Pltw- Biomed End Of Course Final Review Study Guide Rated A+

What is the treatment for stage 1 high blood pressure? {Ans: ACE inhibitor}How are the properties of valine and glutamic acid different? {Ans: valine is a hydrophobic molecule, which causes sickle cell disease, where as glutamic acid is hydrophilic}How does the abnormal shape of a sickled red blood cell affect its movement through blood vessels? {Ans: When it is in a sickled shape, it cannot move easily through the blood vessels}Who is Henrietta Lacks? {Ans: a woman whos cancer cells were the 1st human cells to be grown outside the human body}What is the name for white blood cells? {Ans: leukocytes}What is the name for red blood cells? {Ans: erythrocytes}