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n. heartburn
(a) burning pain the chest area due to reflux of stomach acid; indigestion
(b) air tube connecting trachea ('windpipe') and lungs
(c) the gut; alimentary canal
(d) chemical secreted in small amounts from endocrine glands that passes in the bloodstream to another tissue or organ where it alters the function or structure of that organ
 
n. zinc
(a) a metal showing few properties of the transition metals
(b) series of fast mitotic divisions in embryology
(c) interdependence between various medications
(d) production
 
n. alertness
(a) carefulness; vigilance; watchfulness
(b) area which allows passage of substances into cytoplasm and back
(c) the joint where the top of the arm joins the trunk
(d) type of asexual reproduction which leads to splitting of parental cells in two equal parts
 
n. galactose
(a) process in which complex compounds are made by adding together monomers which contain carbon double bonds
(b) the material on which an enzyme works
(c) a simple sugar that is converted to glucose in the liver
(d) a thin layer of polymeric material surrounding a tablet, capsule, or pellet
 
adj. two-dimensional
(a) having length and width
(b) shapeless
(c) relating to athin serous membrane that covers the lung
(d) made hard by calcium deposits

 

n. ribonucleic acid RNA
(a) indigestible cellulose in our food; roughage
(b) halogen with a more electropositive element
(c) part of the cell center that codes for protein synthesis
(d) small bones of the feet
 
adj. poisonous
(a) held for a long time
(b) toxic
(c) relating to youth
(d) enteric; enteral
 
n. fungus
(a) the process by which blood cells are made
(b) organism that reproduces by sporing; e.g. a mushroom
(c) a single person or entity
(d) principle explaining the relationship between different forms of energy
 
n. carboxyl group
(a) light-headedness
(b) denoted by -COOH
(c) drug that can be obtained without a written order from a pharmacist or doctor; written instructions for a drug
(d) a non-protein substance, often a metal ion; that is needed for normal enzyme action
 
adj. cardiothoracic
(a) relating to one biological unit
(b) relating to the arm (or similar vestige in other organisms)
(c) having shorter wavelengths than visible light
(d) relating to the heart and chest region

n. heartburn (a) burning pain the chest area due to reflux of stomach acid; indigestion
n. zinc (a) a metal showing few properties of the transition metals
n. alertness (a) carefulness; vigilance; watchfulness
n. galactose (c) a simple sugar that is converted to glucose in the liver
adj. two-dimensional (a) having length and width
n. ribonucleic acid RNA (c) part of the cell center that codes for protein synthesis
adj. poisonous (b) toxic
n. fungus (b) organism that reproduces by sporing; e.g. a mushroom
n. carboxyl group (b) denoted by -COOH
adj. cardiothoracic (d) relating to the heart and chest region

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