Terms I Cant Seem To Remember

Question 1

Symptoms

Answer 1

Experiences reported by the patient that can’t be directly observed by the patient like nausea or dizziness

Question 2

Cholesterol

Answer 2

A type of lipid that’s essential for building cell membranes producing hormones and making vitamin D

Question 3

Hemoglobin

Answer 3

A protein in red blood cells that carry oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body. Crucial for maintaining oxygen supply

Question 4

Hormones

Answer 4

Chemical messengers produced by the glands in the endocrine system.

Question 5

Blood Urea

Answer 5

A waste product formed in the liver and filtered out by the blood of the kidneys

Question 6

Metabolism

Answer 6

All the chemical reactions going on in your body

Question 7

Metabolize

Answer 7

Chemical process in the body that turns food into energy

Question 8

Chemical Reactions

Answer 8

Chemical respiration, the way the cells generate energy

Question 9

Where does cellular respiration occur?

Answer 9

In the mitochondria of the cell

Question 10

ATP

Answer 10

Adenosine triphosphate, the energy compound that powers all our activities

Question 11

Hyperglycemia

Answer 11

Excessively high level of glucose in the blood

Question 12

Hypoglycemia

Answer 12

Abnormally low level of glucose in the blood

Question 13

Hypertonic

Answer 13

Higher concentration of solutes compared to another solution

Question 14

Hypotonic

Answer 14

Low concentration of solutes compared to another solution

Question 15

Isotonic

Answer 15

A solution that has the same number of solutes as another solution

Question 16

What happen to a cell if it were to be placed into a hypertonic solution

Answer 16

Water moves out of the cell causing it to shrink

Question 17

What happen to a cell if it were to be placed into a hypotonic solution

Answer 17

Water moves into the cell causing it to swell and possibly burst

Question 18

What happen to a cell if it were to be placed into a isotonic solution

Answer 18

There’s no movement of water into or out of the cell so they retain their normal shape

Question 19

Sickle Cell anemia

Answer 19

Affects the hemoglobin and it makes the blood cells rigid or sickle causing blood cells to clump together and block blood flow

Question 20

Insulin

Answer 20

A protein hormone secreted by the pancreas and is essential for the metabolism of carbohydrates and regulation of glucose level in the blood

Question 21

What’s insulins job

Answer 21

To move glucose from our bloodstream into the body’s cells to make energy

Question 22

Glucagon

Answer 22

A hormone secreted by pancreatic endocrine cells that raises blood glucose levels

Question 23

What are proteins made of

Answer 23

Amino acids

Question 24

What determines the shape of a protein

Answer 24

The sequence of amino acids

Question 25

What determines the function of a protein

Answer 25

The shape

Question 26

Glycogen

Answer 26

Stored form of glucose that’s made up of many connected glucose molecules

Question 27

Plaque

Answer 27

A substance made up of fat or cholesterol and can build up on the walls of the arteries restricting blood flow

Question 28

LDL

Answer 28

Carries cholesterol from the liver to the cells

Question 29

What happens when blood glucose levels Rise?

Answer 29

Insulin is released from the pancreas which then absorbs the glucose and is stored in the liver for later use

Question 30

What happens in your body when blood glucose levels drop?

Answer 30

Glucagon is released which then signals the liver to break down glycogen back into glucose and releases it into the bloodstream

Question 31

Positive feedback loops

Answer 31

Amplify changes or signals

Question 32

Negative feedback loops

Answer 32

Work to maintain stability by counteracting changes

Question 33

Nucleic Acids

Answer 33

Instructions for producing proteins