PREMEDICAL CROSSWORD - CHALLENGING
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1. The neural processing of noxious or painful stimuli. 5. The neural processing allowing for the perception of one’s body position. 6. A chemical that transmit signals from neurons to a target across a synapse. 8. The epithelial cells that line the cerebrospinal fluid-filled ventricles in the central nervous system. 10. A force that can rotate an object about a fulcrum. 12. An SN1 reaction is likely to produce a mixture that is _________. 13. A hormone secreted by the thyroid that reduces blood calcium levels. 19. This cytoskeleton component provides a platform for intracellular transport, i.e. vesicles in neurons. 20. The brain cannot only utilize glucose for energy. _________ work as well. 21. The system of membranes that envelopes the central nervous system. 24. The kidneys and lungs are in _________ in the circulatory circuit. 27. The amino acid that is a precursor for dopamine, epinephrine and norepinephrine. 28. The right carotid artery and left jugular vein are in ________ in the circulatory circuit. 30. The enzyme that catalyzes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen. 31. A peptide hormone of the gastrointestinal system responsible for stimulating the digestion of fat and protein.
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2. These are essentially removed from sugars and dumped onto NAD and FAD during metabolism. 3. Used to describe two molecules that do not have exactly the opposite stereochemistry at each chiral center. 4. A bone cell that removes bone tissue. 7. The amino acid serotonin is derived from. 9. These mechanoreceptors serve a feedback loop from the circulatory system to the central nervous system to maintain pressure. 11. The process by which the liver constructs glucose from precursor molecules. 14. This protein complex binds calcium during the initiation of muscle contraction. 15. A state in a chemical reaction in which there is no net creation or utilization of reactants or products. 16. A bone cells responsible for bone formation. 17. Arterial plaque necessitates a higher blood _________ in order to maintain constant flow. 18. The system of blood vessels that link the hypothalamus and anterior pituitary gland. 22. The process by which the eye changes optical power to maintain a clear image of an object. 23. This reticulum stores calcium in muscle cells. 25. Skeletal and cardiac muscle is __________ whereas smooth muscle is not. 26. The __________ effect states that a local increase of speed of a fluid occurs with a local decrease in pressure. 29. Using these, the veins can shuttle blood against gravity.
MCAT Answers 1)c 2)c 3)a 4)a 5)d
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