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05/30/2013

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PLEURAL
Definition
Pertaining to the pleura or membranes investing the lungs
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PERITONEAL
Definition
Pertaining to the perineum
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PLEURA
Definition
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The membranes lining the thorax and enveloping the lungs in animals.
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PERINEUM
Definition
The area between the anus and the scrotum/vulva
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CARDIOVASCULAR
Definition
Pertaining to the heart and the blood vessels
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HOMEOSTASIS
Definition
The body's inner state of equilibrium
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PERICARDIUM
Definition
The thin sac that encloses the heart
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PERICARDIAL
Definition
Pertaining to the pericardium
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RESPIRATION
Definition
Cellular process that releases energy from nutrients
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ANATOMY
Definition
Science dealing with form and structure of body parts
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ORGANELLE
Definition
A "worker" of a cell that performs a function
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PHYSIOLOGY
Definition
Science that deals with body function
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THORACIC
Definition
Pertaining to the chest
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VISCERAL
Definition
Pertaining to the contents of a body cavity
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REPRODUCTION
Definition
Forming offspring
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DIGESTION
Definition
Breaking down nutrient molecules for absorbing use; hydrolysis
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METABOLISM
Definition
The chemical reactions in a cell that use or release energy
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APPENDICULAR
Definition
Pertaining to the arms/legs
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AXIALSKELETON
Definition
Part of skeleton that protects/supports all in the head, neck, and trunk.
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EXCRETION
Definition
Elimination of metabolic waste
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ORGANISM
Definition
A living thing
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NEGATIVE FEEDBACK
Definition
Mechanism activated by imbalance that corrects it
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PHYSIOLOGY
Definition
Which field, when compared to the others, tends to rely more on experimentation to find new answers?
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ANATOMY
Definition
_______ is concerned with the structure of body parts
Term
MADE OF CELLS
ORGANIZATION
USE ENERGY
RESPOND TO ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULUS
GROWTH
REPRODUCTION
ADAPTION TO ENVIRONMENT
Definition
7 characteristics of life
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ATOM
MOLECULE
ORGANELLE
CELL
TISSUE
ORGAN
ORGAN SYSTEM
ORGANISM
Definition
Level of organization in biological beings
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AXIAL
Definition
The _____ portion of the body includes head, neck, trunk.
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PELVIC
Definition
The ______ cavity is the portion enclosed by the hip bones
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VISCERAL PLEURA
Definition
The lungs are covered by the membrane _______
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LYMPHATIC
Definition
The _________ system is responsible for transporting tissue fluid and also houses the body's disease-fighting cells.
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ENDOCRINE
Definition
The _____________ system includes all of the gland that secrete hormones
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LATERAL; SUPERIOR
Definition
The lower arm is _______ to the stomach; the head is ________ to the stomach
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SAGGITAL
Definition
_______ section divides the body into right and left
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RIGHT UPPER OF ABDOMINAL AREA
Definition
Where is the human liver generally located?
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MORPHOLOGY
Definition
he branch of biology that deals with the form of living organisms, and with relationships between their structures
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MORPHOLOGY
Definition
Anatomy is a term which means the study of
Term
ASSIMILATION
Definition
Changing absorbed substances into different chemical forms
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NEGATIVE FEEDBACK
Definition
Self-regulating control mechanisms usually operate by a process called __
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CIRCULATORY
Definition
Which organ system makes blood cells?
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GLYCOGEN
Definition
Out of ribose, pentose, hexose, glycogen, and sucrose, which one is NOT a monosaccharid
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ALKALOSIS
Definition
pathologic condition due to accumulation of base in, or loss of acid from, the body.
Term
3-D STRUCTURE
Definition
When cations and anions meets, they form...
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UNSTABLE NUCLEI
Definition
Radioactivity is caused by...
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NUCLEIC ACID
Definition
The type of organic molecule that can replicate is...
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BIOMARKER
Definition
a measurable characteristic that reflects the severity or presence of some disease state. More generally a ________ is anything that can be used as an indicator of a particular disease state or some other physiological state of an organism.

A body chemical associated with a particular disease or exposure to a toxin.
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NEUTRON
Definition
The type of SUBATOMIC particle that does not have an electrical charge
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CHOLESTEROL
Definition
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This is a fat that's also called lipids. It can be manufactured by your body, or obtained from ingesting animal food products such as meat, butter and eggs. It is comprised of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms. It is fatty and wax-like and does not mix well with your water-based blood. To be transported and used by your body, this combines with other fats and proteins to form lipoproteins that are easily carried in your bloodstream.
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PROTEIN
Definition
In phenylketonuria, an individual cannot break down the amino acid phenylalanine. Molecules that include phenylalanine build up in the blood, which causes mental retardation and other symptoms. This inherited disease can be controlled by following a diet that is very low in
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INERT
Definition
Chemically speaking, when an atom is _____, it is nonreactive to outside items
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GAMMA RAYS
Definition
Positron emission tomography (PET) detects pairs of ____ ____ emitted indirectly by a positron-emitting radionuclide tracer.
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CONFORMATION
Definition
Any of the spatial arrangements that the atoms in a molecule may adopt and freely convert between
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AMINO ACIDS
Definition
Proteins consist of sequences of
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TRIGLYCERIDES
Definition
Out of water, triglycerides, tryptophan, and glucose, which one does not have a polar region
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LIVER & MUSCLES
Definition
Specific to the human body, glycogen is stored in
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THYROID
Definition
Out of the spleen, liver, thymus, thyroid and spinal cord, which one uses iodide
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IONIZE
Definition
Electrolytes ________ when dissolved in water
Term
EXCHANGE REACTION
Definition
An acid reacting with a base is
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SINGLE CARBON-CARBON BONDS
Definition
Saturated fats have more ______ than unsaturated fats
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3D
Definition
Computer tomography scan differs from an X-ray image because
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EXCHANGE REACTION
Definition
A chemical reaction in which pairs of different molecules trade positions is an
Term
LENS CLOUD
Definition
Out of eye lens clouding, diabetes, reproduction of twins, or a urinary tract infection, which one of these can come from exposure to ionizing radiation
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ELEMENTS; ATOMS
Definition
Matter is made of _______, which are made of __________
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NEUTRAL
Definition
A solution that contains equal numbers of hydrogen and hydroxyl ions is
Term
C6H12O6
Definition
Does a simple carb have: a molecular formula of C6H12O6, building block of protein, several joined chains, only one nucleotide, or building block of fat
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LIVING; NON-LIVING
Definition
Chemistry deals with the composition and changes of substances that make up ________ as well as ______ matter
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3 FATTY ACIDS & 1 GLYCEROL
Definition
A triglyceride is made of
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BEING CHANGED OR DEPLETED
Definition
An enzyme is a protein that speeds up a reaction without _______________
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2
Definition
The first electron shell of an atom can hold a max of _ electrons
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ELECTROLYTES
Definition
Bases reacting with acids form _____ and water
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NO
Definition
Is glycogen a complex carb that we get from eating plants
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SECONDARY & TERTIARY STRUCTURES
Definition
The parts of a protein that change when it denatures are
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DECOMPOSITION REACTION
Definition
Table sugar breaking down into glucose and fructose is a ________ ________
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EXCHANGE REACTION
Definition
An acid reacting with a base is an
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NO
Definition
Are nucleic acids made of amino acids which have amine and an acid group in the molecule?
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H+; OH-
Definition
An acid releases _______ in water; a base releases __________
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GROWTH
Definition
Synthesis reactions are especially important in the body for
Term
IODINE IS A COMPOUND, IODIDE IS AN ION
Definition
The difference between iodine and iodide is
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WEAK H-BONDS
Definition
Bonds breaking between C & O, weak H & H, peptide, or H bonds forming can cause protein to denature
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BASES ARE OF VARIOUS TYPES, CAN FORM SEQUENCE
Definition
The informational content of DNA and RNA is in the nitrogenous bases because
Term
SYNTHESIS
Definition
Process by which substances UNITE to form more complex substances
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PROTEIN
Definition
N-containing organic compound made of joined amino acid molecules
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GLYCEROL
Definition
An organic compound that is a building block for fat molecules
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ALKALOSIS
Definition
Relative increase in alkalinity of body fluids (to a dangerous level, hint above 7.4)
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NONELECTROLYTE
Definition
A substance that does NOT dissociate into ions when it is dissolved is a
Term
SATURATED FATTY ACID
Definition
Fatty acid molecules that lack double bonds between the atoms of its carbon chain
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STARCH
Definition
Polysaccharide that is common in foods of plant origin (think if it's white, it's a...)
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LIPID
Definition
Fat, oil, fatlike compound that usually has fatty acids in its molecular structure
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ACIDOSIS
Definition
Relative increase in acidity of body fluids (below normal)
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ELECTROVALENT BONDS
Definition
Chemical bond formed between two ions as a result of the transfer of electrons
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AMINO ACID
Definition
A relatively small organic compound that contains an amino group and a carboxyl group.
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STEROID
Definition
Type of organic molecule that includes complex rings of carbon and hydrogen atoms
Term
SUCROSE
Definition
A disaccharide ex. table sugar
Term
NUCLEOTIDE
Definition
Building block of nucleic acid molecule, made of sugar, N-base, and phosphate
Term
UNSATURATED FATTY ACID
Definition
Fatty molecule that has one or more DOUBLE bonds between the atoms if its carbon chain
Term
CONFORMATION
Definition
3D form of protein, determined by its amino acid sequence and attractions and repulsions between amino acids
Term
PHOSPHOLIPID
Definition
Lipid containing 2 fatty acid molecules, A PHOSPHATE GROUP, glycerol molecule
Term
DIALYSIS
Definition
Separation of smaller molecules from larger ones in a liquid
Term
FATTY ACID
Definition
Building block of a fat molecule
Term
YES
Definition
Do radioactive isotopes react in similar chemical ways to their relatively stable counterparts
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ORGANIC
Definition
Which usually has contain more atoms, organic or inorganic molecules
Term
NO
Definition
Does a covalent bond form when Na and Cl react?
Term
GLYCOGEN
Definition
Animal polysaccharides or ___________, consist of branched chains of sugar units and functions to store energy
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CARBON
Definition
Out of C, O, N, K, which has a nuclear configuration of 12/6
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HYDROGEN
Definition
When a partially charged H comes near a partially charged O on another atom, a ______ bond is formed
Term
THORACIC
Definition
Pertaining to the chest
Term
ANABOLISM
Definition
Building up is _
Term
CATABOLISM
Definition
Breaking down is _
Term
YES
Definition
Is releasing the energy in glucose molecules an example of catabolism?
Term
CYTOPLASM
Definition
The reactions of anaerobic respiration take place in the _
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NO
Definition
Is an active site part of a substrate molecule that binds an enzyme
Term
ENZYME; PRODUCT
Definition
An active site of an enzyme is the part of an ______ that combines with a ________
Term
NO
Definition
Does each individual have his own genetic code
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NO
Definition
Does oxidation form chemical bonds
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CELLULAR EXTRACTION; GLUCOSE
Definition
Arsenic poisoning harms the body by interfering with _ _ of energy from _
Term
YES
Definition
Is the genetic code in correspondence between DNA sequence and amino acid sequence of protein
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NO (other way around)
Definition
Is dehydration synthesis catabolic and hydrolysis anabolic
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ANAEROBIC
Definition
_ respiration breaks down glucose into 2 pyruvic acid molecules
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FOLD
Definition
A chaperone protein helps a protein to _
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MISMATCHED; DNA
Definition
In the DNA damage response, repair enzymes replace __ nucleotides in _
Term
YES
Definition
Can the dna sequence TAACTGTCGACGGTGATG encode the amino acid sequence ile-asp-ser-cys-his-tyr
Term
STRANDS; SUGAR; NITROGENOUS BASES
Definition
DNA differ in _, _, and _ _
Term
FALSE (acgt)
Definition
In DNA replication, two halves of the double helix part and enzymes place ACGU nucelotides opposite their complements, forming two double helices from one.
Term
FALSE
Definition
For each citric acid molecule that enters the citric acid cycle, 2 ATP's, 16 H atoms, and 4 CO2 molecules are produced
Term
INTERCALATED DISK
Definition
The band between cardiac muscle cells is called a(n)
Term
NO
Definition
Is the tissue that forms the outermost layer of the skin a type of connective tissue?
Term
FIXED
Definition
Cells that rside in a specific connective tissue type for an extended period of time are _ cells
Term
FIBROBLASTS
Definition
The most abundant cells in dense connective tissue are
Term
CENTRAL CANALS
Definition
Bone cells form conccentric circles around longitudinal tubes called _ _
Term
INTERCELLULAR
Definition
Structures that join cells, forming tissues, are called _ junctions
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DIFFERENT; DIFFERENT; mRNAS
Definition
The basis of using proteomics to describe tissues that _ cell types produce _ sets of _
Term
NEURONS
Definition
The cells that respond to environmental stimuli are
Term
ORGANIZATION
Definition
Is location or organization of the cells used to distinguish tissue types
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EPITHELIUM
Definition
The tissue that covers all body surfaces is
Term
NO
Definition
Does muscle tissue conduct nerve impulses from one neuron to another and coordinate body activities
Term
SUPPORT/BIND NERVOUS TISSUE, PROVIDE NUTRIENTS AND GROWTH FACTORS TO NEURONS BY CONNECTING THEM TO BLOOD VESSELS
Definition
What is the function of the neuroglia
Term
SMOOTH & CARDIAC
Definition
Involuntary muscles are smooth, skeletal, or cardiac
Term
CARDIAC
Definition
Muscle tissue that is involuntary and has striations is _ muscle
Term
BRANCHING NETWORKS/ PARALLEL STRANDS
Definition
Elastic connective tissue forms
Term
OTHER NEURONS, GLANDS, MUSCLES
Definition
Where can neurons send messages to
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CARDIAC & SMOOTH
Definition
Muscle cells with more than one nucleus are
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