n. Schwann cell
(a) gland producing milk in women
(b) muscle fibers in the heart receiving heartbeat impulses
(c) an atom's ability to attract electrons in chemical bonds
(d) cell that twists around the nerve axon to form the myelin sheaf
n. blood gas
(a) any gas that is found dissolved in blood (mainly oxygen or carbon dioxide)
(b) expulsion of a fetus before it is able to survive independently
(c) inherited disease due to an extra chromosome 21; also known as 'trisomy 21'
(d) this is the amount of stimulus needed to set up an action potential in a nerve cell
n. microfilaments
(a) paired duct that carries sperm from the testis to the ejaculatory duct
(b) fibers located throughout the cytoplasm of a cell
(c) the bones in the head that hold the teeth and help form the facial structure
(d) female gonads producing eggs and releasing the hormones estrogen and progesterone
n. puberty
(a) someone who suffers from shortsightedness
(b) the relationship between the amount of nitrogen taken in and excreted by the body
(c) the developmental stage between childhood and adulthood where full sexual maturity is reached
(d) a junction between two nerve endings
n. sternum
(a) a flat bone at the front of the chest that closes the thorax
(b) the membrane lining the eye and eyelid
(c) a harmful protein contained within certain bacteria and released only when the bacterium dies or is broken down
(d) ratio of the moles of one compound of a system to the total moles of all compounds present |
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n. ligament
(a) burning pain the chest area due to reflux of stomach acid; indigestion
(b) a small secretory cavity, gland or sac
(c) tissue connecting bones at a joint
(d) one of the nitrogen containing bases which help make up RNA
n. botulism
(a) endocrine glands above kidney
(b) form of food poisoning caused by the botulinum toxin which attacks the nervous system
(c) discharging waste products from the body
(d) internal diameter of blood vessels; hole
adj. soluble
(a) involving a change in shape of an enzyme resulting from a molecular binding at the inactive side of this enzyme
(b) unable to reproduce; free of microorganisms that could cause infection
(c) refers to the intestine
(d) able to dissolve
n. hypochondria
(a) gland that lies in front of the trachea and has two lobes
(b) a nodule made up of nervous tissue
(c) condition where a healthy person worries excessively that they are ill
(d) the end of life and all functions
v. divide
(a) to split; separate
(b) to separate an insoluble solid from a liquid
(c) to break down food into a form that can be used by the body
(d) to present an opposing force |
