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What is biochemistry?

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study of molecules and chemical reactions compatible with life i.e. the molecular basis of life

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Biochemistry bridges the gap between:

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Chemistry and biology

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covers the enamel of a tooth

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crown

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Everything below the cementum-enamel junction is considered:

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the root

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True or false: the periodontium is considered part of the tooth

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false

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covers the entire anatomic crown and protects dentin

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Enamel

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hardest tissue in the body

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Enamel

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forms enamel

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ameloblasts

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Are ameloblasts capable of repair?

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No

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determines the size and shape of a tooth

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dentin

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enables the tooth to withstand large functional load

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dentin

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forms dentin

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odontoblasts

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cells/structures in the dental pulp

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odontoblasts, fibroblasts, blood vessels, nerves

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where dentinogenesis take place

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pulp

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anchors the tooth to bony walls of the socket in the periodontium

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cementum

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considered both part of the tooth AND part of the periodontium

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cementum

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tissues that surround the tooth

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periodontium

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Purpose of periodontium

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support, nourish, protect

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Single most important scientific advance that allowed us to begin to study the cellular world

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the microscope

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Hans Lippershey and Zacharias Janssen

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invented the early microscope

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek

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advanced the microscope, observed “animalcules”

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Robert Hooke

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coined the word “cells”

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Matthias Schleiden

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stated that all plants are made of cells

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Theodor Schwann

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contributed to cell theory

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Which part of the original cell theory was wrong?
the statement that cells came from non-cellular material
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Robert Remak and Rudolf Virchow
stated that cells arise only by division of pre-existing cells
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Prokayrotes
smaller than eukaryotes (1-3uM), no membrane bound organelles, do contain a cell plasma membrane
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Eukaryotes
bigger than prokaryotes (10-100uM), membrane bound organelles, cell plasma
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Plasma membrane
transport of ions and small molecules, exocytosis and endocytosis, cell recognition, receptors for small and large molecules, cell morphology and movement
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nucleus
DNA synthesis and repair, RNA synthesis
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endoplasmic reticulum
membrane synthesis, synthesis of proteins and lipids for some organelles and for export, detoxification reactions, Ca2+ signaling
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golgi apparatus
modification and sorting of proteins for incorporation into membranes and organelles, and for export
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mitochondira
cellular respiration, production of ATP, oxidation of pyruvate, amino acids, and fatty acids
34
lysosomes
cellular digestion; hydrolysis of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids
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microtubules, intermediate filaments, and microfilaments
contribute to cell cytoskeleton, cell morphology, cell motility, intracellular movements
36
cytosol
metabolism of carbohydrates, amino acids, and nucleotides; synthesis of fatty acids, protein synthesis
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ameloblasts
forms enamel
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No
Are ameloblasts capable of repair?
39
dentin
determines the size and shape of a tooth
40
dentin
enables the tooth to withstand large functional load
41
odontoblasts
forms dentin
42
odontoblasts, fibroblasts, blood vessels, nerves
cells/structures in the dental pulp
43
pulp
where dentinogenesis take place
44
cementum
anchors the tooth to bony walls of the socket in the periodontium
45
cementum
considered both part of the tooth AND part of the periodontium
46
periodontium
tissues that surround the tooth
47
support, nourish, protect
Purpose of periodontium
48
the microscope
Single most important scientific advance that allowed us to begin to study the cellular world
49
invented the early microscope
Hans Lippershey and Zacharias Janssen
50
advanced the microscope, observed "animalcules"
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
51
coined the word "cells"
Robert Hooke
52
stated that all plants are made of cells
Matthias Schleiden
53
contributed to cell theory
Theodor Schwann
54
the statement that cells came from non-cellular material
Which part of the original cell theory was wrong?
55
stated that cells arise only by division of pre-existing cells
Robert Remak and Rudolf Virchow
56
smaller than eukaryotes (1-3uM), no membrane bound organelles, do contain a cell plasma membrane
Prokayrotes
57
bigger than prokaryotes (10-100uM), membrane bound organelles, cell plasma
Eukaryotes
58
transport of ions and small molecules, exocytosis and endocytosis, cell recognition, receptors for small and large molecules, cell morphology and movement
Plasma membrane
59
DNA synthesis and repair, RNA synthesis
nucleus
60
membrane synthesis, synthesis of proteins and lipids for some organelles and for export, detoxification reactions, Ca2+ signaling
endoplasmic reticulum
61
modification and sorting of proteins for incorporation into membranes and organelles, and for export
golgi apparatus
62
cellular respiration, production of ATP, oxidation of pyruvate, amino acids, and fatty acids
mitochondira
63
cellular digestion; hydrolysis of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids
lysosomes
64
contribute to cell cytoskeleton, cell morphology, cell motility, intracellular movements
microtubules, intermediate filaments, and microfilaments
65
metabolism of carbohydrates, amino acids, and nucleotides; synthesis of fatty acids, protein synthesis
cytosol
66
study of molecules and chemical reactions compatible with life i.e. the molecular basis of life
What is biochemistry?
67
Chemistry and biology
Biochemistry bridges the gap between:
68
crown
covers the enamel of a tooth
69
the root
Everything below the cementum-enamel junction is considered:
70
false
True or false: the periodontium is considered part of the tooth
71
Enamel
covers the entire anatomic crown and protects dentin
72
Enamel
hardest tissue in the body

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