example word quiz 1-20

Question 1

anemia

Answer 1

a condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells.

Question 2

abnormal

Answer 2

not normal, unusual

Question 3

adrenal

Answer 3

small, triangular-shaped glands located on top of both kidneys.

Question 4

afferent

Answer 4

bringing to or leading toward an organ or part

Question 5

aerobic

Answer 5

requiring the presence of air or free oxygen for life.

Question 6

albumin

Answer 6

A class of proteins found in egg white, milk, blood, and various other plant and animal tissues

Question 7

amphibious

Answer 7

able to live both on land and in water

Question 8

antitoxin

Answer 8

An antitoxin is an antibody with the ability to neutralize a specific toxin.

Question 9

aquatic

Answer 9

growing or living in or often found in water

Question 10

Archaeopteryx

Answer 10

a primitive extinct bird

Question 11

arthritis

Answer 11

inflammation or swelling of one or more joints.

Question 12

lipase

Answer 12

an enzyme the body uses to break down fats in food so they can be absorbed in the intestines

Question 13

autoimmune

Answer 13

happens when the body’s natural defense system can’t tell the difference between your own cells and foreign cells, causing the body to mistakenly attack normal cells

Question 14

biceps

Answer 14

a large muscle that lies on the front of the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow.

Question 15

biology

Answer 15

the study of life

Question 16

blastula

Answer 16

an early embryo typically having the form of a hollow fluid-filled rounded cavity bounded by a single layer of cells

Question 17

brachial

Answer 17

of or relating to the arm or a process like an arm.

Question 18

carditis

Answer 18

Inflammation of the layers of the heart

Question 19

carnivore

Answer 19

an organism that eats mostly meat, or the flesh of animals.

Question 20

eukaryote

Answer 20

an organism whose cells contain a nucleus within a membrane.

Question 21

caudal

Answer 21

of, relating to, or being a tail