TEAS 7 Study Guide well summarized

active voice - Ans - the subject performs the action adjective - Ans - A word that describes a noun affect v. effect - Ans - affect: verb effect: is the result of something examples: The weather affected his mood. Computers have a huge effect on our lives. anabolism vs catabolism - Ans - anabolism: building molecules catabolism: breaking down molecules anecdotal - Ans - based on personal accounts rather than facts or research anterior pituitary hormones - Ans - Growth hormone (GH) Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) Luteinizing hormone (LH) Prolactin (PRL) appendicular skeleton - Ans - Bones of the limbs and limb girdles that are attached to the axial skeleton Area of a rhombus - Ans - A= pq/2 p= diagonal 1 q= diagonal 2 axial skeleton - Ans - the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs Bases of DNA - Ans - A, T, C, G Bias - Ans - Something impacting one's opinion. brain coverings from inside out - Ans - pia mater, arachnoid, duramater calculate mph - Ans - distance / time cerumen - Ans - ear wax chemical change examples - Ans - rusting, burning something, spoiled food or baking/cooking Colloquialism - Ans - slang comma splice - Ans - the use of a comma to join two independent clauses