Anatomy and Psyiology Ch 2 (Part 2)

Tell me what acidic means

It is a solution with a pH less than 7.0

Tell me what alkaline means

This is when a with a pH is greater than 7.0; basic

Tell me what alkalemia means

This is when the blood pH is between 7.5 - 7.8

Tell me what alkalosis means

This is an increase in the pH of body fluids are above 7.45

Tell me what acidemia means.

It means when a blood pH is below 7.3 or between 7.0 to 7.3.

Tell me what acidosis means.

This is a decrease in the pH of body fluids below pH 7.35.

Tell me what Buffers are.

These are chemical systems that resis pH change.

Tell me what is an organic molecule

It is a molecule that ocntains both carbon and hydrogen

Tell me what an inorganic chemical is.

This is a chemical substance that do not include both carbon and hydrogen atoms.

Tell me what is a solvent.

It is a portion of a solution in whcih a solute or soutes dissolve

Tell me what is a solute.

This is when a chemical is dissolved in a solvent to form a solution.

Tell me what is a solution

This is the combination of a solvent and any soutes dissolved.

Tell me what are carbohydrates.

Organic compound consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Tell me what are sugars

They are sweet tasting carbohydrates

Tell me what are monosaccharides.

They are single sugars, such as glucose or fructose.

Tell me what disaccharides are

It is a sugar produced by the union of 2 monosaccharides.

Tell me what are polysaccharides

It is a carbohydrate composed of many joined monossaccharides

Tell me what lipids are

It is a group of organic ocmpounds that include triglycerides, phospholipids, and steriods

Tell me what triglycerides are.

It is a lipid composed of 3 fatty acids and a glycerol molecule; fat

Tell me what a fatty acid is.

It is one of the building blocks of a fat molecule

Tell me what glycerol means

It is an organic compound that is a building block for fat molecules.

Tell me what a saturated fatty acid.

It is a fatty acid that includes a maximal number of hydrogen atoms and therefore has no double - bonded carbon atoms.

Tell me what are saturated fatty acids.

Fatty acid molecule that includes a maximal number of hydrogen atoms and therefore has no double-bonded carbon atoms.

Tell me what unstaurated fatty acids are.

It is when a fatty acid molecule with one or more double bonds between carbon atoms.

Tell me what is a phospolipid.

Molecule consisting of two fatty acids and a phosphate group bound to a glycerol molecule.

Tell me what is a steroid.

it is a tType of organic molecule including complex rings of carbon and associated hydrogen and oxygen atoms.

Tell me what is a protein

Nitrogen-containing organic compound composed of many bonded amino acid molecules.

Tell me what is an enzyme.

It is a protein that catalyzes a specific biochemical reaction.

Tell me what is anamino acid.

It is an organic compounds that incldude an amino group and a carboxyl group; that structutal unit of a protein molecule.

Tell me what is a conformation.

It is a 3- dimensional structure of a protein, determined by its amino acid sequence and attractions and repulsions between amino acids in different parts of the molecule.

Tell me what is a nucleic acids.

It is A molecule that is composed of bonded nucleotides; RNA or DNA

Tell me what is a nucleotide.

It is the building block of a nucleic acid molecule, consisting of a sugar, nitrogenous base, and phosphate group

Tell me what RNA means

Ribonucleic Acid

Tell me DNA means.

Deoxyribonucleic acid; the general material