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A comprehensive set of questions and answers covering key concepts in pltw biomedical science units 1 and 2. It covers topics such as crime scene investigation, blood typing, dna analysis, and diabetes. Valuable for students preparing for exams or seeking to reinforce their understanding of these topics.
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You can make an birds eye view sketch of the crime scene - Correct Answers -What can be done at a scene of a mysterious death to help reconstruct what happened? 911 operators take all applicable information (name, details, address) - Correct Answers -What is the job of a 911 operator? Used to measure the energy stored in food by burning food samples - Correct Answers -What is a calorimetry? Constantly have to check blood sugar and watching what they eat - Correct Answers - What are several ways the life of someone with diabetes is impacted by the disorder? Hyperglycemia- High blood sugar Hypoglycemia- Low blood sugar - Correct Answers -How do the terms hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia relate to diabetes? They become fatty - Correct Answers -What might happen to cells that are exposed to high concentrations of sugar? Type 1- no insulin is produced Type 2- insulin is produced but doesn't always work - Correct Answers -How do type 1 and type 2 differ? Type 1-Insulin injections or pump Type 2- Change in diet and exercise - Correct Answers -What are the current treatments for type 1 and type 2 diabetes? Helps to avoid hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia - Correct Answers -What is the importance of checking blood sugar levels for a diabetic? Allows a constant supply of insulin to be released - Correct Answers -How can an insulin pump help a diabetic? Kidney complications, PAD, DKA, Oral complications, Eye complications, Stroke, Foot complications, Skin complications - Correct Answers -What are potential short and long term complications of diabetes?
EMT's assess and stabilize patients conditions, manage spinal injuries, fractures, burns, and if necessary deliver babies - Correct Answers -What is the job description of an EMT?
Can find whose DNA was found at the crime scene - Correct Answers -What is gel electrophoresis and how can the result of this technique be interpreted? Negative - Correct Answers -What kind of charge does DNA have? Phosphate group - Correct Answers -What part of DNA causes it have this charge? Positive end of the Gel - Correct Answers -Which end does DNA move toward? By applying a electric current - Correct Answers -What separates the DNA fragments? Small pieces - Correct Answers -Which fragments travel the fastest? An autopsy is an examination of the body after death usually with such dissection as will expose the vital organs for determining the cause of death. It can be used for external and internal examinations of the body - Correct Answers -What is an autopsy and how can it be used to determine the cause of death? Medical Examiner - Correct Answers -Who performs an autopsy? Organelles, cells, tissue, organs, organ system - Correct Answers -Place these in correct order from smallest to largest. (Organs, organelles, cells, organ system, tissues) Integumentary System- forms skin, helps regulate blood pressure Skeletal System- protects organs, provides framework for muscles Muscular System- Moves the body and moves substances around the body Nervous System- responds to internal and external changes Cardiovascular System- pumps blood around the body Respiratory System- assists with gas exchange with external enviornment Lymphatic System +Immune System- filters fluid in the body Digestive System- breaks down food into nutrients - Correct Answers -List each of the body systems and their main function? Based on what they find in the autopsy - Correct Answers -How can the manner of death be determined? Homicide, suicide, natural causes, unidentified, pending - Correct Answers -Define manner of death? The Medical Examiner is mandated to determine the cause of death and manner of death in all cases of accident, suicide, homicide, and undetermined death - Correct Answers -What are the possible manner of death listed on an autopsy? So people won't be able to identify the patient. - Correct Answers -Why is confidentiality of patient information important?
Protects patients name, address, date of birth, etc. - Correct Answers -What is HIPPA? A doctor can't talk to anyone about a patient to someone who doesn't have them as a patient or isn't a family member - Correct Answers -Summarize the laws of HIPPA? Doctors, Teachers - Correct Answers -Who should keep patient information confidential? Disclosing info. with specific agencies, providing info needed for payment of healthcare, legal proceedings - Correct Answers -Is there ever a time when patient confidentiality should be broken? Medical Examiners, DNA forensic Scientist - Correct Answers -What biomedical science professionals are involved in crime scene analysis and determination of manner of death? Studies the impact of toxic materials and radiation on environment and people - Correct Answers -What is a toxicologist? Responsible for obtaining biological information - Correct Answers -What is a DNA Forensic Scientist? Responsible for examining bodies post mortem - Correct Answers -What is a medical examiner? Diabetes is an illness where either you can't produce insulin (Type 1) or that you produce insulin but it doesn't work (Type 2) - Correct Answers -What is diabetes? Pancreas - Correct Answers -Insulin is released from? Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT) is a test where you drink a really sugary drink and takes your blood in increments to see if your body could bring down the sugar level. If it can't you have to go in for further testing - Correct Answers -How is glucose tolerance testing used to diagnose diabetes? Explain what to look for. 70-125 mg/dL - Correct Answers -What is a normal glucose (blood sugar) level in the blood? Type 1- Your body produces little to none insulin. Without insulin your body can't unlock the cell and allow glucose to enter the cell Type 2-Your body produces insulin but the insulin isn't made properly and doesn't allow glucose to enter the cell - Correct Answers -How does the development of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes relate to how the body produces and uses insulin? Insulin is the key to unlock the cell and allow glucose to enter the cell - Correct Answers -what is the relationship between insulin and glucose?
Sugar; Blood Stream - Correct Answers -Glucose is a ....? Where in the body do we find it? Lipids - Correct Answers -Which macromolecule contains 20 different variable groups? Dehydration Synthesis- Water is taken out of the cell Hydrolysis- Water added to the cell - Correct Answers -What is dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis? Dehydration synthesis- covalent bonds Hydrolysis- Breaks covalent bonds - Correct Answers -What is produced in dehydration synthesis? In hydrolysis? Hydrolysis - Correct Answers -When polymers are broken apart, they go through ...? Dehydration Synthesis- monomers link together Hydrolysis- breaks bonds between monomers - Correct Answers -How do dehydration synthesis an hydrolysis relate to harnessing energy from food? The amount of Fibers and Calcium - Correct Answers -How is the amount of energy in a food determined? Calories change to chemical energy - Correct Answers -Where does the energy in food come from? Carbohydrates - Correct Answers -What kinds of molecules provide the most energy? The energy needed to raise the temp. of 1g of water through 1 degrees Celsius; Amount of energy in food - Correct Answers -What is a calorie? What does it measure? Insulin pumps, support group, class's about how to control your diabetes - Correct Answers -What innovations are available to help diabetics manage and treat their disease?