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Anatomy and Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function Chapter 2
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Biochemistry - the study of the molecules that compose living organisms Element - the simplest form of matter to have unique chemical properties Trace Elements - An element indispensable for life but required in extremely minute amounts. Radioisotopes - unstable isotopes Radioactivity - the pro...

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Anatomy and Physiology: The Unity
of Form and Function Chapter 2
Biochemistry - the study of the molecules that compose living organisms

Element - the simplest form of matter to have unique chemical properties

Trace Elements - An element indispensable for life but required in extremely minute
amounts.

Radioisotopes - unstable isotopes

Radioactivity - the process of decay of Radioisotopes

Ionizing Radiation - Enough energy to dislodge electrons from atoms, forming ions;
capable of causing cancer (gamma, X-rays, UV)

Physical Half-Life - the time required for 50% of its atoms to decay to a more stable
state

Ions - charged particles with unequal number of protons and electrons

Anion - A negatively charged ion

Cation - A positively charged ion

Electrolytes - substances that ionize in water and form solutions capable of conducting
electricity

Free Radicals - chemical particles with an odd number of electrons

Molecules - chemical particles composed of two or more atoms united by a chemical
bond

Compounds - molecules composed of two or more elements

Isomers - molecules with identical molecular formulaes but different arrangements of
their atoms

Molecular Weight - the sum of the atomic weights of its atoms

Antioxidant - a chemical that neutralizes free radicals

Chemical Bonds - A union between the electron structures of two or more atoms

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