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A&P CHAPTER 2: CHEMICAL BASICS OF LIFE Flashcards

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CHEMISTRY

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SCIENCE THAT DEALS WITH THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER

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MATTER

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DESCRIBES ALL THINGS OCCUPYING SPACE AND HAVING MASS

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PROTONS

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POSITIVE CHARGE

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NEUTRONS

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NEUTRAL (UNCHARGED)

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ELECTRONS

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NEGATIVE CHARGE

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HOW IS ATOM’S MASS DETERMINED

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NUMBER OF PROTONS AND NEUTRONS IN ITS NUCLEUS

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ATOMIC NUMBER

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NUMBER OF PROTONS IN AN ATOM

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ISOTOPE

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ELEMENT’S ATOMS HAVE SAME NUMBER OF PROTONS BUT DIFFERENT NUMBER OF NEUTRONS

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ATOM

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TINY PARTICLES THAT COMPOSE ELEMENTS

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MOLECULE

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CHEMICAL STRUCTURE OF ATOMS HELD TOGETHER BY COVALENT BONDS

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MIXTURES

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SUBSTANCES CONTAINING TWO OR MORE COMPONENTS

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COLLOIDS

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AKA EMULSIONS
HETEROGENEOUS MIXTURES
LARGE SOLUTE PARTICLES THAT DO NOT SETTLE

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SOLUTIONS

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HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURES

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SOLVENT

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LARGEST SUBSTANCE PRESENT IN MIXTURE
DISSOLVING MEDIUM

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SOLUTES

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SMALLER SUBSTANCE PRESENT IN MIXTURE

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SUSPENSIONS

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HETEROGENEOUS MIXTURES
LARGE SOLUTES THAT SETTLE

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COMPOUND

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TWO IDENTICAL MOLECULES

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IONS

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ATOMS THAT EITHER GAIN OR LOSE ELECTRONS

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IONIC BOND

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BOND DUE TO TRANSFER OF ELECTRONS

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CATIONS

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POSITIVE IONS

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ANIONS

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NEGATIVE IONS

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COVALENT BOND

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BOND DUE TO SHARING OF ELECTRONS

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NONPOLAR MOLECULES

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ELECTRICALLY BALANCED

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POLAR MOLECULES

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UNEQUAL ELECTRON PAIR SHARING

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DIPOLE
MOLECULE WITH TWO POLES OF CHARGE
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HYDROGEN BOND
BOND WHEN POSITIVE HYDROGEN END OF POLAR MOLECULE IS ATTRACTED TO NEGATIVE NITROGEN OR OXYGEN END OF ANOTHER POLAR MOLECULE WEAK BONDS EXAMPLES: PROTEINS AND DNA
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CHEMICAL REACTION
OCCURS WHEN CHEMICAL BOND IS FORMED, BROKEN, OR REARRANGED
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REACTANTS
REACTING SUBSTANCES IN CHEMICAL REACTION
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PRODUCTS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE RESULTS OF CHEMICAL REACTION
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SYNTHESIS REACTIONS
TWO OR MORE REACTANTS BOND TO FORM MORE COMPLEX PRODUCT OR STRUCTURE EXAMPLE: GROWTH AND REPAIR OF TISSUES
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DECOMPOSITION REACTIONS
BONDS WITHIN REACTANT MOLECULE BREAK AND FORM SOMETHING SIMPLER EXAMPLE: DIGESTION
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EXCHANGE REACTIONS
REACTING MOLECULES ARE MOVED AROUND TO PRODUCE NEW PRODUCTS
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REVERSIBLE REACTIONS
PRODUCTS OF THE REACTION CAN CHANGE BACK INTO THE REACTANTS THEY ORIGINALLY WERE
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ACIDS
ELECTROLYTES THAT RELEASE HYDROGEN IONS IN WATER LESS THAN 7 PH
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BASES
ELECTROLYTES THAT RELEASE HYDROXIDE GREATER THAN 7 PH
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NEUTRAL PH
7 EQUAL HYDROGEN AND HYDROXIDE IONS
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ACIDOSIS AND TWO TYPES
BLOOD PH LESS THAN 7.35 METABOLIC: KIDNEYS CANT REMOVE KETONES RESPIRATORY: TOO MUCH CARBON DIOXIDE IN BLOOD
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ALKALOSIS AND TWO TYPES
BLOOD PH MORE THAN 7.45 METABOLIC: DECREASED HYDROGEN ION CONCENTRATION RESPIRATORY: INCREASED RESPIRATIONS
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BUFFERS
CHEMICALS THAT RESIST PH CHANGES EXAMPLE: SODIUM BICARBONATE
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5 PROPERTIES OF WATER
CUSHIONING (PROTECTION OF ORGANS AGAINST TRAUMA) HIGH HEAT CAPACTIY (ABSORBS/RELEASE HEAT BEFORE WATER ITSELF CHANGES TEMP) HIGH VAPORIZATION HEAT (CHANGING FROM LIQUID TO GAS DURING SWEATING) POLAR SOLVENT PROPERTIES (UNIVERSAL SOLVENT FOR REACTIONS IN BODY) REACTIVITY (IMPORTANT REACTANT IN MANY CHEMICAL REACTIONS)
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SALTS
COMPOUNDS OF OPPOSITELY CHARGED IONS THAT ARE ABUNDANT IN TISSUE FLUIDS IONIC COMPOUND
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SALT'S FUNCTION IN BODY
HARDEN BONES TRANSPORT SUBSTANCES TO AND FROM CELLS MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS NERVE IMPULSE CONDUCTION
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ORGANIC CHEMICALS
CONTAIN THE ELEMENTS CARBON, HYDROGEN AND USUALLY OXYGEN
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INORGANIC CHEMICALS
AKA ELECTROLYTES DO NOT CONTAIN ANY ELEMENTS
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CARBOHYDRATES
PROVIDE MUCH OF THE ENERGY REQUIRED BY BODY'S CELLS
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LIPIDS
INSOLUBLE IN WATER PROVIDE TWICE THE ENERGY OF CARBS HELP MAINTAIN BODY TEMP
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PROTEINS
MUST ABUNDANT ORGANIC COMPONENTS OF BODY BASIC STRUCTURAL MATERIALS OF BODY
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NUCLEIC ACIDS
LARGE ORGANIC MOLECULES THAT CARRY GENETIC INFO OR FORM STRUCTURES WITHIN CELLS
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DNA
ENCODE INFO NEEDED TO BUILD PROTEINS CONTROLS BODY CHARACTERISTICS
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RNA
COOOPERATE TO MANUFACTURE PROTEINS USING INFO FROM DNA
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3 TYPES OF RNA
MESSENGER TRANSFER RIBOSOMAL
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MAJOR ELEMENTS IN BODY
OXYGEN CARBON HYDROGEN NITROGEN CALCIUM
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IMPORTANT BUFFER IN BODY FLUIDS
SODIUM BICARBONATE
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WHAT COMPOSES NUCLEIC ACIDS
NUCLEOTIDES
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MOST IMPORTANT HIGH ENERGY COMPOUND IN CELLS
GLUCOSE

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