Mnemonics

Question 1

• Sperm look like “FiSH”

Answer 1

• FSH in males
  
  • stimulates spermatogenesis
• LSH in females
  
  • stimulates ovarian follicles

Question 2

• Leutenizing Hormone (LH) secretes
  
  • “Like Hairy Apes?”

Answer 2

• LH (in males) secretes androgens
  
  • Note: Androgens:
    
    • stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of male characteristics in vertebrates
    • This includes the activity of the accessory male sex organs and development of male secondary sex characteristics

Question 3

• “Grandma Neb wont live long”

Answer 3

• GRANulocytes
  
  • Neutrophils
  • Eosinophils
  • Basophils
• ​only last a few minutes to hours

Question 4

• Eight Essential Amino Acids:
  
  • “I Like To Teach My Vets Latin Percussion”

Answer 4

1. Isoleucine
2. Leucine
3. Threonine
4. Tryptophan
5. Methionine
6. Valie
7. Lysine
8. Pheylalanine

Question 5

• Hydrophobic AA’s:
  
  • “Pro VAG PIL”

Answer 5

• Proline
• Valine
• Alanine
• Glycine
• Phenylalanine
• Isoleucine
• Leucine

Question 6

• AAs with OH-containing side-groups (3):
  
  • “SHOTT”

Answer 6

1. Serine
   
   • ​(“OH”)
2. Tyrosine
3. Threonine

Question 7

• Basic AA’s:
  
  • “HAL”

Answer 7

• Histidine
• Arginine
• Lysine

Question 8

• AAs with COOH^- group:
  
  • “Ass Glue”

Answer 8

• Aspartate
• Glutamate

Question 9

• AA’s with CONH₂ side groups:
• “Ass’n Glean”

Answer 9

• Asparagine (Asn)
• Glutamine (Gln)

Question 10

• AAs with aromatic side groups:
  
  • “HTTP”

Answer 10

• Histidine
• Tryptophan
• Tyrosine
• Phenylalanine

Question 11

• White Blood cells (in order of decreasing numbers):
  
  • “Nobody likes my educational background”

Answer 11

• Neutrophils
• Lymphocytes
• Monocytes
• Eosinophils
• Basophils

Question 12

Anterior Pituitary Hormones: “FLAGTOP”

Answer 12

• FSH
• LH
• ACTH
• gH
• TSH
• MSH (melanOcyte SH)
• Prolactin

Question 13

• Fat-soluble vitamins:
  
  • “KADE”

Answer 13

• Vitamins K
• A
• D
• E

Question 14

• EM SPECTRUM in INCREASING frequency and DECREASING wavelength
  
  • “RIVUXG”

Answer 14

• Radio waves
• Infrared
• Visible Spectrum (ROYGBIV)
• UV
• X-rays
• Gamma rays

Question 15

• Visible Spectrum/order of increasing frequency:
  
  • “ROYGBIV.”
    
    • What wavelengths correspond to each?

Answer 15

• Red
  
  • (780-630)
• Orange
  
  • (630-590)
• Yellow
  
  • (590-570)
• Green
  
  • (570-500)
• Blue
  
  • (500-450)
• Indigo
  
  • (450-420)
• Violet
  
  • (420-390)

Question 16

• Mitosis
  
  • “PMAT”
• Meiosis is just:
  
  • “PMAT” x2

Answer 16

• Prophase
• Metaphase
• Anaphase
• Telophase

Question 17

• Nonpolar (hydrophobic) amino acids:
  
  • I saw (ISO) LEUcy METHodically PRObe and PHEel ALAN and then VAL TRYPped on the GLYCINE

Answer 17

• Isoleucine
• Leucine
• Methionine
• Proline
• Phenylalanine
• Alanine
• Valine
• Tryptophan
• Glycine

Question 18

• Actions of some hormones:
  
  • INsulin makes glucose go INto the cell
  • GlucaGON makes glucose GONE from the cell
  • CalciTONin TONES down calcium concentrations in the blood
    
    • “Ok let’s tone it down a bit…”

Answer 18

Yup.

Question 19

• Pancreas hormones (3)
  
  • I GLUed ON SOMe TATs to my pancreas

Answer 19

• Insulin
  
  • GLUcagON
    
    • SOMasTATin

Question 20

DNA order

• DNA is READ 3’-5’
  
  • left to right
    
    • like we read
• But is synthesized (BUILT) 5’-3’
  
  • largest to smallest
    
    • just how a PYRAMID is built

Question 21

Independent vs. Dependent Variables:

I’M a DR.

Answer 21

Independent variable is

MANIPULATED

a

Dependent Variable is what’s

RESPONDING

Question 22

Independent vs. Dependent Variables:

DRY MIX

Answer 22

Dependent Variable is what’s

Responding

Y (graph on the Y-axis)_______________________\_

Manipulated is the

Independent Variable

X (graph on the X-axis)

Question 23

KIRBY Mitosis:

Interphase

Answer 23

Question 24

KIRBY Mitosis:

Prophase

Answer 24

Question 25

**KIRBY** Mitosis: Metaphase

Answer 25

Question 26

**KIRBY** Mitosis: Anaphase

Answer 26

Question 27

**KIRBY** Mitosis: Telophase

Answer 27

Question 28

**KIRBY** Mitosis: Cytokinesis

Answer 28

Question 29

**KIRBY** Mitosis: *Entire* Process

Answer 29

Question 30

**LEVORO**ROTARY Clockwise or *Counter*-clockwise?

Answer 30

Top of **L** is pivot point Spins around in *counter clockwise* circle

Question 31

**ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES:** In the order of **increasing** frequency (or **decreasing** wavelength) of electromagnetic waves * **R**oman **M**en **I**nvented **V**ery **U**nusual **X**-Ray **G**uns

Answer 31

* Radio waves * Microwaves * Infrared * Visible light * Ultraviolet * X-Rays * Gamma Rays

Question 32

Re**S**istor in **S**eries = ? Ca**P**acitors in **P**arallel = ?

Answer 32

**_THIS IS WHEN YOU ADD DIRECTLY!_** ReSistor in Series = add directly CaPacitors in Parallel = add directly