n. integumentary system
(a) groups or islands of cells in the pancreas
(b) the skin and related structures such as hair and nails
(c) chemical secreted in small amounts from endocrine glands that passes in the bloodstream to another tissue or organ where it alters the function or structure of that organ
(d) the barriers and mechanisms of resistance to illness or attack; protection
n. insomnia
(a) carbohydrate that makes up the bulk of plant matter
(b) cells around stomata in the leaf
(c) condition where a healthy person worries excessively that they are ill
(d) inability to sleep
n. intrapleural space
(a) final stage of mitosis
(b) space between two pleuro or membranes in the lung
(c) an equilibrium system where the components are not in the same phase
(d) liquid that is the basis of all life
n. laryngitis
(a) micro-organism which can only live inside other cells
(b) infection or inflammation of the larynx
(c) the external membrane of an embryo
(d) photoreceptor in the retina being responsible for daylight and color vision
v. menstruate
(a) to bleed from the uterus when the lining is shed each month
(b) to separate or dissociate into ions
(c) to move something out of position
(d) verb that describes the growth of blood vessels in a tissue |
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adj. anaerobic
(a) containing and producing mucus
(b) not in a regular way
(c) of the mother; mother-like
(d) existing without oxygen
n. yolk sac
(a) part of the DNA capable of replicating itself
(b) vitelline sac; the membranous sac that lies ventral to the embryo
(c) a solution of urea and salts in water that is formed by the kidneys
(d) dissolved salt or ions in the body fluids
n. hydrogen
(a) body's response to injury causing the symptoms of redness; soreness; heat; swelling and loss of function
(b) smallest, commonest atom made of one proton and electron; chemical element with the symbol H that makes up most organic compounds
(c) skin appendage; epidermal outgrowth
(d) deafness from birth
v. hemorrhage
(a) to contaminate the environment
(b) to draw to itself
(c) to bleed (usually a large amount)
(d) to carry out a surgical procedure to repair or remove a damaged body part; to work (machinery)
n. kinase
(a) control characteristics of the plant
(b) state of suffering from having a disease
(c) an agent that changes the inactive form of an enzyme to the active form; an enzyme that catalyses the transfer of phosphate groups
(d) elements in Group O of the periodic table being chemically inert |
