Matching -Free Radicals

question 100

Multiple Choice

Matching
-free radicals

• A)a compound that protects other compounds from oxygen by itself reacting with oxygen
• B)a bone disease characterized by softening of the bones
• C)a metabolic disease in which crystals of uric acid precipitate in the joints
• D)highly reactive chemical forms that can cause destructive changes in nearby compounds, sometimes setting up a chain reaction
• E)rupture of the red blood cells, caused by vitamin E deficiency
• F)the vitamin K-deficiency disease in which blood fails to clot
• G)the thiamin-deficiency disease
• H)the niacin-deficiency disease
• I)malformations of the brain, spinal cord, or both during embryonic development
• J)the amount of niacin present in food, including the niacin that can theoretically be made from tryptophan, its precursor, present in the food

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Definitions:

Encoding

The process by which the brain converts information into a form that can be stored in memory, an initial step in memory formation.

Memory Traces

Theoretical constructs representing the physical record of memories in the brain, also known as engrams.

Nonsense Syllables

Sequences of letters that do not form known words, used in memory and learning experiments to study the processes of encoding and recall.

Hermann Ebbinghaus

A German psychologist who is best known for his research on memory and the forgetting curve.