Metric System Flashcards
(18 cards)
the metric system is called the ________
international system of units (SI)
the ________ system is used by the healthcare system for measuring
metric
meter measures
length
in place of inch, foot, yard, mile
gram measures
weight
in place of ounce, pound
liter measures
volume
in place of fluid ounce, cup, pint, quart, gallon
1 cubic centimeter (cc) = 1 ________
milliliter
measurements? (king Henry…)
kilo hecto deka unit deci centi milli
approximately 5 cm = ________ in
2
one meter is a little over ________
3 ft
one ounce = ________ ml/cc
30
I kg = ________ lbs
2.2
one ounce = ________ g
30
what time is used in healthcare systems
military time
military time eliminates
am and pm
Greenwich = \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ hr clock military = \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ hr clock
12
24
military time is expressed in ________ digits with no ________
four
colon
time is stated in ________
hundreds
time measurement begins ad ends at ________
12 midnight
