Blueprint FL 1: B/B Flashcards
dopamine
smooth movement and posture
high concentrations in basal ganglia
dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia
delusions, hallucinations, and agitation associated with schizophrenia arise from too much dopamine or an oversensitivity to dopamine in the brain
dopamine and Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease is associated with a loss of dopominergic neurons in the basal ganglia; results in resting tremors, jerky movements, and unstable posture
flow of ions during action potential
efflux meaning
flow OUT
influx meaning
flow IN
what happens when the depolarization of the muscle cell reaches the sarcoplasmic reticulum?
calcium (Ca2+) is released
what happens when calcium is released?
it binds to troponin, and tropomyosin changes confirmation
explain the steps of muscle contraction
1) calcium binds to troponin, revealing the myosin-binding site on actin
2) myosin binds to actin
3) the powerstroke occurs, ADP and Pi dissociate from myosin
4) ATP binds to myosin, causing it to detach from actin
5) hydrolysis of ATP recocks myosin head into initial position
when standard deviation errors bars overlap quite a bit, it’s a clue that…
the difference is not statistically significant
4 stages of cell cycle
G1 phase
cell cycle
cell growth
S phase
cell cycle
DNA replication
G2 phase
cell cycle
ensures that all chromosomes have been replicated and prepares the cell for entering the mitotic phase
2 general phases of cell cycle
cell division (mitosis or meiosis)
interphase
G0 phase
cell cycle
the phase in which the cell is no longer actively dividing and simply playing out its regular functions
stem cells
cells with the potential to develop into many different types of cells in the body
3 categories of stem cells
totipotent
pluripotent
multipotent
totipotent stem cells
can divide into ALL cell types in an organism
has the potential to divide until it creates an entire, complete organism
pluripotent stem cells
can divide into most, or all, cell types in an organism
cannot develop into an entire organism on their own
multipotent stem cells
can differentiate into the various cell types in a family of related cells, such as blood cells
oligopotent stem cells
result from multipotent stem cells
can differentiate into only a few cells
generally, stem cells are able to…
self renew! (divide to make more stem cells)
apoptosis
programmed cell death
dehyrogenase
an enzyme that removes hydrogen
proliferation
the growth of tissue cells
(rapid increase in numbers)
peptide bond formation
peptide bonds are formed by the removal of water (OH from carboxyl + H from amino group)
features of peptide bonds
flat, polar, and not free to rotate
why can’t the peptide bond rotate
it has partial double bond character that prevents free rotation around the bond
which bond is the “peptide bond”
the blue bond between C and N
what type of linkage is present in a peptide bond?
amide linkage
monovalent
at atom with either 1 or 7 valence electrons and can thus only form 1 covalent bond
valency
the property of an element that determines the number of other atoms with which an atom of the element can combine
based on the number of valence electrons