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5603702349functions of saltsNa/K -nerve impulse transmission Ca -muscle function, blood clotting Fe -red blood cell formation I -thyroid hormones S -protein in muscle0
5603740354acidproton donor, releases H+1
5603751325basesproton acceptor releases OH- ions which bind to H+ and lowers concentration2
5603797081the higher the H+ ions and acidity, the _______ the pHlower3
5603804056the lower the H+ and acidity, the ________ the pHhigher4
5603810534buffersmakes sure body's pH stays between 7.35-7.455
5603827487types of buffers in bodyurinary system-- gets rid of too many molecules (pee) respiratory system-- CO2 gets rid of H+ ions chemical system-- body uses free protein to regulate pH6
5603871687carbohydratessugars and starches used as an immediate source of energy7
5603884911monosaccharidessimple sugars: -glucose -fructose -galactose -deoxyribose -ribose8
5603903398disaccharidesglucose+fructose = sucrose (table sugar) glucose+glucose = maltose (malt sugar) galactose+glucose = lactose (sugar in milk)9
5603945278polysaccharidesglycogen- carbohydrates stored in animal tissue starch- carbs stored in plant tissue10
5603998280lipidstriglycerides phospholipids steroids11
5604009850triglycerideshydrophobic 1 glycerol+ 3 fatty acids when solid: fats, long fatty acid chains, more saturated when liquid: oil, shorter fatty acid chain, unsaturated12
5604047678phospholipidsphosphorus group+glycerol+2 fatty acid chains pole head, non polar tail= amphipathic13
5604070080steroidscholesterol is most known sterol hydrophobic14
5604091908cholesterolcomes from animal products and our liver needed for cell membrane structure making steroid hormones making bile salts too much cholesterol= arteriosclerosis15
5604150679eicosanoidsprostaglandins are responsible for pain transmission16
5604194176dipeptide2 AA17
5604196770tripeptide3 AA18
5604199129polypeptide10+ AA19
5604204491protein has ____ AA50+20
5604213314primary structure of AAorder of AA21
5604217793secondary structure of AAalpha helix or beta sheet22
5604225268tertiary structure AAfolding23
5604230951quaternary structure2 or more chains aggregate24
5604253420nucleic acidslargest molecule in body25
5604260635nucleotidesN base + pentose + phosphate group26
5604349450DNA nucleotides27
5604365305RNA nucleotidesAA + Ribose + Phosphate28
5604394969DNAcode of instructions for building every protein in body29
5604479606diffusionmolecules mov from high concentration to low concentration like a bag of tea in water30
5604499241osmosiswater (solvent) moves to a higher concentration of molecules31
5604512862osmolaritytotal concentration of all solute particles in a solution32
5604521770hyposmoticone solution has less solute on one side of membrane33
5604532341hyperosmoticone solution has more solute on one side of membrane34
5604547406tonicityisotonic hypotonic hypertonic35
5604552753osmotic pressuregreater force of molecule, greater the pressure36

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