Practice Test 2 Flashcards
What is passive immunity
Antibodies are transferred from mother to child
What is active immunity?
a person has and recovered from a disease
what are syncitial cells?
cells that fuses with adjacent cells to form multi nucleated cells. Doesnt require cytokinesis and therefore doesnt use mitosis
What are primary oocytes?
they undergo MEIOSIS.
are cells right before going under prophase 1 of meosis 1
What are Germ cells?
The egg or the sperm cell ( its the gamete containing half the chromosomes of a somatic cell ) THEY UNDERGO MEIOSIS
What are somatic cells?
cells that are not reproductive cells ( not eggs or sperms) They undergo mitosis
What is astigmatism?
when surface of cornea is uneven
What is myopia
Near nearsightedness
What is Amblyopia
Lazy Eye. decrease vision in ONE eye
What is Conjunctivitis
inflammation of the mucous membrane that covers surface of eye and eyelid
What organisms can decompose?
bacteria, fungus ( mold and mushrooms)
What is achondroplasia?
Disorder in bone growth. DWARVES
What is translocation
the transfer of one part of a chromosome to another part of the same or a different chromosome, resulting in rearrangement of the genes
