CHINA - SILK Who discovered sericulture (the cultivation of silkworms to produce silk)? - Answer- Leizu (Wife of the Yellow Emperor) How did Leizu discover sericulture? - Answer- A silkworm cocoon fell into her tea, and the heat unwrapped the silk. Silkworms eat leaves from _________ trees. - Answer- mulberry What do you boil before unraveling silk? - Answer- cocoons What dies when you boil the cocoons? - Answer- the silkworm (pupa) What two classes of people were NOT a...

LEGEND OF SILK What is Silk? - Answer- Silk is a thin, but strong fiber that silkworms produce when they are making their cocoons. It can be woven into a very soft and smooth fabric. Silk fabric was invented in Ancient China and played an important role in their culture and economy for thousands of years. What is silk in Chinese Culture? - Answer- Silk cloth was extremely valuable in Ancient China. Wearing silk was an important status symbol. At first, only members of the royal family were...

CHAPTER 5 - SILK Silk - Answer- - Is a natural protein fiber - China around 2640 B.C. - Production closely guarded secret for centuries - Currently no successful silk production in US - China - India - Japan Sericulture - Answer- - Production of silk - Silk moths lay eggs - Eggs hatch and the larvae are fed mulberry leaves - After about 35 days, the silkworms spin their cocoons - Silkworm forces liquid silk through two spinnerets and the fiber hardens with air contact - One s...

SILK Sericulture - Answer- Cultivation of the silkworm Silk -> only natural filament fiber that has significant commercial value. Produced by the "silkworm", can be obtained either from cultivated silkworms or wild species. 4 basic stages of development - Answer- 1. Laying of the eggs by the silk moth 2. Hatching of the eggs into caterpillars, which feed on mulberry leaves 3. Spinning of the cocoon by the caterpillar 4. Emerging from the silk moth from the cocoon Process ...

SPIT FOR SILK - SILKWORM silk - Answer- a fine, strong, soft, lustrous fiber produced by silkworms in making cocoons and collected to make thread and fabric. commodity - Answer- a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee. textile - Answer- a type of cloth or woven fabric. weave - Answer- form (fabric or a fabric item) by interlacing long threads passing in one direction with others at a right angle to them. fabric - Answer-...

ENGLISH 11 STUDY GUIDE Characterization - Answer- The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features Exposition - Answer- A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory Biblical Allusion - Answer- Makes an indirect reference to the Bible Tragic Flaw - Answer- The character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall Verbal Irony - Answer- A figure of speech that occurs when a person says one thing but means the opposite Theme...

GRADE 11 ENGLISH metaphor - Answer- compares 2 things by identifying one object completely with another simile - Answer- compares two things by asserting that one is like the other. usually uses the words "like" or "as" imagery - Answer- creates a mental picture for the reader by using words that appeal to the 5 senses irony - Answer- a reversal of expectations. the intended meaning of the words (or situations) is opposite from their normal meaning. when the outcome of a ...

ENGLISH 11 Aliteration - Answer- repetition of consonants at the start of words Allusion - Answer- A reference to another work of literature, person, or event atmosphere - Answer- what the Characters feel in the story mood - Answer- How the reader feels about the text while reading. tone - Answer- Attitudes and presuppositions of the author that are revealed by their linguistic choices (diction, syntax, rhetorical devices) cliché - Answer- An expression that has been overused...

ENGLISH 11 FINAL EXAM Connotation vs. denotation - Answer- An idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing vs. Literal definition of a word. Non-Standard-Slang/Jargon - Answer- Not adhering to the standard, usually associated with a language variety used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups. Alliteration - Answer- The recurrence of initial consonant sounds. The repetition is usually limited to two words. Onomatopoeia - Answer- The use of words which...

GRADE 11 ENGLISH EXAM Anthropomorphism - Answer- An attributing of human form or qualities to gods or things Allegory - Answer- Long story with underlying moral meaning different from surface meaning, extended metaphor Alliteration - Answer- Repetition of initial speech sounds of words Allusion - Answer- An indirect or passing reference Anecdote - Answer- Short, amusing/interesting story about a real incident or person Assonance - Answer- A partial rhyme in which the vowels are...

ENGLISH 11 EXAM Allegory - Answer- a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral Folk Tale - Answer- Writing handed down orally among people of a particular culture Classicism - Answer- an 18th century movement in art, literature, and music which reflected the principles manifested in the art of Ancient Greece and Rome (reason, balance, clarity, symmetry) Romanticism - Answer- a 19th century movement which emphasized imagination, emot...

NSG 511 - Pharmacology Basic Principles Pharmacokinetics - Answer- How to get the drug into (absorption and distribution) through (metabolism) and out (excretion) of the body Membrane structure and what allows drugs to pass through - Answer- Lipid bilayer if water soluble it CANNOT pass through if lipid soluble it CAN Drugs Crossing Membranes - Answer- Channels and pores -Small drugs can pass through (VERY FEW) Transport system to move drugs across membrane (T or P-glycoprote...

NSG 511 EXAM 4 estrogen functions: sexual maturity - Answer- development and maintenance of female secondary sex characteristics estrogen functions: reproductive cycle - Answer- - follicular (ending with ovulation at day 14) and luteal phases (ending with menstruation) - proliferation of uterine endothelium and endocervical mucus production estrogen functions: bones - Answer- maintenance of bone health by blocking the actions of osteoclasts estrogen functions: cholesterol - Answer- ...

NSG 511 PHARM- EXAM 3 Beta-lactams - Answer- Penicillins Cephalosporins Carbapenems Monobactams 30S Subunit Antibiotics - Answer- Tetracyclines Aminoglycosides 50S Subunit Antibiotics - Answer- Macrolides Clindamycin Linezolid Chloramphenicol Streptogramins folate synthesis antibiotics - Answer- Sulfonamides Trimethoprim DNA gyrase antimicrobials - Answer- Quinolones RNA polymerase antimicrobials - Answer- Rifampin cell membrane antimicrobials - Answer- Polymyxins ...

NSG 511: FINAL Where in the nephron does furosemide act on? - Answer- -Loop Furosemide MOA - Answer- - blocks reabsorption of sodium, chloride and water in the ascending loop of Henle - termed high ceiling diuretics 2 Furosemide uses - Answer- 1. Hypertension 2. Fluid overload/edema 3 Furosemide Side Effects - Answer- 1. Induce dehydration 2. Electrolyte disturbances 3. Ototoxicity Furosemide: 4 Electrolyte disturbances - Answer- r/t dehydration can cause: - hyponatremi...

NSG 511: EXAM 1 absorption - Answer- movement of drug from site of administration to bloodstream Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) - Answer- 30-40 seconds normal distribution - Answer- movement of drug from bloodstream to site of action (interstitium of cells) metabolism - Answer- chemical alteration of a drug (by liver usually) in preparation for excretion excretion - Answer- removal of drug from body (usually by kidneys) Ways drugs pass through membranes - Answer- ...

NSG 511 EXAM 2 Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin) - Answer- 1st Gen NSAID - COX 1 and COX 2 inhibitor MI and Stroke Prophylaxis, analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory SE: Salicylism, tinnitus, headache, dizziness Contraindication: Gastric Ulceration, increased risk of bleeding Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) - Answer- 1st Gen NSAID - COX 1 and COX 2 inhibitor Analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory SE: Salicylism, tinnitus, headache, dizziness Contraindication: Gastric Ulcera...

NSG 511 PHARM: EXAM 5 Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD): protective factors - Answer- protective factors: -mucus -bicarbonate -blood flow -prostaglandins Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD): aggressive factors - Answer- aggressive factors -H. pylori -NSAIDs -Acid -Pepsin -Smoking Amoxicillin - Answer- -weakens H. pylori cell wall -abx to treat H. pylori infection -not as effective when used alone and also promote the development of resistant strains Clarithromycin - Answer- -macrolide tha...

NSG 511: PHARM EXAM 1 Albuterol (Proventil) - drug class - Answer- -beta 2 agonist (selective) -bronchodilator Albuterol (Proventil)- mechanism of action - Answer- -selectively targets beta 2 receptors of SNS on lungs, liver, and uterus -mainly targets beta 2 receptors on the lungs Albuterol (Proventil)- beneficial effects - Answer- -beneficial effects: -bronchodilation -easier to move air in and out of lungs -decrease work of breathing for asthma Pt Albuterol (Proventil)- nursi...

NSG 511 EXAM 1 Sympathetic nervous system - Answer- Form of autonomic nervous system (involuntary) Fight & flight response Beta 1 and 2, and alpha 1 and 2 receptors "adrenergic" Neurotransmitters = Norepinephrine, Epinephrine, dopamine Parasympathetic nervous system - Answer- Form of autonomic nervous system (involuntary) Responsible for rest & digestion & secretion "Cholinergic and muscarinic" receptors Neurotransmitter: acetylcholine Agonist - Answer- Drug that ...