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Vocabulary words for the mid-term.
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An inert substance given to a patient as if it were a drug in order to placate them
bias
system
placebo
none of the above
2
A chemical substance produced in the body that controls the activity of certain cells or organs
hormones
chromosomes
hypothesis
bias
3
A crystalline mineral deposit that appears in another mineral or stone in a treelike, form.
dendrite
construct
ethics
chromosome
4
One of the tiny, threadlike, DNA-containing bodies, that transmits hereditary traits.
synapses
dendrites
medulla
chromosomes
5
The point where nerve impulses are transmitted between the axon of one neuron and a dendrite.
synapse
replicate
hypothesis
axon
6
A group of people who share a distinctive culture, language or religion.
bias
axon
ethic
ethnic group
7
A part of chromosome that selects the structure of a single protein influencing eye/hair color
endocrine
chromosome
placebo
axon
8
An inert substance given to a patient as if it were a drug in order to placate them
none of the above
bias
placebo
system
9
To be repeated or duplicated
placebo
replicate
gene
heredity
10
Of a gland, releasing a secretion directly into the bodily fluids, as do the thyroid & adrenals
endocrine
hormone
dendrite
correlation
11
A group of related things or parts that function together as a whole
gene
ethnic
construct
system
12
The part of a nerve cell that conducts impulses away from the cell body.
gene
synapse
axon
bias
13
a line diagonal to the grain, especially of a woven fabric
construct
endocrine
dendrite
grain
14
An inert substance given to a patient as if it were a drug in order to placate them
bias
system
placebo
none of the above
15
A group of people who share a distinctive culture, language or religion.
bias
ethic
axon
ethnic group
16
A relationship or correspondence between two or more things.
bias
hormone
ethnic group
correlation
17
The genetic transmission of traits or tendencies from parent to offspring
gene
heredity
hormone
chromosome
18
a line diagonal to the grain, especially of a woven fabric
grain
construct
dendrite
endocrine
19
Proposed explanation that accounts for observed phenomena or known facts to guide investigation
endocrine
hypothesis
gene
dendrite
20
The point where nerve impulses are transmitted between the axon of one neuron and a dendrite.
synapse
axon
replicate
hypothesis
21
To be repeated or duplicated
replicate
placebo
heredity
gene
22
One of the tiny, threadlike, DNA-containing bodies, that transmits hereditary traits.
dendrites
synapses
chromosomes
medulla
23
Proposed explanation that accounts for observed phenomena or known facts to guide investigation
endocrine
hypothesis
gene
dendrite
24
A branch of philosophy that deals with values pertaining to human conduct, such as good or bad
synapse
endocrine
dendrite
ethics
25
A chemical substance produced in the body that controls the activity of certain cells or organs
hormones
hypothesis
chromosomes
bias
26
The part of a nerve cell that conducts impulses away from the cell body.
axon
synapse
bias
gene
27
A part of chromosome that selects the structure of a single protein influencing eye/hair color
endocrine
axon
chromosome
placebo
28
The genetic transmission of traits or tendencies from parent to offspring
gene
heredity
hormone
chromosome
29
Of a gland, releasing a secretion directly into the bodily fluids, as do the thyroid & adrenals
correlation
hormone
dendrite
endocrine
30
The part of a nerve cell that conducts impulses away from the cell body.
synapse
axon
bias
gene
31
A relationship or correspondence between two or more things.
bias
ethnic group
correlation
hormone
32
To be repeated or duplicated
placebo
heredity
replicate
gene
33
A crystalline mineral deposit that appears in another mineral or stone in a treelike, form.
construct
dendrite
chromosome
ethics
34
A set of moral principles and values
duplicate
system
placebo
ethic
35
A branch of philosophy that deals with values pertaining to human conduct, such as good or bad
synapse
endocrine
dendrite
ethics
36
The genetic transmission of traits or tendencies from parent to offspring
gene
hormone
chromosome
heredity
37
The point where nerve impulses are transmitted between the axon of one neuron and a dendrite.
synapse
axon
hypothesis
replicate
38
A set of moral principles and values
duplicate
system
placebo
ethic
39
A group of people who share a distinctive culture, language or religion.
ethnic group
ethic
axon
bias
40
A set of moral principles and values
duplicate
ethic
system
placebo
41
A branch of philosophy that deals with values pertaining to human conduct, such as good or bad
dendrite
ethics
synapse
endocrine
42
A relationship or correspondence between two or more things.
hormone
correlation
bias
ethnic group
43
A group of related things or parts that function together as a whole
system
construct
gene
ethnic
44
To put together by assembling a component part, build
construct
hypothesis
system
correlation
45
To put together by assembling a component part, build
construct
correlation
system
hypothesis
46
A group of related things or parts that function together as a whole
construct
ethnic
system
gene
47
Of a gland, releasing a secretion directly into the bodily fluids, as do the thyroid & adrenals
dendrite
correlation
endocrine
hormone
48
a line diagonal to the grain, especially of a woven fabric
grain
dendrite
construct
endocrine
