Free PCAT Test # PCAT/M4

n. fibre
(a) a computer generated image of a part of the body
(b) something or someone that does not take part but is present (and watching)
(c) strand of tissue
(d) bundle of muscle fibers
 
adj. toxic
(a) process where heat is passed to the surroundings
(b) able to flow easily
(c) poisonous; harmful to health
(d) a substance that destroys bacteria
 
n. sexually transmitted disease
(a) generic name for illnesses such as HIV, hepatitis b, gonorrhea or syphilis
(b) the exertion of force by one body against another
(c) proteins joined with carbohydrates that are found on the surface of cells
(d) rigidity of death
 
n. seizure
(a) soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group
(b) a cytoplasmic cell organelle that buds off from the golgi complex
(c) humans considered as a group, breed or strain
(d) a fit
 
n. chemical equation
(a) any reaction occurring between atoms or compounds can be written with the reactants on the left and the products on the right separated by arrows showing the direction of the reaction
(b) state of a body or physical system at rest
(c) disease of pancreas due to lack of insulin
(d) inflammation

n. blood vessel
(a) link holding the atoms together
(b) olfactory sense; an odor
(c) part of the cardiovascular system (e.g. vein or artery)
(d) any substance the body reacts to as foreign or harmful, by producing an antibody against it
 
adj. pancreatic
(a) well-thought through; well-prepared; informed
(b) scraggy; scrawny; skinny
(c) able to be changed back
(d) relating to a glandular organ located in the abdomen
 
n. pylorus
(a) members in groups 1 and 11 of the periodic table
(b) a weak protease inhibitor that is applied in treating HIV; trade name: Invirase
(c) region between the stomach and the duodenum
(d) the coiling of the peptide chains in a protein in specific ways
 
n. insecticide
(a) a chemical used to kill insects
(b) the study of the physical structure and arrangement of an organism
(c) an excessive amount of a drug; too large portion of a medication or drug
(d) nerve tissue of the central nervous system that is pale in comparison to the gray matter because it contains more nerve fibers
 
n. fission
(a) a substance that causes cancer
(b) a method of asexual reproduction
(c) anything causing damage to the body
(d) element in the left-hand side of the periodic table