5603702349 | functions of salts | Na/K -nerve impulse transmission Ca -muscle function, blood clotting Fe -red blood cell formation I -thyroid hormones S -protein in muscle | 0 | |
5603740354 | acid | proton donor, releases H+ | 1 | |
5603751325 | bases | proton acceptor releases OH- ions which bind to H+ and lowers concentration | 2 | |
5603797081 | the higher the H+ ions and acidity, the _______ the pH | lower | 3 | |
5603804056 | the lower the H+ and acidity, the ________ the pH | higher | 4 | |
5603810534 | buffers | makes sure body's pH stays between 7.35-7.45 | 5 | |
5603827487 | types of buffers in body | urinary system-- gets rid of too many molecules (pee) respiratory system-- CO2 gets rid of H+ ions chemical system-- body uses free protein to regulate pH | 6 | |
5603871687 | carbohydrates | sugars and starches used as an immediate source of energy | 7 | |
5603884911 | monosaccharides | simple sugars: -glucose -fructose -galactose -deoxyribose -ribose | 8 | |
5603903398 | disaccharides | glucose+fructose = sucrose (table sugar) glucose+glucose = maltose (malt sugar) galactose+glucose = lactose (sugar in milk) | 9 | |
5603945278 | polysaccharides | glycogen- carbohydrates stored in animal tissue starch- carbs stored in plant tissue | 10 | |
5603998280 | lipids | triglycerides phospholipids steroids | 11 | |
5604009850 | triglycerides | hydrophobic 1 glycerol+ 3 fatty acids when solid: fats, long fatty acid chains, more saturated when liquid: oil, shorter fatty acid chain, unsaturated | 12 | |
5604047678 | phospholipids | phosphorus group+glycerol+2 fatty acid chains pole head, non polar tail= amphipathic | 13 | |
5604070080 | steroids | cholesterol is most known sterol hydrophobic | 14 | |
5604091908 | cholesterol | comes from animal products and our liver needed for cell membrane structure making steroid hormones making bile salts too much cholesterol= arteriosclerosis | 15 | |
5604150679 | eicosanoids | prostaglandins are responsible for pain transmission | 16 | |
5604194176 | dipeptide | 2 AA | 17 | |
5604196770 | tripeptide | 3 AA | 18 | |
5604199129 | polypeptide | 10+ AA | 19 | |
5604204491 | protein has ____ AA | 50+ | 20 | |
5604213314 | primary structure of AA | order of AA | ![]() | 21 |
5604217793 | secondary structure of AA | alpha helix or beta sheet | ![]() | 22 |
5604225268 | tertiary structure AA | folding | ![]() | 23 |
5604230951 | quaternary structure | 2 or more chains aggregate | ![]() | 24 |
5604253420 | nucleic acids | largest molecule in body | 25 | |
5604260635 | nucleotides | N base + pentose + phosphate group | 26 | |
5604349450 | DNA nucleotides | ![]() | 27 | |
5604365305 | RNA nucleotides | AA + Ribose + Phosphate | 28 | |
5604394969 | DNA | code of instructions for building every protein in body | 29 | |
5604479606 | diffusion | molecules mov from high concentration to low concentration like a bag of tea in water | 30 | |
5604499241 | osmosis | water (solvent) moves to a higher concentration of molecules | 31 | |
5604512862 | osmolarity | total concentration of all solute particles in a solution | 32 | |
5604521770 | hyposmotic | one solution has less solute on one side of membrane | 33 | |
5604532341 | hyperosmotic | one solution has more solute on one side of membrane | 34 | |
5604547406 | tonicity | isotonic hypotonic hypertonic | 35 | |
5604552753 | osmotic pressure | greater force of molecule, greater the pressure | 36 |
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