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MCAT Prep - 2

Subjects : mcat, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. ADH






2. Induction affects...






3. spermatogonia arise from






4. What is gastric acid?






5. Posterior pituitary hormones (Small Peptides)






6. Meiosis I Metaphase I






7. mitosis creates somatic cells






8. What does peptic refer to in general






9. 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)






10. Local vs long - distance mediators






11. Posterior eye






12. FLAT PG: prolactin






13. Anatomy of the villi






14. at lo blood sugar...






15. How do nutrients move?






16. extracellular matrix formed mainly of...






17. micelles vs liposomes






18. A pinpoint iris is contracted or uncontracted






19. little by little chyme is squirted out thru pyloric sphincter






20. duodenum must have receptors for fat content - protein because






21. calcitonin

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22. thyroid hormones: Not All One Kind of HORM






23. In general - parietal=






24. Sensory - motor neurons are part of which nervous system






25. How does blood sugar move into tissues?






26. Human chorionic gonadotropin...






27. PNS nerve signal






28. 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






29. What kind of cells make up epithel tiss of stom - then sm intest?






30. Some epithelial cells are... others...






31. Three stages of the menstrual cycle






32. smooth ER main function






33. What (typically - ie not pre - ovulation) feeds back to decrease LH - FSH production?






34. remaining secondary follicle becomes






35. Some PNS nerves are found in brain - spinal cord






36. small intestine=






37. Where does fertilization occur






38. On what surface of the retina is the eye most sensitive






39. How is glucose absorbed in sm intest






40. Chewing does what?






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






42. Most important nutrients absorbed by large intestine






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






44. After meiosis II...






45. What is a nerve? (PNS)






46. During ejaculation - sperm...

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47. What controls release of LH - FSH from anterior pituitary






48. important because in meiosis germ - line cells begin as 46 2N w/ 23 pairs of homologous chromosomes which are replicated in S phase of interphase to 23 pairs of sister chromatids = still 46 2N






49. glucagon secreted by






50. What is the mesentery?