Bad Fish Answer

Bad Fish: Human Anatomy and Physiology Edition

1. Present the “Doctor Notes” portion of the case with a description of the following terms or concepts:

* Diaphoresis- Sweating/Perspiration

* Motor Dysfunction- Abnormality of the motor system/Inability of a muscle, nerve, or center to produce or control motion

* Paresthesia- Skin sensation such as burning, prickling, itching, or tingling with no apparent physical cause

* Cyanotic- A bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes resulting from a inadequate oxygenation of the blood

* Hypoventilation- Reduction in amount of air entering pulmonary alveoli

* Gastric lavage- Irrigation of the stomach, is usually done to remove ingested poison. Flexible tube is inserted through the nose, down throat, and into stomach and the contents of the stomach are suctioned out. Inside of the stomach is rinsed with a saline(salt water) solution

* Oxygen saturation- the amount of oxygen bound to hemoglobin in the blood expressed as a percentage of the maximal binding capacity

2. How many different elements are contained in a molecule of tetrodotoxin? What are the names of these elements?

* 4 different elements contained in tetrodatoxin(C11H17N3O8)

11 Carbon, 17 Hydrogen, 3 Nitrogen, 8 Oxygen

3. What types of chemical bonds are found in this molecule? Describe the structure of those bonds.

* There is a covalent bond found. Covalent bond is a sharing of 2 electrons between 2 atoms in a molecule

4. As mentioned in the case description, tetrodotoxin is a molecule that blocks voltage-gated sodium ion channels. Describe the structure of a sodium ion.

* Sodium (Na+) is essentially a sodium atom which had been oxidized, losing one electron and gaining a positive charge. Thus, the atomic structure of a sodium ion is an atom with 11 protons in its nucleus, but only 10 electrons in its orbitals, thus explaining its positive charge.

5. What is a voltage gated sodium ion...