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n. malabsorption
(a) this is a compound where the hydrogen atom of an acid has been replaced by another cation
(b) condition where a healthy person worries excessively that they are ill
(c) group of symptoms and signs due to reduced absorption of food e.g., carbohydrates, fats, protein
(d) development and maturation of an ovum
 
n. spindle fibers
(a) ceramic material made from heating silica and oxides in a furnace and then cooling and setting it
(b) a small mark on the skin; usually dark that appears after exposure to the sun in certain people; unit representing the amount of a substance
(c) achromatic filaments forming a spindle during cell division
(d) outer covering represented by a circle around the nucleus that contains electrons of comparative energies
 
n. indicator
(a) used to detect the end-point during titration
(b) any of a class of organic compounds formed when a hydroxyl group (-OH) is substituted for a hydrogen atom in a hydrocarbon
(c) production of the embryonic neural plate and then the neural tube
(d) when a bone is out of position with the joint
 
n. basal metabolic rate
(a) a vertical column of elements in the periodic table
(b) the muscles that allow the eyeball to rotate
(c) the amount of energy expended by the body in order to survive at complete rest
(d) chemical element with the symbol O that is needed for respiration
 
n. dermis
(a) a disorder where the sebaceous glands become blocked causing pimples
(b) thick deeper layer of the cutis
(c) sensitive nodule of tissue in the center of the breast
(d) the end organ of the upper limb

 

n. lipid
(a) organism that depends on autotrophs for their food and energy
(b) greasy; hydrophobic compounds containing carbon; hydrogen and oxygen
(c) the organ system that coordinates the activities of the body
(d) thrombocyte; cytoplasmic body with the function to promote blood clotting
 
n. protein
(a) a sequence of amino acids; food needed for growth and repair
(b) the ability to be able to move
(c) two or more atoms of the same or different elements that unite because of Van der Waal's forces
(d) the blood pressure during systole
 
v. conduct
(a) to split; separate
(b) to carry; to transmit energy
(c) to take the place of; to replace
(d) to push out
 
n. active site
(a) part of an enzyme where a substrate is accepted and is responsible for its catalytic activity
(b) part making up something; component
(c) a compound with 2 oxygen atoms in it
(d) outer layer of a gland or organ in the body; tissue next to the external layer in plants
 
n. hypertensive
(a) clusters of receptor cells being used for the sense of taste
(b) the part of the large bowel that connects the caecum to the rectum
(c) molecule containing the same number and kind of atomic groups as another but having a different spatial arrangement, therefore having different charactersitics
(d) person having high blood pressure

n. malabsorption (c) group of symptoms and signs due to reduced absorption of food e.g., carbohydrates, fats, protein
n. spindle fibers (c) achromatic filaments forming a spindle during cell division
n. indicator (a) used to detect the end-point during titration
n. basal metabolic rate (c) the amount of energy expended by the body in order to survive at complete rest
n. dermis (b) thick deeper layer of the cutis
n. lipid (b) greasy; hydrophobic compounds containing carbon; hydrogen and oxygen
n. protein (a) a sequence of amino acids; food needed for growth and repair
v. conduct (b) to carry; to transmit energy
n. active site (a) part of an enzyme where a substrate is accepted and is responsible for its catalytic activity
n. hypertensive (d) person having high blood pressure

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