Science etc Flashcards
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waves generated in a fluid when gravity tries to restore equilibrium from disturbance
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gravity waves
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shrubs or trees used as fence or boundary
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hedge
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false tooth anchored to natural teeth
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bridge
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purifying filters for fluid balance
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lymph nodes
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Author of “Man who mistook his wife for a hat”
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Oliver Sacks
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a plane figure with 3 or more sides
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polygon
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finger and toe bones
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phalanges
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Notable triple star system
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Alpha, Beta, Proxima Centauri
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filtering unwanted substances from the blood
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kidneys
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medieval device to find altitude of the sun
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astrolabe
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phylum of urchins, starfish, sand dollars
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echinoderms
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Thor Heyerdahl’s raft
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Kon-Tiki
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materials with pH below 7
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acids
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magnitude in mathematics
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measure of relative size
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second to reach South Pole
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Robert Scott, died on return
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what happens to light when it hits an object
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diffraction - the wave bends, turns, scatters
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part of atmosphere nearest the surface
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troposphere
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wrist bones
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carpal bones
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neurotransmitter interrupted by Alzheimer’s
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acetylcholine
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trellis that forces plants to grow in defined patters
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espalier
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test for birth defects in uterine fluid
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amniocentesis
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A ____ of baboons
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troop
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thyroid glands regulate
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metabolic rates
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principle that energy becomes less concentrated every time it is transformed
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Second Law of Themodynamics
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progressive liver destruction and scarring
cirrhosis
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developed technique of heating to kill microorganisms
Pasteur
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6-faced polyhedron, all faces equal
cube
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Head of NASA in 1960s
James Webb
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developed calculus independent of Newton
Leibniz
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wind pipe
trachea
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unit for quantity of force
newton
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line that cuts through two or more other lines
transversal
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plants with life span of 2 or more years
perennials
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one joule produces one ____ of power for one second
watt
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types of magnitude in math
length, area, volume
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infection of lower intestines
dysentery
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shell of ice and rocks beyond Pluto
Oort Cloud
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muscle at back of thigh
hamstring
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anemia caused by malfunction of bone marrow
aplastic anemia
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first to fly over North and South poles
Robert Byrd
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bone of upper leg
femur
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The rising of this star signaled the dog days of summer
Sirius
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study of animal behavior
ethology
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wrote The Theory of the Leisure Class
Thorstein Veblen
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line that infinitely curves toward a right angle
asymptote
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potter's lung
silicosis
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sexual reproduction produces offspring by the fusion of
gametes (haploid reproductive cells)
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organ that pours digestive juices into the intestine
pancreas
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tooth grinding
bruxism
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A _____ of moles
labor or movement
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study of chemicals not derived from living things
inorganic chemistry
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discovered that all gases had the same number of particles
Avogadro
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unit for the rate of energy converted from one form to another — or moved — per unit of time
watt
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Bright blue star, 5th brightest
Vega
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different ______ determine whether eyes are brown or blue
alleles
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inventor of artificial heart
Jarvik
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unit for quantity of electric current
ampere
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Neptune largest moon
Triton
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relating to the lungs
pulmonary
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supporting/woody tissue in plants
xylem
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developed basis for quantum theory
Max Planck
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trait carried on the woman's gene
X-linked trait
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developed oral polio vaccine
Walter Reed
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the work done by one newton of force extended over a distance of one meter
one joule
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process by which water is progressively enriched with nutrients
eutrophication
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prefix for a thousandth
milli
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watchmaker's disease with loss of hearing
Meniere's disease
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muscle that nods the head
sternocleomastoid
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the nutrient part of a plant seed
endosperm
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disease with high blood pressure and edema in pregnant women
pre/eclampsia
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glands that secrete directly into blood
endocrine
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baby coming feet first
breach position
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kneecap
patella
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ANS fibers prepare for & responding to crisi
sympathetic & parasympathetic
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organ that produces bile
liver
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Name for current program to bring humans to the Moon again
Artemis program
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farsightedness
hyperopia
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white blood cells controlling immune reactions
lymphocytes
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formulated basic laws of gravity and motion
Isaac Newton
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tissue binding skin and underlying tissue
fascia
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infection in middle ear
otitis media
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two types of plankton
zooplankton and phytoplankton
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all living matter in an area
biomass
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astronomer who thought Sun revolved around Earth
Ptolemy
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stroke with bleeding from ruptured vessel
cerebral hemorrhage
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hormone that helps the body use glucose as fuel
insulin
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forms when an acid's hydrogen is replaced by a metal
salt
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Swiss child psychologist
Jean Piaget
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prominent child psychologist, later discredited
Bruno Bettelheim
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overactive thyroid
hyperthyroidism or Graves' Disease
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vessels carrying blood to the heart
veins
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asteroidea class is
starfish
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condition of rigid muscles and unresponsiveness
catalepsy
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bone forming lower jaw
mandible
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disease that destroys nerves' myelin covering
multiple sclerosis
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prefix centi means
one hundredth
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bone of fused vertebrae joining hips
sacrum
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inner, variable layer of uterus wall
endometrium
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removal of stomach
gastrectomy
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class of snails
gastropods
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artery used to measure pulse
radial artery
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excavated King Tut's tomb
Howard Carter
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part of nervous system surrounding vital organs
autonomic nervous system
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part of the brain joining the spinal cord
medula oblongota
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built the Spruce Goose
Howard Hughes
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prefix peta means
one quadrillion times
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main blood vessel to the brain
carotid artery
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dome-shaped muscle separating chest and abdomen
diaphragm
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lightest element
hydrogen
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uterine tissue that nourishes the fetus
placenta
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vessels carrying blood from the heart
arteries
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Gemini associated with myth of
Castor and Pollux (asked Zeus for immortality --> stars)
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the pair of US spacecraft that landed on Mars in 1975
Viking 1 and 2
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On its leg, the bird is undergoing this zoological process, also called ringing
banding
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inflammation of air passages
bronchitis
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dissolving substances from plant by soaking
leaching
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excess mucus oozing into pharynx
postnasal drip
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cartilage cells
chrondocytes
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First three human spaceflight programs
(Project) Mercury, Gemini, Apollo
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superbright energy emitted where black hole is sucking up a galaxy
quasar
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liver ailment yellow skin
jaundice
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the throat above esophagus
pharynx
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study of fish
ichthyology
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network of nerves in the abdomen
solar plexus
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started using statistics in sociological work
Emile Durkheim
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closest star to Earth
Proxima Centauri
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prefix nano means
one billionth
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basic solution is also called
alkaline - can accept proton to neutralize acid
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seven-sided polygon
heptagon
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too fast a heart rhythm
tachycardia
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longest cranial nerve
vagus nerve
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mapmaking
cartography
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study of reptiles and amphibians
herpetology
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one _____ of force extended over a distance of one meter = one joule
newton
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power to perceive extrasensory things
clairvoyance
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large underground stem with buds, eg potato
tuber
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First US space station
Skylab
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2 or more points that give a location in space
Cartesian coordinates
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developed modern theories of behaviorism
B.F. Skinner
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inflammation of liver
hepatitis
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muscle at front of leg
quadricep
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Rocket family that powered Apollo program
Saturn
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a substance that donates protons/hydrogen ions into solution
acid
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small organ that stores sperm
epididymis
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swelling from excess fluid
edema
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One followed by six zeroes
A million
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hardening of eye and loss of vision
glaucoma
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prefix deci means
one tenth
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plants with stems that grow along the surface
creepers
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sites in ovaries where ova mature
follicles
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speech loss from brain damage
aphasia
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use of sound to detect objects
echolocation
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sebaceous glands
oil glands
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line between points of the same pressure in meteorology
isobar
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disease filtering structures in throat
tonsils and adenoids
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unit for electrical resistance
ohm
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hypersensitivity leading to restlessness and fatigue
neurasthenia
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detected cells seen through a microscope
Robert Hooke
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piece of bone behind ear
mastoid process
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study of nature and consequence of disease
pathology
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nerve from lower spine down legs
sciatic
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compound made from nitrogen and hydrogen
ammonia
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12-faced polyhedron
dodecahedron
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artery used to measure blood pressure
brachial artery
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genetic disease involving excessive mucus and air passage blockage
cystic fibrosis
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First black woman astronaut
Mae Jemison
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Carter initiative parasite
Guinea worm
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vine-covered, open arched walk
pergola
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condition of immobility, stupor
catatonia
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inflammation of a joint
arthritis
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fluid part of the blood
plasma
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cells that form bone
osteoblasts
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seed-bearing, female part of a flower
pistil
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vertebrae at lower back
lumbar vertebrae
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Missions in which a spacecraft is reused
Space shuttle program
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Physicist name for the size of a string in string theory
Planck's length
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designed mechanical computer in 1830s
Charles Babbage
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record electrical impulses of heart
EKG
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General relativity
Einstein's geometric theory of gravitation involving curved spacetime
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large muscles that move head and shoulders
trapezius
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miner's lung disease
pneumoconiosis
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The Big Dipper is part of
Ursa Major
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giving off of water vapor by a plant
transpiration
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oil that makes poison ivy itch
urushiol
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Brightest star in Orion
Rigel
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fatty substance
lipid
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indigestible plant carbohydrates
cellulose
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high, thin, streaky bands of clouds
cirrus
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machine to speed up and smash atoms
particle accelerator
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division between nostrils
septum
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moons of Mars
Phobos and Demos
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mathematical study of continuously changing quantities
calculus
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oblique triangle has
no right angles
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amino acid-based compounds
proteins
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organ that stores bile
gall bladder
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triangle with one angle more than 90 degrees
obtuse triangle
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two pumping chambers of the heart
ventricles
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type of hedges used in mazes
boxwood
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developed wave theory of light
Huygens
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lining of lungs and chest cavity
pleura
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muscle in calf at heel
soleus
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air-filled cavities in bones near nose
sinuses
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Sirius also called
Canis Majoris
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theologian with hospital in Africa
Albert Schweitzer
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a number showing rank in order
ordinal number
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invented the catapult
Archimedes
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One followed by twelve zeroes
A trillion
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Swedish chemist
Berzelius
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orbit point nearest the sun
perihelion
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fluid surrounding the fetus
amniotic fluid
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Mendel studied these plants
sweet peas
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adjective for soil deposited by a river
alluvial
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inner layer of heart tissue
endocardium
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Bright red supergiant in Orion
Betelgeuse (Beetlejuice)
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loss of coordination
ataxia
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Phobos
moon of mars
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Why were Galilean moons important?
Rotated around something other than Earth --> blow to Ptolemaic, geocentric worldview
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constellation of Andromeda's father
Cepheus
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Author of "Awakenings"
Oliver Sacks
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names for green part of flower
calyx, made up of sepals
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condition when warm air traps cold air and pollutants
inversion
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amount of radiation from a surface
albedo
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angiosperms
flowering, enclosed-seed-producing plants
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alternative forms of a gene
allele
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eye's inner layer
retina
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archaeologist family in Kenya
Leakey
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collapsed lung
pneumothorax
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soft tissue hanging behind palate
uvula
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protein producers in cell
ribosomes
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inventor of barometer
Torricelli
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obstruction of blood vessel by a plug
embolism
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behavioral chemicals released
pheromones
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Mission that landed first rover on Mars
Pathfinder
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artificial covering for a tooth
crown
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connection between two neurons
synapse
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principle combining the constancy of the speed of light with principle of relativity
Special relativity (Einstein)
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cutting teeth in front
incisors
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inflammation of vocal cords
laryngitis
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prefix giga means
one billion times
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protons and neutrons are made from these particles
quarks
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unit for measuring work or energy
joule
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constellation of northern crown
Corona Borealis
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false tooth anchored in gums
denture
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one billion bytes
gigabyte
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middle layer of atmosphere
stratosphere
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waste digesters in cell
lysosomes
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tiny roundworms living everywhere
nematodes
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nerve cell's long, thin transmitters
axons
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bands of high radiation around Earth
Van Allen belts
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pimple on the eye
sty
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walls dividing the heart's chambers
septa
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torque is the force that produces this
twisting/turning around an axis
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study of grapes for wine
viticulture
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other words for gums
gingiva, periodontal tissue
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inverse function to exponentiation
logarithm
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zero on the kelvin scale
absolute zero, coldest possible temperature
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A _____ of sharks
shiver
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shoulder blade bone
scapula
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A _____ of kangaroos
troop or mob
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viral infection in children with noisy breathing
croup
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palm bones
metacarpal bones
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discovered bacteria using microscope
van Leeuwenhoek
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leaking of air from lungs into chest
pneumothorax
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influential Ancient Greek architect
Vitruvius
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energy-providers for a cell
mitochondria
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surgical reshaping of nose
rhinoplasty
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pointed teeth beside the front
canines
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Milky Way's neighboring two galaxies
Magellanic Cloud
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substance that makes peppers hot
capsaicin
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Two halves of Cenozoic era
Tertiary (prehuman) and Quaternary
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Betelgeuse is in the constellation
Orion
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structure used in cell for general storage
vacuole
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lung disease called consumption
tuberculosis
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too slow a heart rhythm
bradychardia
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part of brain relaying sensory signals and regulating sleep
thalamus
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nerve stimulated by rods and cones
optic nerve
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formulated basic laws of planetary motion
Kepler
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vertebrae to which ribs attach
thoracic vertebrae
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warm front blocked by a cold front
occluded front
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producer of special immune lymph cells
thymus
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general term for rate of data transmission over computer
bit rate
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Greek-deified physician
Asclepius
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treating first those who will benefit most
triage
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short chain of amino acides
peptides
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lower part of stomach
pyloric canal
286
First wheeled vehicle to rove on Mars
Sojourner
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material making up nails
keratin
288
duck-billed dinosaur
hadrosaur
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the mountain-building process
orogeny
290
weak bulge in a vessel that can rupture
aneurysm
291
dark center of the eye
pupil
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flat-topped teeth beyond bicuspids
molars
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dating with growth rings in trees
dendrochronology
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inability of heart to pump enough blood
congestive heart failure
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disease caused by lack of insulin
diabetes mellitus
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prefix for a millionth
micro
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constellation of the scales
Libra
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colored membrane of eye
iris
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prefix for a billionth
nano
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parts of the ocean with low winds
doldrums
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butterfly's inactive stage between larval and adult
pupa, encased in a chrysalis
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prefix for ten times
deka
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substance used to produce a chemical reaction
reagent
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procedure on pulp in tooth
root canal
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muscles that move the shoulders
pectoralis
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Teacher killed on Challenger
Christa McAuliffe
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clouding of lens
cataract
308
pollen-producing male part of a flower
stamen
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First two people in space
Yuri Gagarin and 3 weeks later Alan Shepard
310
nerve cell's short, thin receivers
dendrites
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acid produced by stomach
hydrochloric acid
312
muscle pain
myalgia
313
gland below the stomach
pancreas
314
discovered penicillin
Alexander Fleming
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first artificial objects to leave the solar system
Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11
316
highest point of body above horizon
zenith
317
unit for measuring pressure
pascal
318
dense, high clouds producing heavy storms and hail
cumulonimbus
319
Potentially habitable moon
Europa
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bones making up spinal column
vertebrae
321
large vessels in front of neck
jugular veins
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first milk produced after a birth
colostrum
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morphine is this type of drug
opioid
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muscle weakness from immune response
Guillan-Barré syndrom
325
A _____ of cobras
quiver
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brain + spinal cord
central nervous system
327
constellation of the swan
Cygnus
328
The Three Sisters stars also known as
Orion's belt
329
container used by high-temp chemical reactions
crucible
330
blood pressure during heart relaxation
diastolic
331
A _____ of beavers
colony
332
how we measure degree of acidity
pH
333
Brightest star from Earth
Sirius
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three space programs for which objects have left the solar system
Pioneer, Voyager, New Horizons
335
metal from dinosaur asteroid
iridium
336
special study of air and gases
pneumatics
337
sample of body tissue
biopsy
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wasting of muscles
atrophy
339
parallelogram with all 4 sides equal
rhombus
340
First operational orbiter of space shuttle program
Columbia
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crossed Pacific on a raft
Thor Heyerdahl
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surgery to deactivate frontal lobe
lobotomy
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psyche's repository of moral standards
superego
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founded the theory of probability
Blaise Pascal
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process of matter going straight from solid to gas
sublimation
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muscular perceptions
kinesthesia
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test for cancer by scraping cervical cells
pap smear
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upper part of small intestine
duodenum
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soft part of the palate
velum
350
Center of a black hole
singularity
351
12-sided polygon
dodecagon
352
vision test chart
Snellen Chart
353
First human space walk
Alexei Leonov
354
4-faced polyhedron
tetrahedron
355
amount of light that bounces off an object
albedo
356
A _____ of foxes
skulk
357
a substance that sheds energetic protons and neutrons over time is
radioactive
358
constellation of the eagle
Aquila
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A ____ of apes
shrewdness
360
clear fluid in the cornea
aqueous humor
361
built code-breaking computer in WWII
Turing
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mucous membrane of eyelid and eye
conjunctiva
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pioneered statistical polling
George Gallup
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injury to ligaments
sprain
365
A _____ of ravens
unkindness
366
shock absorber between vertebrae
disk
367
biologically hazardous radiation is this type
ionizing radiation
368
thiamin deficiency disease
beriberi
369
atoms with same atomic number but different mass
isotopes
370
vessel carrying blood from he lungs
pulmonary veins
371
large muscle in calf
gastrocnemius
372
covering of the crown
enamel
373
absolute zero is zero on the
kelvin scale
374
virus linked with mono
Epstein-Barr
375
paralysis on one side of the body
hemiplegia
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part of brain for forming new memories
hippocampus
377
value expressed as a magnitude and direction
vector
378
gentle west wind
zephyr
379
excessive production of white blood cells
leukemia
380
extinct early human found here in Germany
Heidelberg
381
why Einstein needed to revise principle of relativity
if you are moving toward an object moving toward you, its speed relative to you should be/seem faster than if you were moving away. but that's not true for light - constant speed, doesn't move through anything that resists it (Michelson-Morley)
382
improper heart valve closing
valve prolapse
383
First Earth orbiter
Sputnik
384
mineral formation hanging from cave ceiling
stalactite
385
decomposable
biodegradable
386
subcutaneous part of hair
follicle
387
developed device to count radiation particles
Geiger
388
small incision to see inside abdomen
laporoscopy
389
small tear within a muscle
strain
390
study of extremely cold temperatures and effects
cryogenics
391
study of butterflies
lepidopterology
392
US and Russian space programs agreed to cooperate and combined these programs
Apollo-Soyuz
393
Second operational orbiter of space shuttle program
Challenger
394
A _____ of hippos
bloat
395
unthinking repetition of words
echolalia
396
part of atmosphere that combines multiple other layers
ionosphere
397
In 1774 this British chemist discovered a gas he called "dephlogisticated air", what we now call oxygen
Joseph Priestley
398
solid figure with 4 or more faces
polyhedron
399
inner ear's hearing recepters
cochlea
400
blood pressure during heart contraction
systolic
401
Demos (moon)
Mars
402
study of ancient documents
paleography
403
flow of heat through atmospheric motion
convection
404
4 South Pole exhibitions
Shackleton
405
cell scientist
cytologist
406
first experimental physiologist
Galen
407
characteristic that can be passed to child through one parent
dominant trait
408
integrated chip that functions as a CPU
microprocessor
409
too-fast beat of an atrium
atrial fibrillation
410
A _____ of ponies
string
411
increasing disorder in a system
entropy
412
crescent-shaped red blood cells
sickle-cell anemia
413
constellation of the water-bearer
Aquarius
414
the body's natural chemical balance
homeostasis
415
outer, fibrous meninges
dura matter
416
inner lower arm bone
radius
417
pocket of pus
abscess
418
collective name for abdominal organs
viscera
419
A ____ of bears
sleuth or sloth
420
the 4 nucleobases that are the basis for genetic code
adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine
421
8 sided polygon
octagon
422
whooping cough
pertussis
423
amount of energy needed to produce one watt of power for one second
one joule
424
a number's distance from zero on number line
absolute value
425
2-pointed teeth beyond the canines
bicuspids
426
Purpose of space shuttle program
Partly reusable spacecraft in low earth orbit
427
class of bats
chiroptera
428
lack of symmetry in cornea
astigmatism
429
often used to provide contrast in x-rays
barium
430
the compound that carries energy in living creatures
ATP (adenosine triphosphate)
431
A _____ of larks
ascension or exaltation
432
9 sided polygon
nonagon
433
fine-grained, layered sedimentary rock
shale
434
IT breaking up a message to transmit it more efficiently is
packet switching
435
tiny particles of pollution in ocean
microplastics
436
A _______ of eagles
convocation
437
theoretical tunnel linking two points in space and time
wormhole
438
rate at which something changes over distance or time
gradient
439
Two space shuttle disasters
Challenger (1986) disintegrated on takeoff, Columbia (2003) disintegrated on reentry
440
chains of linked molecules of a compound
polymer
441
smell receptors in upper nasal cavity
olfactory receptors
442
clear bulging eye coating
corea
443
prefix for one trillion times
tera
444
inflammation of blood vessels
vasculitis
445
rocket science pioneer
Robert Goddard
446
constellation of the harp
Lyra
447
six-sided polygon
hexagon
448
chemical in vinegar
acetic acid
449
prefix for one billion times
giga
450
developed modern scientific method
Francis Bacon
451
a triangle with no right angle
oblique
452
organic compounds found in proteins
amino acids
453
litmus test colors
red for acid, blue for base
454
part of tooth below the gum
root
455
master gland near base of brain
pituitary
456
study of eye diseases
ophthalmology
457
lack of peripheral vision
tunnel vision
458
prefix for one million times
mega
459
substance that starts a chemical reaction while remaining unchanged
catalyst
460
built first practical television
John Logie Baird
461
chemicals produced in a gland and carried around body to trigger chemical reactions
hormones
462
membrane lining abdominal cavity
peritoneum
463
prefix micro (numerical) means
one millionth
464
pain along course of nerve
neuralgia
465
process of sprouting from a seed
germination
466
unit for quantity of electric charge
coulomb
467
inflammation of the stomach
gastritis
468
nucleobase different in RNA from DNA is
uracil (replaces thymine)
469
built Suez Canal
Ferdinand de Lesseps
470
hot dusty wind in Southern California
Santa Ana
471
Polaris is part of
the Little Dipper/Ursa Minor
472
Mosquito variety that transmits malaria
Anopheles
473
sore in stomach lining
gastric ulcer
474
orbit point nearest to the earth
perigee
475
initiated basic methods of chemical analysis
Roger Boyle
476
prefix for one tenth
deci
477
use of sound waves to picture body organs
ultrasound or sonogram
478
First crewed Earth orbiter
Vostok 1, Yuri Gagarin
479
the sound of a diseased valve
heart murmur
480
constellation of the crow
Corvus
481
tissue holding bones together
ligaments
482
phrase for "another self"
alter ego
483
hormone stimulating milk production
oxytocin
484
blood vessel to the legs
iliac artery
485
adipose cells
fat cells
486
boundary demarcating the two lowest layers of atmosphere
tropopause
487
developed the dirigible
von Zeppelin
488
blood specialist
hematologist
489
constellation of the archer
Sagittarius
490
class of octopus and squids
cephalopods
491
particle representing smallest possible amount of light
photon
492
TV-like screen in a computer
cathode ray tube
493
developed analytical geometry based on coordinates
Descartes
494
prefix pico means
a trillionth
495
part of tooth above the gum
crown
496
human-induced rapid eutrophication brings on
algal blooms
497
outer lower arm bone
ulna
498
kidney stones
nephroliths
499
largest artery
aorta
500
Saturn largest moon
Titan
501
sight receptors for light alone
rods
502
prefix milli means
one thousandth
503
valve between stomach and intestine
pyloric valve
504
characteristic that both parents must carry to pass to child
recessive trait
505
study of trees
dendrology
506
section of brain outside cerebellum
brain stem
507
study of insects
entomology
508
vessel taking blood to the lungs
pulmonary artery
509
lid covering larynx
epiglottis
510
DNA and RNA are molecules known as
nucleid acids
511
prefix for one hundred times
hecto
512
study of the measurement of time
horology
513
Galilean moon names source
Lovers of Zeus
514
chemical that inflames tissues when allergic
histamine
515
class of sharks, rays, skates
chondrichthytes (cartilaginous fishes)
516
"Catch 22" situation where everything has negative consequences
double bind
517
nervous system beyond brain & spinal cord
peripheral nervous system
518
paralysis on lower half of body
paraplegia
519
made first US survey of Grand Canyon
John Wesley Powell
520
ear drum that vibrates
tympanic membrain
521
prefix for a hundredth
centi
522
foglike, low-altitude cloud
stratus
523
lack of red blood cells
anemia
524
tiny crustaceans such as plankton
copepods
525
NASA's research & development center is called
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
526
self-controlling mechanism that centers activity around a point
feedback
527
elongated, symmetrical oval
ellipse
528
substances that act as catalysts in living beings
enzymes
529
layer of cells between veins and nerve cells
blood-brain barrier
530
invented pendulum clock
Christiaan Huygens
531
fluffy, white, flat-bottomed clouds linked with storms
cumulus
532
constellation of the Ram
Aries
533
bruise with broken skin
laceration or abrasion
534
mineral formation sticking up from cave ground
stalagmite
535
CT scan stands for and uses
computed tomography, takes x-rays from every angle
536
sight receptors for light and color
cones
537
first to scale Mt Everest
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
538
vertebrae making up neck
cervical vertebrae
539
another word for esophagus
gullet
540
Crux constellation
Southern Cross
541
American father of rocket science
Robert Goddard
542
prefix femto means
one quadrillionth
543
fat molecule where carbon atoms form double bonds with each other
unsaturated fat (not full of hydrogens)
544
gas-and-dust remains of a supernova
nebula
545
protein storers in cell
Golgi body/apparatus
546
baby coming head first
vertex presentation
547
the side protected from the wind
lee
548
fat molecule where carbon has at least two hydrogen atoms attached
saturated fat (full of hydrogen)
549
diffusion of liquid through semipermeable membrane
osmosis
550
Chimpanzees put in space under what program
Mercury
551
one million bytes
megabyte
552
chest pain
angina
553
knowing something before it occurs
precognition
554
developed antiseptic surgery
Joseph Lister
555
setting that fulfills a being's survival requirements
niche
556
stage when fetus can first be felt moving
quickening
557
the result of division
quotient
558
constellation of the chained maiden
Andromeda
559
light colored igneous rock used in building
granite
560
word for measuring quantities of atoms/molecules
mole
561
red blood cells
erythryocytes
562
gymnosperms
non-flowering, seed producing plants, eg conifers, ginkgo
563
18th c French chemist
Lavoisier
564
coagulation disorder
hemophilia
565
photons absorbed into a cell, excite electrons that travel to another material
photovoltaic energy
566
unit for measuring illuminance
lux
567
implanting healthy vessel to restore flow
coronary bypass
568
full moon at autumn equinox
harvest moon
569
Early American space programs to analyze moon surface
Ranger, Surveyor
570
vessels circling the heart
coronary arteries
571
triangles with equal sides and angles
equilateral triangle
572
Greek who estimated Earth's circumference
Eratosthenes
573
triangle with two equal sides
isosceles triangle
574
First three Americans in space
Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn
575
First orbiter built for space shuttle program
Enterprise
576
breathing out
aspiration
577
general mental disorder without identifiable cause
neurosis
578
Current NASA Mars mission consists of
Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter
579
curved line between two asymptotes
hyperbola
580
theory of wager with lives that God exists or doesn't
Pascal's wager
581
membrane surrounding the heart
pericardium
582
inflamed pouches in GI system
diverticulitis
583
measure of how much a fluid resists stress
viscosity
584
nearsightedness
myopia
585
study of coins
numismatics
586
time after contact before symptoms show
incubation period
587
muscle that extends the forearm
triceps
588
invented dynamite
Alfred Nobel
589
principle that energy can be transformed but not created or destroyed
First Law of Thermodynamics
590
put forth theory of utilitarianism
Jeremy Bentham
591
study of winds
anemology
592
reproductive method in non-flowering plants
spores (can be sexual or asexual)
593
heart tissue damage due to lack of blood
myocardial infarction
594
First American Earth orbiter
Explorer 1 satellite
595
twisting force
torque
596
Danish astronomer
Tycho Brahe
597
two words for shaded shelter in a garden
arbor or bower
598
Jet Propulsion Laboratory is located in
Pasadena, CA
599
part of upper atmosphere that absorbs UV light
ionosphere
600
slim stalk holding up the anther
filament
601
fat produced when hydrogen is bubbled through an unsaturated fat
trans fat
602
Space shuttle cabin fire disaster
Apollo I
603
inflammation of brain and spinal membranes
meningitis
604
invented the telegraph
Morse
605
sideways curving of lumbar spine
scoliosis
606
lack of sense of smell
anosmia
607
A _____ of emus
mob
608
A _____ of crocodiles
float
609
developed the helicopter
Igor Sikorsky
610
lack of breathing during sleep
sleep apnea
611
how much material a computer can read directly rather than serially
RAM (random access memory)
612
borderline between two air masses differing in temperature
front
613
bones forming upper jaw
maxillae
614
Two halves of Quaternary period
Pleistocene epoch (ice age) and Holocene epoch (current)
615
passages for air into lungs
bronchi
616
temporary facial paralysis
Bell's palsy
617
pollen-producing part of stamen
anther
618
measuring deep bodies of water
bathymetry
619
front/inner lower leg bone
tibia
620
6-sided polyhedron
hexahedron
621
3, 4, 5 in space shuttle program
Discovery, Endeavour, Atlantis
622
Galilean moons
Io, Europa, Ganymede, Calisto
623
study of behaviors of subatomic particles
quantum physics/mechanics
624
Experiment that showed there is no "aether" through which light travels
Michelson-Morley Experiment
625
triangle with all angles less than 90 degrees
acute triangle
626
leaving one country for another
emigration
627
disease originating in animals and spread to people
zoonotic
628
"It is impossible by mechanical means to say whether we are moving or staying at rest."
principle of relativity (Galileo)
629
Successor to Hubble Space Telescope named for
James Webb
630
muscle that flexes the forearm
bicep
631
study of caves
speleology
632
drug that reverses the effects of heroin
naloxone
633
benign growth in uterus
fibroid
634
orbit point farthest from the Earth
apogee
635
German sociologist
Max Weber
636
fertilized egg outside the uterus
ectopic pregnancy
637
underground food-storing system of a plant
bulb
638
quadrilateral with 2 parallel sides
trapezoid
639
disturbance in heart pumping
cardiac arrhythmia
640
tibia extension that moves with ankle
medial malleolus
641
exposure of bone after tooth extraction
dry socket
642
sewing edges together after surgery
suture
643
constellation of the dragon
Draco
644
force that pushes whirling bodies away from the center
centrifugal force
645
unit for measuring power
watt
646
bruise without broken skin
contusion
647
This American chemist is the only person to have won 2 unshared Nobel prizes
Pauling
648
derived formula for centripetal and centrifugal force
Christiaan Huygens
649
10 sided polygon
decagon
650
part of the brain that helps process emotion and form memories
amygdala
651
layer between Earth's crust and core
mantle
652
killing bacteria by heating
pasteurization
653
word for a propagating dynamic disturbance from equilibrium
a wave
654
process of microbes breaking down carbohydrates to make acids, alcohols, gases
fermentation
655
process by which a cell expels something
exocytosis
656
Two-man NASA program
Gemini
657
tube connecting middle ear and throat
Eustachian or auditory tube
658
low, uniform grey clouds producing rain but no thunder
nimbus/nimbostratus
659
part of brain regulating the ANS
hypothalamus
660
experiment where neither patients nor doctors know if placebo
double blind
661
deadly poisoning from canned food
botulism
662
Only moon with an atmosphere
Titan
663
a substance that takes up protons/hydrogen ions in solution
base
664
cells that conduct nerve impulses
neurons
665
developed early electric battery
Alessandro Volta
666
clot blocking a coronary artery
coronary thrombosis
667
moon between half and fully lit
gibbous
668
arthritis from crystal deposits
gout
669
bright ring around a celestial body
corona
670
prefix for one quadrillion times
peta
671
set of bones enclosing brain
cranium
672
being that nourishes a parasite
host
673
solar panels mostly made from this element
silicon
674
point when orbits of 3 or more bodies are in line
syzygy
675
study of size and shape of the earth
geodesy
676
cells that hold together and support nervous system
glial cells
677
study of evolving shape of land forms
geomorphology
678
regulator of fluid balance in body
lymphatic system
679
clotting elements in blood
platelets
680
tailbone
coccyx
681
material that does not readily transmit
insulator
682
large two-lobed part of the brain
cerebellum
683
prefix for a trillionth
pico
684
upper arm bone
humerus
685
wrote On Liberty
John Stuart Mill
686
brain inflammation
encephalitis
687
growing ornamental plants
horticulture
688
prefix tera means
one trillion times
689
materials with pH above 7
bases
690
constellation of the goat
Capricorn
691
plants with vessels to transport sap
vascular plants
692
ocean regions 30-35 degrees above and below equator with calm winds
horse latitudes
693
Freud's conscious self
ego
694
uterine tissue growing outside the uterus
endometriosis
695
1-crop agricultural system
monoculture
696
sore throat
pharyngitis
697
membranes covering brain & spine
meninges
698
This physiologist developed the concept of conditioned reflex
Pavlov
699
tissue connecting muscle to bones
tendons
700
prefix for quadrillionth
femto
701
first woman physician in US
Elizabeth Blackwell
702
formulated fundamentals of geometry
Euclid
703
indentation between upper lip and nose
philtrum
704
cancer of lining of chest or abdomen
mesothelioma
705
constellation of southern crown
Corona Australis
706
atomic number is the number of
protons
707
stuffing dead animals
taxidermy
708
gases that resist forming chemical bonds - eg helium, neon
noble gases
709
developed mercury thermometer
Gabriel Fahrenheit
710
constellation of the giraffe
Cameleopardalis
711
decayed vegetable matter used for nutrients
humus
712
large part of pelvic girdle
ilium
713
gelatinous fluid in back of eye
vitreous humor
714
Saturn rockets developed by
Werner von Braun
715
spacecraft pair sent to Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus in 1977
Voyager 1 and 2
716
bones of flat of foot
metatarsals
717
organs that secrete substances for use in body
glands
718
collar bone
clavicle
719
middle layer of heart tissue
myocardium
720
main nerves serving the brain
cranial nerves
721
quadrilateral with both pairs of sides parallel
parallelogram
722
varicella
chicken pox
723
wrote Coming of Age in Samoa
Margaret Mead
724
neck glands
thyroid
725
if you are moving toward an object moving toward you, its speed _____ ____ ______ is faster than if you were moving away
relative to you = relativity
726
tear in a muscle wall
hernia
727
voice box
larynx
728
basin from collapsed volcano crater
caldera
729
study of population size and distribution
demography
730
open-and-shut devices connecting heart chambers
valves
731
weakening of bones through calcium loss
osteoporosis
732
vitamin-D deficiency disease of spine
rickets
733
growth by a standard ratio
geometric growth
734
bacteria causing travelers' diarrhea
e coli
735
lack of blood from arterial blockage
ischemia
736
hairlike projections in nose
cilia
737
insulating sheath covering nerve fibers
myelin
738
bryophytes are
mosses
739
plant tissue that conducts food
phloem
740
prefix deka means
ten times
741
unit for measuring frequency
hertz
742
One followed by nine zeroes
A billion
743
white blood cells
leukocytes
744
constellation of the twins
Gemini
745
Stars named for "string of pearls" in Arabic
Orion's belt
746
laying unfertilized eggs that produce offspring, like bee drones
parthenogenesis
747
broke the sound barrier
Chuck Yeager
748
Developed rockets for Nazis and for US
Wernher von Braun
749
inflammation of kidneys
nephritis
750
Jung's inherited psychic experience
collective unconscious
751
practice of classifying plants and animals
taxonomy
752
pH stands for
potential hydrogen
753
breastbone
sternum
754
First space station
Mir
755
the exponent of a number that makes it equal a given number
logarithm
756
Japanese art of arranging flowers
ikebana
757
disease of heart valves or muscles
cardiomyopathy
758
insertion of balloon to open arteries
angioplasty
759
two receiving chambers of the heart
atria
760
stars named for Atlas's 7 daughters
Pleiades (7 sisters)
761
A ______ of ferrets
business
762
Lindbergh's plane
Spirit of St Louis
763
four geologic eras
Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
764
quotient of two limits, in calculus
derivative
765
oral polio vaccine
Albert Sabin
766
process by which a cell takes something in
endocytosis
767
red/blue paper test for acid/base
litmus test
768
A ______ of crows
murder
769
type of rays from radioactive decay
Alpha, Beta, Gamma
770
undeveloped lungs in infant
pulmonary hypoplasia
771
rock formed from molten state
igneous
772
device using electric shock to restore heartbeat
defibrillator
773
A _____ of goldfish
troubling
774
study of fungi
mycology
775
glands on top of kidneys
adrenal glands
776
back/outer lower leg bone
fibula
777
abnormal digestion
dyspepsia
778
small arteries leading to capillaries
arterioles
779
viral disease of parotid glands
mumps
