The cell / carbs, lipids, proteins
What are the two types of cells
Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
Fatty acid that includes a double bond
unsatured
what are the 4 portions of blood
plasma, RBC, WBC, platelets
what is the main cell type that HIV infects
t-helper
Where are macronutrients absorbed within the digestive system
villi within the small intestines
What organelle in the cell makes energy, and what is this energy we use called
mitochondria, ATP
the rate at which an inactive person uses energy
BMR
where does cholestrol come from
part is from diet, other is made in liver (hereditary)
AIDS is a later, more fatal period of HIV
what are the three parts of cellular respiration
glycolysis, krebs cycle, electron transport chain
the type of bond in which atoms share electrons to from molecules
covalent
enzyme that is not absorbed by the body and stays in the digestive tract
fiber
what are the two transporters of cholestrol, which one is good and which one is bad
HDL, high density lipoprotein - good
LDL, low density lipoprotein - bad
Respiratory system purpose
get rid of CO@ and get O2 to the cells to make energy
where does glycolysis occur within a cell, what is required to run it, and what two molecules are made from it
within the cytoplasm of the cell, only requires glucose, ATP and NADH
what type of bond links amino acids, and what is a long chain of amino acids called
digestion vs absorption
digestion - physical breakdown of food
absorption - how the food gets in the blood through DS.
what is atherosclerosis, and how do you prevent it
lower BP, don't smoke, exercise to raise HDL, eat healthy to lower LDL, medication as last resort
Where is the center of gas exchange within the lungs
alveoli
explain an action potential
at rest, overall charge is at -70 mV, sodium moves in and goes to +30 mV, then potassium leaves and returns back to -70 mV
Name at least 5 of the cell organelles
Lysosomes, nucleus, smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum, peroxisomes, cytoskeleton, golgi apparatus, cell membrane, mitochondria, cell wall and chloroplasts (plants)
what structure makes bile, what structure stores it
liver, gulbladder
path of blood through the heart
explain path
AIDs treatments
reverse transcriptase inhibitors, protease inhibitors
Name at least 4 different structures of a neuron
dendrite, axon, myelin sheath, cell body, nucleus,