Behavioral Sciences
Stages 1 through 4 of sleep; contains ever-slowing brain waves as one gets deeper into sleep
Non-Rapid Eye Movement (NREM) Sleep
A membrane-bound vesicle that contains hydrolytic enzymes used for intracellular digestion
Lysosome
Proteins that are involved in cell motility through interactions with structural proteins
The amount of heat required to raise one gram of a substance by one degree Celsius
Specific Heat
A method of visualizing a compound in which the line of sight is down a carbon-carbon bond axis
Newman Projection
Memory that does not require conscious recall; consists of skills and conditioned behaviors
Implicit Memory
A short period of time immediately following an action potential in which neurons or muscle cells are unresponsive to a stimulus
Refractory Period
A component of the operon in prokaryotes; a nontranscribable region of DNA that is capable of binding a repressor protein
Operator Site
A reaction that proceeds with the net release of heat into the surroundings
Exothermic
A compound that has a -COOH terminal group
Carboxylic Acid
A theory that states that people tend to associate traits and behaviors in others, and that people have the tendency to attribute their own beliefs and ideas onto others
Implicit Personality Theory
Expressed as breaths per minute
Respiratory Rate
A decrease in enzyme activity that results from the interaction of an inhibitor with an allosteric site; bind equally well to free enzymes and to substrate-bound enzymes and cannot be overcome by substrate
Noncompetitive Inhibition
States that at a constant volume, the pressure of an ideal gas is directly proportional to its temperature
Gay-Lussac's Law
A compound that has a carbonyl group bonded to a nitrogen
Amide
Memory that requires conscious recall, divided into facts (semantic) and experiences (episodic)
Explicit Memory (Declarative Memory)
The charge difference across the cell membrane of a neuron or a muscle cell while at rest. Most often maintained by the sodium-potassium pump
Resting Potential
The method of de novo synthesis of lipids and carbohydrates that relies on gene expression and enzyme specificity rather than the genetic template of DNA or RNA
Nontemplate Synthesis
An atom or molecule that has an unpaired electron in its outermost shell
Free Radical
A functional group consisting of a double bonded carbon and oxygen
Carbonyl Group
A portion of the cerebral cortex that controls motor processing, executive function, and the integration of cognitive and behavioral processes
Frontal Lobe
A process that occurs when the voltage gated Na+ channels close and the voltage gated K+ channels open during an action potential, allowing K+ to rush out of the cell and _________ it.
Repolarization
An energy carrier that accepts electrons through various processes and feeds them into the electron transport chain
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD+)
An elecctrochemical cell powered by a spontaneous oxidation-reduction reaction that produces an electric current
Galvanic Cell (Voltaic Cell)
Molecules that have the same molecular formulas but different connectivity
Structural Isomers (Constitutional Isomers)