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n. reduction
(a) cell containing chlorophyll
(b) a nitrogen-containing compound which helps form the nucleotides of nucleic acids
(c) the process where a substance gains electrons
(d) droplets of liquid in the air that form smoke; mist or fumes when a substance evaporates; barely visible and cloudly matter
 
n. electrolyte
(a) high blood pressure
(b) invasion of the body by parasites either on the skin or inside the body
(c) yellow color of the skin due to high levels of bilirubin in the blood
(d) dissolved salt or ions in the body fluids
 
n. child
(a) master endocrine gland which is attached to the hypothalamus at the base of the brain
(b) carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body
(c) a monosaccharide (sugar) with 6 carbons
(d) a young boy or girl
 
n. onset
(a) a small swelling of tissue
(b) the beginning
(c) a junction between a nerve ending and another excitable cell
(d) a 3-dimensional shape
 
n. menstrual period
(a) proteins joined to carbohydrate that are found on the surface of cells
(b) tissue that transports sugars in plants
(c) the monthly bleeding that occurs cyclically in a women during the reproductive years; menses
(d) proteins joined with carbohydrates that are found on the surface of cells

 

n. sulfur
(a) more than 40% over the ideal weight adjusted for sex; height and weight
(b) building of an early form of an embryo
(c) one of two or more alternative forms of a gene; can be dominant or recessive
(d) chemical element with the symbol S
 
n. vitamin K
(a) a fat-soluble vitamin needed for the normal clotting of blood
(b) illness affecting the brain where the ability to remember things; and other mental skills; are poor
(c) any gas that is found dissolved in blood (mainly oxygen or carbon dioxide)
(d) enzyme that breaks down fat into fatty acids and glycerol
 
n. post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
(a) process of smelling; sense of smell
(b) an obstacle that prevents things from moving along
(c) loss of vision
(d) an abnormal reaction involving flashbacks and abnormal anxiety which can occur after exposure to extreme stress
 
n. course
(a) the part of the mind that can think; reason and understand
(b) phosphatidylcholine; phospholipid formed from phosphatidic acid and choline
(c) trend; development; route
(d) cell containing chlorophyll
 
n. entropy
(a) measurement of the amount of thermal energy that is not available for work in a closed thermodynamic system
(b) electrical impulse that passes along a muscle or nerve cell to carry information
(c) an external skeleton that provides protection and muscle attachment for locomotion
(d) process generating ATP in which glucose is broken down

n. reduction (c) the process where a substance gains electrons
n. electrolyte (d) dissolved salt or ions in the body fluids
n. child (d) a young boy or girl
n. onset (b) the beginning
n. menstrual period (c) the monthly bleeding that occurs cyclically in a women during the reproductive years; menses
n. sulfur (d) chemical element with the symbol S
n. vitamin K (a) a fat-soluble vitamin needed for the normal clotting of blood
n. post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (d) an abnormal reaction involving flashbacks and abnormal anxiety which can occur after exposure to extreme stress
n. course (c) trend; development; route
n. entropy (a) measurement of the amount of thermal energy that is not available for work in a closed thermodynamic system

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