MCAT MCAT Meaning by word 113

a sick feeling; wanting to vomit

amino acid needed for growth and development which needs to be obtained from the diet

organ that produces vocal sounds and carries air from the pharynx to the trachea

gas used by plants in photosynthesis and made in respiration

this process changes the pH of a salt solution by changing the concentrations of hydroxyl groups and hydronium ions

molar concentration of a solution; number of moles of solute per 1.000 grams of solvent

one-celled organisms that don't have a cell nucleus and reproduce by spore formation or fission

any small sac; spherical membrane-bound compartment in the cytoplasm

a long tendon that connects the calf muscle to the heel bone

the polypeptide chains making up this protein form straight lines

unicellular organism which does not have membrane-bound cell organelles

pain of the eyes on exposure to light

gland being located in the stomach and producing hydrochloric acid

characteristics that increase an organism's ability to survive within a changing environment

a compound made by partially neutralizing an acid with ionisable hydrogen atoms

contains a hydrophobic and a hydrophilic part

a ligament that acts to hold an organ in place

scan that uses isotopes to measure the function of an organ rather than its structure

the chest cavity

the area around the opening to the female reproductive system

thyroxine is one of the hormones made by the thyroid gland

a steroid that plays an important part in metabolism

set of characteristics passed on with the X chromosome

a disorder of the motor neurons

sac that contains the testis and epididymus outside of the abdomen

the tummy button

part of an enzyme where a substrate is accepted and is responsible for its catalytic activity

narrow area containing the neck vertebrae; which connects the head to the trunk

atoms of the same element with the same number of protons, different numbers of neutrons and therefore different mass numbers

male gonads