Biology
The central dogma of biology
What is DNA --> RNA --> Protein
This periodic trend determines an atom’s preference for carrying a negative charge
What is electronegativity?
MEDLIFE stands for:
What is Medicine, Education, Development for Low Income Families Everywhere
This part of a neuron contains the cell's nucleus and DNA
What is the cell body?
The color of healthy human lungs
Pink
The year UCSC was founded
When is 1965?
These are the names of the trip leaders for Group 1 and 2 of our SLT in Costa Rica
Who are Emmanuel and Cristina?
The process by which introns are removed from pre-mRNA
What is splicing?
This principle determines the flow of equilibrium within a system
What is Le Chatelier's Principle?
The five countries MEDLIFE serves
Where is Peru, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Tanzania, and Guatemala?
This theory is best associated with Pavlov's work and is how dogs learn trained behaviors.
What is classical conditioning?
This region of the kidney establishes a concentration gradient by pumping salts into the renal medulla
What is the Loop of Henle?
The first college established at UCSC
What is Cowell College?
This is the national park we visited on excursion day during our SLT in Costa Rica
Where is Manuel Antonio National Park?
This amino acid is found in every protein
What is methionine?
A substance that donates a proton in a chemical reaction.
What is a Brønsted-Lowry acid?
The year MEDLIFE was founded
2004
This term refers to non-medical factors and its influence on health or well-being
What are social determinants of health?
What is the colon?
The UCSC mascot before the banana slug
What are Sea Lions?
This was Dr. Montgomery’s specialty in Greys Anatomy
What is OBGYN/neonatology?
This type of enzymatic inhibitor can be overcome by the saturation of substrates
What is a competitive inhibitor?
This isomer type differs in spatial arrangement but not connectivity
What is a Brønsted-Lowry acid?
The name of UCSC MEDLIFE's chapter coordinator
Who is Vish Nair
This drug increases serotonin in the synapse of neurons within the brain
What are Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
The only part of the human body that does not grow after birth
What are eyes?
Carol Greider, a professor at UCSC, won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of this enzyme
What is telomerase?
The medical specialty deals with the study and treatment of diseases of the kidneys
What is nephrology?
This macromolecule is produced by the Pentose Phosphate Pathway (PPP)
This reaction mechanism causes an inversion of configuration
What is an SN2 reaction?
This person is the founder and CEO of MEDLIFE
Who is Nick Ellis?
The neurotransmitter associated with Parkinson's Disease
What is dopamine?
If uncoiled, this part of your body could stretch over 100,000 miles
When is 2000?
This medical imaging device carries the highest potential of harm
What is a CT scan?