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n. hand
(a) an acid that only slightly dissociates in a solution
(b) a solid compound that contains a drug of medicinal value and is swallowed; a tablet
(c) the blood pressure during diastole
(d) the end organ of the upper limb
 
n. loop of Henle
(a) genetically alike cells produced when a cell divides
(b) curved tube that is the main part of the nephron in the kidney
(c) describes a process where two molecules add together causing another molecule to removed (such as water)
(d) a strong reason for believing a particular action needs to be taken
 
n. nucleus
(a) inherited condition where it is not possible to differentiate between colors, usually red and green
(b) part of cell that contains RNA and DNA
(c) vitamin B1
(d) salt water
 
n. epigastrium
(a) upper abdomen between the ribcage and navel
(b) unreactive metallic element with chemical symbol Cu that is essential for red blood cell formation
(c) enlargement; sharpening
(d) this is the degree to which acids are able to dissociate into ions in a solution
 
n. atrioventricular node
(a) the oily substance made by the sebaceous glands
(b) muscle fibers in the heart receiving heartbeat impulses
(c) molecule being formed from another by the removal of water
(d) sensory cell

 

n. guard cells
(a) cells around stomata in the leaf
(b) tiredness that occurs with exercise
(c) maintainance of optimal osmotic pressure in the body
(d) the general weather patterns or tendencies of an area
 
n. carbohydrate
(a) compound made from plants containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
(b) the study of how the embryo develops in the uterus
(c) temperature according to an absolute scale
(d) a way of walking
 
n. weak acid
(a) a rapid increase in growth which occurs during adolescence
(b) digestive tract in mammals
(c) an acid that only slightly dissociates in a solution
(d) cleavage of an unsaturated molecule at the position of unsaturation by transformation to the ozonide followed by a breakdown
 
n. actin
(a) a compound made of bromine joined to another element
(b) amount
(c) out pouches of the cytoplasm which act to help the cell with movement or phagocytosis
(d) protein component of muscle fibers
 
n. hypochondriac
(a) blood vessel with walls only one cell thick
(b) joint between the humerus above the radius and the ulna
(c) infection or inflammation of the larynx
(d) a healthy person who worries excessively about their health and believes they are ill

n. hand (d) the end organ of the upper limb
n. loop of Henle (b) curved tube that is the main part of the nephron in the kidney
n. nucleus (b) part of cell that contains RNA and DNA
n. epigastrium (a) upper abdomen between the ribcage and navel
n. atrioventricular node (b) muscle fibers in the heart receiving heartbeat impulses
n. guard cells (a) cells around stomata in the leaf
n. carbohydrate (a) compound made from plants containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
n. weak acid (c) an acid that only slightly dissociates in a solution
n. actin (d) protein component of muscle fibers
n. hypochondriac (d) a healthy person who worries excessively about their health and believes they are ill

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