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MCAT Human Body

Subjects : mcat, science
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1. A vertical plane which passes from side to side; it is at right angles to the midsagittal plane and cuts the specimen into anterior and posterior components (ear to ear)






2. Urinary tract (renal calyces and pelvis - ureter - and urinary bladder)






3. A rough eminence - projection - or bump






4. Prevents loss of water; protection






5. Enzymatically breaks down food materials into usable and absorbable nutrients






6. A cavity






7. Organs and systems






8. Lubrication of body cavities to permit free movement of organs; pinocytotic transport across cells






9. In the direction of the head end of the body






10. A prominence or ridge above an articular surface (condyle)






11. Away from the center of the body; toward the outside






12. Several organs which function together as a unit for a specific purpose.






13. Composed of several interrelated organ systems






14. Free surface






15. Simple - pseudostratified - stratified






16. Referring to the same side of the body






17. Nonstriated - involuntary






18. Composed of neurons (cells); induces a response of distant muscles or glands; regulates body processes like respiration - circulation - and digestion






19. A groove






20. Transports nutrients - wastes - gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide)hormones - blood cells throughout body; protects body against foreign organisms






21. Skeletal - smooth - cardiac






22. Referring to the opposite side of the body






23. Perpetuates the living organism by the production of sex cells (gametes) and future offspring






24. Have eccentric nucleus with chromatin in a cartwheel pattern; found in lamina propira of gastrointestinal tract; function in protecting body against bacterial invasion by secreting antibodies (immunoglobulins - IgG) into the circulating blood






25. Secretion; protection






26. Toward the back (the dorsum) of the body; think dorsal dolphin fin






27. Star - shaped cells which join via their processes to form a cellular network; found abutting reticular fibers in certain glands and lymphoid tissues






28. Produces motions of body parts and viscera






29. Collagen (white) - elastic (yellow) - reticular






30. Cells and fibers embed into it; acts as a route for the passage of nutrients and wastes to and from the cells within or adjacent to the connective tissue






31. A pulley mechanism






32. The distal end; the less fixed and more movable end of a muscle attachment






33. Nearer the midline of the body; toward the inside or interior






34. A hook - shaped process or eminence






35. Epithelium - connective tissue - muscle - nerve






36. A slit or gap






37. Endothelium of blood and lymphatic vessels; bowman's capsule and thin loop of Henle in kidney; mesothelium lining pericardial - peritoneal - and pleural body cavities; lung alveoli; smallest excretory ducts of glands






38. They are extremely elastic and are located in structures with a degree of elasticity such as the walls of blood vessels (elastic arteries) - true vocal cords - and trachea






39. Covers the external surfaces of the body and lines the internal tubes and cavities; forms glands






40. Mucopolysaccharides (glycosaminoglycans) - proteins - lipids - and water






41. A shallow depression






42. Simple squamous - stratified squamous keratinized - stratified squamous nonkeratinized (moist) - simple cuboidal - stratified cuboidal - simple columnar - pseudostratified columnar - stratified columnar - transitional






43. Male urethra; conjunctiva






44. In the direction of the cranium






45. Kidney tubules; choroid plexus (lining of ventricles and spinal canal; produces CSF); thyroid gland; rete testis; surface of ovary






46. A pointed process






47. Dilates blood vessels and increases the permeability of capillaries - thus increasing interstitial fluid.






48. Fingerlike projections of plasma membranes; mainly located at luminal surfaces of absorptive cells (brush border of proximal convoluted tubules and striated border of intestinal epithelium)






49. Toward the front of the body - belly side; volar or palmar side are used in referring to the hand






50. A muscle's proximal attachment - or its fixed or less movable end' the origin is not constant and can be reversed