Final Exam 2016 Flashcards
What is the term for the outer layer of the skin that produces skin cells?
epidermis
What are the glands that secrete oil and keep the skin flexible?
oil glands
What is the term for Sunscreen Protection Factor - - that protects skin from UV rays?
SPF
What is a substance when dissolved in water produces OH- ions?
base
What is the term for the process of absorbing reflected energy in the atomophere?
green house effect
What is the term for the inner layer of the skin?
dermis
What is the term for when a diet does not contain all the necessary nutrients?
malnourished
What is one of the categories of fat, it usually is a solid at room temperature and and example would be Lard or Crisco?
Animal fat
What is a type of fat that has double bonds between the Carbons?
Unsaturated fat
What color reflects all energy?
white
What is the term for when the body is in balance?
homeostasis
What is the term for the bodies defense system?
white blood cells
What is the term for the energy that is released back into space?
outward flow
What is the term for the protein that makes up hair?
Alpha Keratin
What is it called when medicine we take ends up disrupting a different system?
Side effects
What is the most common form of fat - - it is also when 3 fatty acids combine with 3 fats?
triglyceride
What is the term for when light strikes an object and it reflects back without heating up?
reflectivity
What is another word for Skin cancer?
Melanoma
What is a substance produced when mixing an acid and a base?
Salt
What is a 3 coiled chains of alpha keratin?
super coil
What is the process of capturing solar energy and converting it into a chemical form and stored as sugar?
Photosynthesis
What is the name of a hormone that increases the growth of muscles?
Anabolic steroid
What is another name for the water cycle?
Hydrologic cycle
What is the term for when the body is not getting enough calories each day no matter what you eat?
undernurished
What is it called when the pH of rain is lower than 5.4?
acid rain
What is the term for the skin darkening material?
melanin
What is the type of vitamin that needs to be dissolved in fat from the diet to be absorbed by the body?
fat soluble vitamins
What is the term for the scattering of visible light in all directions?
Tyndall effect
What are bio-molecules that are necessary for growth, reporduction and life?
vitamins
They following are examples of what - - coal, natural gas and gasoline?
fossil fuels
What type of fat has MORE than 1 double bond between carbons?
Polysaturated fats
What is the organ that can excrete acidic or basic solution and excretes waster from the body in the form of urine?
Kidney
What is the term for oily skin that clogs pores and causing an infection called?
acne
What is the layer in the atmosphere 30 miles up where little wind is located?
stratosphere
What is a solution that can neutralize an acid or a base?
buffer solution