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Mnemonics Flashcards

1
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  • Sperm look like “FiSH”
A
  • FSH in males
    • stimulates spermatogenesis
  • LSH in females
    • stimulates ovarian follicles
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  • Leutenizing Hormone (LH) secretes
    • “Like Hairy Apes?”
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  • LH (in males) secretes androgens
    • Note: Androgens:
      • stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of male characteristics in vertebrates
      • This includes the activity of the accessory male sex organs and development of male secondary sex characteristics
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  • “Grandma Neb wont live long”
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  • GRANulocytes
    • Neutrophils
    • Eosinophils
    • Basophils
  • ​only last a few minutes to hours
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  • Eight Essential Amino Acids:
    • “I Like To Teach My Vets Latin Percussion”
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  1. Isoleucine
  2. Leucine
  3. Threonine
  4. Tryptophan
  5. Methionine
  6. Valie
  7. Lysine
  8. Pheylalanine
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  • Hydrophobic AA’s:
    • “Pro VAG PIL”
A
  • Proline
  • Valine
  • Alanine
  • Glycine
  • Phenylalanine
  • Isoleucine
  • Leucine
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6
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  • AAs with OH-containing side-groups (3):
    • “SHOTT”
A
  1. Serine
    • ​(“OH”)
  2. Tyrosine
  3. Threonine
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  • Basic AA’s:
    • “HAL”
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  • Histidine
  • Arginine
  • Lysine
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  • AAs with COOH- group:
    • “Ass Glue”
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  • Aspartate
  • Glutamate
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  • AA’s with CONH2 side groups:
  • “Ass’n Glean”
A
  • Asparagine (Asn)
  • Glutamine (Gln)
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  • AAs with aromatic side groups:
    • “HTTP”
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  • Histidine
  • Tryptophan
  • Tyrosine
  • Phenylalanine
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  • White Blood cells (in order of decreasing numbers):
    • “Nobody likes my educational background”
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  • Neutrophils
  • Lymphocytes
  • Monocytes
  • Eosinophils
  • Basophils
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Anterior Pituitary Hormones: “FLAGTOP”

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  • FSH
  • LH
  • ACTH
  • gH
  • TSH
  • MSH (melanOcyte SH)
  • Prolactin
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  • Fat-soluble vitamins:
    • “KADE”
A
  • Vitamins K
  • A
  • D
  • E
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  • EM SPECTRUM in INCREASING frequency and DECREASING wavelength
    • “RIVUXG”
A
  • Radio waves
  • Infrared
  • Visible Spectrum (ROYGBIV)
  • UV
  • X-rays
  • Gamma rays
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  • Visible Spectrum/order of increasing frequency:
    • “ROYGBIV.”
      • What wavelengths correspond to each?
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  • Red
    • (780-630)
  • Orange
    • (630-590)
  • Yellow
    • (590-570)
  • Green
    • (570-500)
  • Blue
    • (500-450)
  • Indigo
    • (450-420)
  • Violet
    • (420-390)
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  • Mitosis
    • “PMAT”
  • Meiosis is just:
    • “PMAT” x2
A
  • Prophase
  • Metaphase
  • Anaphase
  • Telophase
17
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  • Nonpolar (hydrophobic) amino acids:
    • I saw (ISO) LEUcy METHodically PRObe and PHEel ALAN and then VAL TRYPped on the GLYCINE
A
  • Isoleucine
  • Leucine
  • Methionine
  • Proline
  • Phenylalanine
  • Alanine
  • Valine
  • Tryptophan
  • Glycine
18
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  • Actions of some hormones:
    • INsulin makes glucose go INto the cell
    • GlucaGON makes glucose GONE from the cell
    • CalciTONin TONES down calcium concentrations in the blood
      • “Ok let’s tone it down a bit…”
A

Yup.

19
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  • Pancreas hormones (3)
    • I GLUed ON SOMe TATs to my pancreas
A
  • Insulin
    • GLUcagON
      • SOMasTATin
20
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DNA order

  • DNA is READ 3’-5’
    • left to right
      • like we read
  • But is synthesized (BUILT) 5’-3’
    • largest to smallest
      • just how a PYRAMID is built
A
21
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Independent vs. Dependent Variables:

I’M a DR.

A

Independent variable is

MANIPULATED

a

Dependent Variable is what’s

RESPONDING

22
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Independent vs. Dependent Variables:

DRY MIX

A

Dependent Variable is what’s

Responding

Y (graph on the Y-axis)_______________________\_

Manipulated is the

Independent Variable

X (graph on the X-axis)

23
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KIRBY Mitosis:

Interphase

A
24
Q

KIRBY Mitosis:

Prophase

A
25
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KIRBY Mitosis:

Metaphase

A
26
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KIRBY Mitosis:

Anaphase

A
27
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KIRBY Mitosis:

Telophase

A
28
Q

KIRBY Mitosis:

Cytokinesis

A
29
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KIRBY Mitosis:

Entire Process

A
30
Q

LEVOROROTARY

Clockwise or Counter-clockwise?

A

Top of L is pivot point

Spins around in counter clockwise circle

31
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ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES:

In the order of increasing frequency (or decreasing wavelength) of electromagnetic waves

  • Roman Men Invented Very Unusual X-Ray Guns
A
  • Radio waves
  • Microwaves
  • Infrared
  • Visible light
  • Ultraviolet
  • X-Rays
  • Gamma Rays
32
Q

ReSistor in Series = ?

CaPacitors in Parallel = ?

A

THIS IS WHEN YOU ADD DIRECTLY!

ReSistor in Series = add directly

CaPacitors in Parallel = add directly

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