Teas Nursing School Entrance Exam - Part 2 - College Of Dupage

Hepatic System: {Ans: circulation in which the hepatic portal vein carries dissolved nutirents to the liver tissues for processing}Macrophage: {Ans: Protective cell type common in connective & lymphatic tissue and certain body organs}Kinetic energy: {Ans: Energy of motion}Sublimation: {Ans: The transformation of a solid directly to a gas without an intervening liquid state}Polymer: {Ans: A large molecule fromed by small molecules linked together in a chain like fashion}Substrate: {Ans: Substance on which an enzyme operates}Inoculation: {Ans: Placement of bacteria onto a culture medium}Alleles: {Ans: Alternative form of genes}Structures of the Digestive System: {Ans: Liver, pancreas, esophagus, stomach, small & large intesting and rectum}Four stages of metamorphosis: {Ans: Egg, larva, pupa & adult}Molar Mass: {Ans: The mass in grams of a substance}Ingestion & digestion: {Ans: Digestive system & cardiovascular system}Peripheral Nervous System: {Ans: portion of NS consisting of nerves and ganglia that lie outside of the brain and spinal cord}Cardiovascular System: {Ans: Travel system for many substances necessary for the body}Growing: {Ans: All systems}Mast cells: {Ans: Immune cells that function to detect foreign substances in tissue spaces; initate local inflammatory responses}Golgi apparatus: {Ans: Modifies