NEUR 1202 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Peripheral Nervous System, Central Nervous System, Uracil
3 Dec 2018
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5 definitions, worth 2 marks each (the tas will review what this means in the review lecture) 10 short answer questions, varying marks, 20 marks total. Specific combination changes the structure and function of the protein: dna has 4 nucleotide bases actg, 3 nucleotides code for a gene codon, there are 60 possible codons. Psychoneuroimmunology- the study of the interaction between the mind, brain, and immune system. Psychological resilience- the ability to cope with stressful events. Yerkes-dodson law tells us that the too little or too much stress impairs performance. Macrophages- immune cells that are able to seek out and engulf bacterial invaders. Cytokines- chemical messengers that are used by branches of the immune system to communicate with each other (like hormones for immune signaling) Dna- packaged into chromosomes in the cell"s nucleus. Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, and receive one per pair from each parent. 4 nucleotide bases that make up dna are: adenine,
