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adj. anabolic
(a) sick (as if you will vomit)
(b) relating to the stomach
(c) energy-requiring during the synthesis of complex molecules from simple molecules
(d) affected with the urge to scratch
 
adj. aerobic
(a) relating to a molecule containing equal quantities of dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms and therefore not rotating the plane of incident polarized light
(b) unsafe; risky
(c) relating to the back surface; posterior
(d) presence of oxygen
 
adj. residual
(a) relating to a gene form that is only expressed when two alleles are present; relating to one from each parent
(b) having the same composition as the body fluids; having equal tension
(c) having a fairly constant body temperature
(d) the part left at the end
 
n. active site
(a) the way a thing or person is likely to act or behave
(b) part of an enzyme where a substrate is accepted and is responsible for its catalytic activity
(c) a type of sugar
(d) science which deals with all the elements except for carbon
 
n. microvillus
(a) a finger-like projection from a membrane surface
(b) the secretion of milk by the mammary glands
(c) a channel in plant cells that connects the cytoplasm of two nearby cells
(d) water drug; any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine

 

n. gap junction
(a) membrane area that allows communication between adjacent cells' cytoplasm
(b) the organs and cells that provide defense against tissue invasion or damage
(c) compound of a nonmetallic diatomic element
(d) small but uncontrolled shaking movements of a part of the body
 
n. scrotum
(a) nucleic substance that condenses to make chromosomes during mitosis
(b) sac that contains the testis and epididymus outside of the abdomen
(c) a semipermeable lipid bilayer
(d) a compound made of bromine joined to another element
 
n. hematopoiesis
(a) popular diuretic used to treat hypertension and edema; trade name: Lasix
(b) lack of red blood cells; deficiency of red blood cells; a low level of hemoglobin in the blood
(c) the process by which blood cells are made
(d) the vertebral column
 
v. acclimatize
(a) to keep away from; to prevent from happening
(b) to ease suffering; to reduce the severity of an illness without curing it
(c) adapt to changes in the environment
(d) to take an exaggerated amount of medicine or drugs
 
n. thymus
(a) organ in the thorax involved in T-cell immune function
(b) chemical made from the amino acid histidine that is released in an immune reaction (especially allergic reactions)
(c) nerve tissue of the central nervous system that is pale in comparison to the gray matter because it contains more nerve fibers
(d) dissolved salt or ions in the body fluids

adj. anabolic (c) energy-requiring during the synthesis of complex molecules from simple molecules
adj. aerobic (d) presence of oxygen
adj. residual (d) the part left at the end
n. active site (b) part of an enzyme where a substrate is accepted and is responsible for its catalytic activity
n. microvillus (a) a finger-like projection from a membrane surface
n. gap junction (a) membrane area that allows communication between adjacent cells' cytoplasm
n. scrotum (b) sac that contains the testis and epididymus outside of the abdomen
n. hematopoiesis (c) the process by which blood cells are made
v. acclimatize (c) adapt to changes in the environment
n. thymus (a) organ in the thorax involved in T-cell immune function

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