Boiling Is Not Reliable for Sterilization Because

question 42

Multiple Choice

Boiling is not reliable for sterilization because

• A) heat-sensitive instruments may be destroyed.
• B) water boils at a higher temperature at lower altitudes.
• C) heat-resistant endospores are unaffected.
• D) viruses are more sensitive to heat than bacteria.
• E) most pathogens are heat stable.

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Definitions:

Episodic Buffer

The system that binds visual and verbal information in the long-term store and retrieves information from the long-term store.

Central Executive

The part of the brain's working memory system responsible for overseeing and regulating the flow of information from and to its various components.

Episodic Buffer

A component of the working memory system that integrates information from different sources into a single, multi-dimensional representation.

Visuospatial Sketchpad

A component of working memory responsible for holding and manipulating visual and spatial information.