2nd Flashcards

1
Q

How much of the adult male body is water?

A

60%

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2
Q

How many liters of extra cellular fluid is in the body?

A

19 liters

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3
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How many liters of blood plasma are in the body?

A

3.2 liters

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4
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How many liters of interstitial fluid are in the body?

A

8.4 liters

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5
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How much fluid is inside the cells in total?

A

about 23 liters

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6
Q

What are the 2 main electrolytes in body water? (Outside cells)

A

sodium and chloride

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7
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What is the main electrolyte in inside cells?

A

Potassium and other phosphates

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8
Q

At maturity, roughly how many cells are in the body?

A

30-37 TRILLION

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9
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Of the 70kg of weight in the human body, how much is non human cells or non cellular material? and what could this material be?

A

25kg, it could be bones and connective tissues.

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10
Q

What is a genome?

A

The genetic material of an organism

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11
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What does the genome consist of?

A

DNA, genes (the coding regions), noncoding DNA, mitochondrial DNA, and chloroplast DNA.

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12
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What is the study of the genome called?

A

Genomics

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