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anatomy Rev unit 2
review of the organic/vocab test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |