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Independent Study Exercises for CHAP Medical Measurements Math Workbook
1 CC TB SYRINGE (pages 82-91)
Instructions: Work your way through the book, answering the questions as you go.
1. What size is the syringe below? __________ (answer on p. 82)
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2. On the syringe above, the longest lines are numbered. How many lines are
numbered? (count them) _____
3. The numbered lines divide the syringe into 10 equal parts. Each of the 10 parts is
equal to what fraction of a cc? ___________ (answer on p. 82 and p. 10-12)
4. The longest lines on the syringe are numbered in decimals.
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a. What decimal equals
? _____ (answer on p. 82 and p. 10-12)
10
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b. What decimal equals
? _____ (answer on p. 82 and p. 10-12)
10
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c. What decimal equals
? _____ (answer on p. 82 and p. 10-12)
10
2
1
? _____ (answer on p. 10-12)
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5. Are these statements true or false?: (answer on p. 82)
0.1 is the same number as .1
(check one: True___
False___ )
0.2 is the same number as .2
(check one: True___
False___ )
0.5 is the same number as .5
(check one: True___
False___ )
d. What decimal equals
6. On the syringe below, each tenth of the cc is divided into several parts by the shorter
lines. How many lines are there from the zero line to the 0.1 cc line? _____
(answer on p. 82)
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7. On the syringe above, the shorter lines divide the cc into how many equal parts?
_____ (answer on p. 83)
8. If a cc is divided into 100 equal parts, each part is equal to what fraction? _______
(answer on p. 84)
9. What decimal would that be? _____ (answer on p. 84)
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10. On the syringe, the volume between each of the shortest marks is equal to what
fraction of a cc? ________ (answer on p. 84)
What is that amount in decimals? ______ (answer on p. 84)
11. With your pencil, number the lines on the enlarged portion of the 1 cc TB syringe
below, from zero to 0.1 cc (count the lines and label each line with its number).
The first line has been numbered for you. (answer on p. 85)
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12. a. 0.01 cc equals how many hundredths of a cc? _____ (answer on p. 84)
b. 0.02 cc equals how many hundredths of a cc? _____
c. 0.05 cc equals how many hundredths of a cc? _____
d. 0.10 cc equals how many hundredths of a cc? _____
e. 0.10 cc equals how many tenths of a cc? _____ (answer on p. 85)
f. 0.1 cc equals how many tenths of a cc? _____ (answer on p. 85)
g. Is this statement true or false? : 0.1 cc equals 0.10 cc. (True____
(answer on p. 85)
h. 0.5 cc equals how many hundredths of a cc? _____
i. Which is bigger: 0.5 cc or 0.05? _____ (answer on p. 88)
False____)
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13. On the 1 cc TB syringe below, draw a line across the syringe at 0.5 cc.
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14. Your patient is an infant having a severe allergic reaction. She has severe wheezing
and is looking very sick. The doctor orders you to give 0.05 cc of epinephrine
using a 1 cc TB syringe by subcutaneous injection. On the syringe below, draw a
line across the syringe at 0.05 cc.
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15. On the enlarged 1 cc TB syringe below, label all the lines from zero to 0.05 cc with
the proper decimal numbers. Use arrows to point from your numbers to the lines.
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16. On the 1 cc TB syringe below, draw a line across the syringe at 0.2 cc.
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17. On the enlarged 1 cc TB syringe below, label all the lines from zero to 0.2 cc with
the proper decimal numbers. Use arrows to point from your numbers to the lines.
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18. Your pregnant patient is in premature labor. The doctor orders you to give her
0.25 cc of terbutaline by subcutaneous injection to stop her labor. On the 1 cc TB
syringe below, draw a line across the syringe at 0.25 cc.
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19. On the enlarged 1 cc TB syringe below, label all the lines from zero to 0.25 cc with
the proper decimal numbers. Use arrows to point from your numbers to the lines.
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20. On the 1 cc TB syringe below, draw a line across the syringe at the following
amounts. Label each line with the proper decimal number.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
0.5 cc
0.1 cc
0.25 cc
0.75 cc
1.0 cc
0.9 cc
0.09 cc
0.4 cc
0.01 cc
0.2 cc
0.05 cc
0.50 cc
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