Day 1
What is agglutination?
Clumping of red blood cells
What is the definition of an Arrhenius acid?
dissociates in water into H+
T/F: each child has the SAME risk for CF
T!
What is the hemolytic disease of the newborn?
Rhesus factor incompatibility causing the baby's RBCs to lyse, leads to liver damage
What is a Lewis base?
Cystic fibrosis transmembrane (conductance) regulator
If a mom is Rh+ and the dad is also Rh+, would the baby have rhesus factor incompatibility?
No! baby will be Rh+
What is the pH of a substance with [H+]= 0.0001?
pH= -log[H+]=4
T/F: Weddell seals have MUCH HIGHER heart rate than humans because they are larger mammals
F: They have LOWER HR to conserve energy!
what does CBC stand for?
complete blood count
T OR F: H2SO4 is a strong acid.
T
T/F: You can't make ATP from anaerobic respiration
F: You CAN make ATP, just LESS of it compared to aerobic respiration
What is malaria?
a parasitic infection that causes vomiting/fever/other flu-like symptoms
name 1 way our body regulates blood pH
kidney secretes H+!
What is the most common mutation in CF (be specific)??
∆F508