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n. cialis
(a) brand name for a drug that is used to treat erectile dysfunctions; a selective inhibitor of cyclic guanosine monophosphate
(b) sac that contains the testis and epididymus outside of the abdomen
(c) fibers located throughout the cytoplasm of a cell
(d) 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
 
n. nitrous oxide
(a) measures to prevent unwanted effects; safety measures
(b) gas with anesthetic properties
(c) agent that delivers the amino acids required for protein synthesis to the ribosomes
(d) blood loss due to vessel wall damage
 
n. rapid eye movement
(a) situation created when microbes enter the body and cause a disease
(b) energy-transducing organelle in plant cells
(c) phase of the sleep cycle
(d) a medical doctor who deals with the cause; origin and nature of diseases
 
n. bug
(a) an infectious disease or agent (informal)
(b) the process of bringing back undigested food from the stomach
(c) plaque that helps hold adjacent cells together
(d) ability to resist infection, because of its white blood cells and antibodies
 
n. Fahrenheit
(a) scale of temperature
(b) organic substance derived from steroids that is required for bone metabolism
(c) strand of tissue
(d) a measurement of the amount of matter in a physical body

 

n. primary lysosome
(a) the dimensional appearance; the morphology
(b) a cytoplasmic cell organelle that buds off from the golgi complex
(c) tocopherol
(d) one of the ossicles
 
n. portal vein
(a) the state of being without food for a long time
(b) a blood vessel connecting two networks of capillaries
(c) very fine particles that are suspended in a gas
(d) difficulty falling or staying asleep
 
n. psychologist
(a) mild painkilling drug
(b) medical condition of long sightedness
(c) someone who studies mental processes and behavior
(d) process in which two molecules join to form a single compound
 
n. ion
(a) a swelling or protuberance
(b) charged atom or molecule
(c) a protease inhibitor applied in treating HIV; trade name: Norvir
(d) a blood vessel connecting two networks of capillaries
 
n. sarcomere
(a) nostrils
(b) contractile unit made up of actin and myosin (thick and thin filaments)
(c) this is made when the hydroxyl group of a carboxylic acid is replaced by a chlorine atom
(d) a non-protein substance that acts as a cofactor for a particular catalytic reaction to occur

n. cialis (a) brand name for a drug that is used to treat erectile dysfunctions; a selective inhibitor of cyclic guanosine monophosphate
n. nitrous oxide (b) gas with anesthetic properties
n. rapid eye movement (c) phase of the sleep cycle
n. bug (a) an infectious disease or agent (informal)
n. Fahrenheit (a) scale of temperature
n. primary lysosome (b) a cytoplasmic cell organelle that buds off from the golgi complex
n. portal vein (b) a blood vessel connecting two networks of capillaries
n. psychologist (c) someone who studies mental processes and behavior
n. ion (b) charged atom or molecule
n. sarcomere (b) contractile unit made up of actin and myosin (thick and thin filaments)

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