PCAT Testing # PCAT/M119

n. concentration
(a) the amount of a substance within a second substance, usually in a solution
(b) reddening of the skin
(c) type of headache
(d) type of blood cancer which is characterized by rapid growth of white blood cells
 
n. beta-carotene
(a) daily activity cycle in many organisms caused by a 24-hours interval
(b) a membrane lined vesicle or sac
(c) a nutrient found throughout plant and animal species
(d) carbohydrate which can be found in potatoes, rice, bread and other foods
 
n. toughness
(a) sac that takes proteins made in the endoplasmic reticulum to other organelles
(b) the amount of effort or energy required to break an object
(c) vitamin B1
(d) a drug present in tea; coffee and cola that is a stimulant
 
n. autoantibody
(a) generic name for drug which is used pharmacologically as a vasodilator; brand names: Isordil, Sorbitrate
(b) iron oxide that forms when exposed to oxygen and moisture
(c) protein formed to fight the body's own cells
(d) medical care; therapy
 
n. osmosis
(a) fibres of DNA joined to proteins
(b) reddening of the skin
(c) process where solvent molecules, e.g. water, pass through a selectively permeable membrane from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration
(d) gas used by plants in photosynthesis and made in respiration

n. poisoning
(a) the mathematical value of neutrons and protons in an atomic nucleus
(b) an instrument used to magnify small objects so that they can be seen much better than with your eye
(c) the act of being damaged by a toxic compound
(d) a fixed value
 
n. directions
(a) instructions; manual containing information on how to use a drug or medication
(b) black pigment that protects against the sun
(c) series of membranes that manufacture lipids in the cell and lack ribosomes on its outer surface
(d) carbohydrate which can be found in potatoes, rice, bread and other foods
 
n. neutron
(a) sac that takes proteins made in the endoplasmic reticulum to other organelles
(b) uncharged particle found in the nucleus of the atom
(c) an involuntary action; an automatic response
(d) cell movement to or away from a chemical which is able to attract or repel the cell
 
adj. nasal
(a) describing the space between
(b) relating to the nose
(c) senior; older; aged
(d) swollen and engorged
 
adj. cardiac
(a) of the heart
(b) relating to the breathing
(c) having shorter wavelengths than visible light
(d) not able to dissolve