Acedemeic team

Zygote

Result of the fusion between two parents

A(rentinal)

Night vision

ureter

Tube that carries urine from kidney to bladder

Herbivore

Plant eating animal

Hybrid

offspring from genetically unlike parents

Gonad

organ that produces gametes

Tinnitus

Ringing in the ears

In vitro

Test tube

Chitin

material that forms the exoskeleton of a insect

Cellulose

material that forms the cell wall of plants

Chlorophyll

Green pigment that converts sunlight into energy

B1(thiamine)

Numbness in the hands and feet or cause Beriberi

Deciduous

tress that lose their leaves in the winter

Hemoglobin

Iron in blood that carries oxygen

Vein

Blood vessel that carries blood to the heart

Chemotaxis

Net movement toward chemical stimulus

Tineapedis

athlete foot

Thorax

Chest region in a vertebrate

Thombus

stationary blood clot

Trachea

Air tube

Tachycardia

rapid heart rate

systolic pressure

blood pressure contraction of the ventricles

Phloem

conductor that carries nutrients and gasses to parts of the plant

parotid gland

Silvia gland in the jaw and ear

Embryo

developing ovum, not visible a adult form

Dormancy

Resting condition, when metabolism is slow

Pathogenesis

asexual reproduction, egg cell is formed with out sex cells or meiosis

B2(riboflavin)

turns carbohydrates into fuel

symbosis

relationship were both parties benefit

DNA

compound that carries the organism genetic code

Double helix

Shape of DNA

Endocrine Gland

Gland that produces hormones

Peristalsis

wave of contraction in tubular

Dendrite

part of the neuron that carries messages to the cell body

Placenta

organ in which nutrients in given to the ovum

xylem

woody tissue, supports and transports water

Poikilothermic

cold blooded; body temp varies by the surroundings temp

pharynx

alimentary canal that links mouth; throat

stoma

mouth

Dicotyledon

flowering plant with two seed leaves

Stigma

pollen receiving surface of carpel at the end of style

gill

organ on fish that allow them to take in oxygen in water

anemia

deficiency due to lack of red blood cells or hemoglobin in the blood

Fontanelle

soft spot on a baby's skull due to a gap between the skull bones

Meninigitis

inflammation of the brain or spinal cord covering

Legionnarie's Disease (Legionellosis)

respiratory disease caused by faulty air conditioning

pollen

spore that holds the reproductive cells of plants

autoimmune system

disease were the immune system attacks it own tissues

Arthritis

joint pain

pupa

the stage between larva and adult form in some insects

arteriosclerosis

hardening of the arteries wall

Bradyicardia

slowness of heart beat

cataract

opaqueing lens of the eye

goiter

enlargement of thyroid gland

gangrene

death of tissue caused by blood loss

Islets of Lnagerhans

part of pancreas that contains beta cells

Angina Pectoris

temporary chest pain caused by lack of oxygen

Angioplasty

surgery using a balloon

Jaundice

yellowing of the skin

Ischemia

reduction of blood pressure in part of the body

Glaucoma

increased pressure in the eye

metathesis

spreading of cancer

Bolus

chewed food ready to be swallowed

bursa

fluid sac that cushion the joint

Esophagus

connects mouth to stomach

diastolic blood pressure

blood pressure during heart relaxation

buccal

of the mouth

papsmear

screening test

glamerous

filtering element in the nephron

duodenum

first part of the small intestine

Epiphyte

plant that grow's on another plant but doesn't take nutrients

Epidermis

outer layer of plant and animal cells

congenital

disorder that is present at birth

ectopic pregnancy

pregnancy out of the womb

Pandemic

widespread epidemic of disease

Hyperthermia

low body temperature

Golgi apparatus

packages and transports substances out of cell

Enzyme

protein that acts as a biological catalyst

DTP vaccine

Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis

small intestine

digestive organ that connects stomach to the colon

pyogenic

pus producing

Edema

swelling of body tissues

cambium

layer of dividing cells in a plant

fundus

upper part of stomach

ceolom

fluid filled cavity

cholecystectomy

surgical removal of gall bladder

embolus

mobilized blood clot

Axon

neuron that carries blood away from heart

Eugenunics

selective breeding of humans

Aerobic

requires the presence of oxygen

B3 (niacin)

Pellagra

Active site

the site on an enzyme that chemical reactions occur

Exoskeleton

skeleton outside the body

Abdomen

the region were the reproductive and digestive organs are held

Hypertension

elevated blood pressure

Chromosomes

threadlike structure consisting of DNA and proteins

Alimentary Canal

Connects the mouth to anus

Colon

large intestine

Evolution

organisms changing over time

Cell

basic unit of living things