Medical terms chp 2 (2/4)

Question 1

chromosome

Answer 1

Body in the nucleus that contains DNA and genes.

Question 2

A

Answer 2

adenosine

Question 3

C

Answer 3

cytosine

Question 4

G

Answer 4

guanine

Question 5

T

Answer 5

Thymine

Question 6

what do genes do?

Answer 6

they regulate the division and replication of cells

Question 7

when does cancer result?

Answer 7

when cell division and replication are abnormal

Question 8

what happens when chemical compounds are added to a gene?

Answer 8

it can lead to abnormal genetic (epigenetic) activity producing cancers and degenerative and metabolic diseases

Question 9

gene

Answer 9

Functional segment of DNA molecule.

Question 10

chromatin

Answer 10

DNA that forms chromosomes during cell division

Question 11

-tin (s)

Answer 11

pertaining to

Question 12

-ic (s)

Answer 12

pertaining to

Question 13

acid has what type of ph

Answer 13

low ph

Question 14

-etics

Answer 14

pertaining to

Question 15

-gen- (r)

Answer 15

to create

Question 16

epigentetics

Answer 16

the study of disorders produced by the effects of chemical compunds (ex. pollutants) or enviromental influences (such as diet) on genes

Question 17

Genome

Answer 17

a complete set of chromosomes

Question 18

gen (r)

Answer 18

to create

Question 19

-ome (r)

Answer 19

body

Question 20

helix

Answer 20

a spiral of nucleotides in the sturcture of DNA

Question 21

Heredity

Answer 21

the transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring

Question 22

-ary

Answer 22

pertaining to

Question 23

Histone

Answer 23

a simple protein found in the cell nucleus

Question 24

Hist (r)

Answer 24

tissue

Question 25

heredit (r)

Answer 25

inherited through genes

Question 26

-type (s)

Answer 26

model

Question 27

Karyotype

Answer 27

the chromosome characteristics of an individual cell

Question 28

Kary/o (r/cf)

Answer 28

nucleus

Question 29

-one (s)

Answer 29

chemical

Question 30

Mitosis

Answer 30

cell division to create 2 indentical cells each with 46 chromosomes

Question 31

Mutation

Answer 31

a permanent alteration in the nucleotide sequence of the genome

Question 32

nucleotide

Answer 32

combination of a DNA base, a sugar molecule, and a phosphate molecule

Question 33

-tide

Answer 33

time

Question 34

phen/o

Answer 34

appearance

Question 35

Phenotype

Answer 35

manifastation of a genome

Question 36

replicate

Answer 36

to produce an exact copy

Question 37

nucleolus

Answer 37

Small mass within the nucleus made up of RNA

Question 38

cytogenetics

Answer 38

study of chromosomal abnormalities in a cell

Question 39

dysmorphology

Answer 39

the study of developmental structural defects

Question 40

Dysmorphic

Answer 40

possessing a developmental structural defects

Question 41

dys- (p)

Answer 41

difficult, bad

Question 42

when does an embryo turn into a fetus?

Answer 42

from the end of the eigth week to birth

Question 43

-ive (s)

Answer 43

quality of

Question 44

-dict (r)

Answer 44

consent

Question 45

predictive

Answer 45

the likelihood of a diseasae or disorder being present or occuring in the future

Question 46

therapy

Answer 46

systematic treatment of a disease, dysfunction, or disorder

Question 47

Therapeutic

Answer 47

curing or capable of curing a disorder or disease

Question 48

gene therapy

Answer 48

an expirimental technique to replace a mutated gene that causes disease with a healthy copy of a gene to prevent or help cure a disease.