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MCAT Human Body
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Nearer the surface; without or nearer the outside of the body
Tuberosity
Types of planes (4)
Hamulus
Superficial or external
2. Simple - stratified keratinized - stratified nonkeratinized (moist)
Nervous tissue
Skeletal system function
Squamous epithelium types
Neuron function
3. Collagen (white) - elastic (yellow) - reticular
Nervous tissue
Fiber types
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium
Cuboidal epithelium types
4. Undifferentiated connective tissue cells which have the potential to differentiate into other types of connective tissue cells; primarily found in embryonic and fetal tissues; stellate shape; wandering cell
Endocrine system function
Anatomic position
Connective tissue mesenchymal cells
polarization of epithelium
5. Similar in structure and function as those in blood; agranular leukocytes migrate in large numbers under normal conditions
Connective tissue leukocyte types
Crest
Endocrine system function
Connective tissue leukocytes
6. Farther from the midline; toward the side of the body or away from the midsagittal plane; to the side
Cardiac muscle characteristics
Connective tissue mesenchymal cells
Lateral
Insertion
7. Urinary tract (renal calyces and pelvis - ureter - and urinary bladder)
Cephalic (structure)
Connective tissue adipocytes
Transitional epithelium location
Stratified columnar epithelium location
8. Kidney tubules; choroid plexus (lining of ventricles and spinal canal; produces CSF); thyroid gland; rete testis; surface of ovary
Simple cuboidal epithelium location
Cardiac muscle characteristics
Trochlea
Pseudostriated columnar epithelium function
9. Similar to cilia; primary examples are human spermatozoa
Simple cuboidal epithelium location
Crest
Sagittal plane
Flagella
10. Each has a definite function which results from the combined functions of the various tissue components.
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium location
Organ
Ground substance
Connective tissue eosinophils
11. An inward bulging - depression - or bucketing of a cavity or from a surface
Muscular system function
Invagination
Basal surface epithelium
Columnar epithelium types
12. If the connective tissue layer is primarily composed of adipocytes - it is referred to as adipose tissue; round - large cell with distinct - dense nucleus; majority of cytoplasmic volume taken up by large lipid droplet; do not undergo mitosis; have a
Types of epithelium (9)
Peripheral nervous system
Connective tissue adipocytes
Transverse - horizontal - or cross plane
13. Found in inelastic structures; walls of blood vessels - lymphoid tissues (spleen and lymph nodes) - red bone marrow - basal laminae - and glands (liver - kidney)
Superior - craniad - or cephalad
Cranial (structure)
Reticular fiber locations
Epicondyle
14. Has compactly aggregated cells; has limited intercellular spaces and substance; is avascular (no blood vessels); lies on a connective tissue layer (the basal lamina); has cells that form sheets and are polarized; is derived from all three germ layers
Connective tissue macrophages (histiocytes)
Epithelial tissue characteristics (6)
Stratified cuboidal epithelium location
Simple squamous epithelium function
15. Nonstriated - involuntary
Connective tissue macrophages (histiocytes)
Stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium (moist) function
Connective tissue neutrophils
Smooth muscle characteristics
16. Mucopolysaccharides (glycosaminoglycans) - proteins - lipids - and water
Ground substance composition
Connective tissue leukocytes
Skeletal system function
Histamine affect
17. Heart
Stratified cuboidal epithelium function
Ground substance composition
Stratified columnar epithelium location
Cardiac muscle location
18. A flat - smooth area (the articulating facet in vertebrae)
Sagittal plane
Facet
Cells (connective tissue)
Central
19. Structures that are subjected to pull or stretching activities such as tendons - ligaments - aponeuroses (a sheet - like tendinous expansion - like in hand) and fascia
Collagen fiber locations
Ground substance composition
Fissure
Digestive system function
20. Respond to external and internal stimuli and have the capability to transmit a message (impulse) from one area of the body to another
Integumentary system function
Nervous system function
Stereocilia
Neuron function
21. Consists of a group of cells performing a similar function
Ground substance function
Tissue
Meatus
Circulatory system function
22. Secretion; absorption; protection; lubrication
adventitia
Apical surface epithelium
Skeletal system function
Simple columnar epithelium function
23. Migrate in large numbers into the interstitium during an inflammatory response
Organ
Connective tissue neutrophils
Deep or internal
Stratified cuboidal epithelium function
24. Responds to internal and external stimuli; regulates and coordinates body activities and movements
Connective tissue macrophages (histiocytes)
Crest
Nervous system function
Muscle tissue
25. In the direction of the head; nearer the head
Ground substance
Antum
Simple cuboidal epithelium function
Superior - craniad - or cephalad
26. Simple - stratified
Cuboidal epithelium types
Epithelial tissue characteristics (6)
Pseudostriated columnar epithelium function
Stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium (moist) function
27. Mucosa of oral cavity - esophagus - anal canal - vagina; cornea of eye and part of conjunctiva
Invagination
Stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium (moist) location
Primary glycosaminoglycans of ground substance
Collagen fiber locations
28. Functions in the exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide)
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium
Respiratory system function
Organ system
Hiatus
29. The sole of the foot
Ground substance composition
Simple cuboidal epithelium location
Tuberosity
Plantar
30. Enzymatically breaks down food materials into usable and absorbable nutrients
Frontal or coronal plane
Transitional epithelium location
Digestive system function
Connective tissue lymphocytes
31. Person standing erect - feet together and parallel - face forward - arms at sides with palms facing forward (supinated)
Antum
Plantar
Pseudostriated columnar epithelium function
Anatomic position
32. Retractile fibers; thinner than collagen fibers;
Elastic fibers
Anatomic position
Cilia
Frontal or coronal plane
33. Prevents loss of water; protection
Simple squamous epithelium function
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium
Peripheral nervous system
Stratified columnar epithelium location
34. A prominent - distinct area (the iliac crest)
Smooth muscle characteristics
Crest
Lateral (structure)
Simple cuboidal epithelium function
35. Midsagittal or median; sagittal; frontal or coronal; transverse - horizontal - or cross
Mesad
Types of planes (4)
Trochlea
Connective tissue leukocytes
36. Lymphocytes - monocytes - eosinophils - basophils - neutrophils
Connective tissue lymphocytes
Connective tissue leukocyte types
Epithelial tissue specializations (4)
Pseudostriated columnar epithelium function
37. In the direction away from the midline of a structure
Lateral (structure)
Connective tissue lymphocytes
Organism composition
Connective tissue leukocyte types
38. Eye - ear - taste buds - and olfactory region
Crest
Special sensory receptors
Transverse - horizontal - or cross plane
Connective tissue plasma cells
39. Secretion; protection; facilitates transport of substances on surface of cells
Central
Antum
Pseudostriated columnar epithelium function
polarization of epithelium
40. Secretion; absorption; lines surface
Connective tissue mast cells
Lateral (structure)
Ipsilateral or homolateral
Simple cuboidal epithelium function
41. A canal
Sulcus
polarization of epithelium
Types of planes (4)
Meatus
42. Epithelium - connective tissue - muscle - nerve
Peripheral
4 basic tissue types
Skeletal muscle characteristics
Collagen fibers
43. Very elongated microvilli
Urinary system function
Squamous epithelium types
Transverse - horizontal - or cross plane
Stereocilia
44. Ducts of sweat glands; developing follicles of ovary
Caudal (structure)
Superior - craniad - or cephalad
Stratified cuboidal epithelium location
Primary glycosaminoglycans of ground substance
45. Accumulate in areas in response to chronic inflammation
Connective tissue leukocyte types
Connective tissue macrophages (histiocytes)
Connective tissue lymphocytes
Connective tissue cells
46. Secretion; protection; prevents loss of water
Organ
Neuron function
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium location
Stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium (moist) function
47. Toward the back (the dorsum) of the body; think dorsal dolphin fin
Plantar
Posterior or dorsal
Foramen
Connective tissue plasma cells
48. Has free surface (apical) and an attached surface (basal)
Anatomic position
polarization of epithelium
Cardiac muscle location
Organism composition
49. Primarily attached and nonmotile (fixed cells) but some have the ability to move (wandering or free cells); typical cells found in connective tissue are fibroblasts - mesenchymal - macrophage (hisitocytes) - adipocytes - mast - plasma - reticular - p
Cells (connective tissue)
Meatus
4 basic tissue types
Stratified columnar epithelium function
50. At cell surface; Microvilli - cilia - flagella - stereocilia
Connective tissue pericytes
Anterior or ventral
Epithelial tissue specializations (4)
Ipsilateral or homolateral