Nursing Terms-Week 2
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Base of Support | The foundation that provides for an object's stability
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| Body Mechanics | The efficient use of the body as a machine and as a mean of locomotion
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| Calorie | A unit for measuring heat often used to calculate the amount of energy contained in a food
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| Carbohydrates | A nutrient composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen (starches and sugars)
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| Center of Gravity | An object is the point at which the mass is centered
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| Culture | The beliefs and practices that are passed down from generation to generation
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| Developmental Tasks | A competency skill in which a person must accomplish at a particular time in life
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| Ergonomics | The science concerned with fitting a job to a person's characteristics
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| Ethnic | Relating to races or to large groups of people with common traits and customs
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| Fiber | Indigestible carbohydrates found in plant foods and connective tissues of meat
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| Geriatrics | The branch of medicine pertaining to elderly people
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| Gerontology | Study of the problem of the aging in all aspects
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| Line of Gravity | The vertical line that passes through the center of gravity
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| Metabolism | The sum total of all the physical and chemical changes that takes place in an organism
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| Mineral | An inorganic element or compound occurring in nature
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| Nutrients | Food that supplies the body with its necessary elements
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| Nutrition | What a person eats and how the body uses it
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| Posture | The relationship of the various parts of the body to one another when standing, sitting or lying
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| Protein | An organic substance that is composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen
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| Reality Orientation | Technique to prevent confusion or disorientation
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| Senility | Pertaining to the physical and/or mental deterioration associated with aging
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| 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
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To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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