General Biology
This Organella is known as the "powerhouse of the cell"
What is Mitcochondria
The largest organ in the human body
What is the skin
A condition where the body does not produce enough red blood cells or hemoglobin
what is anemia
The prefix Brady- means this
What is slow
what is 60-100 beats per minutes
The four nitrogenous bases found in DNA
What is Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, and Cystosine
The four chambers of the heart
What is the Right atrium, Right ventricle, Left atrium, and the left ventricle
Type 1 Diabetes results from the immune system destroying these cells in the pancreas
what are beta cells (islets of langerhans)
The suffix -itis means this
what is inflammation
This blood type is known as the universal donor
what is O negative (O-)
This process allows cells to engulf large particles by wrapping the membrane around them
What is phagocytosis
The lobe of the brain responsible for vision
what is the occipital lobe
This disease is caused by the bacterium mycobacterium tuberculosis
What is Tuberculosis
The medical term for a broken bone
what is fracture
The primary site of nutrient absorption in the digestive system
What is the small intestine
The type of bond that holds the two stands of a DNA double helix together
What is hydrogen bonds
The name of the valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle
This inherited disorder causes red blood cells to take an abnormal crescent shape
what is sickle cell disease
The term for the inability to speak or understand language due to brain damage
what is aphasia
The hormone released by the adrenal glands in response to stress
what is cortisol (epinephrine)
This enzyme unwinds and separates the DNA double helix during replication
What is Helicase
The only artery in the body that carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart
What is the pulmonary artery
A condition where fatty plaques build up inside arterial walls, reducing blood flow
what is atherosclerosis
what is congenital
This phenomenon occurs when a muscle is stimulated so rapidly that it cannot relax between contractions, resulting in a sustained contraction
what is tetanus (tetany)