Abbreviations and Symbols Flashcards
(123 cards)
1
Q
(-)
A
negative feedback, inhibitory
2
Q
(+)
A
positive feedback, stimulatory
3
Q
(=)
A
equals
4
Q
[ ]
A
concentration
5
Q
/
A
per
6
Q
°
A
degrees
7
Q
←
A
away from
8
Q
↑
A
increases
9
Q
→
A
towards, produces, results in
10
Q
↓
A
decreases
11
Q
⇔
A
chemical reaction proceeds in either direction
12
Q
±
A
more or less
13
Q
A
less than
14
Q
>
A
greater than
15
Q
~
A
approximately, energy bond
16
Q
≡
A
equivalent to
17
Q
#
A
number of
18
Q
1/a
A
inversely proportional to
19
Q
1°
A
primary
20
Q
2°
A
secondary
21
Q
A.A (a.a)
A
amino acid
22
Q
AA (aa)
A
artery/arteries
23
Q
ADP
A
adenosine diphosphate
24
Q
A∼p∼p
A
adenosine diphosphate
25
ATP
adenosine triphosphate
26
A∼p∼p∼p
adenosine triphosphate
27
-ase
ending for an enzyme
28
ANS
autonomic nervous system
29
cAMP
cyclic adenosine monophosphate
30
cm
centimeter
31
CNS
central nervous system
32
cps
cycles per second
33
dl
deciliter
34
100 ml
deciliter
35
E°
energy
36
EC
extracellular, electrochemical, extracellular fluid
37
ECF
extracellular, electrochemical, extracellular fluid
38
EFX (efx)
effects
39
f
focal length
40
Fru
fructose
41
fx (fxs)
function, functions
42
fxl
functional
43
Glu
glucose
44
gm (g)
gram
45
Hb
hemoglobin
46
Hb-O₂
oxyhemoglobin
47
Hb-CO₂
carboxyhemoglobin
48
HP
hydrostatic pressure
49
Hz
frequency as cycles per second
50
IC (ICF)
intracellular, intracellular fluid
51
ISF
interstitial fluid
52
kg
kilogram
53
1000 grams
kilogram
54
kin
movement
55
L
length, liter
56
m
meter, molarlity
57
M
molar, molarlity
58
mM
millimolar, millimolarlity
59
mg
milligram
60
ml
milliliter
61
mm
millimeter
62
mmHg
millimeters of mercury
63
mol
mole
64
mOsm
milliosmoles, milliosmolarity
65
MP
membrane potential
66
RMP
resting membrane potential
67
msec
milleseconds
68
mV
millivolts
69
MW
molecular weight
70
-ol
ending for an alcohol
71
OP
osmotic pressure
72
-ose
ending for sugar
73
Osm
osmolarity
74
p
partial pressure, permeability
75
pH
power of hydrogen
76
PNS
peripheral nervous system
77
PSym
parasympathetic
78
r
radius
79
R
receptor, resistance
80
RBC
red blood cell
81
Sx
structure
82
sxs
structures
83
Sxl
structural
84
Sym
sympathetic
85
V-G
voltage-gated
86
V
volts
87
VV (vv)
vein,veins
88
WBC
white blood cells
89
X
cross
90
𝛂
alpha, proportional to
91
β
beta
92
Δ
delta, change, difference
93
𝛅
delta
94
𝜼
eta
95
𝝁
micron
96
𝝁m
micrometer
97
𝝁l
microliter
98
𝝿
pi
99
𝟇
physiology
100
C
carbon
101
Ca⁺⁺
calcium ion
102
Cl⁻
chloride ion
103
CO₂
carbon dioxide
104
-COOH
carboxylic acid
105
-COO⁻
carboxyl ion (carboxylate)
106
-C=O
ketone
107
Fe⁺⁺
iron ion
108
H
hydrogen
109
H⁺
hydrogen ion, proton
110
H₂CO₃
carbonic acid
111
HCO₃⁻
bicarbonate ion
112
Hg
mercury
113
I⁻
iodine ion
114
K⁺
potassium ion
115
N
nitrogen
116
-NH₂
amine
117
O
oxygen
118
O₂
oxygen
119
-OH
hydroxyl ion
120
Na⁺
sodium ion
121
P
phosphorus
122
PO₄⁻³
phosphate ion
123
Zn⁺⁺
zinc ion
