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Question | Answer |
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What is the process in which nutrients are taken in by the small intestine? | absorption |
these are small sacks in the lungs that exchange gasses | alveoli |
The measurement from the resting point to the crest or trough | amplitude |
the angle of reflection is equal to ?? | angle of incidence |
these are specific particles created to destroy specific disease causing invaders | antibodies |
a substance the body cannot recognize | antigen |
what is the largest artery in the body ?? | aorta |
what are the smallest arteries in the body called ?? | arterioles |
blurred vision due to the irregular shape of a cornea | astigmatism |
what type of white blood cell recognizes antigens | B cell |
what substance breaks down globs of fat in the body ?? | bile |
the spot on the retina were the optic nerve enters the eye | blindspot |
made of 55 percent of plasma | blood |
what are the two tubes that branch out from the trachea | bronchi |
small air tubes that branch off of the bronchi | bronchioles |
the small blood vessels that connect arteries to venules | capillaries |
the basic unit of life | cell |
what is the process of turning chemical energy into energy for cells to use | cellular respiration |
what is the green pigment in plant cells | chlorophyll |
the energy making material in plant cells | chloroplasts |
a liquid produced in the stomach during digestion | chyme |
the tiny hairs that filter air as it enters your body | cilia |
what kind of wave moves parallel to the energy | compression wave |
this lens refracts light rays away from the focal point | concave |
this mirror shows an image that magnifies objects. | concave mirror |
the change of state from gas to liquid | condensation |
allow us to see color | cone cells |
coming together at a point | converging |
highest point on a wave | crest |
jelly like substance in all cells | cytoplasm |
the mass of a given volume | mass |
the change of state from solid strait to a gas | deposition |
the movement of particles from one area to another of lower concentration | diffusion |
spreading apart | diverging |
the small flap that prevents food from going down your trachea | epiglotis |
the part of the digestive system that connects the pharynx to the stomach | esophagus |
the eliminating of liquids and solids from the body | excretion |
when you can only clearly focus on far objects | far sighted |
the distance in which it takes for light rays to converge after going through a prism | focal length |
the smallest rays on the electromagnetic scale | gamma rays |
the structure that sorts protiens in a cell | golgi body |
cycles per second | hertz |
the colored ring of muscle around the eye | iris |
the voice box | larynx |
the amount of matter in a substance | mass |
mater in which waves travel through | medium |
when you can only focus on closer objects | near sighted |
does not let any light through at all | opaque |
the diffusion of particles through a semi permeable membrane | osmosis |
a particle that can cause a disease | pathogen |
an enzyme in gastric juices | pepsin |
a type of white blood cells | phagocyte |
a flat smooth mirror that reflects light | plane mirror |