PCAT PCAT Meaning by word 047

instrument that is used to measure temperature

female sex hormone

the part of your body containing the digestive organs

This process changes straight chain alkanes into branched chain compounds by passing them over a catalyst

someone who takes X-rays

the secretion of milk by the mammary glands

metallic element found only as compounds

the hormones adrenaline and noradrenaline that are made and secreted by the adrenals

the highest point of the skull; the top of the head

removal of a small piece of tissue from the body so it can be examined under the microscope

colorless; toxic alcohol

cellular division that produces reproductive cells with only half the number of chromosomes

inflammation of the liver which is caused by a toxin or virus

process that aerobically breaks down food molecules to carbon dioxide; water and energy

this is the degree to which acids are able to dissociate into ions in a solution

brand name for a drug that belongs to a group of medicines calcium channel blockers

lipid and protein coat which forms part of the plasma membrane in animal cells

upper jaw bone

chunky

unable to resist disease

having the ability to make a substance lose electrons

an extreme fear localized to particular objects or situations

plaque that helps hold adjacent cells together

drug that contains salt or ester of nitric acid

indigestible cellulose in our food; roughage

symbols showing what elements a compound contains

process where liquid is taken into the cell within vesicles

hormone made in and released from the pituitary gland that act on the gonads (sex organs)

largest middle ear ossicle (bone)

the organ system that covers the body the integument.