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MCAT Prep Biology
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1. A chemical secreted by a T cell (usually the helper Ts) that stimulates activation and proliferation of other immune system cells.
Myofiber
Ligament
Interleukin
Creatine Phosphate
2. The monomer of a carbohydrate. Monosaccharides have the general chemical formula CnH2nOn - and common monosaccharides include glucose - fructose - galactose - and ribose.
Inflammation
Common bile duct
Monosaccharide
Humoral immunity
3. The 3' end of a tRNA molecule that binds an amino acid. The nucleotide sequence at this end is CCA
Capacitation
Nodes of Ranvier
Amino acid acceptor site
Sinoatrial (SA) node
4. One of the two small chambers in the heart that receive blood and pass it on to the ventricles. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from teh body through the superior and inferiro vena cavae - adn the left atrium receives oxygenated blood fr
T tubules
Atrium
Primary bronchi
Primary spermatocytes
5. Early embryonic ducts that can develop into male internal genitalia under the proper stimulation (testosterone).
Hyperpolarization
Fluid mosaic model
Wolffian ducts
Urethra
6. The release of milk from the mammary glands via contraction of ducts within the glands. Contraction is stimulated by oxytocin - which is released from the posterior pituitary when the baby begins nursing.
Loose connective tissue
Milk letdown
Channel protein
Natural selection
7. A gene appearing in a single copy in diploid organisms - e.g. X- linked genes in human males.
Posterior pituitary gland
Hemizygous gene
Keratin
Lymph node
8. All of the cell cycle except for mitosis. Interphase includes G1 - S phase - and G2.
Universal donor
Operon
Repressor
Interphase
9. The portion of the digestive tract that stores and grinds food. Limited digestion occurs in the somach - and it has the lowest pH in the body (1-2).
Stomach
Epidermis
Functional synctium
Absolute refractory period
10. Movement across the membrane of a cell that does not require energy input from the cell. Passive transport relies on concentration gradients to provie the driving force for movement - and includes both simple and facilitated diffusion.
Gene pool
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Passive transport
Peroxisome
11. A hormone produced by the C- cells of the thyroid gland that decreases serum calcium levels. It targets teh bones (stimulates osteoblasts) - the kidneys (reduces calcium reabsorption) - and the small intestine (decreases calcium absorption).
Calcitonin
Organogenesis
Maternal inheritance
Prostate
12. The region of teh brain that coordinates and smooth skeletal muscle activity.
Proximal convoluted tubuel
Cerebellum
Sister chromatid
Cornea
13. The third phase of meiosis I. During anaphase I the rplicated homologous chromosomes are separated (the tetrad is split) and pulled to opposite sides of the cell.
IPSP
Labor contractions
Systole
Anaphase I
14. The process of reading a strand of mRNA to synthesize protein. Protein translation takes place on a ribosome.
Translation
Adenohypophis
Anaphase II
Coccus
15. Paired glands near the posterior side of the vaginal that secrete an alkaline mucus upon sexual arousal. The mucus helps to reduce the acidity of the vagina (which could be harmful to sperm) and lubricates the vagina to facilitate penetration.
Rods
Carbohydrates
Ciliary muscles
Vestibular glands
16. A sac filled with fluid (aminotic fluid) that surroudns and protects a developing embryo.
Aminion
Cervix
Estrogen
Ossicles
17. One of the three primary (embryonic) germ layers formed during gastrulation. Endoderm ultimately forms internal structures - such as the inner lining of the GI tract and glandular organs.
Relication fork(s)
Bohr effect
Corona radiata
Endoderm
18. Also called occluding junctions - tight junctions form a seal between cells that prevents the movement of substances across the cell layer - except by diffusion through the cell membranes themselves. Tight junctions are found between the epithelial c
Nociceptors
Interphase
Motor unit
Tight junction
19. Receptors in the central nervous system that monitor the pH of cerebrospinal luid to help regulate ventilation rate.
Vagus nerves
Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
Avascular
Central chemoreceptors
20. A protein - based substance secreted by cells of the epiderms as they migrate outward. The keratin makes the cells tougher (better able to withstand abrasion) and helps make the skin waterproof.
End plate potential
Acrosome
Autonomic nervous system (ANS)
Keratin
21. An organism that requires the aid of a host organism to survive - and that harms the host in the process.
Parasite
Hypodermis
Pupil
Embryonic stage
22. Bacteria that have a thick peptido glycan cell wall - and no outer membrane. They stain very darkly (purple) in Gram stain.
Length - tension relationship
Anal sphincter
Gram - positive bacteria
Pleural pressure
23. The portion of the ear consisting of the pinna and the external auditory canal. The outer ear is separated from the middle ear by the tympanic membrane (the eardrum).
Lymphocyte
Outer ear
Centriole
Sertolli cells
24. One of the four aromatic bases found in DNA. Thymine is a pyrimidine; it pairs with adenine.
Point mutation
Haploid organism
Thymine
Effector organ
25. The clear portion of the tough outer layer of teh eye ball - found over the iris and pupil
Collecting duct
Tight junction
Cornea
Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
26. The reduced from (carries electrons) of FAD (flavin adenine dinucleotide). this is the other main electron carrier in cellular respiration (NADH is the most common).
Medulla
Summation
FADH2
Elastin
27. A hormone secreted by the small intestine (duodenum) in response to low pH (e.g. - from stomach acid). It promotes the release of bicarbonate from the pancreas to act as a buffer.
Spleen
Placental villi
Chitin
Secretin
28. The formatino of the nervous system during weeks 5-8 of gestation. Neuralation begins when a section of the ectoderm invaginates and pinches off to form the neural groove - which ultimately forms the neural tube - From which the brain and spinal cord
Norepinephrine
Upsteam
Neuralation
Nucleosome
29. A genotype in which two different alleles are possessed for a given gene.
Soma
Stroke volume
Heterozygous
Heterochromatin
30. A form of evolution in which the same organism is placed into different environments with different selection pressures. This causes organisms to evolve differently - to diverge from their common ancestor. The resulting (new) species may share struct
Length - tension relationship
Norepinephrine
Potassium leak channel
Divergent evolution
31. The osmotic pressure in the blood vessels due only to plasma proteins (primarily albumin) --> causes water to rush back into capillaries at end.
Oncotic pressure
Diastolic pressure
Autoimmune reaction
Inhibin
32. A function of the reproductive system controlled by the sympathetic nervous system. In males - organs includes emission and ejaculation; in females it is mainly a series of rhythmic contraction of the pelvic floor muscles and the uterus.
Phospholipid
Orgasm
Pleura
Syncytium
33. A life cycle of animal viruses in which the mature viral particles bud from the host cell - acquiring an envelope (a coating of lipid bilayer) in the process.
Phagocytosis
Effector organ
Chemotaxis
Productive cycle
34. An enzyme that cuts one or both strands of DNa to relieve the excess tension caused by the unwinding of the helix by helicase during replication.
Leukocyte
Labor contractions
Topoisomerase
FADH2
35. An organism that lacks a nucleus or any other memrane - bound organelles. All prokaytes belong to the Kingdom Monera (not protista!)
Prokaryote
Osteocyte
Cytokinesis
Local autoregulation
36. The maintenance of relatively constant internal conditions (such as temperature - pressure - ion balance - pH - etc.) regardless of external conditions.
Active site
Cerebellum
Nephron
Homeostasis
37. A tropic hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that targets the gonads. In females LH triggers ovulation and the development of a corpus luteum during the menstrual cycle; in males - LH stimulates the production and release of testosteron.
Crossing over
Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
Nephron
Adrenal medulla
38. An enzyme whose transcription can be stimulated by an abundance of its substrate (as opposed to repressible enzyme). Usually in catabolism.
Renin
Bohr effect
Heterotroph
Inducible enzymes
39. A point mutation in which a pyrimidine is susbstituted for a pyrimidine - or a purine is substituted for a purine.
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Transition mutation
Synapse
Exocrine gland
40. (1) In the GI tract - organs that play a role in digestion but not directly part of the alimentary canal. These include the liver - the gallbladder - the pancreas - adn the salivary glands.
Epithelial tissue
Wolffian ducts
Eukaryotic
Accessory organs
41. The amount of blood returned to heart by the vena cavae.
Seminal vesicles
Anabolism
Spermatogonium
Venous returns
42. The failure of two separate genes to boey the Law of Independent Assortment - as might occur if the genes were found close together on the same chromosome.
Linkage
Trypsin
Semiconservative replication
Accessory organs
43. The portion of theforebrain that includes the thalamus and hypothalamus.
Meiosis
Diencephalon
Cardiac output
Centriole
44. An organism that can only survive in the absence of oxygen (anaerobic metabolism); oxygen is toxic to obligate anaerobes.
Periplasmic space
Parasympathetic nervous system
Obligate anaerobe
Milk letdown
45. Transfer RNA; the type of RNA that carries an amino acid from the cytoplasm to the ribosome for incorporation into a growing protein.
Repressor
Microvilli
Envelope
tRNA
46. A solid clump of cells resulting from cleavage in the early embryo. Because there is very little growth of these cells during cleavage - the morula is ony about as large as the original zygote.
Exocytosis
Stomach
Morula
Long bone
47. A carrier protein that transports a single molecule across the plasma membrane.
Uniporter
Fetal stage
Chemotaxis
Oogonium
48. A microscopic space between the axon of one neuron and the cell body or dendrites of a secon neruon - or between the axon of a neuron and an organ.
Bicarbonate
Bohr effect
Testcross
Synaptic cleft
49. The intracellular process triggered by the binding of a ligand to its receptor on the cell surface. Typically this activates seond messenger pathways.
Acetyl - CoA
Phototroph
Central chemoreceptors
Signal transduction
50. The cell body of a neuron.
Chymotrypsin
Gap phase
Cervix
Soma