Prepare for the ATI TEAS nursing entrance exam with these comprehensive flashcards and answers. This study guide covers all four sections: Reading, Math, Science, and English and Language Usage.
Q: theory
Answer: statement on what is thought to be true
Q: independent variable
Answer: can be changed or altered
Q: dependent variable
Answer: response observed by changing the independent variable
Q: eukaryote cell
Answer: has a nuclear membrane
Q: prokaryote cell
Answer: no nuclear membrane
Q: cell
Answer: basic unit of life
Q: unicellular
Answer: prokaryotic
Q: multi-cellular
Answer: eukaryotic
Q: osmosis
Answer: process of water molecules moving down the concentration gradient
Q: homeostasis
Answer: to maintain a stable environment
Q: natural selection
Answer: those with the most favorable traits have the most success in reproduction
Q: semi-permeable
Answer: will only allow water to pass
Q: selectively permeable
Answer: some molecules are allowed to pass through
Q: diffusion
Answer: movement of molecules from high concentration to low concentration
Q: solute
Answer: salt or sugar
Q: solvent
Answer: water
Q: molarity
Answer: means concentration, the higher number of molarity, the more concentration
Q: facilitated diffusion
Answer: molecules cannot diffuse without carrier proteins
Q: passive transport
Answer: controls what enters and what leaves
Q: organelles
Answer: structures within a cell
Q: charles law
Answer: as temperature increases, volume increases
Q: boyle’s law
Answer: the pressure is inversely proportional to the volume of gas
Q: compound
Answer: a substance formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements
Q: covalent bond
Answer: atoms linked together by sharing valence electrons
Q: enzyme
Answer: protein catalyst
Q: hypertonic solution
Answer: solution having a lower water concentration
Q: hypotonic solution
Answer: solution having a higher water concentration
Q: isotonic solution
Answer: a solution with an equal concentration
Q: systolic pressure
Answer: the top number on a blood pressure reading
Q: osmosis
Answer: passive diffusion of water molecules
Q: active transport
Answer: molecules move up; requires energy
Q: phenotype
Answer: the physical expressions of a gene
Q: anaphase
Answer: sister chromatids separate, centremeres divide
Q: metaphase
Answer: chromosomes align in the middle
Q: telophase
Answer: chromatin expands; cytoplasm divides
Q: prophase
Answer: chromatin condenses into chromosomes
Q: four chemical bases of DNA
Answer: adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine
Q: transcription
Answer: DNA to RNA
Q: translation
Answer: RNA into protein
Q: RNA
Answer: ribonucleic acid
Q: integumentary components
Answer: skin, hair, nails
Q: integumentary function
Answer: protect
Q: tissues
Answer: epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
Q: 5
Answer: how many lumbar nerves
Q: 8
Answer: how many cervical nerves
Q: 5
Answer: how many sacral nerves
Q: 12
Answer: how many thorasic nerves
Q: autonomic
Answer: consists of sensory and motor neurons. controls involuntary responses
Q: sympathetic
Answer: stimulates heartbeat, raises blood pressure, dilates pupils, dilates trachea and bronchi
Q: parasympathetic
Answer: slow heartbeat, low-blood pressure, constricted pupils
Q: anatomical position
Answer: body is facing forward, feet are parallel, and arms are at the sides with palms facing forward
Q: lateral
Answer: toward the outer side of the body
Q: proximal
Answer: superior/up
Q: deep
Answer: away from the body surface
Q: sagittal section
Answer: cut made along a longitudinal plane dividing the body into right and left parts
Q: superficial
Answer: toward or at the body surface
Q: dorsal body cavity
Answer: contains the cranial cavity and spinal column
Q: locomotion
Answer: voluntary and involuntary movement of body via the musculoskeletal system
Q: adaptation
Answer: receive, interpret, and respond to internal and external stimuli via the nervous system
Q: endocrine function
Answer: secretes hormones
Q: cardiovascular components
Answer: blood, heart, blood vessels
Q: path of blood through the heart
Answer: comes in through the right ventricle
Q: lymphatic function
Answer: transports and cleanses blood
Q: lymphatic is connected to the
Answer: cardiovascular
Q: alveoli
Answer: is where the gas exchange occurs
Q: the mouth is to the
Answer: bolus (food)
Q: trachea
Answer: part of the respiratory system contains mucus that traps bacteria
Q: peristalsis
Answer: the movement of food through the intestines
Q: LDL
Answer: low-density lipoproteins
Q: synapse
Answer: neurons connect together
Q: patella
Answer: kneecap
Q: shoulder joint
Answer: ball and joint socket
Q: lipid
Answer: a steroid is considered
Q: prostaglandins
Answer: control blood pressure
Q: surfactant
Answer: breathing properly requires the presence of what compound that affects surface tension of the alveoli in the lungs
Q: transport
Answer: function of the kidneys
Q: down syndrome affects chromosome
Answer: 21
Q: ear
Answer: the organ of corti is found in what area
Q: D
Answer: the condition of rickets is associated with a deficiency in vitamin
Q: vagus nerve
Answer: the X cranial nerve
Q: fibula and tibia
Answer: 2 bones found in the area between the knee and ankle
Q: accuracy
Answer: how close your answer is to what the answer should be
Q: precision
Answer: how close your measurements are to each other
Q: mole
Answer: a word the describes a number
Q: ion
Answer: an electolite
Q: isotope
Answer: an atom of an element that has the same number of protons but different number of neutrons
Q: electron shell
Answer: energy level
Q: atom
Answer: smallest unit of matter
Q: matter
Answer: anything that takes up space
Q: valence electron
Answer: outside electrons
Q: cat ion
Answer: positive ion
Q: anion
Answer: negative ion
Q: left of the periodic table
Answer: all metal
Q: right of the periodic table
Answer: non-metals; do not conduct electricity
Q: metal
Answer: always gives the electron; conduct electricity
Q: atomic mass
Answer: atomic number equals number of neutrons
Q: manganese
Answer: Mn
Q: boron
Answer: B
Q: hydrogen
Answer: H2
Q: nitrogen
Answer: N2
Q: oxygen
Answer: O2
Q: flourine
Answer: F2
Q: chlorine
Answer: Cl2
Q: bromine
Answer: Br2
Q: iodine
Answer: I2
Q: catalyst
Answer: speeds up a reaction
Q: oxidation
Answer: reduction; transfer of electrons
Q: endothermic
Answer: requires energy
Q: exothermic
Answer: _________reaction produces heat
Q: the greater the heat capacity
Answer: the less the temp will change
Q: the lower the specific heat capacity
Answer: the hotter it will get
Q: conduction
Answer: occurs through direct contact
Q: convection
Answer: transfer of heat in air
Q: radiation
Answer: transfer of energy
Q: conduction, convection, radiation
Answer: what are the three methods of heat transfer
Q: what happens when an ice cube is placed in a glass of water
Answer: water releases heat to ice in process conduction
Q: ionic bond
Answer: a combo of sodium and chlorine to form NaCl
Q: valence
Answer: outer shell electrons
Q: maltase
Answer: breaks down maltose to glucose
Q: sublimation
Answer: solid to gas
Q: condensation
Answer: gas to liquid
Q: solid
Answer: holds shape; fixed volume
Q: archimedes’ principle
Answer: an object immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of fluid displaced by the object.
Q: lewis acid
Answer: electron pairacceptor; will turn red
Q: lewis base
Answer: electron pair donor, will turn blue
Q: acetic acid
Answer: vinegar is also known as
Q: potential energy
Answer: stored energy
Q: the longer the wave length
Answer: the shorter the frequency
Q: the shorter the wavelength
Answer: the higher the frequency
Q: pulley
Answer: simple machine that uses grooved wheels and a rope to raise, lower or move a load (blinds)
Q: lever
Answer: stiff bar that rests on a support called a fulcrum which lifts or moves loads (hammer)
Q: wedge
Answer: object with at least one slanting side ending in a sharp edge, which cuts material apart (shovel)
Q: wheel & axle
Answer: wheel with a rod, and an axle, through its center (bike)
Q: inclined plane
Answer: slanting surface connecting a lower level to a higher level (ladder)
Q: screw
Answer: an inclined plane wrapped around a pole which holds things together or lifts materials (screw)
Q: newtons first law of motion
Answer: every object in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless an external force is applied to it (gravity) INTERTIA
Q: what powers the hydrologic cycle
Answer: heat energy from the sun
Q: sedimentary rock
Answer: rock shatters
Q: igneous rock
Answer: volcano or magma
Q: tectonic plate movement
Answer: metamorphic rocks
Q: metamorphic rocks
Answer: heat and pressure form
Q: 3 types of tectonic plate boundary
Answer: convergent, divergent, transform
Q: convergent
Answer: ocean & land
Q: divergent
Answer: plates pull apart (volcano forms)
Q: transform
Answer: rub against each other forming hurricane
Q: tectonic plates moving in ocean could cause
Answer: volcanic eruptions
Q: cirrus clounds are
Answer: above 18,000 feet
Q: cumulus, stratus, and stratocumulus clouds
Answer: below 6,000 feet
Q: my very excellent mother just sent us nine pizzas
Answer: M.V.E.M.J.S.U.N.P
Q: mitochondrion
Answer: is known as the power house
Q: chloraplast
Answer: photosynthesis occurs and gives green color
Q: T’s
Answer: There are no _____ in RNA
Q: RNA
Answer: Has U’s
Q: translation
Answer: takes MRNA every 3 bases of your MRNA codon
Q: bones
Answer: skeletal components
Q: skeletal function
Answer: support, protection, storage of minerals
Q: nervous components CNS (central)
Answer: brain and spinal cord
Q: nervous components PNS
Answer: nerves and sense organs
Q: nervous function
Answer: receive and transmit impulses
Q: endocrine components
Answer: pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, pineal, thymus, adrenal, pancreas, ovary, testis
Q: respiratory components
Answer: nose, trachea, lungs
Q: respiratory function
Answer: gas exchange
Q: digestive components
Answer: mouth, esophagus, liver, stomach, pancreas, gall bladder, intestines, colon
Q: urinary components
Answer: kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra
Q: distal
Answer: down/inferior
Q: reproductive components
Answer: gonads
Q: reproductive function
Answer: propagation
Q: diastolic
Answer: your arm at rest is _________?
Q: transport
Answer: which of the following is not considered a function of the kidneys?
Q: esophagus
Answer: what anatomical structure connects the stomach to the mouth?
Q: 4
Answer: a molecule of hemoglobin can hold how many molecules of oxygen in the blood for transport
Q: qualitative
Answer: descriptions or qualities
Q: quantitative
Answer: numerical/scientific notation
Q: atomic number
Answer: number of protons (which for neutral atoms , is equal to the number of electrons)
Q: wavelength
Answer: is from peak to peak