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MCAT Human Body
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1. 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
Midsagittal or median plane
Stratified cuboidal epithelium function
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium
Epithelial tissue characteristics (6)
2. Limits and protects the body as a whole; prevents excess loss of water; functions in regulating body temperature
Origin
Stereocilia
Stratified columnar epithelium function
Integumentary system function
3. Farther from the midline; toward the side of the body or away from the midsagittal plane; to the side
Lateral
Connective tissue cells
Reticular fibers
Histamine affect
4. A rough eminence - projection - or bump
Muscle tissue types
Tuberosity
Fiber types
Special sensory receptors
5. A groove
Ipsilateral or homolateral
Mesad
Sulcus
Endocrine system function
6. Epithelium - connective tissue - muscle - nerve
Cells (connective tissue)
Organ system
4 basic tissue types
Cephalic (structure)
7. 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
Hamulus
Simple squamous epithelium location
Flagella
Elastic fiber locations
8. Occur in areas involved in allergic reaction
Crest
Connective tissue eosinophils
Contralateral
Epithelial tissue
9. Nearer the midline of the body; toward the inside or interior
Tuberosity
Connective tissue cells
Medial
Sinus
10. Thinner than collagen but similar size to elastic; arranged in an intermeshing network (reticulum) which supports the organ; inelastic
Connective tissue mast cells
Epithelial tissue
Anatomic position
Reticular fibers
11. A pulley mechanism
Flagella
Trochlea
Cephalic (structure)
Connective tissue leukocyte types
12. The distal end; the less fixed and more movable end of a muscle attachment
Insertion
Skeletal system function
Origin
Epithelial tissue characteristics (6)
13. Removes body wastes from bloodstream; helps regulate homeostasis of internal environment
Superior - craniad - or cephalad
Spine
Meatus
Urinary system function
14. Contractile in nature and functions to move the skeletal system and body viscera.
Medial
Muscle tissue
Nervous tissue
Central nervous system
15. Dilates blood vessels and increases the permeability of capillaries - thus increasing interstitial fluid.
Histamine affect
Distal
Nervous system function
Flagella
16. A smooth - rounded articular surface
Meatus
Smooth muscle characteristics
Condyle
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium location
17. 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)
Stereocilia
Muscle tissue
Origin
Microvilli
18. Heart
Anterior or ventral
Cardiac muscle location
Central nervous system
Connective tissue distinct components
19. In the direction of the nose (head)
Smooth muscle location
Central
Flagella
Rostral
20. Packing and supporting material of the body tissue and organs; develops from mesoderm (mesenchyme); all consist of the components ground substance - cells - and fibers
Connective tissue
Cardiac muscle characteristics
Deep or internal
Nervous system function
21. The sole of the foot
Fissure
Plantar
Inferior or caudad
Frontal or coronal plane
22. Star - shaped cells which join via their processes to form a cellular network; found abutting reticular fibers in certain glands and lymphoid tissues
Connective tissue reticular cells
Deep or internal
Collagen fiber locations
Simple cuboidal epithelium location
23. 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
Connective tissue distinct components
Connective tissue adipocytes
Cephalic (structure)
Sagittal plane
24. Most numerous type; collagen bundles are strong and resist stretching
Caudal (structure)
Insertion
Connective tissue plasma cells
Collagen fibers
25. Found in inelastic structures; walls of blood vessels - lymphoid tissues (spleen and lymph nodes) - red bone marrow - basal laminae - and glands (liver - kidney)
Respiratory system function
Reticular fiber locations
Stratified columnar epithelium location
Plantar
26. Several organs which function together as a unit for a specific purpose.
Lateral (structure)
Organ system
Simple columnar epithelium function
Collagen fibers
27. A canal
Inferior or caudad
Simple cuboidal epithelium function
Meatus
Caudal (structure)
28. Away from the center of the body; toward the outside
Ground substance
Peripheral
Integumentary system function
Anatomic position
29. Covers the external surfaces of the body and lines the internal tubes and cavities; forms glands
Epithelial tissue
Simple squamous epithelium location
Cardiac muscle location
Reticular fibers
30. Respond to external and internal stimuli and have the capability to transmit a message (impulse) from one area of the body to another
Sulcus
Meatus
Neuron function
Functional units
31. Person standing erect - feet together and parallel - face forward - arms at sides with palms facing forward (supinated)
Anatomic position
adventitia
Skeletal muscle characteristics
Superior - craniad - or cephalad
32. Simple - stratified keratinized - stratified nonkeratinized (moist)
Squamous epithelium types
Collagen fiber locations
Apical surface epithelium
Endocrine system function
33. Striated - voluntary
Skeletal muscle characteristics
Stereocilia
Connective tissue macrophages (histiocytes)
Simple squamous epithelium function
34. An outward bulging (hernia) of an organ etc. in a cavity or from a surface
Evagination
Connective tissue mesenchymal cells
Endocrine system function
Nervous tissue
35. Simple - pseudostratified - stratified
Sulcus
Central
Simple squamous epithelium function
Columnar epithelium types
36. Urinary tract (renal calyces and pelvis - ureter - and urinary bladder)
Transitional epithelium location
Cuboidal epithelium types
Meatus
Connective tissue plasma cells
37. In the direction of the cranium
Sulcus
Connective tissue adipocytes
Primary glycosaminoglycans of ground substance
Cranial (structure)
38. Eye - ear - taste buds - and olfactory region
Connective tissue leukocytes
Special sensory receptors
Peripheral nervous system
Circulatory system function
39. Collagen (white) - elastic (yellow) - reticular
Stratified cuboidal epithelium location
Stratified columnar epithelium location
Cardiac muscle characteristics
Fiber types
40. Toward the center of the body; toward the inside
Facet
Central
Special sensory receptors
Pseudostriated columnar epithelium function
41. 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
Skeletal system function
Connective tissue eosinophils
Insertion
Connective tissue plasma cells
42. A vertical plane in the antero - posterior direction which divides the body into equal right and left halves
Fissure
Midsagittal or median plane
Reticular fiber locations
Posterior or dorsal
43. In the direction away from the midline of a structure
Simple cuboidal epithelium location
Simple cuboidal epithelium function
Fossa
Lateral (structure)
44. A slit or gap
Hiatus
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium location
Organ system
Skeletal muscle characteristics
45. 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
Ground substance function
Smooth muscle characteristics
Flagella
Cardiac muscle characteristics
46. A shallow depression
Connective tissue cells
Simple columnar epithelium function
Simple squamous epithelium function
Fossa
47. Referring to the same side of the body
Types of epithelium (9)
Connective tissue reticular cells
Connective tissue plasma cells
Ipsilateral or homolateral
48. Functions in the exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide)
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium
Functional units
Respiratory system function
Superior - craniad - or cephalad
49. In the direction of the head; nearer the head
Superior - craniad - or cephalad
Cells (connective tissue)
Tuberosity
Foramen
50. Lines lumen of respiratory tract (nasal cavity - trachea - and bronchi)(ciliated); ducts of epididymis (stereocilia); ductus (vas) deferens; male urethra
Connective tissue macrophages (histiocytes)
Types of planes (4)
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium location
Origin