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MCAT Vocabulary # MCAT/M89

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n. iodine
(a) fish having a bony rather than a cartilaginous skeleton
(b) trace element with the chemical symbol I
(c) structural tissue that includes bone, cartilage, fibrous tissue and fat
(d) sugars with 6 carbons
 
n. blastocyst
(a) a sexually transmitted disease
(b) groups of cells that produce useful juices
(c) part of the body where connecting bones are held together by connective tissue and are able to move
(d) the ball of stem cells that develop after a fertilized embryo divides is called a blastocyst
 
n. biceps
(a) state of a body or physical system at rest
(b) one of the bones making up the back bone#bones forming the spinal column or backbone of an animal
(c) muscle on the upper arm that moves the elbow
(d) the organ of balance and hearing
 
n. ecology
(a) This process changes straight chain alkanes into branched chain compounds by passing them over a catalyst
(b) a nitrogen-containing compound which helps form the nucleotides of nucleic acids
(c) drugs that have a therapeutic effect
(d) the relationships between all communities of living organisms and their environment
 
n. respiratory system
(a) surgical procedure carried out to repair or remove damaged body parts
(b) the lungs and airways which are involved in gas exchange
(c) substance secreted in the outer ear canal by special glands
(d) the outer layer of cells in a blastocyst

 

n. steroid
(a) form of food poisoning caused by the botulinum toxin which attacks the nervous system
(b) letters used to represent the individual elements in a compound
(c) molecule containing four rings of carbon atoms
(d) skin appendage; epidermal outgrowth
 
n. pupil
(a) the distance between two successive peaks or troughs of a waveform
(b) characteristic of substance to be shaped under pressure without breaking
(c) energy source; adipose tissue
(d) opening in the iris allowing light to pass through to the retina
 
n. insecticide
(a) a chemical used to kill insects
(b) ability of being mixed with liquids
(c) digit on the hand besides the thumb
(d) salt or ester of pyruvic acid being an organic liquid and an intermediate of carbohydrate metabolism
 
n. portal system
(a) bleeding from the nose
(b) gas with anesthetic properties
(c) the external folds of tissue that surround the vagina
(d) system of blood vessels starting and ending in capillaries
 
n. myelin sheath
(a) carbohydrate which can be found in potatoes, rice, bread and other foods
(b) a finger or toe
(c) white blood cell with an immune role found in the lymphatic system; white blood cell that differentiate to become capable of making antibodies; B cells
(d) this is a layer of Schwann cells which covers the nerve axon

n. iodine (b) trace element with the chemical symbol I
n. blastocyst (d) the ball of stem cells that develop after a fertilized embryo divides is called a blastocyst
n. biceps (c) muscle on the upper arm that moves the elbow
n. ecology (d) the relationships between all communities of living organisms and their environment
n. respiratory system (b) the lungs and airways which are involved in gas exchange
n. steroid (c) molecule containing four rings of carbon atoms
n. pupil (d) opening in the iris allowing light to pass through to the retina
n. insecticide (a) a chemical used to kill insects
n. portal system (d) system of blood vessels starting and ending in capillaries
n. myelin sheath (d) this is a layer of Schwann cells which covers the nerve axon


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