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TEAS TEST PREP
Science 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Genotype | ones genetic makeup or genes |
| Germinate | develop from a seed into a plant |
| Glucose | one of the simplest and most important sugars which is the basic transportable form of fuel for living organizims |
| Golgi apparatus | packages protein secretions for export |
| Gray matter | neural tissue of brain and spinal cord that contains nerve-cell bodies as well as nerve fibers |
| Halogens | from fluorine to astatine |
| Heat Capacity | the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a substance by one degree C or K |
| Hemoglobin | oxygen-transporting component of erythrocytes |
| Helpatic system | circulation in which the hepatic portal vein carries dissolvd nutrients to the liver tissues for processing |
| homeostasis | ability of a cell to regulate a stable internal environment by controlling the passage of fluids into and out of the cell |
| hormones | molecules released to blood that act as chemical messengers to regulate specific body functions |
| hydrocarbon | an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen |
| hypertension | high blood pressur |
| hypertonic | lower water concentration than a solution to which its compared |
| hypotension | low blood pressure |
| hypotonic | solution having a higher water concentration than a solution to which it is compared |
| immune system | functional system whose components attack foreign substances or prevent their entry into the body |
| in vitro | in a test tube, glass or artificial environment |
| inert gases | helium to radon, aka noble gases |
| inflamation | non specific degensive response of body to tissue injury |
| inoculation | placement of bacteria onto a culture meduim |
| inspiration | process of breathing in |
| ion | atom with an electric charge due to gain or loss of electrons |
| ionization | adding or subtracting electrons from an atom |
| Isomeres | several molecules with the same composition by different stuctures |
| isotonic solution | a solution with a concentration of nonpenetrating solutes equal to that found in the reference cell |
| isotope | variation of an element characterized by a specific number of neutrons in nucleus |
| Joule | unit of energy equal to 0.239 calorie |
| krebs cycle | aerobic metabolic pathway occurring within mitochondria in which food metabolites are oxidized, c02 is liberated and coenzymes are reduced |
| lipid | organic compound formed of carbon hydrogen and oxygen |
| locomotion | voluntary and involuntary movement of body |
| lymphatic system | complex sysem of thin-walled vessels similar to the blood capillaries which serve to collect lymph fluid from tissues and organs and to transport the fluid to the venous circulation |
| Macrophage | protective cell type common in connective tissue, lymphatic tissue, and certain body organs that phagocytize tissue clls bacteria and other foreign debris, important as an antigen-presenter to T cells and B cells in the immune response |
| Malignant | life threatening, pertains to neoplasms that spread and lead to death like cancer |
| Maltose | a disaccharide or double sugar made of two glucose molecules |
| Mast cells | immune cells that function to detect foreign substances in the tissue spaces and initiate local inflammatory responses against them, typically found clustered deep to an epithelium or along blood vessels |
| mechanical disadvantage | condition that occurs when the load is far from the fulcrun and the effort is applied near the fulcrum |
| mechanical energy | energy directly involved in moving matter |
| metals | elements in middle and left parts |
| metamorphosis | egg to larva to pupa and adult |
| milliequivalent per liter | units used to mearue electrolyte concentrations of body fluids |
| mitosis | procss of cell duplication in which two daughter cells revieve exactly the same nuclear material as the original cell |
| molarity | number of moles of solute in 1 liter of solution |
| mole | an amount of substance equal in grams to the sum of the atomic weights |
| molecule | group of atoms linked together by covalent bonds |
| monosaccahride | simple sugar that cannot be broken down by hydrolysis |
| motor neurons | special nerve cells that tranmit impulses to the muscles |
| mucous membranes | membranes that form the lining of body cavitites open to exterior |
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