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MCAT Prep - 2

Subjects : mcat, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. oxytocin






2. Meiosis I: REDUCTIONAL DIVISION Interphase: G1 (growth; enzymes - structural proteins needed for gametic production are synthesized); S (DNA of homologous chromosomes is duplicated; mother cell goes from 46 2N to 46 2N with sister chromosomes connect






3. 3 phases of menstrual cycle






4. Chewing does what?






5. AP- peptides (FSH - LH - ACTH - TSH - prolactin - hGH); PP- peptides (ADH - oxytocin); thyroid - peptide *and* tyr - derived (T3/T4 - calcitonin); parathyroid - peptide (PTH; raise blood Ca via pathway involving vitamin D)






6. The EYE






7. How does birth control work?






8. Where does the juxtaglomerular apparatus come into play...renin --->inc angiotensins -->inc aldosterone - ups BP






9. How does glycogen compare to starch






10. What is a nerve? (PNS)






11. In IBS - What is defective

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12. FLAT PG: TSH aka thyrotropin






13. Adrenal cortex hormones (STEROIDS)






14. what cannot cross the fenestrations of the renal corpuscle






15. What does peroxisome do






16. Think of spinal cord injury






17. Beta - oxidation in liver produces...






18. Kidney






19. Different organs working together






20. A pinpoint iris is contracted or uncontracted






21. After meiosis I - daughter cells are...

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22. From that point...






23. serous membranes have a viscera - facing layer and a body wall - facing layer






24. sensory (afferent)/interneurons/motor (efferent)






25. pancreatic enzymes are zymogens






26. review: parietals secrete intrinsic factor...






27. PNS nerve signal






28. micelles also pick up






29. Cell determination begins At what stage of development






30. What hormones affect the stomach?






31. what happens when glycogen stores are saturated and blood sugar remains high?






32. spermatogonia arise from






33. What is a dorsal root ganglion?






34. Different tissues working together






35. exocrine types






36. How does duod deal with hi HCl from stom






37. Where are these exocrine glands located






38. How do parietal cells work ** (involves CO2)






39. What do lipases do






40. PNS review: SAME DAVE






41. almost all exocytosed proteins pass through this






42. large intestine E. coli aid absorption of...






43. lining of abdominal cavity=






44. E storage per unit mass






45. Aldosterone (sodium uptake - potassium secretion)






46. Gland: ovaries






47. Ovum development is halted At what stage until fertilization...






48. FLAT PG: prolactin






49. What is a toxic byproduct of gluconeogenesis from proteins






50. What is main difference is signal transmission in nicotinic vs muscarinic?