MCAT MCAT Meaning by word 101

a chemical that carries oxygen in red blood cells

death

a young boy or girl

all of the energetic reactions that take place in a cell or organism

inherited disorder caused by a single gene defect, which is dominantly inherited

low glucose concentration in the blood

opening in the face that is the beginning of the alimentary system; oral cavity

the study of the physical structure and arrangement of an organism

these sugars contain 3 carbon atoms

used to detect the end-point during titration

skull bone

a stone in the gall bladder made from bile salt deposits

spiral-shaped bacterium

indigestible cellulose in our food; roughage

removal of an amino group (NH2) from an organic molecule

the number and way teeth are arranged in the mouth

painful spasm of the muscle

function of the brain that allows information to be taken in; stored and then recalled at a later date

inherited condition where it is not possible to differentiate between colors, usually red and green

the sex of an organism; male or female

end of the olfactory lobe where the olfactory nerves start

the process that maintains balance or equilibrium of an organism's internal environment

sugars with 6 carbons

-COOH group

sugar we add to food to sweeten it

the part of the cardiac cycle during which the heart muscle relaxes

upper area of the alimentary canal

gradual warming of the atmosphere perhaps due to the 'greenhouse effect'

a food substance we need in small amounts to be healthy

gene material found in the cell nucleus