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MCAT Human Body
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mcat
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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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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. Secretion; absorption; lines surface
Types of epithelium (9)
Superficial or external
Skeletal system function
Simple cuboidal epithelium function
2. A cavity
Collagen fibers
Elastic fibers
Frontal or coronal plane
Antum
3. In the direction of the head end of the body
Muscle tissue
Facet
Cephalic (structure)
Basal surface epithelium
4. 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
Mesad
Connective tissue plasma cells
Connective tissue lymphocytes
5. Cells lining lumen of digestive tract (stomach to rectum only); gall bladder; many glands (secretory units and ducts); uterus; uterine tube (ciliated)
Superior - craniad - or cephalad
Condyle
Tissue
Simple columnar epithelium location
6. Produces motions of body parts and viscera
Medial
Simple cuboidal epithelium location
Superficial or external
Muscular system function
7. A vertical plane in the antero - posterior direction which divides the body into equal right and left halves
Origin
Neuron function
Foramen
Midsagittal or median plane
8. A smooth - rounded articular surface
Condyle
Respiratory system function
Tissue
Epicondyle
9. Can be fixed or free; fixed are numerous in loose connective tissue; polymorphic shape with oval nucleus; have the ability to engulf extracellular material (foreign matter or necrotic cells)
Connective tissue macrophages (histiocytes)
Reticular fibers
Organism composition
Cilia
10. 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
Antum
Organism composition
Elastic fiber locations
Simple squamous epithelium location
11. Epithelium - connective tissue - muscle - nerve
Reticular fiber locations
4 basic tissue types
Organ system
Trochlea
12. Each has a definite function which results from the combined functions of the various tissue components.
Sulcus
Anatomic position
Organ
Transitional epithelium function
13. Lines lumen of respiratory tract (nasal cavity - trachea - and bronchi)(ciliated); ducts of epididymis (stereocilia); ductus (vas) deferens; male urethra
Lateral
Sinus
Crest
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium location
14. Protection
Connective tissue cells
Special sensory receptors
Connective tissue eosinophils
Stratified columnar epithelium function
15. Motile organelles extending into the lumen consisting of specifically arranged microtubules; mainly located in respiratory epithelium and part of female reproductive tract
Collagen fiber locations
Cilia
Digestive system function
4 basic tissue types
16. Consists of a group of cells performing a similar function
Connective tissue reticular cells
Tissue
Ground substance function
Types of epithelium (9)
17. Secretion; protection; prevents loss of water
Stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium (moist) function
Connective tissue distinct components
Smooth muscle characteristics
Types of epithelium (9)
18. A hole in a bone; in the cranium - the spinal cord passes through the foramen magnum
Foramen
Facet
Stereocilia
Skeletal system function
19. 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
Cardiac muscle location
Organ system
Ground substance function
Foramen
20. Simple - pseudostratified - stratified
Columnar epithelium types
Inferior or caudad
Neuron function
Cranial (structure)
21. Away from the surface; within or toward the inside or interior
Transverse - horizontal - or cross plane
Deep or internal
Simple columnar epithelium location
Cuboidal epithelium types
22. A slit or gap
Sulcus
Condyle
Connective tissue mesenchymal cells
Hiatus
23. Ground substance - cells - fibers
Connective tissue cells
Fibers
Connective tissue distinct components
Neuron function
24. Respond to external and internal stimuli and have the capability to transmit a message (impulse) from one area of the body to another
Neuron function
Fissure
Ground substance function
Hamulus
25. Composed of several interrelated organ systems
Simple squamous epithelium location
Invagination
Organism composition
Posterior or dorsal
26. A flat - smooth area (the articulating facet in vertebrae)
Facet
Squamous epithelium types
Connective tissue distinct components
Condyle
27. The outermost layer - composed of connective tissue with elastic and collagenous fibers - of an artery or another structure.
Connective tissue lymphocytes
Nervous system function
Simple squamous epithelium function
adventitia
28. Organs and systems
Digestive system function
Functional units
Elastic fiber locations
Insertion
29. A muscle's proximal attachment - or its fixed or less movable end' the origin is not constant and can be reversed
Midsagittal or median plane
Origin
Connective tissue macrophages (histiocytes)
Evagination
30. 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
Hiatus
Connective tissue plasma cells
Simple columnar epithelium location
Ground substance function
31. Composed of neurons (cells); induces a response of distant muscles or glands; regulates body processes like respiration - circulation - and digestion
Nervous tissue
Connective tissue neutrophils
Transitional epithelium location
Stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium (moist) location
32. The sole of the foot
Stratified cuboidal epithelium location
Plantar
Simple columnar epithelium function
Types of planes (4)
33. Eye - ear - taste buds - and olfactory region
Special sensory receptors
Antum
Connective tissue leukocytes
Anterior or ventral
34. Urinary tract (renal calyces and pelvis - ureter - and urinary bladder)
Organ system
Peripheral
Transitional epithelium location
Organ
35. Farther from the midline; toward the side of the body or away from the midsagittal plane; to the side
Ground substance composition
Lateral
Simple columnar epithelium function
Sagittal plane
36. Simple squamous - stratified squamous keratinized - stratified squamous nonkeratinized (moist) - simple cuboidal - stratified cuboidal - simple columnar - pseudostratified columnar - stratified columnar - transitional
Fissure
Reticular fibers
Types of epithelium (9)
Connective tissue mast cells
37. Simple - stratified keratinized - stratified nonkeratinized (moist)
Peripheral nervous system
Squamous epithelium types
Reproductive system function
Circulatory system function
38. Retractile fibers; thinner than collagen fibers;
Caudal (structure)
Elastic fibers
Muscular system function
Respiratory system function
39. A canal
Transitional epithelium function
Meatus
Muscle tissue types
Cephalic (structure)
40. Contractile in nature and functions to move the skeletal system and body viscera.
Digestive system function
Elastic fibers
Muscle tissue
Reticular fiber locations
41. Nearer the surface; without or nearer the outside of the body
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium
Fissure
Stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium (moist) location
Superficial or external
42. Toward the back (the dorsum) of the body; think dorsal dolphin fin
Connective tissue leukocytes
4 basic tissue types
Connective tissue
Posterior or dorsal
43. Several organs which function together as a unit for a specific purpose.
Connective tissue adipocytes
Digestive system function
Organ system
Cardiac muscle location
44. 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
Elastic fiber locations
Reticular fibers
Connective tissue leukocytes
Flagella
45. The distal end; the less fixed and more movable end of a muscle attachment
Insertion
Connective tissue reticular cells
Ipsilateral or homolateral
Sulcus
46. Prevents loss of water; protection
Sulcus
Circulatory system function
Cilia
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium
47. Located between the cells and fibers - both of which are embedded in it; forms amorphous intercellar material; in fresh state - appears as a transparent and homogenous gel
Anterior or ventral
Ground substance
Connective tissue
Invagination
48. 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
Stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium (moist) function
Squamous epithelium types
Epithelial tissue characteristics (6)
Ground substance
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
Primary glycosaminoglycans of ground substance
Cells (connective tissue)
Stratified cuboidal epithelium function
Connective tissue fibroblasts
50. Nonstriated - involuntary
Pseudostriated columnar epithelium function
Smooth muscle characteristics
Superficial or external
Fibers