Syracuse University

Body Mass Index (BMI) - Answer the current standard for assessing the healthfulness of body weight Body Composition - Answer the relative proportions of fat and lean tissue that make up the body Subcutaneous fat - Answer fat located under the skin that does NOT increase health risk example: fat around the thighs and lower body is subcutaneous Visceral fat - Answer fat located around the organs in the abdominal area DOES increase health risk Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) -...

Prolactin - Answer Stimulates milk production Oxytocin - Answer Stimulates let-down (release of milk) Colostrum: first milk - Answer - Thick, yellow fluid produced during late pregnancy and few days after birth - Contains antibodies, immune-system cells and Lactobacillus bifidus factor - Provides protection to infant against infections Facilitates the passage of 1st stool (meconium) Anorexia Nervosa - Answer - Self-starvation, a distorted body image, and abnormally low bo...

What is cholesterol? - Answer Fat soluble complex alcohol - Found only in animal tissue - Cholesterol is not essential (you make it in liver) Functions of cholesterol - Answer - Sex hormones - Bile acids/salts - Vitamin D - Part of cell membrane Cholesterol and heart disease - Answer - Cadiovascular disease - Atherosclerosis - Artery is completely blocked - Brain attack - Stroke Risk factors linked to coronary heart disease - Answer - High blood pressure, physical ina...

Hunger - Answer the primary physiological (internal) drive to find and eat food, mostly regulated by internal cues to eating Cals per gram for carbs - Answer 4 Cals per gram from lipids - Answer 9 Cals per gram for proteins - Answer 4 Appetite - Answer the primary physiological (external) influences that encourage us to find and eat food, often in the absence of obvious hunger Satiety - Answer state in which there is no longer a desire to eat, a feeling of satisf...

the most effective way to speed the drying process is to remove as much of the water in a liquid state as possible during the _____ phase (for example multiple extractions.) poor extractions will significant slow the drying process. (Ans- extractions Abide by local ____ and regulations when disposing extracted water. Waste water is best disposed of into a sanitary sewer. (Ans- laws the primary goal of the initial extraction of the affected area is to contain further ______ of the water ...

What kind of carpet is manufactured with a pile, primary backing, latex adhesive and secondary backing? (Ans- tufted carpet What kind of carpet is manufactured by entangling a thick mat of fibers followed by back coating with an adhesive? (Ans- needle punch What kind of carpet is manufactured in squares with pile yarns and high performance backing? (Ans- modular carpet Why can't glue-down carpet be removed without substantial damage? (Ans- its considered permanent What are CRI 104 ...

When can the containment and NAM be removed? (Ans- once sampling results are returned and acceptable What are the ultimate criteria for clearance of a microbial remediation project? (Ans- re-occupancy without complaint What are the recommendations/requirements to be an IEP? (Ans- education, experience, protocols, etc. What are the recommendations/requirements to interpret sample data? (Ans- special training, experience, field observations, etc What are the 3 factors that should be cons...

What happens to the spore counts during demolition? (Ans- Goes up and creates condition 2 What is the best slip factor for poly? (Ans- Medium slip What do we do with HVAC system and vents? (Ans- Cover it up What is the best slip factor for poly? (Ans- recommended minimum pressure differential of -0.02 inch of water gauge (w.g.) OR -5 Pascal (Pa) Work areas are _____ pressurized in relationship to surrounding unaffected areas. (Ans- negative Clean areas should be ________...

Attached are a couple of power points from the first half of the semester of the course.

Provides notes along with every lecture in the class. Includes relevant charts and graphs. Important and relevant notes. All hand written. These notes got me an A in the class, you can reach that too.