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salivary amylase

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  • digests carbs

- found in salivary glands, mouth

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pancreatic amylase

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  • digests carbs
  • produced in pancreas
  • found in duodenum
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maltase

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  • digests carbs
  • produced in intestinal glands
  • found in duodenum
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sucrase

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  • digests carbs
  • produced in intestinal glands
  • found in duodenum
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lactase

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  • digests carbs
  • produced in intestinal glands
  • found in duodenum
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pepsin(ogen)

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  • digests proteins
  • produced by gastric glands, chief cells
  • found in stomach
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trypsin(ogen)

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  • digests proteins
  • produced by pancreass
  • found in duodenum
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chymotrypsin(ogen)

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  • digests proteins
  • produced by pancreas
  • foudn in duodenum
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(pro)carboxypeptidases A and B

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  • digests proteins
  • produced by pancreas
  • found in duodenum
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aminopeptidase

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  • digests proteins
  • produced by intestinal glands
  • found in duodenum
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dipeptidases

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  • digests proteins
  • produced by intestinal glands
  • found in duodenum
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enteropeptidases

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  • digests proteins
  • produced by intestinal glands
  • found in duodenum
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bile

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  • digests lipids
  • produced by liver, stored in gallbladder
  • found in duodenum
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lipase

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  • digests lipids
  • produced by pancreas
  • found in duodenum
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RLE for glycolysis

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PFK-1

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RLE for glycogenesis

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glycogen synthase

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17
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RLE for glycogenolysis

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glycogen phosphorylase

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18
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RLE for glyconeogenesis

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fructose-1,6-bisphosphate

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RLE for PPP

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glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase

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20
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important glycolysis steps

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  1. GAPDH (13BPG and reduces NAD), 2. 3PG (substrate phos) 3. Pyruvate kinase (PEP, sub phlos)
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21
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gluconeogenesis occurs primarily in the

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liver, a little bit of kidney action

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22
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hexokinase

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present in most tissues, low kM, inhibited by G6P

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glucokinase

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present in liver cells, high km, induced by insulin

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branching enzyme for glycogen

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hydrolyzes an a-1,4 bond and attaches it with an a-1,6 bond to create a branch. glycogen synthase extends both branches

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debranching enzyme for glycogen

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hydrolyzes the a-1,4 bond near the branch point and hydrolyzes the a-1,6 bond releasing glucose

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26
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chylomicrons are synthesized in the _ VLDL are synthesized in the

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intestine, liver

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27
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LCAT

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catalyzes the production of cholesteryl esters which dissolve in the core of HDL

28
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which FA can be digested by humans?

29
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conduction aphasia

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inability to repeat words heard despite inteact speech generation and comprhension

30
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phonology

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sound of speech

31
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semantics

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meaning of words

32
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syntax

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rules dictating word order

33
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pragmatics

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changes in language delivery based on context

34
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expectancy-value theory

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amount of motivation for a task is based on the individual’s expectation of success and the amount that success is valued

35
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7 universal emotions

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happiness, sadness, contempt, surprise, fear, disgust, anger

36
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conversion disorder

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unexplained symptoms affecting motor or sensory function and is associated with prior trauma

37
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compliance

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individuals change their behavior based on the requests of others

38
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gemeinshaft (community)

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group unified by feelings of togetherness due to shared beliefs, ancestry, geography

39
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ambivalent attachment

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caregiver is inconsistent

40
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rational choice theory

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individuals will make deciisions that maximize potential benefit and minizmize potential harm

41
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cultural lag

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material culture changes more quickly than symbolic

42
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manifest function

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intended function of an institution

43
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altercasting

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imposing an identity onto another so they will do what you want them to

44
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confidence intervals are used to determine

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population mean

45
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alpha waves

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occur when awake but eyes are closed

46
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beta waves

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occur when there is a mental task that requires concentration

47
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delta waves

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characteristics of stages 3 and 4

48
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theta waves

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stage 2 sleep

49
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correspondent interference theory

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A theory that states that people pay closer attention to intentional behavior than accidental behavior when making attributions, especially if the behavior is unexpected.

50
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ganglioside

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A sphingolipid with a head group containing an oligosaccharide and one or more N-acetylneuraminic acid (NANA) molecules.

51
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heterochromaticn

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transcriptionally inactive

52
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transduction

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transfer of info via a bacteriophage vector

53
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follicular phase

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GnRH secretes LH and FSH

54
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ovulation =

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surge of LH

55
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luteal phase

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high estrogen and progesterone = negative feedback on GnRH, LH, and FSH

56
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juxtacrine signals

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act through direct stimulation of adjacent cells

57
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CRF promotes relates of

58
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cardiac output =

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heart rate * stroke volume

59
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hydrostatic pressure = , oncotic pressure

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forces fluid out at the arterial end, forces in at the venous end

60
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penetrance

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proportion of the population with a given genotype that express the phenotype

61
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saltatory conduction occurs b/c

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condensed areas of ion exchnage at the nodes of Ranvier

62
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ETC in prokaryotes is located in th

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plasma membrane

63
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at a low pH, AA is

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protonated

64
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vitamin e

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biological antioxidants

65
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vitamin K

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prothrombin, clotting facotr

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