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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. Cells lining lumen of digestive tract (stomach to rectum only); gall bladder; many glands (secretory units and ducts); uterus; uterine tube (ciliated)
Caudal (structure)
Connective tissue leukocytes
Simple columnar epithelium location
Tuberosity
2. A cavity
Elastic fiber locations
Reticular fiber locations
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium
Antum
3. Kidney tubules; choroid plexus (lining of ventricles and spinal canal; produces CSF); thyroid gland; rete testis; surface of ovary
Primary glycosaminoglycans of ground substance
Ground substance function
Muscular system function
Simple cuboidal epithelium location
4. Referring to the same side of the body
Facet
Cardiac muscle characteristics
Posterior or dorsal
Ipsilateral or homolateral
5. Consists of a group of cells performing a similar function
Central nervous system
Connective tissue fibroblasts
Basal surface epithelium
Tissue
6. At cell surface; Microvilli - cilia - flagella - stereocilia
Connective tissue distinct components
Microvilli
Epithelial tissue specializations (4)
Foramen
7. Secretion; protection; facilitates transport of substances on surface of cells
Medial
Functional units
Pseudostriated columnar epithelium function
Crest
8. A muscle's proximal attachment - or its fixed or less movable end' the origin is not constant and can be reversed
Origin
Connective tissue leukocyte types
Peripheral
Histamine affect
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)
adventitia
Microvilli
Connective tissue lymphocytes
Evagination
10. Collagen (white) - elastic (yellow) - reticular
Ground substance function
Fiber types
Flagella
Connective tissue mesenchymal cells
11. 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)
Simple squamous epithelium location
Anatomic position
Sinus
Connective tissue adipocytes
12. A rough eminence - projection - or bump
Lateral (structure)
Tuberosity
Cephalic (structure)
Simple squamous epithelium location
13. A pulley mechanism
Lateral
Trochlea
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium
Crest
14. An outward bulging (hernia) of an organ etc. in a cavity or from a surface
Insertion
Anterior or ventral
Connective tissue leukocytes
Evagination
15. Similar to cilia; primary examples are human spermatozoa
Flagella
Ground substance function
Fissure
Connective tissue reticular cells
16. 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
Urinary system function
Stratified columnar epithelium function
Epithelial tissue specializations (4)
Elastic fiber locations
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)
Circulatory system function
Columnar epithelium types
Frontal or coronal plane
Connective tissue eosinophils
18. Each has a definite function which results from the combined functions of the various tissue components.
Ground substance composition
Anatomic position
Foramen
Organ
19. A pointed process
Skeletal muscle characteristics
Nervous tissue
Types of planes (4)
Spine
20. Prevents loss of water; protection
Meatus
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium
Muscle tissue
Functional units
21. Nearer the surface; without or nearer the outside of the body
Condyle
Superficial or external
Frontal or coronal plane
Transitional epithelium location
22. Dilates blood vessels and increases the permeability of capillaries - thus increasing interstitial fluid.
Ground substance
Urinary system function
Histamine affect
Connective tissue adipocytes
23. Composed of neurons (cells); induces a response of distant muscles or glands; regulates body processes like respiration - circulation - and digestion
Connective tissue adipocytes
Nervous tissue
Organ system
Connective tissue neutrophils
24. Add support and strength; three types include collagen (white) - elastic (yellow) - and reticular fibers
Skeletal system function
Evagination
Fibers
Fossa
25. Farther from the midline; toward the side of the body or away from the midsagittal plane; to the side
Integumentary system function
Lateral
Circulatory system function
Connective tissue adipocytes
26. Secretion; absorption; protection; lubrication
Simple columnar epithelium function
Ground substance function
Stratified columnar epithelium location
Spine
27. 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
Connective tissue reticular cells
Ground substance function
Smooth muscle characteristics
Peripheral
28. An inward bulging - depression - or bucketing of a cavity or from a surface
Invagination
Organism composition
Mesad
Skeletal system function
29. Enzymatically breaks down food materials into usable and absorbable nutrients
Microvilli
Anterior or ventral
Digestive system function
Pseudostriated columnar epithelium function
30. Mucosa of oral cavity - esophagus - anal canal - vagina; cornea of eye and part of conjunctiva
Connective tissue pericytes
Stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium (moist) location
Pseudostriated columnar epithelium function
Urinary system function
31. Primarily attached and nonmotile (fixed cells) but some have the ability to move (wandering or free cells); typical cells found in connective tissue are fibroblasts - mesenchymal - macrophage (hisitocytes) - adipocytes - mast - plasma - reticular - p
Cells (connective tissue)
Connective tissue fibroblasts
Hamulus
Stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium (moist) location
32. A hole in a bone; in the cranium - the spinal cord passes through the foramen magnum
Foramen
Caudal (structure)
Deep or internal
Sulcus
33. A canal
Stratified columnar epithelium function
Meatus
Histamine affect
Transverse - horizontal - or cross plane
34. Toward the center of the body; toward the inside
Stratified cuboidal epithelium location
Central
Sinus
Connective tissue fibroblasts
35. 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
Microvilli
Connective tissue mesenchymal cells
Anterior or ventral
Trochlea
36. Most common; called fibrocyte when in flattened stellate state
Connective tissue fibroblasts
Sagittal plane
4 basic tissue types
Hiatus
37. Supports body - protects organs - produces blood cells
Fissure
Stratified cuboidal epithelium function
Skeletal system function
Simple columnar epithelium function
38. Covers the external surfaces of the body and lines the internal tubes and cavities; forms glands
Microvilli
Epithelial tissue
Central
Simple columnar epithelium function
39. Migrate in large numbers into the interstitium during an inflammatory response
Stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium (moist) location
Nervous tissue
Connective tissue fibroblasts
Connective tissue neutrophils
40. Occur in areas involved in allergic reaction
Connective tissue eosinophils
Organ
Stratified columnar epithelium function
Fibers
41. Away from the center of the body; toward the outside
Muscle tissue types
Invagination
Primary glycosaminoglycans of ground substance
Peripheral
42. Nonstriated - involuntary
Circulatory system function
Connective tissue distinct components
Stratified columnar epithelium function
Smooth muscle characteristics
43. Motile organelles extending into the lumen consisting of specifically arranged microtubules; mainly located in respiratory epithelium and part of female reproductive tract
Evagination
Collagen fiber locations
Cilia
Reproductive system function
44. Removes body wastes from bloodstream; helps regulate homeostasis of internal environment
Urinary system function
Midsagittal or median plane
Simple cuboidal epithelium location
Connective tissue mast cells
45. Secretion; protection
Central
Stratified cuboidal epithelium function
Superficial or external
Types of planes (4)
46. Urinary tract (renal calyces and pelvis - ureter - and urinary bladder)
Transitional epithelium location
Hamulus
Cardiac muscle location
Connective tissue
47. In the direction of the head; nearer the head
Cranial (structure)
Epithelial tissue
Superior - craniad - or cephalad
Fossa
48. Toward the back (the dorsum) of the body; think dorsal dolphin fin
Collagen fibers
Meatus
Posterior or dorsal
Cardiac muscle location
49. Contractile in nature and functions to move the skeletal system and body viscera.
Connective tissue leukocytes
Epithelial tissue characteristics (6)
Muscle tissue
Digestive system function
50. A slit or gap
Hiatus
Primary glycosaminoglycans of ground substance
Ground substance composition
Elastic fibers