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Physiology is the study of how body parts work.

Any observable matter is empirically said to have mass and to take up space, and thereby have what other property?

ATP includes three phosphate groups in its structure.

Gross anatomy studies structures that cannot be seen with the naked eye.

What are the four molecules/atoms in general that are bonded to the core carbon in any amino acid? Either list them or request a piece of paper to draw an example molecule. Describe the features of the steps of folding of proteins from simple amino acids (that is, primary, secondary, and tertiary structure). What is the key difference betwixt tertiary and quaternary structure? For two points of EXTRA CREDIT, what step or steps are affected when a protein is said to be “denatured”? Please answer the extra credit in the separate entry below.

Define/explain in a couple of sentences how dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis work. What is the molecule common to aiding both of them? What is an example of a monosaccharide that could be synthesized into larger molecules (disaccharides or polysaccharides)? What is an example of a disaccharide (think common, in the kitchen) that could be decomposed into smaller molecules (and is when you eat it)?

The study of how body systems work in a diseased state is called:

The skeletal system helps protect internal organs.

The monomer of nucleic acids is a:

Ionizing radiation controls microbes primarily by: