MAKING ANALOGIES
The words in capital letters in the following analogies appear in Unit 8. Complete each analogy by choosing the word that best fits each analogy. On the line provided, identify the type of relationship being shown in the analogy.
1. T-LYMPHOCYTES : T-CELLS :: human immunodeficiency virus :
a. HIV
b. AIDS
c. HMV
d. HMO
11. GONORRHEA : INFECTION :: dysentery :
a. illness
b. cell
c. chemical
d. organ
2. THYROXIN : GROWTH :: parathyroid gland :
a. happiness
b. seasonal changes
c. oxygen
d. blood calcium level
12. COCHLEA : HEARING :: retina :
a. smell
b. vision
c. taste
d. touch
3. ESTROGEN : OVARIES :: testosterone :
a. pineal gland
b. thyroid gland
c. pancreas
d. testes
13. INSULIN : HORMONE :: leukocytes :
a. platelets
b. blood cells
c. hormones
d. infection
4. BALL-AND-SOCKET : JOINT :: pneumonia :
a. animal
b. disease
c. habitat
d. respiration
14. HALLUCINOGEN : DRUG :: pathogen :
a. hormone
b. synapse
c. bacterium
d. organ
5. TEETH : MECHANICAL DIGESTION :: ureter :
a. digestion
b. respiration
c. excretion
d. circulation
15. PLASMA : BLOOD :: Broca's area :
a. lungs
b. kidney
c. liver
d. brain
6. HEART : PUMP :: capillary :
a. clamp
b. blood vessel
c. organ
d. tube
16. FETUS : UTERUS :: Glomerulus :
a. ear
b. kidney
c. eye
d. heart
7. KIDNEYS : EXCRETORY SYSTEM :: alveoli :
a. respiratory system
b. hemoglobin
c. immune system
d. kidneys
17. SKIN : PROTECTION :: iris :
a. hearing
b. conception
c. vision
d. cleaning
8. ERYTHROCYTES : RED BLOOD CELLS :: phagocytes :
a. lymph nodes
b. leukocytes
c. bone marrow
d. antigens
18. GANGLIA : NERVE CELL :: diaphragm :
a. reproductive organ
b. muscle cell
c. excretory function
d. disease
9. DIALYSIS : REMOVES WASTE :: hemoglobin :
a. removes waste
b. channels blood
c. controls sugar level
d. binds or releases oxygen
19. DIASTOLE : SYSTOLE :: wellness :
a. illness
b. pain
c. organ
d. phyla
10. EPINEPHRINE : ADRENAL GLANDS :: oxytocin :
a. heart
b. kidneys
c. hypothalamus
d. thyroid
20. EPIDERMIS : SKIN :: trachea :
a. brain
b. liver
c. esophagus
d. windpipe
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