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n. magnet
(a) a substance that can attract iron or steel
(b) a protease inhibitor applied in treating HIV; trade name: Norvir
(c) aching in the thorax
(d) a sugar made from starch
 
n. in vitro
(a) referring to processes and experiments occurring outside an organism in an artificial environment
(b) an organism that moves with the help of a tail-like structure
(c) nodule of lymph tissue at the back of the throat that enlarges to help fend off infections
(d) one celled organism that have a nucleus and are either parasites or live in water
 
n. osteoblast
(a) a broad-spectrum antibiotic that is being used as prophylaxis against disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection in HIV-positive patients; brand name: Mycobutin
(b) a prescription drug used in the treatment of erectile dysfunction; generic name: vardenafil
(c) cell that make new bone by producing collagen
(d) process of emitting sperm
 
n. oxide
(a) one-celled organisms that don't have a cell nucleus and reproduce by spore formation or fission
(b) the vertebral column
(c) pair of ducts through which the eggs are moving to the uterus
(d) compound of a nonmetallic diatomic element
 
n. isomerization
(a) device prevents pregnancy
(b) This process changes straight chain alkanes into branched chain compounds by passing them over a catalyst
(c) cytoplasmic structure where ATP (energy) is made
(d) process generating ATP in which glucose is broken down

 

n. flexor
(a) generic name for illnesses such as HIV, hepatitis b, gonorrhea or syphilis
(b) uncharged particle found in the nucleus of the atom
(c) control characteristics of the plant
(d) muscle that allows a joint to bend
 
n. crista
(a) type of headache
(b) something that stops or slows down a biological event or function
(c) fold in a membrane which forms a projection
(d) supercilium
 
n. beta pleated sheet
(a) the start of the menstrual periods
(b) a chemical reaction or process in which sodium chloride is broken down by reaction with water
(c) any substance the body reacts to as foreign or harmful, by producing an antibody against it
(d) secondary structure of a protein where the polypeptide chain forms a zigzag shape
 
n. deoxygenated blood
(a) an organism that lives in or on a host organism
(b) the process where a cell's contents shrink away from the cell wall when placed in a hypertonic solution
(c) a bodily fluid that returns from the tissues and organs to the heart via a set of vessels, called veins
(d) one of 2 bags of skin hanging behind the penis in the male
 
v. hemorrhage
(a) to disintegrate; to destroy
(b) to block; to protect against
(c) to adjust a chemical equation so that the number of atoms and charge match on each side
(d) to bleed (usually a large amount)

n. magnet (a) a substance that can attract iron or steel
n. in vitro (a) referring to processes and experiments occurring outside an organism in an artificial environment
n. osteoblast (c) cell that make new bone by producing collagen
n. oxide (d) compound of a nonmetallic diatomic element
n. isomerization (b) This process changes straight chain alkanes into branched chain compounds by passing them over a catalyst
n. flexor (d) muscle that allows a joint to bend
n. crista (c) fold in a membrane which forms a projection
n. beta pleated sheet (d) secondary structure of a protein where the polypeptide chain forms a zigzag shape
n. deoxygenated blood (c) a bodily fluid that returns from the tissues and organs to the heart via a set of vessels, called veins
v. hemorrhage (d) to bleed (usually a large amount)

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