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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
02/02/2008

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Term

ACID

Definition
SUBSTANCES THAT DISSOCIATE IN WATER, RELEASING HYDROGEN IONS
Term
ALKALOSIS
Definition
A DIAGNOSIS MADE WHEN THE PH RISES ABOVE 7.45
Term
ACIDOSIS
Definition
A DIAGNOSIS MADE WHEN THE PH VALUE DROPS BELOW 7.35
Term
SALT
Definition
SODIUM CHLORIDE, THAT FORM AN IONIC LATTICE THAT DISSOCIATES IN WATER
Term
RNA
Definition
A NUCLEIC ACID IN CELLS THAT IS AN INTERMEDIARY IN THE PROCESS OF PROTEIN SYNTHESIS, CONVEYING INFORMATION FROM DNA REGARDING THE AMINO ACID SEQUENCE IN PROTEINS
Term
RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPE
Definition
WHEN CARBON 14 DECAYS IT RELEASES VARIOUS TYPES OF ENERGY IN THE FORM OF RAYS AND SUBATOMIC PARTICLES
Term
PROTEIN
Definition
MACROMOLECULES COMPOSED OF AMINO ACIDS
Term
POLYSACCHARIDE
Definition

MACROMOLECULES SUCH AS STARCH, GLYCOGEN AND CELLULOSE

THEY CONTAIN MANY GLUCOSE UNITS

Term
PH SCALE
Definition

USED TO INDICATE THE ACIDITY OR BASICITY (ALKALINITY) OF A SOLUTION

RANGES FROM 0-14

Term
PEPTIDE BOND
Definition
THE BOND BETWEEN AMINO ACIDS
Term
ORGANIC MOLECULE
Definition
ARE UNIQUE TO LIVING THINGS
Term

NUCLEIC ACID

(DNA & RNA)

Definition
HUGE MOLECULES THAT STORE HEREDITARY INFORMATION THAT DETERMINES WHICH PROTEIN A CELL WILL HAVE
Term
MONOSACCHARIDE
Definition

THE NUMBER OF CARBON ATOMS IN A CARBOHYDRATE IS LOW BETWEEN 3&7

SIMPLE SUGAR

Term
LIPID
Definition
CONTAIN MORE ENERGY PER GRAM THAN OTHER BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES, SOME FUNCTION AS LONG TERM ENERGY STORAGE MOLECULES IN ORGANISMS
Term
ISOTOPE
Definition
ONE OF TWO OR MORE ATOMS WITH THE SAME ATOMIC NUMBER THAT DIFFERS IN THE NUMBER OF NEUTRONS AND IN WEIGHT
Term
IONIC BOND
Definition
THE ATTRACTION BETWEEN OPPOSITELY CHARGED SODIUM IONS AND CHLORIDE IONS RESULTING IN SODIUM CHLORIDE (TABLE SALT)
Term
ION
Definition
PARTICLES THAT CARY EITHER A POSSITIVE (+) OR NEGATIVE (-) CHARGE
Term
INORGANIC MOLECULE
Definition
CONSTITUTE NON-LIVING MATTER
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HYDROLYSIS REACTION
Definition
COMPONENTS OF WATER ARE ADDED TO BREAK UP MACROMOLECULES
Term
HYDROGEN BOND
Definition
OCCURS WHENEVER A COVALENTLY BONDED HYDROGEN IS POSSITIVE AND ATTRACTED TO A NEGATIVELY CHARGED ATOM NEARBY
Term
GLYCOGEN
Definition

READY STORAGE FORM OF GLUCOSE IN PLATS & ANIMALS

THE LIVER STORES GLUCOSE AS BLYCOGEN

Term
GLYCEROL
Definition
A MOLECULE THAT FORMS FATS & OILS WHEN IT REACTS WITH THREE FATTY ACID MOLECULES
Term
GENE
Definition
PASS ON FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION
Term
FATTY ACID
Definition
A CARBON-HYDROGEN CHAIN THAT ENDS WITH THE ACIDIC GROUP -COOH
Term
ENZYME
Definition
A PROTEIN MOLECULE THAT FUNCTIONS AS AN ORGANIC CATALYST TO SPEED A PARTICULAR METABOLIC REACTION
Term
DNA
Definition
NUCLEIC ACID THAT MAKES UP THE HERIDITARY UNITS CALLED GENES
Term
DISACCHARIDE
Definition
IS MADE BY JOINING ONLY TWO MONOSACCHARIDES TOGETHER BY A DEHYDRATION REACTION
Term
COVALENT BOND
Definition
ATOMS SHARE ELECTRONS INSTEAD OF LOSING OR GAINING THEM
Term
CARBOHYDRATE
Definition
FUNCTION FOR QUICK, SHORT-TERM ENERGY STORAGE IN ALL ORGANISMS
Term
BUFFER
Definition

HELP KEEP PH VALUES EITHIN NORMAL LIMITS

THEY ARE CHEMICALS OR COMBINATIONS OF CHEMICALS THAT TAKE UP ESCESS HYDROGEN IONS (H+) OR HYDROXIDE IONS (OH-)

Term
BASE
Definition
SUBSTANCES THAT EITHER TAKE UP HYDROGEN IONS (H+) OR RELEASE HYDROXIDE IONS (OH-)
Term
ATP
Definition
THE PRIMARY ENERGY CARRIER IN CELLS
Term
AMINO ACID
Definition
HAS A CENTRAL CARBON ATOM BONDED TO A HYDROGEN ATOM AND THREE GROUPS
Term
ATOM
Definition
SUBMICROSCOPIC PARTICLES THAT JOIN TO FORM MOLECULES WHICH CAN IN TURN FORM MACROMOLECULES
Term
CELLS
Definition
THE BASIC UNITS OF ALL LIVING THINGS
Term
ORGANELLES
Definition
ARE WITHIN CELLS AND ARE TINY STRUCTURES THAT PERFORM CELLULAR FUNCTIONS
Term
TISSUE
Definition
COMPOSED OF SIMILAR TYPES OF CELLS AND PERFORMS A SPECIFIC FUNCTION
Term
ORGAN
Definition
COMPOSED OF SEVERAL TYPES OF TISSUES AND PERFORMS A PARTICULAR FUNCTION WITHIN AN ORGAN SYSTEM
Term
ORGANISM
Definition
ARE ALL OF THE BODY SYSTEMS TOGETHER SUCH AS THE HUMAN BEING
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