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MCAT Human Body
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Consists of a group of cells performing a similar function
Flagella
Hiatus
Frontal or coronal plane
Tissue
2. Accumulate in areas in response to chronic inflammation
Connective tissue lymphocytes
Simple squamous epithelium function
Simple columnar epithelium function
Urinary system function
3. A flat - smooth area (the articulating facet in vertebrae)
Facet
Stratified cuboidal epithelium function
Types of planes (4)
Simple squamous epithelium function
4. Mucopolysaccharides (glycosaminoglycans) - proteins - lipids - and water
Ground substance composition
Stratified cuboidal epithelium location
Facet
Urinary system function
5. Heart
Trochlea
Cardiac muscle location
Lateral
Nervous system function
6. Includes brain and spinal cord
Central nervous system
Foramen
Organ
Neuron function
7. Secretion; absorption; protection; lubrication
Simple columnar epithelium function
Invagination
Origin
Collagen fibers
8. Found in inelastic structures; walls of blood vessels - lymphoid tissues (spleen and lymph nodes) - red bone marrow - basal laminae - and glands (liver - kidney)
Spine
Reticular fiber locations
Hamulus
Medial
9. Epithelium - connective tissue - muscle - nerve
Posterior or dorsal
Integumentary system function
Frontal or coronal plane
4 basic tissue types
10. Mucosa of oral cavity - esophagus - anal canal - vagina; cornea of eye and part of conjunctiva
Connective tissue adipocytes
Stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium (moist) location
Connective tissue neutrophils
Origin
11. Referring to the same side of the body
Inferior or caudad
Connective tissue eosinophils
Simple columnar epithelium location
Ipsilateral or homolateral
12. Secretion; protection; facilitates transport of substances on surface of cells
Stereocilia
Meatus
Types of epithelium (9)
Pseudostriated columnar epithelium function
13. Very elongated microvilli
Stereocilia
Histamine affect
Ground substance composition
Hamulus
14. 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
Stratified columnar epithelium location
Elastic fiber locations
Central
Cells (connective tissue)
15. A pulley mechanism
Lateral (structure)
Anatomic position
Trochlea
Connective tissue mast cells
16. Toward the center of the body; toward the inside
Simple cuboidal epithelium function
Peripheral nervous system
Central
Types of planes (4)
17. Striated - involuntary
Tuberosity
Anterior or ventral
Facet
Cardiac muscle characteristics
18. Occur in areas involved in allergic reaction
Muscle tissue
Flagella
Connective tissue eosinophils
Organ system
19. In the direction of the nose (head)
Elastic fibers
Rostral
Organ system
Squamous epithelium types
20. An inward bulging - depression - or bucketing of a cavity or from a surface
Simple cuboidal epithelium function
Anatomic position
Connective tissue lymphocytes
Invagination
21. Chondroitin sulfate - hyaluronic acid (more)
Connective tissue mesenchymal cells
Inferior or caudad
Cardiac muscle location
Primary glycosaminoglycans of ground substance
22. A muscle's proximal attachment - or its fixed or less movable end' the origin is not constant and can be reversed
Origin
Connective tissue leukocytes
Ground substance
Stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium (moist) function
23. Prevents loss of water; protection
Lateral
Connective tissue neutrophils
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium
Connective tissue
24. Person standing erect - feet together and parallel - face forward - arms at sides with palms facing forward (supinated)
Connective tissue fibroblasts
Anatomic position
Rostral
Muscular system function
25. At cell surface; Microvilli - cilia - flagella - stereocilia
Epithelial tissue specializations (4)
Nervous system function
Peripheral
Hiatus
26. Lymphocytes - monocytes - eosinophils - basophils - neutrophils
Epicondyle
Connective tissue leukocyte types
Stratified columnar epithelium function
Nervous tissue
27. A cavity
Antum
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium
Smooth muscle characteristics
Stratified columnar epithelium location
28. Kidney tubules; choroid plexus (lining of ventricles and spinal canal; produces CSF); thyroid gland; rete testis; surface of ovary
Spine
Simple cuboidal epithelium location
Organ system
Integumentary system function
29. 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
Ground substance
Fossa
Smooth muscle characteristics
Connective tissue
30. In the direction of the head; nearer the head
Plantar
Respiratory system function
Facet
Superior - craniad - or cephalad
31. Nearer the midline of the body; toward the inside or interior
Neuron function
Posterior or dorsal
Medial
Types of planes (4)
32. In the direction of the tail end of the body or away from the head end
Caudal (structure)
Flagella
Connective tissue leukocytes
Cardiac muscle characteristics
33. Ground substance - cells - fibers
Invagination
Sinus
Smooth muscle location
Connective tissue distinct components
34. Protection
Ground substance composition
Cephalic (structure)
Organism composition
Stratified columnar epithelium function
35. Striated - voluntary
Muscle tissue types
Skeletal muscle characteristics
Meatus
Posterior or dorsal
36. A groove
Primary glycosaminoglycans of ground substance
Respiratory system function
Elastic fiber locations
Sulcus
37. Removes body wastes from bloodstream; helps regulate homeostasis of internal environment
Urinary system function
Epithelial tissue specializations (4)
Medial
Fibers
38. A rough eminence - projection - or bump
Tuberosity
Muscular system function
Stratified columnar epithelium function
Central nervous system
39. Fibroblasts - mesenchymal - macrophage (histiocytes) - adipocytes - mast - plasma - reticular - pericytes - and certain white blood cells or leukocytes (lymphocytes - monocytes - eosinophils - basophils - and neutrophils)
Superior - craniad - or cephalad
Tuberosity
Connective tissue cells
Simple squamous epithelium function
40. Midsagittal or median; sagittal; frontal or coronal; transverse - horizontal - or cross
Trochlea
Squamous epithelium types
Types of planes (4)
Connective tissue macrophages (histiocytes)
41. Similar in structure and function as those in blood; agranular leukocytes migrate in large numbers under normal conditions
adventitia
Connective tissue leukocytes
Evagination
Cuboidal epithelium types
42. A canal
Meatus
Basal surface epithelium
Anterior or ventral
Cuboidal epithelium types
43. Thinner than collagen but similar size to elastic; arranged in an intermeshing network (reticulum) which supports the organ; inelastic
Reticular fibers
Connective tissue cells
Simple columnar epithelium location
Caudal (structure)
44. Migrate in large numbers into the interstitium during an inflammatory response
Digestive system function
Stratified cuboidal epithelium function
Connective tissue neutrophils
Hamulus
45. Secretion; absorption; lines surface
Simple cuboidal epithelium function
Stratified columnar epithelium location
Connective tissue leukocyte types
Insertion
46. In the direction of the midline of a structure
Frontal or coronal plane
Epithelial tissue specializations (4)
Peripheral nervous system
Mesad
47. Motile organelles extending into the lumen consisting of specifically arranged microtubules; mainly located in respiratory epithelium and part of female reproductive tract
Smooth muscle characteristics
Cilia
Connective tissue leukocytes
Basal surface epithelium
48. An outward bulging (hernia) of an organ etc. in a cavity or from a surface
Cilia
Stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium (moist) function
Evagination
Muscle tissue types
49. Packing and supporting material of the body tissue and organs; develops from mesoderm (mesenchyme); all consist of the components ground substance - cells - and fibers
Central nervous system
Cephalic (structure)
Connective tissue
Sulcus
50. Structures that are subjected to pull or stretching activities such as tendons - ligaments - aponeuroses (a sheet - like tendinous expansion - like in hand) and fascia
adventitia
Skeletal system function
Connective tissue reticular cells
Collagen fiber locations