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MCAT Human Body

Subjects : mcat, science
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1. Each has a definite function which results from the combined functions of the various tissue components.






2. Found in inelastic structures; walls of blood vessels - lymphoid tissues (spleen and lymph nodes) - red bone marrow - basal laminae - and glands (liver - kidney)






3. Includes brain and spinal cord






4. Accumulate in areas in response to chronic inflammation






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






6. Very elongated microvilli






7. The sole of the foot






8. Nearest a point of origin in general or nearest the trunk as far as the extremities are concerned; nearer the attachment to the body; nearer the midline axis






9. 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)






10. Limits and protects the body as a whole; prevents excess loss of water; functions in regulating body temperature






11. Farther from the point or origin of a structure or farther from the reference point or the midline axis






12. The outermost layer - composed of connective tissue with elastic and collagenous fibers - of an artery or another structure.






13. Referring to the same side of the body






14. In the direction of the tail end of the body or away from the head end






15. Mucosa of oral cavity - esophagus - anal canal - vagina; cornea of eye and part of conjunctiva






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






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






18. 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






19. Free surface






20. Has free surface (apical) and an attached surface (basal)






21. A groove






22. A vertical plane parallel to the midsagittal plane; it allows longitudinal slices that are parallel to the median plane






23. Midsagittal or median; sagittal; frontal or coronal; transverse - horizontal - or cross






24. Protection






25. Thinner than collagen but similar size to elastic; arranged in an intermeshing network (reticulum) which supports the organ; inelastic






26. A hook - shaped process or eminence






27. Male urethra; conjunctiva






28. Walls of digestive tract and blood vessels - uterus - bladder






29. A cavity in a bone (maxillary sinus); a venous blood channel in the cranium (cavernous sinus); or a cavity in a viscus - such as the pharynx (piriform sinus)






30. Retractile fibers; thinner than collagen fibers;






31. In the direction away from the midline of a structure






32. Packing and supporting material of the body tissue and organs; develops from mesoderm (mesenchyme); all consist of the components ground substance - cells - and fibers






33. Striated - involuntary






34. Migrate in large numbers into the interstitium during an inflammatory response






35. Epithelium - connective tissue - muscle - nerve






36. A hole in a bone; in the cranium - the spinal cord passes through the foramen magnum






37. A pointed process






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






39. Respond to external and internal stimuli and have the capability to transmit a message (impulse) from one area of the body to another






40. An inward bulging - depression - or bucketing of a cavity or from a surface






41. Secretion; protection






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






43. In the direction of the head; nearer the head






44. A canal






45. Toward the center of the body; toward the inside






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






47. Includes peripheral nerves - ganglia - and receptors






48. Attached surface






49. 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)






50. Secretion; protection; prevents loss of water