Anatomy & Physiology Workbook For Dummies
Chapter One
The Chemistry of Life
In This Chapter
* Getting to the heart of all matter: Atoms
* Checking into chemical reactions and compounds
* Making sense of metabolism
We can hear your cries of alarm. You thought you were getting ready to learn about
the knee bone connecting to the thigh bone. How in the heck does that involve
(horrors!) chemistry? As much as you may not want to admit it, chemistry - particularly
organic chemistry, or that branch of the field that focuses on carbon-based molecules - is a
crucial starting point for understanding how the human body works. When all is said and
done, the universe boils down to two fundamental components: matter, which occupies
space and has mass; and energy, or the ability to do work or create change. This is the chapter
where we review the interactions between matter and energy to give you some insight
into what you need to know to ace those early-term tests.
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