n. islet of Langerhans
(a) ability of being mixed with liquids
(b) surgical procedure carried out to repair or remove damaged body parts
(c) process where plants take in light and carbon dioxide to make glucose
(d) groups or islands of cells in the pancreas
n. inflammation
(a) body's response to injury causing the symptoms of redness; soreness; heat; swelling and loss of function
(b) a painkiller
(c) period following an action potential during which the occurance of another action potential is impossible or requires stronger stimulation
(d) a base turns into its conjugate acid when it gains a proton
n. organism
(a) a single incident of a disease
(b) a reaction where an acyl group takes the place of a hydrogen atom
(c) structural and functional unit of life
(d) one-celled organisms that don't have a cell nucleus and reproduce by spore formation or fission
n. urine
(a) organisms that breed with each other belong to the same species
(b) loss of vision
(c) carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body
(d) a solution of urea and salts in water that is formed by the kidneys
n. carrier
(a) technique of using radioactive molecules to identify cell structures and biochemical activity producing an image or photographic film
(b) a hole in the body
(c) sex organs where the reproductive cells are made
(d) a person who has a recessive allele for a gene for a disorder and can transmit it to their offspring, but who doesn't develop the disease themselves |
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n. organ
(a) actions exhibited by an organism in response to its environment
(b) substance that contains hydroxyl ions when dissolved in water
(c) collection of tissues that perform a specialized function
(d) mutation in a DNA chain happening when the number of nucleotides is not three
n. node
(a) a long chain of carbon atoms with a carboxyl group (COOH) at the end
(b) body's response to injury causing the symptoms of redness; soreness; heat; swelling and loss of function
(c) vitamin needed to make nucleic acids
(d) a small swelling of tissue
n. endometrium
(a) mucous internal lining of the uterus
(b) nerve tissue of the central nervous system that is pale in comparison to the gray matter because it contains more nerve fibers (the myelin covering the nerve fibers is white)
(c) set of irreversible changes in a cell that causes it to die
(d) thick membrane surrounding the female ova
n. joint
(a) part of the body where connecting bones are held together by connective tissue and are able to move
(b) organic molecule with an amino group (NH2) and a carboxyl group (COOH)
(c) maintainance of optimal osmotic pressure in the body
(d) filaments and tubules which form the internal structure of animal cells
n. climate
(a) an equilibrium system where the components are not in the same phase
(b) electromagnetic spectrum
(c) epidermal cell producing melanin
(d) the general weather patterns or tendencies of an area |
