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adj. binocular
(a) involving both eyes at the same time
(b) relating to the heart and chest region
(c) having both hydrophobic (water-hating) and hydrophilic (water-loving) regions
(d) relating to the female reproductive organs
 
n. shortness of breath
(a) malfunction of the light-sensitive membrane which is part of the eyeball
(b) passage of urine from the bladder outside of the body
(c) region on a catalytic protein away from the main active region
(d) difficulty in respiration; rapid respiration
 
n. fissure
(a) a crack e.g. in the skin
(b) the flagellate organism that causes syphilis
(c) part of the small intestine
(d) one of the cytochromes that acts as a hydrogen and electron acceptor
 
n. testicle
(a) male sex organ found in the scrotum
(b) supercilium
(c) process where liquid is taken into the cell within vesicles
(d) a small erosion (hole) in the gastrointestinal tract
 
n. pulse
(a) the expansion and contraction of the blood as it is pumped around the circulation
(b) structure that connects a developing baby to the placenta
(c) clusters of receptor cells on the upper surface of the tongue, soft palate, and epiglottis
(d) compound containing a nitrogenous base (purine or pyrimidine) and a sugar

 

n. medulla oblongata
(a) infection or inflammation of the back of the throat
(b) white outer coat of the eye
(c) part of the brainstem
(d) low glucose concentration in the blood
 
n. osteocyte
(a) sedative-hypnotic used for the short-term treatment of insomnia
(b) cell that has become part of the bone matrix
(c) heart attack; apoplexy; cerebrovascular accident; (CVA)
(d) supercilium
 
n. ice
(a) pipe from the back of the nose to the middle ear
(b) shortsightedness
(c) frozen water
(d) an amino sugar
 
n. ciliary muscle
(a) organ that affects zonular fibers in the eye (fibers that suspend the lens in position during accommodation), enabling changes in lens shape for light focusing
(b) area that contains the heart and lungs; the chest
(c) reddening of the skin
(d) an obstacle that prevents things from moving along
 
adv. usual
(a) causing distress or suffering
(b) uncommon; not usual
(c) immediately
(d) common; something that occurs habitually

adj. binocular (a) involving both eyes at the same time
n. shortness of breath (d) difficulty in respiration; rapid respiration
n. fissure (a) a crack e.g. in the skin
n. testicle (a) male sex organ found in the scrotum
n. pulse (a) the expansion and contraction of the blood as it is pumped around the circulation
n. medulla oblongata (c) part of the brainstem
n. osteocyte (b) cell that has become part of the bone matrix
n. ice (c) frozen water
n. ciliary muscle (a) organ that affects zonular fibers in the eye (fibers that suspend the lens in position during accommodation), enabling changes in lens shape for light focusing
adv. usual (d) common; something that occurs habitually

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