Match the Terms with Their Correct Meanings

question 79

Multiple Choice

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
-Improper closure of a heart valve when the heart is pumping blood

• A)aneurysm
• B)angina
• C)arrhythmias
• D)beta blockers
• E)claudication
• F)congestive heart failure
• G)cyanosis
• H)emboli
• I)endocarditis
• J)essential hypertension
• K)hemorrhoids
• L)mitral valve prolapse
• M)murmur
• N)occlusion
• O)palpitations
• P)patent ductus arteriosus
• Q)Raynaud phenomenon
• R)Tetralogy of Fallot

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Definitions:

Mitosis

Cellular reproduction in which the cell’s nucleus duplicates itself with two new cells being formed, each containing the same DNA as the parent cell, arranged in the same 23 pairs of chromosomes.

Meiosis

A specialized form of cell division that forms eggs and sperm (also known as gametes).

Chromosome

A structure composed of DNA and proteins found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

Next Generation Sequencing

A method for precisely sequencing DNA and RNA much more rapidly and cheaply than older techniques, allowing for detailed genetic analysis.