Ch 2: Online 3 Flashcards
Some Basic Chemistry
Lack of oxygen in tissues
Hypoxia
Tissue fluid
Interstitial fluid
Subunits of DNA and RNA
Nucleotides
To render biologically inactive with high heat
Denature
Makes water molecules cohesive
Hydrogen bond
Prevents drastic changes in pH of body fluids
Buffer system
Hemoglobin is to iron as thyroxine is to ___.
Iodine
Myoglobin is to iron as vitamin B12 is to ___.
Cobalt
Self antigens on cell membranes
Oligosaccharides
Bonds are created to make large molecules from small ones
Synthesis
A phospholipid important for nerve cell insulation
Myelin
Two atoms share one or more electrons
Covalent bond
The carbohydrates of nucleotides
Pentose sugars
Identifying markers on cell membranes
Antigens
Adenine is to thymine as guanine is to ___.
Cytosine
Energy storage form in the liver
Glycogen
Protein catalysts
Enzymes
The water of blood
Plasma
Deposition of fat in the wall of an artery
Atherosclerosis
Ionization
Dissociation
Starch or cellulose
Polysaccharide
The energy transfer molecule adenosine ____.
Triphosphate
Enables RBCs to carry oxygen
Hemoglobin
A shape-maintaining bond found in antibodies and insulin
Disulfide
The bonds of a large molecule are broken
Decomposition
