MCAT MCAT Meaning by word 011

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

the fluid around a fetus within the amniotic sac

thick membrane surrounding the female ova

cartilage being located at the joint

the part of the cardiac cycle during which the heart muscle is contracting

hinge joint between tibia (lower leg) and femur (upper leg)

substance formed when oxygen joins hemoglobin

nucleic substance that condenses to make chromosomes during mitosis

unicellular organism which does not have membrane-bound cell organelles

high blood pressure

the time a baby leaves its mothers body

contractile unit made up of actin and myosin (thick and thin filaments)

a healthy person who worries excessively about their health and believes they are ill

hinge joint between tibia (lower leg) and femur (upper leg)

the death of brain tissue due to inadequate blood flow

digested food moving from the stomach to the duodenum

part of the DNA capable of replicating itself

a ranking system of organisation

when an acid loses a proton it becomes a conjugate base

frequent and excessive bowel motions

one of the longitudinal contractile elements of a muscle cell occuring in a skeletal or cardiac muscle

the narrowing of the lumen of blood vessels

junction between the end of a nerve and another type of excitable cell

phosphoric acid in the salt or ester form

positively charged ions

a substance that releases hydrogen ions in water

a range of difference

digested food moving from the stomach to the duodenum

hydrated hydrogen protons formed when an acid dissolves in water

a baby in its first 8 weeks of life