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Chemistry Spelling 4
Spelling IV
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pectoris | Chest |
| Myocardial | Pretaining to the heart muscle |
| Creatine Kinase | Enzyme that breaksdown phosphocreatine into creatine & phosphoric acid |
| Hexokinase | Enzyme catalyzing glucose |
| Lipoproteins | Protein combined w/lipid components |
| Esters | Compound formed by combination of an organic acid & an alcohol w/elimination of water |
| Chylomicrons | parcel of lipids & proteins made from dietary fats during intestinal absorption |
| Cholesterol | A steroid lipid, found in the cell membrane of all body tissue |
| Triglyceride | An ester formed from a molecule of glycerol & 3 molecules of fatty acids |
| Hypoalphalipoproteinemia | A deficiency of high-density (alpha) lipoproteins in the blood |
| Cyanide poisoning | When a living organism is exposed to cyanide |
| Fetal Lung Maturity | A procedure that determines the likelihood a neonate |
| Arterial Blood Gas | A procedure to measure the partial pressure of oxygen & carbon dioxide gasses & the pH in arterial blood |
| Hypoperfusion | Decreased passage of blood through vessels of an organ |
| Anion Gap | The unmeasured anions in plasma present w/bicarbonate & chloride to balance sodium & potassium cations |
| Shunt | Passage between two natural channels, such as between blood vessels, that bypasses a particular organ |
| Dissociation Curve | A curve determined by plotting on a graph the partial pressure of oxygen in blood |
| Emphysema | Chronic pulmonary disease marked by abnormal increase in the airspace & destructive changes in their walls |
| Oxyhemoglobin | The combined form of hemoglobin w/oxygen: a measure of the utilization of the potential oxygen transport |
| Carboxyhemoglobin | Hemoglobin containing carbon monoxide |