Nursing
What is the largest organ in the body
The skin
This thin layer of gasses surround the earth and protects the life by blocking harmful solar radiation
Atmosphere
This cellular organelle is known as " the powerhouse of the cell"
Mitochondria
This effect explains why people are less likely to help in a large group because they assume someone else will
The bystander effect
What force pulls an object down towards earth?
Gravity
How many bones are in the human body
206
The gradual increase in the average temprature of earths atmosphere due to greenhouse gases is called...
global warming
The process by which living things maintain stable internal conditions
Homeostasis
This neurotransmitter is often called the “feel-good chemical.”
Dopamine
The process of designing, building, and testing a prototype is called...
Engineering design process
What position do we put patients in who are in respiratory distress
High fowlers position
This process is driven by sunlight, allows plants to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen
Photosynthesis
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
This disorder is characterized by alternating periods of depression and mania.
Bipolar disorder
What is the study of heat and energy
thermodynamics
What is the common name for cerumen
Ear wax
An ecological concept that describes the maximum population size of a species that an environment can support sustainably
Carrying capacity
What is the pigment in red blood cells that binds to oxygen
Hemoglobin
When your brain fills in gaps and makes you believe false details in a memory, that’s this effect.
The mandella effect
Force that prvents objects from moving
Static friction
What pulse site is checked before giving digoxin
Apical Pulse (for a full minute)
This biogeochemical cycle involves the movement of an element essential for DNA, ATP, and Cell membranes. Unlike carbon or nitrogen it does not have a significant atmospheric component
Phosphorus cycle
These specialized white blood cells engulf and digest pathogens through phagocytosis
Macrophages
In Philip Zimbardo’s 1971 study, college students were randomly assigned to roles of guards and prisoners in this controversial experiment
Stanford prison experiment
The safety factor in engineering is used to account for this
Uncertainty