Human Anatomy Chap. 2 Vocab
Across
- 2. - a stable subatomic particle occurring in all atomic nuclei
- 3. - the smallest unit of ordinary matter that forms a chemical element
- 5. Molecules that have carbon and hydrogen atoms are
- 11. - a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules composed of atoms from more than one element held together by chemical bonds
- 13. - release hydroxide or other ions that react with hydrogen ions
- 16. organic compounds that are fatty acids or their derivatives and are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents
- 17. having electrical or magnetic polarity
- 18. - in which larger molecules are broken down into smaller particles
- 21. a subatomic particle of about the same mass as a proton but without an electric charge
- 22. - capable of being reversed so that the previous state or situation is restored
- 25. acids biopolymers, or large biomolecules, essential to all known forms of life
- 26. reactions in which the parts of two different molecules trade positions
- 27. Composed of atoms
- 28. in which larger molecules form from smaller particles
- 29. An atom consists of one or more
- 31. - the basic building block of nucleic acids
- 32. a type of fat (lipid) found in your blood
- 35. bond a primarily electrostatic force of attraction between a hydrogen atom which is covalently bound to a more electronegative atom or group
- 36. formula a chemical compound is a graphic representation of the molecular structure
- 37. - large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues
- 38. - a man-made version of chemicals, known as hormones, that are made naturally in the human body
- 39. - Electrolytes that release hydrogen ions
- 42. atoms with the same atomic number but different atomic weights
- 44. Composed of elements
Down
- 1. bonds a chemical bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms
- 2. - a group of polar lipids that consist of two fatty acids
- 4. acids - organic compounds that contain amino and carboxylate
- 6. an atom or molecule with a net electrical charge
- 7. the most basic form of carbohydrates
- 8. play a role in the reactions of protein synthesis
- 9. - a simple polyol compound
- 10. store information that cell parts use to construct specific protein molecules
- 12. formula consists of the chemical symbols for the constituent elements followed by numeric subscripts describing the number of atoms of each element present in the molecule
- 14. - able to dissolve other substances
- 15. acids the building blocks of the fat in our bodies and in the food we eat
- 17. represents a solution’s concentration of hydrogen ions (H+) and hydroxide ions (OH−).
- 19. bonds a type of chemical bonding that involves the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions
- 20. Other molecules
- 23. - minerals in your body that have an electric charge
- 24. a membrane-bound organelle that contains the cell's chromosomes
- 30. bonds - a lasting attraction between atoms, ions or molecules that enables the formation of chemical compounds
- 31. A solution with equal numbers of H+ and OH− is
- 33. provide much of the energy that cells require and also contribute to cell structure
- 34. - the composition of substances and how chemicals react with each other
- 40. chemicals that resist pH change.
- 41. - a group of atoms bonded together
- 43. provide a variety of ions that metabolic processes require