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Hypothesis
Explanation formulated to answer the questions being investigated
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Scientific argument steps
- 1. Problem identification
- 2. Question asking
- 3. Hypothesis development
- 4. Data collection and experimentation
- 5. Analysis
- 6. Conclusion
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Data collection steps
- 1. Observation
- 2. Measurement
- 3. Samples
- 4. Organization
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Deductive reasoning
- Method whereby conclusions follow from general principles.
- 1. All men are moral
- 2. Mike is a man.
Therefore, Mike is mortal.
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Inductive reasoning
- Method of arriving at general principles from specific facts.
- 1. I observed the sun set this evening.
- 2. I have observed the Sun set daily, hundreds of times in my lifetime.
- Conclude: Sun must set every day.
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Hierarchy of body
- Organism,
- organ systems,
- organs, tissues,
- cells,
- molecules,
- atoms
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Stomach lining cells release
Protease, HCl, intrinsic factor (B12)
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Duodenum releases
Secretin and CCK
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Secretin triggers
Pancrease
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CCK triggers
Gallbladder to release bile, decreases motility and acid production of stomach
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Sensory-somatic nervous system
12 pairs of cranial nerves and 31 pairs of spinal nerves and ganglia
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Diaphragm does what for inspiration
contracts
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Mitral valve
Between left atrium and ventricle
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Tricuspid valve
Between right atrium and ventricle
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Blood flow
- Vena cava,
- right atrium,
- tricuspid, right ventricle,
- pulmonary valve,
- pulmonary artery,
- lungs,
- pulmonary vein,
- left atrium,
- mitral valve,
- left ventricle,
- aortic valve,
- aorta
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Dorsal body cavity
Cranial cavity and spinal column
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Ventral body cavity
Thoracic - diaphragm - abdominal and pelvic cavities
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Vitamin D
Made by integumentary system and activated by urinary system
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Transverse section
Aka cross section. Cut made along horizontal plane to divide the body into upper and lower regions
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Frontal section
Aka Coronal section. Cut made along a longitudinal plane that divides the body into front and back regions
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Sagittal section
Cut made along a longitudinal plane dividing the body into right and left parts
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Functions of human body
Adaptation, circulation, elimination, locomotion, nutrition, oxygenations, regulation, self-duplication
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Sympathetic nerves
Active when a person is excited or scared
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Parasympathetic nerves
Active when person is eating or at rest
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Effectors
Motor function carries electrical impulses from CNS to effectors: glands and muscles
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Perforins released by
NK, natural killer, cells to lyse
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Interferons
Response to viral infection and prevents replication of the virus after 7-10 days
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CAM: cellular adhesion molecules
Guide WBCs to site of damage or infection
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B cells
Type of lymphocytes or small leukocytes.
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Crude birth rate
Number of births per 1,000 people per year
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Crude death rate
Number of deaths per 1,000 people per year.
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Genes
Stretches of DNA on a chromosome that provide information for an organism’s characteristics
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Nucleotide structure
Pentose sugar, phosphate group backbone to link bases, nitrogenous base
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Nitrogenous bases
Adenine, cytosine, guanine plus thymine (DNA) or uracil (RNA)
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Purines
Two rings. Adenine and Guanine
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Pyrimidines
One ring. Thymine/Uracil and cytosine
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Transcription
Copy instructions from DNA into RNA and send messenger RNA to ribosomes
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Translation
Protein production from messenger RNA
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Bacteria
Prokaryotic: Eubacteria and Arhaebacteria. Can exist independently of other cells
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Bacteria components
Cell wall, cytoplasm, organelles, nucleoid of condensed DNA, plasmids, ribosomes. Some have flagella.
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Eukarya
Plasma membrane, cytoplasm, ribosomes, ER, Golgi apparatus, vesicles, vacuole, mitochondria, microtubules with centrosomes, nucleus containing nucleolus. Sometimes flagella or cilia.
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Peroxisome
Contained in vacuoles. Major site of oxygen use and energy production. Lots in liver.
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Cristae (crista sing.)
Folds in membrane of mitochondria where enzymes are found that help convert sugar into ATP
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Microtubules
Cellular tracks that, during mitosis, form the mitotic spindle. Helps organize and segregate chromosomes during cell division.
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Centrosomes
Microtubule-organizing centers that help form and organize the mitotic spindle during mitosis.
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Nucleolus
Small body within nucleus and functions to produce ribosomes that get moved to the cytoplasm to make cell protein.
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Vacuoles in plants
Large and contain water. Used to maintain proper cell pressure.
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Gastrulation
Most critical stage of development when individual tissue layers begin to form in the zygote.
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Stem cell types
Totipotent, pluripotent, and multipotent. Stem cells divide and remain undifferentiated.
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Phase of interphase
G1, S phase synthesis, G2; followed y mitosis. Gap phases: DNA available for transcription into RNA
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G1 phase
DNA double helix unwinds. Gene copied into complementary messenger RNA. Helix closes. mRNA exits nucleus
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S phase
DNA unwinds; DNA polymerase makes new DNA strands.
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G2 phase
Protein synthesis and cell growth in preparation for cell division
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Homologous chromosomes
Twin chromosome that is almost identical in size function and genes.
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Chromatids
Chromosomes duplicate during S phase and condense into chromosomes that attach at one spot.
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Mitosis phases
Prophase, metaphase, anaphase/telophase
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Meiosis phases
Meiosis I/prophase I, metaphase I, anaphase I/telophase I, meiosis II
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Cytokinesis
Separate two sets of chromosomes into different ells.
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Prophase
Mitosis: spindle fibers form and the centrioles move to opposite sides of the cell. Nuclear membrane disappears.
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Metaphase
Mitosis: chromosomes align midway along the spindle fibers
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Anaphase
Mitosis: chromosomes begin to separate from their daughters. Cytokinesis begins.
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Telophase
Mitosis: identical sets of chromosomes are at opposite ends of cell. Spindle fibers disappear, nuclear membranes reappear, and cytokinesis completes.
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Prophase I
Meiosis: Homologous chromosomes condense and link in the process, forming tetrads. Allows crossing-over or recombination.
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Metaphase I
Meiosis: homologous chromosomes move to the metaphase plate
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Anaphase I
Meiosis: homologous chromosomes separate but sister chromatids stay together
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Telophase I
Meiosis: Cytokinesis has occurred and two haploid daughter cells result.
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Prophase II
Meiosis: spindle fibers reappear and centrioles move to opposite poles.
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Anaphase II
Sister chromatids separate again.
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Telophase II
Four haploid cells result after cytokinesis.
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Mismatch repair
Scans over DNA for mismatches in bases. Repairs by removing incorrect base.
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Excision repair
Cut defective strand of DNA and allow DNA polymerase to generate a new, correct piece of DNA.
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Germ cells
Reproductive cells that give rise to sperm and ovum.
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Law of Dominance
If two parents are pure for contrasting traits, all offspring will show dominant trait and be heterozygous.
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Incomplete Dominance
Dominant and recessive genotypes interact to produce and intermediate phenotype. Heterozygous sickle cell will have mild case of disease.
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Blood pressure
Systolic over diastolic. Pressure when heart contracts over pressure when hear is relaxed.
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What are the 6 synovial joint classifications?
Gliding, hinge, pivot, ellipsoidal, saddle, ball & socket
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Gliding joint description
Linear movement. Ex: sternum & clavicle, tarsals, ribs & vertebrae at demi-facets, carpals
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Hinge joint description
Flexion/extension/hyperextension movement. Ex knee, elbow
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Pivot joint description
Medial/lateral movement. Ex. Axis & Atlas, Radius & Ulna
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Ellipsoïdal(Condylar) joint
Rounded surface articulate with a depression. Movements: flexion/extension, abduction/adduction, circumduction. Ex. Radius & carpals, Proximal phalanges & metacarpals, Scaphoid & lunate, occipital condyles
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Saddle joint
Saddle-shaped joint. Movements: flex, add/abd, circumduction, opposition. Ex., metacarpals & carpal (Pollex) to make the opposable thumb.
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Ball & Socket joint
Round surface articulates with a depression. Movements: flexion/extension, abduction/adduction, circumduction, rotation. Ex. glenohumeral shoulder joint, hip
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Prostaglandins
Made in renal medulla, cannot constrict blood vessels
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Nephron
Functional unit of the kidney
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Lewis acid
Electron pair receptor
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Kinetic energy computation
KE = ½ mv2= ½ mass velocity2
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Potential energy computation
PE = mgh = mass * std. gravity constant * height. G = 10m/s2
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Vaporization formula
Heat = Mass * Latent heat
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Convert Kelvin to Centigrade
C = K + 273
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Convert Centrigrade to Fahrenheit
F = (1.8*C)+32
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Convert Fahrenheit to Centigrade
C = (F-32)/1.8
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Ideal gas law
PV =KnT or PV =RnT (Pressure Volume n-amt of substance (moles) Temperature R=ideal gas constant
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Charles’s Law
At constant pressure, the volume of a given mass of an ideal gas increases or decrease by the same factor as its temperature (i.e. gas expands as temperature increases)
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Boyle’s Law
Product of pressure and volume is a constant for a given mass of confined gas as long as the temperature is constant. pV=K
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Molarity (M)
Moles of solute per liters of solution
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Moles
Molecular weight in grams /weight in grams of one mole which is computed by adding atomic weight of elements in compound.
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Diffusion rate
D=KT/vr where K=6.67x10-19, T is temperature in Kelvin, v is viscosity and R is radius of a molecule of solute
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Electromagnetic wave spectrum bands of wavelengths, short to long
Gamma ray, x-ray, ultraviolet, visible, infrared, microwave and radio waves. Long to short: Rabbits (radio waves) Mate (microwaves) In (infra-red) Very (visible) Unusual (unltraviolet) eXpensive (X-rays) Gardens (gamma rays).
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Visible light spectrum, long to short
Roy G. Biv.or Richard of York Gave Battle InVain Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
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Primary color of light
RBG red blue green, not yellow
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Newton’s laws of motion
- First law of motion: An object at rest will remain at rest, and an object in motion will remain in motion, at a constant velocity unless or until outside forces act upon it (inertia).
- Second law of motion: The net force acting upon an object is a product of its mass multiplied by its acceleration.
- Third law of motion: When one object exerts a force on another, the second object exerts on the first a force equal in magnitude but opposite in direction.
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Momentum
- Object in motion. p=mv.
- Object can have a lot of momentum because of large mass or a high velocity
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Joule
Measurement of energy
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Watt
Measurement of energy over time. J/s Joules/sec.
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Coulomb’s law
Inverse-square law of physics re electrostatic interaction between electrically charged particles.
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Kinetic energy
Amount of energy associated with an object’s motion
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Law of Conservation of Energy
Energy is not lost but rather transformed back/forth from KE and PE
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Catalysts increase rate of a chemical reaction
By lowering the activation energy
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Original Designer of periodic table
Gregory Mendeleev in the 1800’s
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Designer of modern periodic table
Henry Moseley in the early 1900’s
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S subshell has how many electrons
2
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P subshell has how many electrons
6
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Valence electrons
Electrons in the outermost shell of an atom
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Ionization energy, ionization potential
Energy required to completely remove an electron from a gaseous atom or ion. Increases moving from left to right across a period (decreasing atomic radii)
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Electronegativity
Measure of an atom’s attraction on electrons in a chemical bond. Low ionization → low electronegativity.
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Metals
Elements that donate highly conductive electrons to their environment. Cool and heat faster than non-metals.
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Alkali family
First column – may donate one electron
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Alkali earth family
Second column – may donate two electrons
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Halogens
Seventh column - May accept one electron
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Noble gasses
Electronically stable, resist bonding
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Elements recognized as liquids
Mercury and bromine
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Elements recognized as gases
10 on the right ***
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As atomic radii increases, electronegativity
Decreases
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Metalloids
Next to stairstep on periodic table, between metals and non-metals. Most found in groups 14, 15 16. Accept or donate electrons readily.
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Globular proteins
Water soluble proteins
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pH calculated by
Activity (aH) of hydrogen ions. pH = -log (aH)
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Activity of H+ in solution is 1part per thousand. What is the pH
pH = 3 which is pH = -log (1 x 10-3)
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pH indicator
Qualitatively determines pH. Litmus paper: red for acidic, blue for basic.
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Alkanes
Saturated hydrocarbons – single bonds and C is completely connected with H. CnH2n+2
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Unsaturated hydrocarbons
Have one or more double or triple bonds between carbon atoms: alkenes and alkynes
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Alkenes
Unsaturated hydrocarbon with one double bond CnH2n
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Alkynes
Unsaturated hydrocarbon with a triple bond CnH2n-2
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Isomer
Given formula with two or more molecular structures.
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Common saturated hydrocarbon with 4 C
Butane
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Common unsaturated hydrocarbon with 5 C
Pentyne
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Metallic bonding
Identical atoms within a metal share electrons so readily that metallic bonding results in the treatment of that metal as one large molecule
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Metallic ions tend to be
Cations, positive
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Lewis structure
Aka Lewis dot diagram provide visual representations of covalent bonding between atoms of a molecule. Na:Cl: with double dots above and below the C
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Oxidation
Electron donation to produce a more positive ion
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Reduction
Electron acceptance to produce a more negative ion
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Cellular metabolism oxidation reduction
Oxidize glucose to CO2 and reduce oxygen to water. C6H12)6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O
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Acid and base reaction produces
Water and salts which neutralizes the pH. Example: sodium hydroxide base NaOH combines with sulfuric acid (H2SO4) to for water and a sodium sulfate salt Na2SO4
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Oxidation reduction reaction examples
Combustion, photosynthesis
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Water’s maximum density temperature
4 degrees C with a standard value of 1g/mL. Therefore, ice is less dense than liquid water.
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Kelvin scale absolute zero
-273degrees C
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Triple point of water
Temperature and pressure at which water will coexist as solid, liquid and gas. 273.16 K = 0.01 C
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Specific heat
Energy required to raise one unit of mass of a substance by 1 degree C. Water has second highest specific heat (after ammonia), → minor temperature changes compared to the environment.
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Heat of vaporization
Amount of heat necessary to cause a phase transition between a liquid and gas.
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Phase transition
Alteration of the physical state between a solid, liquid and a gas
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Latent heat
Energy needed to cause a phase transition at a fixed temperature. More needed to change from liquid to a gas than from liquid to a solid.
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Convert Kelvin to Celsius
Add 273
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Heat
Flow of energy due to a difference in temperature
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Liquid to gas transition
Evaporation or vaporization requires addition of heat
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Gas to liquid transition
Condensation requires subtraction of heat
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Evaporation achieved by
High heat, low humidity, and fast movement of surrounding air
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Vaporization
Phase transition liquid to gas by breaking physical bonds. Heat necessary depends upon mass and latent heat
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Gas diffusion
If gas A has 4 times the molar mass of gas B, it should diffuse thru a plug at ½ the rate of gas B.
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Condensation
Phase transition from gas
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Albert Michelson
First American to win a Nobel Prize. Measured speed of light.
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Layers of atmosphere (inner to outer)
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere, The Strong Man’s Triceps Explode.
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Igneous rock
Created thru cooling and solidification of magma or lava. basalt, gabbro, dunite, granite, rhyolite.
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Sedimentary rock
Formed by deposition of material at the Earth’s surface and within bodies of water. sandstone, conglomerates, breccias, mudrocks
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Metamorphic rock
Rock transformed by profound physical and/or chemical change. Marble.
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