Units of Measurment

Question 1

Picogram (pg)

Answer 1

A picogram is one-trillionth of a gram

Question 2

EU

Answer 2

Endotoxin is measured in endotoxin units

Question 3

IU

Answer 3

An international unit (IU) is an internationally accepted amount of a substance. This measure is used for fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamins A, D and E) and certain hormones, enzymes, and biologicals (such as vaccines).

Question 4

μ

Answer 4

stands for micro (millionth)

Question 5

μm

Answer 5

micrometer: one millionth of a metre

Question 6

MEq

Answer 6

The milliequivalent (mEq) is the unit of measure often used for electrolytes 1 mEq = 1 mg of hydrogen (1 mole)

Question 7

Mole (mol)

Answer 7

mole, also spelled mol, in chemistry, a standard scientific unit for measuring large quantities of very small entities such as atoms, molecules, or other specified particles.
The mole designates an extremely large number of units, 6.02214076 × 1023

Question 8

Mmol

Answer 8

The amount of a substance equal to a thousandth of a mole (a measure of the amount of a substance). Also called millimole.

Question 9

pH

Answer 9

As this diagram shows, pH ranges from 0 to 14, with 7 being neutral. pHs less than 7 are acidic while pHs greater than 7 are alkaline (basic). Link to illustration.

Question 10

mL

Answer 10

a unit of capacity equal to one thousandth of a liter

Question 11

CFU

Answer 11

colony-forming unit (CFU or cfu) is a measure of viable bacterial or fungal cells. In direct microscopic counts (cell counting using haemocytometer) where all cells, dead and living, are counted,but CFU measures only viable cells

Question 12

Deciliter (dL)

Answer 12

a metric unit of capacity, equal to one tenth of a liter