PAX (NLN) Flashcards
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A recipe requires 2.5 cups of flour for 12 cookies. How many cups are needed for 30 cookies?
Answer: 6.25 cups
Set up the proportion: 2.5/12 = x/30, so x = (2.5 × 30)/12 = 6.25 cups.
Which type of muscle is found in the walls of hollow organs such as the stomach and intestines?
Answer: Smooth muscle
Smooth muscle is involuntary and lines the walls of hollow organs throughout the body.
Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
Answer: The patient, although nervous, agreed to the procedure.
A parenthetical phrase like 'although nervous' must be set off with commas on both sides.
Which process converts glucose into pyruvate without using oxygen?
Answer: Glycolysis
Glycolysis is the anaerobic breakdown of glucose into two pyruvate molecules in the cytoplasm.
What is 15% of 240?
Answer: 36
15% of 240 = 0.15 × 240 = 36.
The word 'tachycardia' uses which root meaning 'fast'?
Answer: tachy
'Tachy-' is the Greek prefix meaning fast, as in tachycardia (fast heart rate).
In which layer of the skin are sweat glands and hair follicles found?
Answer: Dermis
The dermis contains sweat glands, hair follicles, blood vessels, and nerve endings.
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