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100
9 months
What is the average length of human pregnancy?
100
Pia mater
What is the innermost layer of the meninges (layers covering the brain)?
100
Salivary amylase
What is the name of the enzyme which begins the process of digestion of starch in the mouth?
100
Proteinuria
What is the medical terminology for protein in the urine?
100
Crenation
What is the term used to describe the shrinking of red blood cells placed in hypertonic solution?
200
Cilia
What is the name of the microscopic hairs which push the ova through the fallopian tube?
200
Sulci or sulcus
What is the name given to the depressions or furrows in the cerebrum?
200
Neurotransmitter
What is the name of the chemical that transmits nerve impulses across synapses?
200
Urea
What is the breakdown product of excess amino acids?
200
Atherosclerosis
What disease is characterised by a build up of plaque and lipid deposits in the vessel walls, leading to a narrowed lumen?
300
23
How many chromosomes are found in each gamete (egg or sperm)?
300
Occipital lobe
Which part of the cerebrum is in charge of visual processing in the brain?
300
Huntington disease
Which autosomal dominant condition causes general lack of coordination and mental instability?
300
Renal pelvis
What is the name of the structure in the kidney in which the collecting ducts merge to form the ureter?
300
Oedema
What is the term used to describe the swelling of tissues due to excess fluid in the body?
400
Testosterone
What hormone is produced by the testes during puberty to promote secondary sexual characteristics?
400
Corpus callosum
What is the name of the band of tissues connecting the left and right hemisphere?
400
Dendrite
What is the short branched section of the neurone which collects information from other cells to pass to the cell body?
400
Cystitis
What is the medical terminology for an infection of the urinary bladder?
400
Gene
What is the name of the distinct segments of DNA that code for specific proteins?
500
Ectopic pregnancy
What is the name of the condition in which the foetus implants outside of the uterus?
500
Hypermetropia
What is the technical name for 'long sightedness' in which the image is formed behind the retina
500
Klinefelter syndrome
What is the name of the genetic condition in which the genetic make up is "47 XXY" ?
500
Haemodialysis
What is the process of purifying the blood of a patient with kidney disease, as an alternative to kidney transplant?
500
Carboxyhaemoglobin (HbCO)
What stable molecule forms when carbon monoxide binds to haemoglobin (rather than oxygen)?