Anatomy & Physiology Final Exam

Electromagnetic Radiation

• visible electromagnetic radiation.

• a type of wave that transfers energy, and includes radio waves, microwaves, visible light, and more.

• the distance between wave crests.

Wavelength

• the distance between wave crests.

• something that emits visible light.

• the height or depth of a wave from a flat line through the wave's middle.

Frequency

• a type of wave that transfers energy, and includes radio waves, microwaves, visible light, and more.

• visible electromagnetic radiation.

• the number of wavelengths that travel past a given point in a second.

Light

• something that emits visible light.

• visible electromagnetic radiation.

• the distance between wave crests.

Light source

• the height or depth of a wave from the flat line through the wave's middle.

• the number of wavelengths that travel past a given point in a second.

• something that emits visible light.

Absorb

• to throw back without absorbing

• to cause or allow something (ex: light or force) to pass through a space or medium.

• to take in or soak up by chemical or physical action.

Reflect

• to throw back without absorbing.

• to cause or allow something (ex: light or force) to pass through a space or medium.

• to take in or soak up by chemical or physical action.

Transmit

• to take in or soak up by chemical or physical action.

• to throw back without absorbing.

• to cause or allow something (ex: light or force) to pass through a space or medium.

Aerosol

• something that can be adjusted to produce a different effect.

• liquid or solid that is dispersed in a gas.

• the measure of clarity of water.

Turbidity

• the measure of clarity of water.

• something that can be adjusted to produce a different effect.

• liquid or solid that is dispersed in a gas.