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MCAT Human Body
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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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1. Simple - pseudostratified - stratified
Connective tissue plasma cells
Reproductive system function
Columnar epithelium types
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium
2. A rough eminence - projection - or bump
Superior - craniad - or cephalad
Tuberosity
Connective tissue eosinophils
Mesad
3. Attached surface
Reticular fibers
Endocrine system function
Basal surface epithelium
Distal
4. Toward the center of the body; toward the inside
Digestive system function
Columnar epithelium types
Cardiac muscle location
Central
5. Ducts of sweat glands; developing follicles of ovary
Stratified cuboidal epithelium location
Spine
Endocrine system function
Types of planes (4)
6. Most common; called fibrocyte when in flattened stellate state
Collagen fiber locations
Muscle tissue
Connective tissue fibroblasts
Transverse - horizontal - or cross plane
7. In the direction of the head end of the body
Facet
Cephalic (structure)
Connective tissue reticular cells
Anatomic position
8. Covers the external surfaces of the body and lines the internal tubes and cavities; forms glands
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium location
Spine
Connective tissue mesenchymal cells
Epithelial tissue
9. Includes brain and spinal cord
Central nervous system
Connective tissue mast cells
Cardiac muscle location
Evagination
10. If the connective tissue layer is primarily composed of adipocytes - it is referred to as adipose tissue; round - large cell with distinct - dense nucleus; majority of cytoplasmic volume taken up by large lipid droplet; do not undergo mitosis; have a
Tuberosity
Connective tissue mast cells
Connective tissue adipocytes
Origin
11. Collagen (white) - elastic (yellow) - reticular
Anterior or ventral
Fiber types
Peripheral nervous system
Midsagittal or median plane
12. Responds to internal and external stimuli; regulates and coordinates body activities and movements
Nervous system function
Organ
Frontal or coronal plane
Stratified columnar epithelium function
13. Person standing erect - feet together and parallel - face forward - arms at sides with palms facing forward (supinated)
Cranial (structure)
Distal
Organ
Anatomic position
14. A horizontal plane at right angles to both the sagittal and frontal plane; it cuts the specimen into superior (upper or cephalad) and inferior (lower or caudad) portions; cross sections of the specimen (cuts at waist)
Basal surface epithelium
Antum
Transverse - horizontal - or cross plane
Reticular fiber locations
15. A smooth - rounded articular surface
Condyle
Connective tissue distinct components
Simple squamous epithelium function
Hamulus
16. Secretion; protection; facilitates transport of substances on surface of cells
Transitional epithelium location
Cilia
Central
Pseudostriated columnar epithelium function
17. 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)
Integumentary system function
Flagella
Tissue
Frontal or coronal plane
18. Toward the front of the body - belly side; volar or palmar side are used in referring to the hand
Microvilli
Connective tissue adipocytes
Anterior or ventral
Connective tissue mast cells
19. Away from the center of the body; toward the outside
Epithelial tissue
Peripheral
Digestive system function
Lateral (structure)
20. Epithelium - connective tissue - muscle - nerve
4 basic tissue types
Anatomic position
Epicondyle
Digestive system function
21. Striated - voluntary
Skeletal muscle characteristics
Anterior or ventral
Cells (connective tissue)
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium location
22. Structures that are subjected to pull or stretching activities such as tendons - ligaments - aponeuroses (a sheet - like tendinous expansion - like in hand) and fascia
Muscle tissue types
Reticular fiber locations
Collagen fiber locations
Elastic fibers
23. 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
Caudal (structure)
Cells (connective tissue)
Medial
Connective tissue plasma cells
24. Found in inelastic structures; walls of blood vessels - lymphoid tissues (spleen and lymph nodes) - red bone marrow - basal laminae - and glands (liver - kidney)
Types of epithelium (9)
Reticular fiber locations
Origin
Connective tissue leukocytes
25. Produces motions of body parts and viscera
Peripheral
Digestive system function
Muscular system function
Muscle tissue
26. Epidermis of skin
Frontal or coronal plane
Facet
Reticular fiber locations
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium location
27. An inward bulging - depression - or bucketing of a cavity or from a surface
Ground substance composition
Muscle tissue
Sinus
Invagination
28. Striated - involuntary
Central nervous system
Simple columnar epithelium function
Cardiac muscle characteristics
Lateral (structure)
29. Limits and protects the body as a whole; prevents excess loss of water; functions in regulating body temperature
Endocrine system function
Collagen fiber locations
Columnar epithelium types
Integumentary system function
30. Migrate in large numbers into the interstitium during an inflammatory response
Simple cuboidal epithelium function
Basal surface epithelium
Nervous tissue
Connective tissue neutrophils
31. Secretion; absorption; protection; lubrication
Connective tissue plasma cells
Connective tissue mast cells
Simple columnar epithelium function
Spine
32. In the direction of the cranium
Insertion
Simple columnar epithelium location
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium location
Cranial (structure)
33. Occur in areas involved in allergic reaction
Deep or internal
Nervous tissue
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium
Connective tissue eosinophils
34. Chondroitin sulfate - hyaluronic acid (more)
Connective tissue leukocyte types
Trochlea
Digestive system function
Primary glycosaminoglycans of ground substance
35. Retractile fibers; thinner than collagen fibers;
Elastic fibers
Organism composition
Posterior or dorsal
Fissure
36. Includes peripheral nerves - ganglia - and receptors
Evagination
Anterior or ventral
Peripheral nervous system
Muscle tissue types
37. Toward the back (the dorsum) of the body; think dorsal dolphin fin
Deep or internal
Posterior or dorsal
Elastic fibers
adventitia
38. 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
Cardiac muscle location
Connective tissue mast cells
Connective tissue leukocytes
Reticular fiber locations
39. Motile organelles extending into the lumen consisting of specifically arranged microtubules; mainly located in respiratory epithelium and part of female reproductive tract
Organ system
Transitional epithelium location
Cilia
Types of epithelium (9)
40. Accumulate in areas in response to chronic inflammation
Connective tissue lymphocytes
Ground substance
Transverse - horizontal - or cross plane
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium
41. Heart
Frontal or coronal plane
Origin
Spine
Cardiac muscle location
42. Simple - stratified keratinized - stratified nonkeratinized (moist)
Squamous epithelium types
Central nervous system
Stratified cuboidal epithelium function
Anatomic position
43. A flat - smooth area (the articulating facet in vertebrae)
Contralateral
Facet
Skeletal system function
Squamous epithelium types
44. Lymphocytes - monocytes - eosinophils - basophils - neutrophils
Elastic fiber locations
Cuboidal epithelium types
Connective tissue leukocyte types
Peripheral nervous system
45. Thinner than collagen but similar size to elastic; arranged in an intermeshing network (reticulum) which supports the organ; inelastic
adventitia
Reticular fibers
Elastic fibers
Posterior or dorsal
46. Nearer the midline of the body; toward the inside or interior
Connective tissue pericytes
Medial
Connective tissue neutrophils
Connective tissue eosinophils
47. A prominence or ridge above an articular surface (condyle)
Smooth muscle location
Epicondyle
Connective tissue cells
Collagen fiber locations
48. Referring to the opposite side of the body
Connective tissue distinct components
Caudal (structure)
Connective tissue lymphocytes
Contralateral
49. A hook - shaped process or eminence
Stratified cuboidal epithelium location
Evagination
Epithelial tissue specializations (4)
Hamulus
50. A cavity
Plantar
Antum
Ipsilateral or homolateral
Lateral