introduction Flashcards
study of physical phenomena and follows specific guidelines that make it from other disciplines
science
study of the structure of the human body
human anatom
the study of the function of the body
physiology
testable proposal that seeks to answer a scientific question
hypothesis
pieces of information, or facts, obtained and later examined to support and or reject the proposed hypothesis.
experimental data
people of many nation use __ to record quantities such as length, volume, mass, amd time
metric system
why many people use metric system
based on units of tens and conversion to a higher or lower values is relatively easy
medical dosages are given frequently in
milliliters or cubic centimeters
if the quantity measure is much larger and smaller than the base unit, then the base unit can be express in multiples of __
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in science, many terms are derived from
greek or latin words
added to the front of the root word
prefix
gastric comes from gastro which means _
stomach
prefix: epi means
upon
the word epigastric means (in the context of scientific words)
top of the stomach
prefix: hypo means
below
hypograstic means (context of scientific word)
under the stomach
added to the end of the root word
suffix
suffix: itis means
inflammation
gastritis means (contect of scientific words)
inflammation of the stomach
provide a shortened notation of very large or small number
scientific notation
it is a way ww can write numbers using fewer digits
scientific notation
what is the neutral pH
pH 7
pH stands for
potential hydrogen
it measure the concentration of hydrogen ion in a solution ; measure the acidity or basicity of solution
pH