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Biology

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Decks in this class (42)

The four Macromolecules
Six major groups of lipids are,
Fatty acids are the __ for most l...,
Saturated fatty acids have
37  cards
Enzymes
What is the function of enzymes,
Lock and key theory,
Induced fit model
21  cards
Cellular Metabolism
Glycolysis,
What is the first phosphorylation,
What is fermentation
20  cards
Anatomy
Basic anatomy of the digestive tract,
Where does digestion begin,
What is chewed food called
48  cards
Excretory system
What are the functions of the kidney,
Functional unit of kidney is,
Capillary beds of the nephron is
16  cards
Cardiovascular Anatomy
What is the circulatory path of t...,
Pulmonary circulation,
What is the sinoatrial node and w...
12  cards
Respiratory system
Which part of the brain signals t...,
What happens to the diaphragm whe...,
What happens when diaphragm relaxes
17  cards
The lymphatic system
What does the lymphatic system do,
Lymph system is an ___ system,
Where does the fluid enter the blood
3  cards
The blood
What kind of tissue is the blood,
What does blood do,
What is blood separated into when...
12  cards
Immune system
What does innate immunity include,
What does injury to tissue result in,
What are the infectious agents fi...
13  cards
Blood types
What are blood types identified by,
What type of antibodies does tyle...,
Type ab can get blood from
3  cards
Muscles
What are the three types of muscl...,
What functions does muscle contra...,
What type of muscle is skeletal m...
36  cards
Bone
Bone is what kind of tissue,
What are the functions of bone,
Bone tissues contain 4 types of c...
14  cards
Joint
What are the 3 types of joints,
What are the fibrous joints,
What are the cartilaginous joints
4  cards
Skin
What is skin,
What are some important functions...,
What are the two principal parts ...
7  cards
Mendelian concepts
Phenotype,
Genotype,
Homozygous
8  cards
Evolution
What is a gene pool,
What is evolution,
Classification system for animals...
11  cards
Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium
What does the hardy weinberg equi...,
What are the 5 conditions,
P2 2pq q2
3  cards
Hormone chemistry
Exocrine glands,
Endocrine glands,
What is the pancreas
17  cards
Major hormones for the endocrine system
What hormones are made by the ant...,
What hormones are made by the pos...,
What hormones are made by the adr...
10  cards
Hormones of the anterior Pit
Where is the anterior pituitary l...,
Which hormones does the anterior ...,
Hgh human growth hormone
7  cards
Hormones of the Posterior Pituitary
What are two hormones,
Oxytocin,
Adh
3  cards
Adrenal Cortex hormones
Where are the adrenal glands located,
Hormones of the adrenal cortex,
What is the major mineral cortico...
5  cards
Thyroid, pancreas and parathyroid hormones
What are the thyroid hormones,
Calcitonin,
The pancreas secretes what hormones
12  cards
Reproduction
What are male gonads called,
Where is sperm produced,
What are spermatogonia
40  cards
The nucleus and the Cell membrane of eukaryotes
Whats the major feature that dist...,
What is the nucleus for,
The double phospholipid bilayer t...
22  cards
Cellular filaments and Cellular Junctions
The structure and motility of the...,
What does the cytoskeleton do,
What are the 2 major types of fil...
15  cards
The mitochondria and the Extracellular Matrix
What is the mitochondria,
What is the endosymbiont theory,
Universal genetic code
22  cards
The nervous system and the action potential
The nervous system allows for rap...,
What is included within the nervo...,
What is the functional unit of th...
27  cards
The Nervous system
The neurons may perform one of 3 ...,
Where are sensory neurons located,
Where are motor neurons located
16  cards
The eye, ear, nose and mouth
Light reflects off an object and ...,
Where does light go from the cornea,
Where does it go from the anterio...
18  cards
Genes and DNA
What is a gene,
What is euchromatin,
What is heterochromatin
15  cards
Replication and Transcription
Dna replication is semiconservati...,
What is replication governed by,
Where does replication start
24  cards
Post Transcriptional processing and Translation
Post transcriptional processing o...,
What is the primary transcript,
How is the primary transcript pro...
28  cards
DNA technology
What does denature mean,
What is the temperature needed to...,
Denatured dna is
13  cards
Mutations and Cancer.
Mutations can occur at which level,
A mutation in a germ cell is seri...,
Mutations can be spontaneous and
28  cards
Mitosis and Meiosis
Mitosis is,
What is prophase,
What happens in metaphase
16  cards
Viruses and defense against Viral Infection
Viruses have a protein coat that ...,
Most viruses surround themselves ...,
Are viruses living organism
16  cards
Prokaryotes and their structure
Prokaryotes do not have mem bound...,
What are autotrophs,
What are heterotrophs
15  cards
Membranes and Membrane transport
The cytosol of nearly all prokary...,
What is phospholipid,
Unlike eukaryotic membranes proka...
15  cards
Bacterial Envelope and Bacterial reproduction
Bacterial cell wall is made of what,
Gram positive bacteria,
What is the space between the pla...
16  cards
Fungi and their reproduction
Fungi are a kingdom all fungi are...,
Fungi cell wall called septa are ...,
With the exception of yeasts fung...
7  cards

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