Chemistry of Life
These two subatomic particles determine the mass of an atom
What are protons and neutrons?
ATP is formed during these reactions that release energy.
What are exergonic reactions?
This muscle type is striated, voluntary, and makes of 40-50% of body weight/
What is skeletal muscle
The primary functional cell of the nervous tissue.
What is a neuron?
What is the stratum basale?
This rule states that atoms are most stable with eight electrons in their valence shell.
What is the octet rule?
In this type of reaction a larger molecule breaks down into smaller structures.
What is decomposition (catabolic) reaction?
Hematopoiesis occurs in this type of bone marrow.
What is red bone marrow?
Intercalated discs are found in this muscle type
What is cardiac muscle?
The deeper, thicker layer of the dermis composed of dense irregular CT.
What is reticular layer?
The relationship between pH and H+ concentration is described as this type of relationship.
What is inverse?
The first law of thermodynamics states this.
What is energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed?
This thyroid hormone decreases blood calcium by stimulating osteoblasts.
What is calcitonin?
Dense regular CT is strong because collagen fibers run ___.
What is parallel?
These glands produce watery sweat for thermoregulation.
What are merocrine (eccrine) glands?
This process build polymers by removing water from two subunits.
What is dehydration synthesis?
AB + C → A + BC represents this type of reaction, most common in the human body.
What is an exchange reaction?
Longitudinal growth stops when the epiphyseal plate becomes this thin structure.
What is the epiphyseal line?
Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium is found in this major organ.
What is the epidermis of the skin?
The rule of nines is used to estimate this.
What is burn surface area?
Cysteine resides can form these strong covalent bonds that help stabilize protein structure.
What is disulfide bonds?
Increasing this reactant speeds up enzyme activity until saturation is reached.
What is substrate concentration?
These bone components are leftover, partially resorbed old osteons.
What are interstitial lamellae?
This tissue forms during wound healing and contains new blood vessels.
What is granulation tissue?
This tissue forms during would healing and contains new blood vessels.
What is granulation tissue?