Foundations Flashcards
What is the smallest living unit in the body?
Cell
What are the 5 vital functions of the body?
1) Respiration
2) digestion
3) metabolism
4) elimination
5) reproduction
How many elements are there?
92
Name 4 most abundant elements in the body
1) Oxygen
2) Carbon
3) hydrogen
4) Nitrogen
What % is Oxygen?
65%
How much % is Carbon
18%
What does the # of protons determine?
Atomic #
True/False: Atoms have equal number of protons and electrons
True
of Protons + # of Neutrons =?
Atomic weight
How many electrons are in each shell?
1st = 2
2nd+ = 8
What is the outer-most electron shell called?
Valence shell
What makes an atom most stable?
When 8 electrons in valence shell
What is it called when one atom donates an electron to another atom to fill its valence shell?
Ionic bond
What happens to donor of an electron?
Becomes + (cation)
What happens to receiver of an electron?
Becomes - (anion)
What is it called when 2 atoms share 2 electrons?
Double covalent bond
What is it called when a pair of atoms share 1 electron?
Single covalent bond
What is a polar bond?
When one atom hogs an electron in a covalent bond
What is a non polar bond?
When 2 atoms share electron evenly
What is it called when 2 smaller molecules make a larger molecule?
Synthesis
What is it called when bonds of a larger molecule are broken and makes 2 smaller molecules?
Decomposition
What is it called when bonds of a molecule are broken and rearranged to form new molecule?
Exchange
What is an organic compound?
Contain Carbon + hydrogen
What is inorganic compound?
Do not contain both C and H
How much of our bodies are water?
60%
What donates H+ ions to a solution?
Acids
What accepts H+ ions in a solution?
Bases
What donates OH- in a solution?
Bases
What is pH of blood?
7.4
pH scale is measured in powers of what?
10
What are the special bonds between water molecules?
Hydrogen bonds
What level of protein structure involves a specific pattern of folding?
Tertiary
What is the Calcium-Sodium exchanger an example of?
Secondary active transport
How many nucleotides on a strand of RNA is used to code a single amino acid?
3
Glandular tissue is a special form of what?
Epithelial tissue
What molecules can pass easily across the plasma membrane?
Nonpolar
Lipid soluble
Hydrophobic
What is a hydrogen bond?
When a weakly + H atom that is already bonded to a - atom gets attracted to another electro - atom from another molecule.
What are enzymes?
Proteins that facilitate chemical reactions
What is study of cell structure called?
Cytology