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