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n. valence electrons
(a) pain in the head area
(b) trace element with the chemical symbol I
(c) electrons in the outer shell
(d) fibrous protein found in connective tissue; protein constituent of bone, cartilage, tendon, and other connective tissue converting into gelatin by boiling
 
n. sebum
(a) enzymatic reations in aerobic organisms involving oxidation of acetyl units and production of high-energy phosphate compounds leading to the main source of cellular energy
(b) opening in the face that is the beginning of the alimentary system; oral cavity
(c) the iron containing proteins which are part of the electron transport chain
(d) the oily substance made by the sebaceous glands
 
n. hypertension
(a) high blood pressure
(b) a nutrient found throughout plant and animal species
(c) the external folds of tissue that surround the vagina
(d) bone that makes up the pelvis; area of the body between the to pf the thigh and the waist
 
n. single bond
(a) an injury where tissue is damaged as a result of trauma
(b) covalent bond where one electron pair is shared between two atoms
(c) the branch of surgery that deals with joint; bone or muscle problems (the musculoskeletal system)
(d) a feeling of being generally unwell but without specific symptoms
 
abbr. AIDS
(a) abbr. heart attack
(b) abbr. measure of an individual's intelligence
(c) abbr. professional degree of medicine
(d) abbr. immunde deficiency disease that cannot be cured

 

n. gland
(a) group of cells specialized to produce secretory substances
(b) used to identify gases during analysis
(c) a long tendon that connects the calf muscle to the heel bone
(d) inherited disorder caused by a single gene defect, which is dominantly inherited
 
n. autoradiography
(a) gases such as carbon dioxide and methane that absorb infrared radiation which warms the atmosphere
(b) reflex triggered by a throat irritation where the glottis opens suddenly and air is expelled
(c) technique of using radioactive molecules to identify cell structures and biochemical activity producing an image or photographic film
(d) volume of air in the lung
 
adj. somatic
(a) arousing swellings
(b) related to a nonprotein group of a conjugated protein
(c) relating to the body
(d) able to dissolve
 
v. release
(a) to make something easier to do
(b) to adjust a chemical equation so that the number of atoms and charge match on each side
(c) to let go
(d) to get rid of waste from the body
 
v. differentiate
(a) to make; to trigger; to produce
(b) to help facilitate or accelerate a process through action
(c) to break down; to decay
(d) to develop toward a more advanced or specialized state

n. valence electrons (c) electrons in the outer shell
n. sebum (d) the oily substance made by the sebaceous glands
n. hypertension (a) high blood pressure
n. single bond (b) covalent bond where one electron pair is shared between two atoms
abbr. AIDS (d) abbr. immunde deficiency disease that cannot be cured
n. gland (a) group of cells specialized to produce secretory substances
n. autoradiography (c) technique of using radioactive molecules to identify cell structures and biochemical activity producing an image or photographic film
adj. somatic (c) relating to the body
v. release (c) to let go
v. differentiate (d) to develop toward a more advanced or specialized state


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