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1
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What does synthesized mean?

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To build compounds from more elementary substances by means of one or more chemical reactions.

2
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What’s another name for redox?

A

Oxidation-reduction

3
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What does redox reaction mean?

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A type of chemical reaction that involves a transfer of electrons between two sets of atoms, molecules, or ions.

4
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What is an anion?

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A negatively charged ion.

5
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What is a cation?

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A positively charged ion.

6
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What is an ionic bond?

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The electrostatic bond between two ions formed through the transfer of one or more electrons? Example: Na+Cl-

7
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What is oxidation?

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The loss of electron(s) or the gain of oxygen.

OIL-oxidation is losing electron

8
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What is reduction?

A

The gain of electron(s) or the loss of oxygen.

RIG- Reduction is gaining an electron.

9
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What is oxidative stress?

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A state that occurs when there is an excess of free radicals in the body’s cells.

10
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What happens when there is oxidative stress?

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It can damage cells, proteins, and DNA, which can contribute to aging. It may also play a role in development of a range of health conditions, including diabetes, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

11
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What helps reduce oxidative stress?

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Antioxidants counteract free radicals.

12
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What is an enterocyte?

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A cell of the intestinal lining.

13
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What is esterified?

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The general name for a chemical reaction in which two reactants (typically an alcohol and an acid) form an ester as the reaction product. Esters have a fruity odor.

14
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What is PTH?

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Parathyroid Hormone

15
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What does visceral mean?

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The internal organs of the body, specifically those within the chest (heart or lungs) or abdomen (liver, pancreas, intestines).

16
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What does metabolic stress mean?

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A physiological process that occurs during exercise in response to low energy that leads to metabolite accumulation in muscle cells.

17
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ATM

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A-Antecedents
T-Triggers
M-Mediators

18
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What does Antecedents mean?

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A thing or event that existed before. Preexisting

19
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What does triggers mean?

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Provoke or promote

20
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What does mediators mean?

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Prolong

21
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What is a nucleic acid?

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A complex organic substance present in living cells, especially DNA or RNA, whose molecules consist of many nucleotides linked in a long chain.

22
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What is a nucleotide?

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The basic building block of nucleic acids. Adenine (A), Thymine (T), Guanine (G), and Cytosine (C) in DNA.

In RNA all of them except Thymine is replaced by Uracil.