Anatomy
What is the largest organ in the human body?
Skin
Catalyst
What does the acronym "ER" stand for in a hospital setting?
Emergency Room
This biological macromolecule is composed of amino acids and is essential for the structure and function of cells, and it can act as enzymes.
Protein
Term for the psychological phenomenon where individual are less likely to offer help to a victim when more people are present. In other words, the more people present, the chances of individuals helping goes down.
Bystander effect
Which organ is primarily responsible for detoxifying chemicals and metabolizing drugs?
The liver
What is the hybridization of the central Carbon atom in methane (CH4)
sp^3
What does IV stand for?
Intravenous
This process involves the conversion of glucose into 2 pyruvates, producing an output of ATP and NADH.
Glycolysis
What theory in psychology explains how individuals differentiate between important stimuli and background noise?
Signal-Detection theory
What is the term for the type of joint that allows for the greatest range of motion, such as the shoulder or hip joint?
Ball and socket joint
What does a low pKa value indicate about the acidity
it is high in acidity
This term describes patients with physical injuries caused by accidents or violence.
Trauma
this enzyme is involved in DNA replication, and its role is to join Okazaki fragments together on the lagging strand.
DNA Ligase
In the context of classical conditioning, what is the term of the eventual weakening of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly stimulated without unconditioned stimulus?
Extinction
Pericardium
What is the name of the principle that states the position and momentum of a particle cannot be precisely measured at the same time.
Heisenberg-Uncertainty Principle
Which blood test assesses overall component of the blood?
CBC (complete blood count)
This term refers to genetic variation that occurs when homologous chromosomes exchange segments during meiosis.
Crossing over
What psychological theory is often depicted as a pyramid, representing a hierarchy of human needs from basic physiological needs to self-actualization?
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
What is the name of the network of blood vessels that supplies blood to the tissues of the heart?
Coronary circulation
This principle states that the rate of the chemical reaction is directly proportional to the concentration of the reactants raised to a power
Rate Law
This life threatening condition arises when the body's response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs, leading to often systemic inflammation and multiple organ failure. Many hospitals have a code for it.
Sepsis
This process refers to where a single gene can influence multiple phenotypic traits.
Pleiotropy
What is the name of the brain structure that plays a crucial role in formation of new memories and is often one of the first regions affected in Alzheimer's disease?
Hippocampus