n. breast
(a) a space that contains no air or gases
(b) something that takes the place of something else; a replacement
(c) gland in vertebrates; lying behind the stomach; releasing glucagon and insulin in the bloodstream and pancreatic juice in the duodenum
(d) lactation gland found on the chest wall; mammary gland
n. bacterium
(a) the study of the functioning of the body and its parts
(b) any substance the body reacts to as foreign or harmful, by producing an antibody against it
(c) a hormone made in the pancreas
(d) one-celled organisms that don't have a cell nucleus and reproduce by spore formation or fission
n. oviduct
(a) large, glandular organ that lies beneath the lower ribs on the right side of the abdomen
(b) the start of the menstrual periods
(c) inherited disorder where the red blood cells are abnormal shapes ('sickle')
(d) fallopian tube; connects ovary to uterus
n. thyroid gland
(a) the kidney, bladder and urinary tracts
(b) gland that lies in front of the trachea and has two lobes
(c) collections of bacterial cells
(d) gas used by plants in photosynthesis and made in respiration
n. diabetic
(a) thyroxine is one of the hormones made by the thyroid gland
(b) with features of diabetes
(c) nonrandom mating in which individuals engage in mating having more traits incommon than in random mating
(d) chemical element with the symbol S |
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n. domain
(a) operation where the vas deferens are cut leading to sterility
(b) a group of recognisable symptoms and signs that occur together
(c) outer covering of the cerebrum responsible for consciousness, memory, intellect, voluntary activity and sensory perception
(d) globular parts of a protein separated by more diffuse areas of the polypeptide chain
n. peptic (peptide) bond
(a) air sac in the lung; part of the jaw that supports the teeth; any small cavity
(b) characteristic of a substance to be shaped under pressure without breaking, but to be cut in thin stripes
(c) reaction where molecular bonds are broken by reaction with water
(d) bond which bridges the basic and acidic extremities of amino acids
n. allele
(a) the system of ductless glands which release hormones
(b) one of two or more alternative forms of a gene; can be dominant or recessive
(c) a poisonous gas
(d) a flat bone at the front of the chest that closes the thorax
n. acid rain
(a) process in which organic compounds, particularly carbohydrates are broken down by enzymes to produce energy; anaerobic chemical reaction being related to the breakdown of energy-rich compounds like carbohydrates and sugar
(b) low pH rain due to dissolved sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides
(c) the way that electrons are found around an atom
(d) red-brown halogen that is a liquid at room temperature but gives off an irritating vapor
n. alveolus
(a) a nodule made up of nervous tissue
(b) the sex chromosome present in both genders; women XX; men XY
(c) air sac in the lung; part of the jaw that supports the teeth; any small cavity
(d) produced by removing a water molecule from two carboxylic acid groups |
