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| 2148306971 | Alcohol |  | 0 | |
| 2148306972 | Aldehyde |  | 1 | |
| 2148306973 | Ketone |  | 2 | |
| 2148306974 | Carboxylic Acid |  | 3 | |
| 2148306975 | Ether |  | 4 | |
| 2148306976 | Acid Anhydride |  | 5 | |
| 2148306977 | Sulfhydryl Group |  | 6 | |
| 2148306978 | Disulfide |  | 7 | |
| 2148306979 | Amino Group |  | 8 | |
| 2148306980 | Quaternary Amine |  | 9 | |
| 2148306981 | Ester |  | 10 | |
| 2148306982 | Thioester |  | 11 | |
| 2148306983 | Phosphoester |  | 12 | |
| 2148306984 | Amide |  | 13 | |
| 2148306985 | Glycerol |  | 14 | |
| 2148306986 | D Configuration |  | 15 | |
| 2148306987 | Steroid |  | 16 | |
| 2148306988 | L Configuration |  | 17 | |
| 2148306989 | Alpha Glycosidic Bond |  | 18 | |
| 2148306990 | Beta Glycosidic Bond |  | 19 | |
| 2148306991 | Monosaccharides | glucose, fructose, galactose, ribose | 20 | |
| 2148306992 | Infant body water | 75% | 21 | |
| 2148306993 | Adult male body water | 60% | 22 | |
| 2148306994 | Adult female body water | 50% | 23 | |
| 2148306995 | Elderly body water | 45% | 24 | |
| 2148306996 | Infant Overhydration | over diluted milk | 25 | |
| 2148306997 | Children Overhydration | punishment | 26 | |
| 2148306998 | Endurance Sport Overhydration | too much water and not enough electrolytes | 27 | |
| 2148306999 | Children Dehydration test | "tenting" of the skin over the right side of the abdomen caused by the pinch of the abdomen caused by the pinch of the examiner's fingers; caused by a loss of at least 5% body water | 28 | |
| 2148307000 | Blood pH | 7.35-7.45 | 29 | |
| 2148307001 | ICF | 7.0-7.4 | 30 | |
| 2148307002 | Liver, heart, and nerve impulses | 6.8-7.8 | 31 | |
| 2148307003 | Urine | 6.5-8.0 | 32 | |
| 2148307004 | WHO definition of health | state of complete physical, mental, & social well-being; not simply the absence of disease | 33 | |
| 2148307005 | Biochemistry definition of health | that situation in which the myriad of intra- & extracellular rxns w/in the body proceed at rates commensurate w/ its maximal survival | 34 | |
| 2148307006 | Saturated | carbon single bonds carbon | 35 | |
| 2148307007 | Unsaturated | carbon double or triple bonds carbon | 36 | |
| 2148307008 | Hyrogen | 1 Valence Electron | 37 | |
| 2148307009 | Oxygen | 2 Valence Electrons | 38 | |
| 2148307010 | Nitrogen | 3 Valence Electrons | 39 | |
| 2148307011 | Sulfur | 2 Valence Electrons | 40 | |
| 2148307012 | Primary Carbons | carbons bonded to one other carbon | 41 | |
| 2148307013 | Secondary Carbons | carbons bonded to two other carbons | 42 | |
| 2148307014 | Tertiary Carbons | carbons bonded to three other carbons | 43 | |
| 2148307015 | Isomer | compounds that have identical molecular formulas but different structures | 44 | |
| 2148307016 | Alkane | saturated hydrocarbons containing only carbon to carbon single bonds | 45 | |
| 2148307017 | Cycloalkanes | ring structures containing two fewer H-atoms that their corresponding alkane | 46 | |
| 2148307018 | Alkene | Unsaturated hydrocarbon containing only carbon to carbon double bonds | 47 | |
| 2148307019 | Alkyne | Unsaturated hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon to carbon triple bond | 48 | |
| 2148307020 | Aromatics | contain at least one Benzene ring | 49 | |
| 2148307021 | Primary Alcohols | only one carbon attached to the carbon with the hydroxyl functional group | 50 | |
| 2148307022 | Secondary alcohols | two carbons attached to the carbon with the hydroxyl functional group | 51 | |
| 2148307023 | tertiary alcohols | three carbons attached to the carbon with the hydroxyl functional group | 52 | |
| 2148307024 | Epimer | isomer that is different only at one position | 53 | |
| 2148307025 | chrial carbons | carbons bonded to 4 distinctly different molecules | 54 | |
| 2148307026 | Glycogen | polysaccharide; animal form of amylopectin, more branched than amylopectin, form of glucose stored in liver and skeletal muscle | 55 | |
| 2148307027 | Purines | Adenine and Guanine; 5 and 6 member structures | 56 | |
| 2148307028 | Pyrimidine | Cytosine, Uracil, and Thymine; 6 member structures | 57 | |
| 2148307029 | Zwitterion | exists with both cation and anion forms | 58 | |
| 2148307030 | Glycine | neither D nor L because it is a chiral carbon | 59 | |
| 2148307031 | Glycine | found in bends or kinks in protein; known as the helix breaker | 60 | |
| 2148307032 | Pancreas | Both endocrine and exocrine | 61 | |
| 2148307033 | Islets of Langerhans | produce both glucagon and insulin | 62 | |
| 2148307034 | glucagon | produced by alpha cells and use glycogen as energy | 63 | |
| 2148307035 | insulin | produced by beta cells and break down glucose | 64 | |
| 2148307036 | Maple Syrup Urine Disease | branched chain alpha ketoaciduria; burn sugar smell in urine, a thin layer chromotography is requested for the branched chain amaino acid; caused by impaired branched chain ketoacid dehydrogenase; when isovalerly dehydrogendase is impaired, isovaleric acid accumulates in blood and urine | 65 | |
| 2148307037 | Branched Chain Amino Acids | Leucine, Isoleucine, Valine | 66 | |
| 2148307038 | Hydolase | uses OH & H to cleave C-O, C-N, and C-S bonds | 67 | |
| 2148307039 | Ligase | cleaves high energy phosphate bonds | 68 | |
| 2148307040 | Isomerase | Rearrages atoms | 69 | |
| 2148307041 | Lyase | result in double bond formation | 70 | |
| 2148307042 | transferase | transfers or moves a functional group to another molecule; glucokinases | 71 | |
| 2148307043 | Kinase | transfer phosphate functional groups | 72 | |
| 2148307044 | acyltransferase | transfer fatty acyl groups | 73 | |
| 2148307045 | Inhibitor | molecules that reduce the catalytic activity of an enzyme | 74 | |
| 2148307046 | Bence-Jones proteins | monoclonia free light chains; plasma cells over produce the light chains and can't bond with the heavy chains; kappa chains are more prevalent than light chains | 75 | |
| 2148307047 | IgE | momer active in allergies and parasitic infections; causes mast cells and basophils to release histamine; fights agains helminths (worms) | 76 | |
| 2148307048 | IgG | monomer that makes up 75-85% of antibodies in plasma; crosses the placental barrier; important for vaccination | 77 | |
| 2148307049 | IgD | momer attached to the surface of B cells, functions as a B cell receptor | 78 | |
| 2148307050 | IgM | pentamer; first antibody released, can't pass the placenta, powerful agglutinating agent | 79 | |
| 2148307051 | IgA | monomer or dimer in mucus and other secretions such as salive; first line of defense against pathogens | 80 | |
| 2148307052 | 7% | normal level of plasma glucose level recommended by the American Diabetes Association | 81 | |
| 2148307053 | 70-105 mg/dl | normal plasma glucose level recommended by the ADA | 82 | |
| 2148307054 | CK-2 (MB) | creatine isoenzyme that is used to test for specific cardiac conditions | 83 | |
| 2148307055 | HbAS | recessive sickle cell train that can lead to sickle cell crisis under high stress and/or malarial drugs | 84 |
