P-R

Question 1

pH

Answer 1

measure of acidity

Question 2

PANCREAS

Answer 2

gland of the digestive and endocrine system that produces insulin and pancreatic juices

Question 3

PARATHYROID

Answer 3

an endocrine gland in the neck that produces parathyroid hormone

Question 4

PASSIVE IMMUNITY

Answer 4

temporary immunity gained by a body that has acquired antibodies from an outside source

Question 5

PATHOGEN

Answer 5

an infectious agent

Question 6

PENIS

Answer 6

organ for elimination of urine and sperm from the male body

Question 7

PERFUSION

Answer 7

passage of fluid to an organ or a tissue

Question 8

PERIOD

Answer 8

one of seven horizontal rows in the periodic table

Question 9

PERIODIC TABLE

Answer 9

table of elements expressed as columns and rows

Question 10

PERIOSTEUM

Answer 10

thin layer that surrounds bone and is the surface for attachment of tendons and ligaments

Question 11

PERISTALSIS

Answer 11

series of muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract

Question 12

PHAGOCYTOSIS

Answer 12

ingestion of particles by cell or phagocytes

Question 13

PHENOTYPE

Answer 13

physical appearance of a trait formed by genetics and envronment

Question 14

PHOSPHATE GROUP

Answer 14

phosphorous atom bound to 4 oxygen atoms

Question 15

PHOSPHODIESTER BOND

Answer 15

covalent bond that links 2 nucleotides together in a nucleic acid molecule

Question 16

PINEAL GLAND

Answer 16

small gland near the center of the brain that secretes melatonin

Question 17

PITUITARY GLAND

Answer 17

endocrine gland at the base of the brain that controls growth and dvlpmt.

Question 18

PLASMA

Answer 18

clear pale yellow component of blood that carries red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets throughout the body

Question 19

PLASMA CELL

Answer 19

white blood cell that produces a single type of antibody

Question 20

PLEURA

Answer 20

membrane around lungs and inside chest cavity

Question 21

POLYMER

Answer 21

substance composed of similar units bonded together

Question 22

POLYSACCHARIDES

Answer 22

carb polymers made of many sugar molecules

Question 23

POSITIVE FEEDBACK

Answer 23

mechanism that stimulates glandular secretion to continue increasing even past homeostasis until a biological effect is reached

Question 24

PRODUCTS

Answer 24

in a chem equation, its the right side

Question 25

PROSTATE

Answer 25

glands in males that controls the release of urine and secretes a portion of semen that enhances motility and fertility

Question 26

PROTEINS

Answer 26

molecules composed of amino acids joined by peptide bonds

Question 27

PROTONS

Answer 27

positively charged atomic particle

Question 28

PROXIMAL TUBULE

Answer 28

first location where glucose and other useful solutes are reabsorbed back into the blood thru walls of surrounding capillaries. Connects Bowman's capsule to Loop of Henle

Question 29

PUBERTY

Answer 29

physiological period in which changes in hormone levels cause a growth spurt and development of secondary sex characteristics

Question 30

REACTANTS

Answer 30

in chem equatioin, its the left side

Question 31

RECESSIVE

Answer 31

refers to trait that are masked if dominant alleles are also present

Question 32

RECTUM

Answer 32

last section of large intestine ending w anus

Question 33

REFERENCE PLANES

Answer 33

planes dividing body to describe locations: | SAGITTAL, CORONAL, TRANSVERSE

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REFLEX

Answer 34

involuntary action to stimulus

Question 35

RELAXATION

Answer 35

release of tension in a muscle

Question 36

RELEASING HORMONES

Answer 36

chem messengers that stimulate the production of certain hormones

Question 37

RENAL ARTERIES

Answer 37

two branches of abdominal aorta that supply kidneys

Question 38

RENAL CORTEX

Answer 38

outer layer of the kidney

Question 39

RENAL MEDULLA

Answer 39

innermost part of the kidney

Question 40

RENAL PELVIS

Answer 40

center of kidney where urine collects before moving to the ureter

Question 41

RENAL VEIN

Answer 41

vein carrying blood from a kidney to the inferior vena cava

Question 42

RENIN

Answer 42

enzyme released by the kidney when reduced blood pressure is detected by baroreceptors in aorta and carotid arteries

Question 43

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Answer 43

progressive autoimmune disease that causes join inflammation and pain

Question 44

RIBOSOME

Answer 44

protein-RNA complex that is the site of protein synthesis