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n. metabolism
(a) this is a layer of Schwann cells which covers the nerve axon
(b) skull bone
(c) all of the energetic reactions that take place in a cell or organism
(d) change in the form of an organism that occurs during development
 
n. medication
(a) sugars with 6 carbons
(b) drug; pill containing chemicals; tablet
(c) diabetic illness that can only be managed using insulin injections; usually affecting young people
(d) symbols showing what elements a compound contains
 
n. drug
(a) a joining of the edges of a wound
(b) a substance that has an effect on the body
(c) the part of the cardiac cycle during which the heart muscle relaxes
(d) organic substance needed for blood clotting
 
n. tonsil
(a) nodule of lymph tissue at the back of the throat that enlarges to help fend off infections
(b) one of 12 pairs of long, thin bones that curve from the spine to join the sternum in front
(c) rubbish produced when something degrades
(d) the part of your body containing the digestive organs
 
n. endothelium
(a) digestive tract in mammals
(b) tissue composed of flat cells connected by a thin membrane
(c) referring to processes and experiments occurring outside an organism in an artificial environment
(d) stage of cell cycle where chromosomes separate and move towards opposite ends of the cell

 

n. allosteric site
(a) mild painkilling drug
(b) Group 2 metallic element
(c) region on a catalytic protein away from the main active region
(d) organic substance needed for skin and good eyesight
 
n. fascicle
(a) bundle of muscle fibers
(b) a small erosion (hole) in the gastrointestinal tract
(c) a woman
(d) bottle, box or tube which contains drugs or medicines and is shut securely
 
n. golgi body
(a) pain in the uppermost part of the body
(b) salt or ester of carbamic acid
(c) a triangular bone located between the coccyx and the lumbar vertebra
(d) stacks of membranous vesicles that modify; package and sort proteins to other organelles
 
adj. hoarse
(a) made hard by calcium deposits
(b) refers to a voice that is croaky and unable to produce a full range of sound
(c) dead
(d) relating to hearing
 
n. eukaryote
(a) the branch of medicine concerning conception, pregnancy and childbirth
(b) unicellular or multicellular organism whose cells contain membrane-bound cell organelles similar to a nucleus
(c) difficulties with micturition
(d) the turning back of a waveform as it comes across a boundary

n. metabolism (c) all of the energetic reactions that take place in a cell or organism
n. medication (b) drug; pill containing chemicals; tablet
n. drug (b) a substance that has an effect on the body
n. tonsil (a) nodule of lymph tissue at the back of the throat that enlarges to help fend off infections
n. endothelium (b) tissue composed of flat cells connected by a thin membrane
n. allosteric site (c) region on a catalytic protein away from the main active region
n. fascicle (a) bundle of muscle fibers
n. golgi body (d) stacks of membranous vesicles that modify; package and sort proteins to other organelles
adj. hoarse (b) refers to a voice that is croaky and unable to produce a full range of sound
n. eukaryote (b) unicellular or multicellular organism whose cells contain membrane-bound cell organelles similar to a nucleus

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