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n. limb
(a) one of the legs or arms
(b) a long chain of carbon atoms with a carboxyl group (COOH) at the end
(c) indigestible cellulose in our food; roughage
(d) a force or power allowing the body to function
 
n. seminal fluid
(a) substance secreted in the outer ear canal by special glands
(b) containing glandular secretions from the testicle, seminal vesicles, prostate, vas deferens, Cowper's and other small glands; fluid part of semen without sperm
(c) curved tube that is the main part of the nephron in the kidney
(d) gene material found in the cell nucleus
 
n. memory
(a) gland that lies in front of the trachea and has two lobes
(b) a small swelling of tissue
(c) moment of a force
(d) function of the brain that allows information to be taken in; stored and then recalled at a later date
 
n. enthalpy
(a) the external folds of tissue that surround the vagina
(b) fatty acids that contain as many hydrogen atoms as possible
(c) molar concentration of a solution; number of moles of solute per liter of solution
(d) thermodynamic function of a system described by the sum of the internal energy plus the product of its volume multiplied by the pressure from the environment
 
n. blood type
(a) A, AB, O, B are the four antigen groups found on red blood cells
(b) hard structure; made of keratin; found on the back of the fingertips
(c) an amino sugar
(d) outer covering of the cerebrum responsible for consciousness, memory, intellect, voluntary activity and sensory perception

 

n. orbital
(a) region in the retina in which fibers leave the retina and which does not consist of rods and cones
(b) the characteristic regions of space that electrons are held in
(c) a small mark on the skin; usually dark that appears after exposure to the sun in certain people; unit representing the amount of a substance
(d) a secondary substance made in the process of creating a primary one
 
n. hydronium ion
(a) unpleasant feeling people experience when they stop taking a drug they are addicted to
(b) system of sex organs (testis and ovary) and associated structures
(c) a protein that is made in the body and speed up biochemical reactions
(d) hydrated hydrogen protons formed when an acid dissolves in water
 
n. ophthalmoscope
(a) instrument used to look at the inside of the eye; for example the optic disc
(b) one of the nitrogen containing bases which help make up RNA
(c) an atom's ability to attract electrons in chemical bonds
(d) a substance which exists in a vapor form at room temperature (neither a liquid; nor a solid)
 
n. scurvy
(a) vitamin needed to make nucleic acids
(b) disease caused by vitamin C deficiency
(c) membrane that contains the embryo/fetus during maturation
(d) any opacity in the lens of the eye leading to blurred vision
 
n. amino sugar
(a) the final shape of an active protein molecule made up of two or more polypeptide chains
(b) compounds where a hydroxyl group is replaced by an amino group
(c) an acid that only slightly dissociates in a solution
(d) white blood cell with an immune role found in the lymphatic system

n. limb (a) one of the legs or arms
n. seminal fluid (b) containing glandular secretions from the testicle, seminal vesicles, prostate, vas deferens, Cowper's and other small glands; fluid part of semen without sperm
n. memory (d) function of the brain that allows information to be taken in; stored and then recalled at a later date
n. enthalpy (d) thermodynamic function of a system described by the sum of the internal energy plus the product of its volume multiplied by the pressure from the environment
n. blood type (a) A, AB, O, B are the four antigen groups found on red blood cells
n. orbital (b) the characteristic regions of space that electrons are held in
n. hydronium ion (d) hydrated hydrogen protons formed when an acid dissolves in water
n. ophthalmoscope (a) instrument used to look at the inside of the eye; for example the optic disc
n. scurvy (b) disease caused by vitamin C deficiency
n. amino sugar (b) compounds where a hydroxyl group is replaced by an amino group

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