HSS 2305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Assisted Human Reproduction Act, Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate, Alphabeat (Album)

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 2305
• Professor: Shannon Bainbridge

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Exam material will mostly be from the slides, but use the textbook and make sure you understand the. Need to go to the mentoring center. Clarify the overall mitochondrial structure and function. Describe the inner/outer mitochondrial membranes and matrix. Review the processes of glycolysis and aerobic respiration. Emphasize the electron transport system in forming a proton gradient. Describe the mechanisms atp synthase may convert adp and pi to atp. Discuss the role of mitochondria in calcium homeostasis and programmed cell death. Describe the term mitochondria in calcium homeostasis and programmed cell death: mitochondria is the storehouse of calcium. Describe the term mitochondrial disease and provide an example of how this may manifest. Compare the pros and cons of recent scientific breakthroughs that may render these diseases non-existent. Resulted from faulty mitochondria/ mitochondria is at the heart of this disease. Oxygen appeared in the atmosphere ~2. 5 billion years ago.