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Memmler's The Human Body in Health and Disease
Chapter Two
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
09/26/2013

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Electrolytes
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are ionic bonds that release ions when they are in solution
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Molecules are
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formed with two or more atoms unite covalently
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Compound
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Any substance composed of two or more different elements
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Universal Solvent
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Water
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Acids
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A chemical substance that donates a H+ ion
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PH Scale
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The higher the H+ ion concentration the more acidic the solution. The greater the OH- the more alkaline the solution is
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Solution
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Homogeneous mixture formed when one substance disolves in another
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Suspension
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Heterogeneous mixture in which one substance is dispersed in another but will settle out unless constantly mixed
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Colloid
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Heterogeneous mixture in which the suspended particles remain evenly distributed based on the small size and opposing charges of the particles.
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Carbohydrates are made up of...
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Monosaccharides and disaccharides
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Monosaccharides
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Simple sugaars
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Glucose
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Is a monosaccharide with a short carbon chain
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Disaccharides
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Complex carb
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Glycogen
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Is a Disaccharide with a longer carbon chain
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Lipids
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are a class of organic compounds that are not solublein water. FATS
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Phospholipid
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A complex lipid that contains phosphorus
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Steroids
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Lipids that contain rings of carbon and have cholesterol
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Proteins
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Contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and NITROGEN and sometimes a sulfur or phosphorus. composed of monomers called amino acids
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Amino Group Chemistry
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NH2
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Enzymes
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Proteins that are essential for metabolism
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Catalysts
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Enzymes
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Denaturation
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The alteration of a protein so that it can no longer function
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Nucleotides contains
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A nitrogen base
A sugar
A phosphate group
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