Key Terms Unit 2 Flashcards
(10 cards)
What is Hyperglycemia?
An excess of sugar in the blood.
What is Hypoglycemia?
Abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood.
What is Hemoglobin A1c?
A test that measures the level of hemoglobin A1c in the blood as a means of determining the average blood sugar concentrations for the preceding two to three months.
What is a Solution?
A liquid that is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances.
What is a Solvent?
The dissolving agent of a solution. Water is the most versatile solvent known.
What is a Solute?
A substance that is dissolved in a solution.
What is Isotonic?
Having the same solute concentration as another solution.
What does Hypertonic mean?
In comparing two solutions, referring to the one with a greater solute concentration.
What is Hypotonic?
In comparing two solutions, referring to the one with a lower solute concentration.
What is Osmosis?
The movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
