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Nursing Terms-Week 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Base of Support | The foundation that provides for an object's stability |
| Body Mechanics | The efficient use of the body as a machine and as a mean of locomotion |
| Calorie | A unit for measuring heat often used to calculate the amount of energy contained in a food |
| Carbohydrates | A nutrient composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen (starches and sugars) |
| Center of Gravity | An object is the point at which the mass is centered |
| Culture | The beliefs and practices that are passed down from generation to generation |
| Developmental Tasks | A competency skill in which a person must accomplish at a particular time in life |
| Ergonomics | The science concerned with fitting a job to a person's characteristics |
| Ethnic | Relating to races or to large groups of people with common traits and customs |
| Fiber | Indigestible carbohydrates found in plant foods and connective tissues of meat |
| Geriatrics | The branch of medicine pertaining to elderly people |
| Gerontology | Study of the problem of the aging in all aspects |
| Line of Gravity | The vertical line that passes through the center of gravity |
| Metabolism | The sum total of all the physical and chemical changes that takes place in an organism |
| Mineral | An inorganic element or compound occurring in nature |
| Nutrients | Food that supplies the body with its necessary elements |
| Nutrition | What a person eats and how the body uses it |
| Posture | The relationship of the various parts of the body to one another when standing, sitting or lying |
| Protein | An organic substance that is composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen |
| Reality Orientation | Technique to prevent confusion or disorientation |
| Senility | Pertaining to the physical and/or mental deterioration associated with aging |
| Vitamin | Any of the group of organic substances other than protein, fats, minerals and carbohydrates which are essential for metabolism, growth and development of body |