Cell Bio
Often called the "powerhouse of the cell," this organelle is the primary site of ATP production through aerobic respiration.
Mitochondrion
This is the largest organ of the human body, acting as a protective barrier and helping to regulate your temperature through sweat.
Skin
This chronic condition is characterized by high blood glucose levels caused by the body's inability to produce or properly use insulin.
Diabetes
This common suffix, meaning "inflammation," is added to root words to describe conditions
-itis
This cycle, occurring in the mitochondrial matrix, oxidizes acetyl-CoA to produce CO2, ATP, NADH, and FADH2.
Krebs Cycle (or Citric Acid Cycle)
This model describes the cell membrane as a tapestry of several types of molecules (phospholipids, cholesterols, and proteins) that are constantly moving.
Fluid Mosaic Model
These are the four chambers of the human heart, consisting of two "receiving" rooms at the top and two "pumping" rooms at the bottom.
Atria and Ventricles
Often called "the silent killer," this condition refers to long-term high blood pressure that can increase the risk of heart disease or stroke
Hypertension
This Latin term, meaning "little key," refers to the bone that connects the shoulder blade to the sternum.
Clavicle
According to this principle, if a system at equilibrium is stressed, the equilibrium will shift to counteract the stress.
Le Chatelier’s Principle
During this specific phase of mitosis, sister chromatids are pulled apart toward opposite poles of the cell.
Anaphase
This "master gland" in the brain is about the size of a pea and controls several other hormone glands, like the thyroid and adrenals.
Pituitary Gland
This neurodegenerative disease is the most common cause of dementia in older adults and is associated with "plaques" that build up in the brain.
Alzheimer’s Disease
Derived from the Latin and Greek for "thigh," this is the longest and strongest bone in the human body.
Femur
This term describes a molecule that contains both hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts, such as a phospholipid.
Amphipathic
These non-coding sequences of DNA are removed from a primary RNA transcript during splicing, leaving only the coding sequences to be joined together.
Introns
Located in the upper right side of your abdomen, this organ is the only one in the body that can completely regrow itself from just a small healthy piece.
Liver
This autoimmune disorder occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks the protective myelin sheath that covers nerve fibers, disrupting communication between the brain and the body.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
This prefix, derived from the Greek hepar, is used in medical terms to refer to the liver, such as in the disease Hepatitis.
Hepato-
In optics, this type of lens is used to correct Myopia (nearsightedness) by diverging light rays before they hit the eye.
What is a Concave (or Diverging) lens?
This "suicide" pathway is triggered by the release of Cytochrome C from the mitochondria into the cytosol, activating the caspase cascade.
Apoptosis
This is the smallest bone in the human body, found deep inside the ear and measuring only about 3 millimeters long.
Stapes
This genetic disorder is caused by a single point mutation that results in red blood cells becoming crescent-shaped, which can lead to blockages in small blood vessels.
Sickle Cell Anemia
Combining the roots for "bile" and "sac," this term refers to the small organ that stores bile
Cholecyst
Name three amino acids