The organelle nicknamed the “powerhouse of the cell.”
What is the mitochondrion?
The smallest unit of an element that still retains its chemical properties.
What is an atom?
The study of the mind and behavior.
What is psychology?
The organ that pumps blood through the body.
What is the heart?
The degree awarded by the UMN Dental Hygiene program.
What is a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene?
The molecule that carries genetic information.
What is DNA?
A bond formed when electrons are shared between two atoms.
What is a covalent bond?
The branch of psychology that studies observable behaviors rather than thoughts or feelings.
What is behaviorism?
The largest organ of the body that protects it
What is the skin?
The minimum cumulative GPA to apply.
What is 3.0?
The process by which cells divide to make identical daughter cells.
What is mitosis?
A measure of how much solute is dissolved in a solution, often in mol/L.
What is molarity?
The psychologist who developed the hierarchy of needs.
Who is Abraham Maslow?
The bones that make up your spine.
What are Vertebrae?
The building the dental hygiene program is located in.
What is Moos Tower?
The system that transports oxygen and nutrients throughout the body.
What is the circulatory system?
When two nonmetals bond, they usually form this type of compound.
What is a molecular (covalent) compound?
The type of reinforcement that removes a negative stimulus to increase behavior.
What is negative reinforcement?
The tube that carries air to the lungs.
What is the trachea?
Applicants to the UMN Dental Hygiene program must complete these shadowing hours with a registered dental hygienist: by the application deadline and by matriculation.
What is 8 hours by the application deadline and 16 hours by matriculation?
This organelle is responsible for packaging and modifying proteins before secretion.
What is the Golgi apparatus?
Substances that release H⁺ ions in solution are called ____.
What are acids?
The part of the brain responsible for regulating emotions, memory, and the fight-or-flight response.
What is the amygdala?
The tiny sacs in the lungs where oxygen enters the blood.
What are alveoli?
This year marks the establishment of the Dental Hygiene program at the University of Minnesota.
What is 1919?