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Two main factors that affect blood pressure in heart

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Cardiac output: amount of blood pumped over time

Resistance: sphincters, arteries, arterioles

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Albumin function

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Main osmoregulator of the blood

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Is albumin permeable to cell membrane

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No

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Can prokaryotes do oxidative phosphorylation?

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Yes, they have ATP synthase

-ETC is still ran but instead of Mitochondrial membrane, gradient is made via plasma membrane

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Path of sperm to fertilization

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Epididymis, vas deferens, urethra, vagina, cervix, uterus, fallopian tube

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Equation for number of possible gametes formed through independent assortment of diploid organisms during meiosis

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2^n
n=haploid number of chromosomes
Ex: for AaBbCc, three is the haploid number

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Degree phase difference for destructive interference

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Completely out of phase

-180 degrees

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Trend in frequencies and wavelengths between increasing harmonics

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As harmonics inc, freq inc and wavelengths dec

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Pressure on an object in relation to density

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As density inc, pressure proportionately inc

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Nature of charged particle as it travels through an electric field

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Accelerates

whether it’s positive or negative acceleration depends on direction

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Function of boiling chips

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Allows it to boil without superheating

-Does this by breaking surface tension

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Why is a hydroxyl group more polar than a carbonyl group

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Hydrogen bonding

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Red and blue litmus paper definitions

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Red litmus paper turns blue in presence of bases

Blue litmus paper turns red in presence of acids

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Path of sperm to fertilization

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Epididymis, vas deferens, urethra, vagina, cervix, uterus, fallopian tube

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Number of diff possible gametes formed through independent assortment of diploid organisms during meiosis equation plus example for AaBbCc

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AaBbCc is three for haploud number (n)

-Equation is 2^n

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Function of aldosterone

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Increases Na+ reabsorption in DCT and collecting duct

  • Water follows the inc in solute concentration and inc volume of blood
  • Inc blood volume leads to inc blood presssure
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Where is glycogen broken down, created and stored

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Liver

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What happens when the appendix ruptures

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intestinal contents rush out of digestive system and spills into abdominal cavity
-Creates infection usually

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Urea cycle produces what

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Ammonium (NH4) and fumarate

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Cadherin function

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Cell to cell connection of actin cytoskeletons

-Ca dependent

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Integrins fucntion

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Located in hemidesmosomes

  • Connect intermediate filament to extracellular matrix
  • Ketain is an example
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Selectins

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Bind to sugars

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Diff between necrosis and apoptosis

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Necrosis is not programmed cell death

-Causes deaths of nearbycells

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Characteristics of apoptosis

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Cell shrinkage and blebbing

  • Caspase activation
  • Cytochrome c relase from mitochondria
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What is the slope of a lineweaver burks plot
Km/Vmax
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Specific activity of an enzyme def
Amount of enzyme per mg of total protein | -Measures purity of enzymatic mixture
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Difference between cytosine and uracil
Damination of amine group of cytosine and replaced with carbonyl group
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Disruption of a disulfide bond requires what
Two e- from NADH
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What does color change of a titration depend on?
pKA of the indicator
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When is the volume of gas no longer negligible
When pressure or temp are changed from standard
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Why does speed of light dec as it passes through an optically dense medium
It is absorbed and reemitted by the atomic structure of this medium
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Characteristic of both plates of a capacitor
They collect charges of the opposite sign
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If object is moving at a constant speed what does this say about the net force on the object in that direction of movement
F=0, because if speed is constant, acceleration=0, so F=ma -> F=m(0m/s^2)=0
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Where are proteins produced
By ribosomes on the ER or free ribosomes
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What part of gastrulation is the heart a part of
Mesoderm | -Blood vessels = moveoderm
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What elements are part of hydroxyapatite
Ca, PO (Phosphate), OH
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Diathesis stress model def
Combinatino of biological predispositions and environment on behavior
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Long term potentiation difference from neural plasticity
``` LTP = Strengthening of certain neuron connections Plasticity = recovery of brain/neurons after an accident ```
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Encoding specificity
Enhanced memory when in place in same conditions as learning that info -When at place where memory was encoded, easier to remember
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Are phobias usually classically or operationally conditioned
Classically
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How do restriction enzymes spot a splicing site
Palindromic sequences of nucleotides
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Primacy vs recency effect on memory types
Primacy: related to long term memories Recency: related to short term memory
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Apoptoic proccesses consist of what
- Cell shrinkage and blebbing - Cytochrome c released from mitochondria - Caspases activated
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What is the slope of a lineweaver burk plot
Km/Vmax
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Low Kd means what for Km
Low Km -> high specificity
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How much does each aa weigh
110 kDa
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What sociological factors is a health disparity associated with
Closely related to either social or economic factors
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wavelengths of red, green and violet
Red: 620-750 nm Green: 495-570 nm Violet: 380-450 nm
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Rational choice theory def
Cost and benefit considered of actions
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How many moles of NADH does it take to break a disulfide bond
1 mol of NADH per disulfide bond
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What's the difference between the structure of GTP and ATP
Guanine vs Adnosine - Guanine has a carbonyl up and a drooping NH3 - -Guanine gets girls with erect cock - Adenosine: always alone above - -Only has an NH3 up - Both have two rings
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IQ full name
Weschsler Scale of Intelligence
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Mean and SD of IQ
Mean is 100 | SD is plus or minus 15 so 85-115
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What is maintained in a person's memory as they age
Their ability to retrieve general info
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fMRI vs PET scan
fMRI = blood flow changes | PET=glucose use in brain
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Monozygotic vs dizygotic twins
``` Mono = identical = share 99% of genetic material Di = fraternal = share 50% of genetic material ```
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Viroids
Single stranded RNA swquences without capsid or envelope | -Silence gene expression in plants
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Prions
Misfolded proteins that cause other proteins to misfold and aggregate together (agglutinate)
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Mnemonic for Na+/K+ ATPase
``` 3-2-1 NOKIA 3 Na+ out 2 K+ in 1 ATP used -Ions are always pumped against their concentration gradient to restore resting potential ```
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GPCR steps
1. Ligand binds to GPCR 2. GPCR undergoes conformational change 3. Alpha subunit exchanges GDP to GTP 4. Alpha subunit dissociates and regulates target proteins 5. Target protein relays signal as 2nd messenger and triggers cascade response 6. GTP hydrolyzed to GDP -> everything restored to original
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H-static pressure pushes fluid where
Out of capillary and into interstitial fluid
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Osmotic pressure pushes fluid where
Into capikkary
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Function of Atrial Natriuretic peptide ANP
Lowers blood pressure | -Promotes excretion of H20 and Na+
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What hormone is Atrial Natriuretic peptide ANP antagonist to
Aldosterone
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Expectancy value theory
Amount of motivation for a task is based on expectation of success and the value of success
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Glycogenesis enzymes
Glycogen synthase and branching enzyme
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Glyogenolysis enzymes
Glycogen phosphorylase and debranching enzyme
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How many electrons can CoQ and cytochrome C each hold
CoQ = 2 e- | Cytochrome c = 1 e-
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Why can cytochrome c only hold 1 e-
Because its functinal group is heme which toggles between Fe2+ and Fe3+
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HPLC mobile and stationary phases
Stationary phase usually polar - Same as regular Chromatography - Only difference is computerized and high pressure
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Reverse phase hplc
Stationary phase is nonpolar
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Gas chromotagraphy function
Mobile phase is gas - Statonary phase is liquid and polar - Separates compounds of high boiling points - Low boiling points are nonpolar so elute fast
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What are the two ways of forming amino acids
Gabriel and strecker synthesis
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Gabriel synthesis steps
1. Alkylation: Central C gains R group 2. Hydrolysis: Protecting group on N is hydrolyzed 3. Decarboxylation: Heat added and one carboxyl group is removed
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gabriel synthesis basic def
Protected and amide and protected carboxyl group removed to form aa
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Strecker syntehsis basic def
Aldehyde or ketone react with ammonia to produce an aa
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Steps of strecker synthesis
1. Aldehyde or ketone react with ammonia in presence of acid to form an imine 2. Imine attacked by cyanide base (CN-) to create an alpha amino nitrile 3. Hydrolysis of the nitrile yields an alpha amino acid
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function of 2,3 BPG
Pushes the O2 curve to the right | -Greater transfer of O2 to tissues because lower affinity of hemoglobin to O2
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Reliable means
precise -> reproducible
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Accurate means
Valid | -If the results are actually true
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Cognitive behavioral therapy
Replace maladaptive thoughts and destructive behvaiors with healthy and positive ones -Often via systematic desensitization

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