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MCAT Human Body

Subjects : mcat, science
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An outward bulging (hernia) of an organ etc. in a cavity or from a surface






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






3. Regulates body growth and function via hormones






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






5. A pointed process






6. 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)






7. A prominent - distinct area (the iliac crest)






8. Epidermis of skin






9. A flat - smooth area (the articulating facet in vertebrae)






10. Retractile fibers; thinner than collagen fibers;






11. Ovoid cells with small round nuclei; cytoplasm contains numerous coarse basophilic granules (composed of histamine and heparin); Histamine dilates blood vessels and increases the permeability of capillaries - thus increasing interstitial fluid. Part






12. Produces motions of body parts and viscera






13. Farther from the midline; toward the side of the body or away from the midsagittal plane; to the side






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






15. Eye - ear - taste buds - and olfactory region






16. In the direction of the feet; away from the head






17. Ducts of sweat glands; developing follicles of ovary






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






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






20. Protection






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






22. A groove






23. Referring to the opposite side of the body






24. Free surface






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






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






27. 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






28. Add support and strength; three types include collagen (white) - elastic (yellow) - and reticular fibers






29. Skeletal - smooth - cardiac






30. Located in the adventitia of blood vessels; multi - potential cells which may differentiate into various connective tissues or smooth muscle cells






31. At cell surface; Microvilli - cilia - flagella - stereocilia






32. Includes peripheral nerves - ganglia - and receptors






33. Organs and systems






34. In the direction of the nose (head)






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






36. 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)






37. Structures that are subjected to pull or stretching activities such as tendons - ligaments - aponeuroses (a sheet - like tendinous expansion - like in hand) and fascia






38. A cavity






39. Similar in structure and function as those in blood; agranular leukocytes migrate in large numbers under normal conditions






40. A shallow depression






41. A slit between bones; between the parietal bones of the skull - the slit is the superior sagittal fissure






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






43. Secretion; absorption; protection; lubrication






44. Simple - stratified keratinized - stratified nonkeratinized (moist)






45. In the direction of the cranium






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






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






48. Lines lumen of respiratory tract (nasal cavity - trachea - and bronchi)(ciliated); ducts of epididymis (stereocilia); ductus (vas) deferens; male urethra






49. Includes brain and spinal cord






50. Simple - pseudostratified - stratified