n. thermometer
(a) instrument that is used to measure temperature
(b) female sex hormone
(c) the part of your body containing the digestive organs
(d) inherited disease due to an extra chromosome 21; also known as 'trisomy 21'
n. lactation
(a) This process changes straight chain alkanes into branched chain compounds by passing them over a catalyst
(b) someone who takes X-rays
(c) the secretion of milk by the mammary glands
(d) molecule containing four rings of carbon atoms
n. vertex
(a) metallic element found only as compounds
(b) the hormones adrenaline and noradrenaline that are made and secreted by the adrenals
(c) the highest point of the skull; the top of the head
(d) the coiling of the peptide chains in a protein in specific ways
n. meiosis
(a) removal of a small piece of tissue from the body so it can be examined under the microscope
(b) colorless; toxic alcohol
(c) cellular division that produces reproductive cells with only half the number of chromosomes
(d) infection of the gut causing diarrhea and vomiting
n. metamorphosis
(a) inflammation of the liver which is caused by a toxin or virus
(b) process that aerobically breaks down food molecules to carbon dioxide; water and energy
(c) this is the degree to which acids are able to dissociate into ions in a solution
(d) change in the form of an organism that occurs during development |
|
n. mibefradil
(a) brand name for a drug that belongs to a group of medicines calcium channel blockers
(b) lipid and protein coat which forms part of the plasma membrane in animal cells
(c) upper jaw bone
(d) part of the human skull that resembles a cockleshell in form
adj. immunocompromised
(a) chunky
(b) unable to resist disease
(c) having the ability to make a substance lose electrons
(d) water-hating; unable of dissolving in water
n. desmosome
(a) an extreme fear localized to particular objects or situations
(b) plaque that helps hold adjacent cells together
(c) drug that contains salt or ester of nitric acid
(d) a waste product made when amino acids are broken down
n. formula
(a) indigestible cellulose in our food; roughage
(b) symbols showing what elements a compound contains
(c) process where liquid is taken into the cell within vesicles
(d) this is a layer of Schwann cells which covers the nerve axon
n. gonadotrophin
(a) hormone made in and released from the pituitary gland that act on the gonads (sex organs)
(b) largest middle ear ossicle (bone)
(c) the organ system that covers the body the integument.
(d) something that can cause a disease in an organism |
