BSC 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Trans Fat, Pepsin
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Explain what causes type 2 diabetes and how it can be prevented. Identify consequences of obesity: 35% obesity percentage today, risks of developing, heart disease, stroke, certain types of cancer, type 2 diabetes. Explain what causes heart disease and how it can be prevented: causes, smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, how to prevent, eat foods lower in ldl (bad cholesterol); hdl is good cholesterol. Explain consequences of heart disease: heart disease is the leading cause of death for men/women in the u. s, ex: heart attack, foods high in ldl can lead to heart disease. Explain the importance of biologically accurate sex ed, particularly for isu students: to teach safe sex. Explain spermatogenesis and oogenesis: spermatogenesis: produces sperm, involves mitosis, oogenesis: produces eggs, involves mitosis. Describe gestation and parturition: gestation is the full pregnancy, parturition is the full birth. Define genome and generally explain how it is organized in humans: the genetic information about an individual.
