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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. Attached surface






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






3. The sole of the foot






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






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






6. A smooth - rounded articular surface






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






8. Protection






9. Regulates body growth and function via hormones






10. Nearer the surface; without or nearer the outside of the body






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






12. Person standing erect - feet together and parallel - face forward - arms at sides with palms facing forward (supinated)






13. 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






14. In the direction of the cranium






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






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






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






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






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






20. A vertical plane in the antero - posterior direction which divides the body into equal right and left halves






21. Occur in areas involved in allergic reaction






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






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






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






25. Prevents loss of water; protection






26. An outward bulging (hernia) of an organ etc. in a cavity or from a surface






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






28. In the direction of the nose (head)






29. Most numerous type; collagen bundles are strong and resist stretching






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






31. Heart






32. Epidermis of skin






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






34. 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






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






36. Removes body wastes from bloodstream; helps regulate homeostasis of internal environment






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






38. 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)






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






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






41. Undifferentiated connective tissue cells which have the potential to differentiate into other types of connective tissue cells; primarily found in embryonic and fetal tissues; stellate shape; wandering cell






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






43. Epithelium - connective tissue - muscle - nerve






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






45. Includes brain and spinal cord






46. A rough eminence - projection - or bump






47. Chondroitin sulfate - hyaluronic acid (more)






48. Produces motions of body parts and viscera






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