Lecture 1 Flashcards
1
Q
What work was Rosalyn Yallow famous for, and won the nobel peace prize for
A
It was Yalow’s idea to attach radioactive iodine atoms to insulin molecules. The energy released by the atoms as they decayed was great enough to make the insulin molecules measurable.
2
Q
do type 2 diabetics have more or less insulin than non diabetics
A
Type 2 diabetics, in the
early years of the disease, may have more
insulin than non-diabetics.
3
Q
tera
A
10^12 trillion
4
Q
the power in the average lightening strike is
A
a terawatt
5
Q
Giga
A
10^9 billion
6
Q
Mega
A
10^6 million
7
Q
what is a watt
A
a unit of energy that is used in 1 second
8
Q
a unit of power is known as a
A
watt
9
Q
kilo
A
10^3 thousand
10
Q
Hecto
A
10^2 hundred
11
Q
Deka
A
10^1 ten
12
Q
1 ml is equal to
A
1 cm^3
13
Q
1 cm^3 is equal to
A
1 ml
14
Q
1 kg is equal to how many pounds
A
2.2 lbs
15
Q
Deci
A
10^- 1 one tenth
16
Q
Centi
A
10^-2 one hundredth
17
Q
the left ventricle wall is bigger or smaller in wreslters
A
bigger
