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A and P final
A and P final review
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 1
06/15/2011

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Term
How many electrons can the 2nd shell hold?
Definition
8
Term
What is the PH of blood?
Definition
7.4
Term
What is the abudnant organic molecule in the body and has one of the wides varieties of functions?
Definition
Proteins
Term
What is the principle ion within cells?
Definition
Potassium
Term
Which nucleotide occurs only in the RNA?
Definition
Uracile
Term
What are the three types of chemical bonds?
Definition
Hydrogen, Ionic, and Covalent.
Term
What type of synthesis reaction is created during the joining of two monosaccharides to make a disaccharide producing water?
Definition
Dehydration synthesis.
Term
What chemical bond is formed between the atoms of NaCL?
Definition
Ionic bond
Term
What are the 4 primary types of tissue?
Definition
Epithelial, connective, nervous, and muscle.
Term
What are three types of cellular junctions and where are they located?
Definition
Merocrine - Salivary and sweat glands
Apocrine - Mammary glands and sweat glands
Holocrine - Sebaceaus glands
Term
What is a basement membrane?
Definition
A non cellular collogen based strcture that suppots epithelial tissue
Term
Which activity requires energy expeniture?
Definition
Endocytosis
Term
Which organelles function is to "detox" the cell and remove free radicals.
Definition
Peroxisomes
Term
If a cell is placed into a hypertonic solution, what will happen?
Definition
Cell will shrink
Term
This cell is anucleated and therefore cannot divide, make protein or enzymes, and repair itself?
Definition
Red Blood Cell.
Term
What are two types of endocytosis?
Definition
Phaghocytosis and peniocytosis
Term
Chromosomes line up in the center of the spindle is in what stage of mitosis?
Definition
Metaphase
Term
Chromatids are pulled apart by spindle fibers are in what stage of mitosis?
Definition
Anaphase
Term
This tissue is composed of cells and a variety of nonliving intercellular substances?
Definition
Connective
Term
Inflammation of the plueral layers of the abdomen is called?
Definition
Pleuritis
Term
What is an electrolyte?
Definition
A substance that conducts electric current in solution
Term
What are the nitrogen bases of DNA and RNA?
Definition
DNA - Adenin, guanin, cytosine, and thymine.
RNA - Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and uracil.
Term
What are proteins broken down into?
Definition
Amino Acids
Term
How many amino acids are there?
Definition
22
Term
What are the two classes of nucleic acids?
Definition
DNA and RNA
Term
What are inorganic compounds?
Definition
Water, Salt, Acids, and Bases.
Term
Define Covalent Bond?
Definition
Formed when atoms share electrons
Term
Define Hydrogen bonds?
Definition
Weak bonds between hydrogen atoms
Term
Define ionic bonds?
Definition
Bond formed when electrons are transferred from one atom to another
Term
What is diffusion?
Definition
Movement of molecules from higher concentration to lower
Term
What are three functions of water?
Definition
Lubricant for body tissues, temperature regulation, and transport medium.
Term
What are the six categories of nutrients?
Definition
Water, Lipids, Carbohydrates, viramins, minerals, and protein.
Term
Are essential nutrients synthesized by the body?
Definition
The animal either cannot make them at all or they cannot make them fast enough. Essential nutrients must be provided in the diet.
Term
Which organ is the primary controller of lipid metabolism?
Definition
Liver
Term
What are the three major types of cellular junctions?
Definition
Tight junctions, desmosomes, and gap junctions.
Term
Where is the transitional epithelium found?
Definition
In areas of the body that are required to expand and contract
Term
What is a goblet cell's function?
Definition
To secrete mucus.
Term
Which type of gland packages their secretions and relases them via exocytosis as they're manufactured?
Definition
Merocrine glands
Term
What is the largest organ in the body?
Definition
Skin
Term
What divides the body cavity into thoracic and abdominal cavities?
Definition
Diaphragm?
Term
What joint do the femur and tibia make up?
Definition
Stifle
Term
Define Fascia?
Definition
Broad, tough, thin sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue.
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