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| Chronic disease of the liver, characterized by an overgrowth of connective tissue or fibrosis. |
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| Muscular tube extending from the region posterior to the nasal cavities to the esophagus. |
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| An intestinal hormone that stimulates gallbladder contraction and pancreatic juice release. |
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| A rounded mass of food prepared by the mouth for swallowing; any soft round mass. |
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| Formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate molecules. |
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| Greenish-yellow or brownish fluid produced in and secreted by the liver, stored in the gallbladder, and released into the small intestine. |
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| Vessels that deliver blood to the lungs to be oxygenated. |
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| Metabolic water (water of oxidation) |
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| Water produced from the cellular metabolism (about 10% of our body's water) |
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| Double-walled cup at the end of a renal tubule; encloses a glomerulus. Also called Bowman's capsule. |
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| Respiration in which oxygen is consumed and glucose is broken down entirely; water, carbon dioxide, and large amounts of ATP. |
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1. One of the microscopic air sacs of the lungs; 2. tiny milk producing glandular sac in the breast 3. tooth socket. |
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Substance produced by the stomach that is required for vitamin B12 absorption |
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| Basal metabolic rate. BMR |
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| Rate at which energy is expended (heat produced) by the body per unit time under controlled (basal) conditions: 12 hours after a meal at rest. |
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| Canal through which urine passes from the bladder to outside the body. |
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| Term used to compare the weight of a substance to the weight of an equal volume of distilled water. |
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| Exchange of gases between blood and tissue fluid and between tissue fluid and cells. |
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Digestive system enzyme that breaks down starchy foods. |
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| Inflammation of the liver |
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| High Carbon dioxide levels in the blood |
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1. Static equilibrium receptor within the vestibule of the inner ear. 2. a colored area or spot. |
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| Low carbon dioxide levels in the blood |
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| A condition of unusually low levels of plasma proteins causing a reduction in colloid osmotic pressure; results in tissue edema. |
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| Fatty acid metabolites; strong organic acids. |
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| State of abnormally high hydrogen ion concentration in the extracellular fluid. |
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| Inorganic chemical compounds found in nature; salts. |
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Chemical or mechanical process of breaking down foodstuffs to substances that can be absorbed. |
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| Disease characterized by passage of a large quantity of dilute urine plus intense thirst and dehydration caused by inadequate release of ADH antidiuretic hormone |
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| State of abnormally low hydrogen ion concentration in the extracellular fluid. |
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| A chemical reaction in which a phosphate molecule is added to a molecule; for example, phophorylation of ADP yields ATP. |
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| Cartilaginous organ located between the trachea and the pharynx; voice box. |
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| Secreation produced by certain cells of the alveoli that reduces the surface tension of water molecules, thus preventing the collapse of the alveoli after each expiration. |
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