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n. earache
(a) painful ear
(b) contains two fatty acids joined to a glycerol molecule
(c) dissolved salt or ions in the body fluids
(d) a membrane lined vesicle or sac
 
n. addition polymerisation
(a) a coordinated group of tissues and organs
(b) sex organs where the reproductive cells are made
(c) a salt form of lactic acid
(d) process in which complex compounds are made by adding together monomers which contain carbon double bonds
 
n. thymus
(a) compound containing glycerol and fatty acids which is important as a fuel and for energy storage
(b) blood loss due to vessel wall damage
(c) organ in the thorax involved in T-cell immune function
(d) undigested waste that is excreted from the body
 
n. glycoprotein
(a) electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength that can penetrate opaque matter and are useful in diagnosis (radiography) and radiation treatment (radiotherapy)
(b) proteins joined with carbohydrates that are found on the surface of cells
(c) proteins joined to carbohydrate that are found on the surface of cells
(d) contains a pentose-phosphate backbone to which nitrogenous bases are joined
 
n. thymine
(a) outlet in blood vessels
(b) a scraped area on the skin
(c) nitrogen-containing base found in DNA and RNA
(d) chemical element with the symbol N that is found in proteins and nucleic acids

 

n. oxidation
(a) glands in the skin that make sweat; sweat glands
(b) infectious illness due to infection of the brain lining with fever; pain and headaches
(c) temporary connection of two cells to transfer parts or all of the genome to the other cell
(d) the process where a substance loses electrons
 
adj. transplacental
(a) across the placenta
(b) unclear
(c) energy-releasing during the breakdown of complex mulecules into simple molecules
(d) refers to the intestine
 
n. menses
(a) abdominal organ where the baby develops before birth; uterus
(b) the blood and other substances lost from the uterus at menstruation
(c) belonging to something; contributing to something; ingredient
(d) this is the degree to which acids are able to dissociate into ions in a solution
 
n. cellulose
(a) 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
(b) barm
(c) group of organs and tissues associated with a particular function
(d) carbohydrate that makes up the bulk of plant matter
 
n. anemia
(a) a low level of hemoglobin in the blood
(b) 'windpipe'; cartilaginous tube that connects the larynx to the bronchi
(c) amount of product predicted or obtained when a chemical reaction is processed
(d) simple sugar containing 3-7 carbon atoms

n. earache (a) painful ear
n. addition polymerisation (d) process in which complex compounds are made by adding together monomers which contain carbon double bonds
n. thymus (c) organ in the thorax involved in T-cell immune function
n. glycoprotein (c) proteins joined to carbohydrate that are found on the surface of cells
n. thymine (c) nitrogen-containing base found in DNA and RNA
n. oxidation (d) the process where a substance loses electrons
adj. transplacental (a) across the placenta
n. menses (b) the blood and other substances lost from the uterus at menstruation
n. cellulose (d) carbohydrate that makes up the bulk of plant matter
n. anemia (a) a low level of hemoglobin in the blood

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