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anatomy Rev unit 2
review of the organic/vocab test
Term | Definition |
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Iron | Fe, needed for carrying oxygen in the blood |
Oxygen | O |
Hydrogen | H |
Sodium | Na |
Calcium | Ca, needed for bones and teeth as well as blood clotting, and nerve impulse conduction |
Nitrogen | N |
Glycogen | animal storage form of carbohydrates |
starch | plant storage form of carbohydrates |
Nitrogen | present in proteins and nucleic acids but not in carbohydrates or lipids |
Buffers | prevent rapid swings in pH |
Polysaccharides | large carbohydrate molecules |
monosaccharides | small carbohydrate molecules, building blocks of carbohydrates |
Iodine | needed for the thyroid to make its hormone and prevent goiter |
amino acids | building blocks of proteins |
nucleotides | building blocks of nucleic acids |
lipids | used to insulate the body and found in cell membranes |
water | inorganic compound |
etiology | study of cause of disease |
leukocytosis | increase in white blood cells |
histology | study of tissues |
cytology | study of cells |
neuroma | tumor on a nerve |
cyanosis | pertaining to the color blue |
DNA | double helix, nucleic acid, stores hereditary information |
myoma | tumor on muscle |