Neurodegenerative Disorders
Surgery Techniques
Infectious Diseases
AP Biology
Miscellaneous
100
Huntington's disease is characterized by the misfolding of the protein (Spell it)
What is Huntingtin
100
Purpose of suturing
What is holds body tissues together after an injury/surgery
100
Hepatitis C results in inflammation of this organ
What is Liver
100
_______ ________ works as a cellular machine that changes concentration of H+ ions inside and outside the cell to produce ATP.
What is ATP synthase
100
Name of a condition resulting from blood clot or complication limiting blood supply to brain.
What is stroke
200
Formation of _____ plaques is associated with Alzheimer's Disease
What is beta-amyloid
200
Basic Square Knots, Instrument Tie, and Simple Interrupted Stitch are examples of
What is suturing techniques
200
Based on its name Hemophilia impacts this body system
What is Cardiovascular (blood)
200
In what part of the ATP production are the most ATP molecules synthesized.
What is electron transport chain
200
Cell in mammal that produces antibodies that bind to specific foreign bodies.
What is B-Cell
300
Possible treatment for Parkinson's
What is levadopa
300
Give 1 pro and 1 con of robotic surgery.
What is Pros: Less blood loss, Faster recovery time, Less scars, Less tiring for surgeons, Enhanced depth perception than, open surgery Cons: Potential risk of accidental incisions, Not all surgeons have training
300
Atherosclerosis can be broken into two roots (athero and sclerosis). These words mean this (2 answers)
What is arteries/veins and hardening
300
A population of flowers shows incomplete dominance for the trait of flower color (white, red, pink hybrid). When two hybrids are crossed what are the percentage representation of each flower color in the population?
What is 25% red, 25% white, 50% pink
300
Brain region responsibility of maintaining normal cycles within body such as sleep, thirst, and hunger. (hint: not a lobe)
What is hypothalamus
400
Creutzfeldt- Jakob Disease is a _____ disease
What is prion
400
Difference between an autograft and an allograft
What is autograft: skin transplant from the individual allograft: skin transplant from another human
400
Nephrotic syndrome results in symptoms within this body system
What is Excretory (kidney)
400
Process from which your muscles INITIALLY receive energy when you exercise
What is fermentation
400
Two bones that make up your forearm.
What is radius and ulna
500
Riluzole is a drug which is used for what diseases
What is ALS
500
Explain the procedure of skin grafting.
What is generally... dermatome cuts graft, which is spread and held apart by stitching where the skin should be and a mesh allows for drainage and stretching.
500
Ebola was previously called Ebola Haemorrhagic fever, where haemorrhagic means
What is abnormal bleeding or flow of blood. Not part of answer: Ebola causes internal and external bleeding.
500
What is so special about CAM plants? (It has to do with photosynthesis cycles)
CAM plants store carbon dioxide at night as oxaloacetic acid (or four carbon molecule) and later performs the Calvin cycle in the morning. Accept answer: switch between C4 and C3 cycles in the night and morning respectively.
500
No matter how old you are, your bones are no older than...
What is 10 years.