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MCAT Human Body
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mcat
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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. In the direction of the cranium
Invagination
Cranial (structure)
Peripheral
Connective tissue eosinophils
2. A canal
Peripheral nervous system
Stratified columnar epithelium location
Fibers
Meatus
3. Secretion; protection
Fibers
Mesad
Stratified cuboidal epithelium function
Stereocilia
4. 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)
Foramen
Microvilli
Skeletal system function
Cardiac muscle characteristics
5. Striated - involuntary
Epithelial tissue
Stratified cuboidal epithelium function
Cardiac muscle characteristics
Lateral
6. In the direction of the head end of the body
Transitional epithelium function
Superior - craniad - or cephalad
Cephalic (structure)
polarization of epithelium
7. Limits and protects the body as a whole; prevents excess loss of water; functions in regulating body temperature
Skeletal system function
Primary glycosaminoglycans of ground substance
Integumentary system function
Connective tissue leukocyte types
8. Away from the center of the body; toward the outside
Connective tissue mesenchymal cells
Peripheral
Simple columnar epithelium location
Simple cuboidal epithelium location
9. In the direction of the head; nearer the head
Neuron function
Smooth muscle characteristics
Connective tissue leukocytes
Superior - craniad - or cephalad
10. Functions in the exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide)
Fibers
4 basic tissue types
Respiratory system function
Deep or internal
11. A smooth - rounded articular surface
Tuberosity
Condyle
Rostral
Proximal
12. Thinner than collagen but similar size to elastic; arranged in an intermeshing network (reticulum) which supports the organ; inelastic
Reticular fibers
Ground substance
Proximal
Simple cuboidal epithelium function
13. Perpetuates the living organism by the production of sex cells (gametes) and future offspring
Collagen fibers
Stratified columnar epithelium location
Condyle
Reproductive system function
14. At cell surface; Microvilli - cilia - flagella - stereocilia
Epithelial tissue characteristics (6)
Epithelial tissue
Epithelial tissue specializations (4)
Organ system
15. Male urethra; conjunctiva
Stratified columnar epithelium location
Smooth muscle characteristics
Fossa
Hamulus
16. 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)
Sinus
Stratified cuboidal epithelium location
Caudal (structure)
Deep or internal
17. Free surface
Hiatus
Apical surface epithelium
Peripheral
Lateral
18. A shallow depression
Fossa
Neuron function
Integumentary system function
Organ
19. Has free surface (apical) and an attached surface (basal)
Posterior or dorsal
Stratified columnar epithelium location
polarization of epithelium
Epithelial tissue characteristics (6)
20. In the direction of the tail end of the body or away from the head end
Cardiac muscle characteristics
Neuron function
Caudal (structure)
Ipsilateral or homolateral
21. Retractile fibers; thinner than collagen fibers;
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium location
Superficial or external
Stratified columnar epithelium location
Elastic fibers
22. Toward the center of the body; toward the inside
Ground substance composition
Deep or internal
Apical surface epithelium
Central
23. Toward the front of the body - belly side; volar or palmar side are used in referring to the hand
Hiatus
Stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium (moist) location
Smooth muscle characteristics
Anterior or ventral
24. Protection
Smooth muscle characteristics
Transitional epithelium function
Nervous system function
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium location
25. In the direction away from the midline of a structure
Sinus
Lateral (structure)
Cilia
Primary glycosaminoglycans of ground substance
26. 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
Connective tissue plasma cells
Connective tissue fibroblasts
Ground substance
Organism composition
27. Add support and strength; three types include collagen (white) - elastic (yellow) - and reticular fibers
Stratified columnar epithelium function
Smooth muscle location
Reticular fiber locations
Fibers
28. Nearer the midline of the body; toward the inside or interior
Medial
Fossa
Hiatus
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium location
29. Enzymatically breaks down food materials into usable and absorbable nutrients
Anatomic position
Fibers
Digestive system function
Connective tissue neutrophils
30. Secretion; absorption; protection; lubrication
Trochlea
Meatus
Simple columnar epithelium function
Transverse - horizontal - or cross plane
31. Attached surface
Foramen
Columnar epithelium types
Basal surface epithelium
Integumentary system function
32. Lines lumen of respiratory tract (nasal cavity - trachea - and bronchi)(ciliated); ducts of epididymis (stereocilia); ductus (vas) deferens; male urethra
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium location
Circulatory system function
Medial
Anterior or ventral
33. Each has a definite function which results from the combined functions of the various tissue components.
Cephalic (structure)
Organ
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium location
Columnar epithelium types
34. Walls of digestive tract and blood vessels - uterus - bladder
Trochlea
Primary glycosaminoglycans of ground substance
Muscle tissue types
Smooth muscle location
35. A hook - shaped process or eminence
Hamulus
Muscular system function
polarization of epithelium
Fossa
36. Farther from the point or origin of a structure or farther from the reference point or the midline axis
Frontal or coronal plane
Connective tissue
Central
Distal
37. 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 adipocytes
Collagen fibers
Connective tissue reticular cells
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium
38. Lymphocytes - monocytes - eosinophils - basophils - neutrophils
Connective tissue leukocyte types
Reticular fiber locations
Endocrine system function
Organ system
39. Similar in structure and function as those in blood; agranular leukocytes migrate in large numbers under normal conditions
Neuron function
Connective tissue leukocytes
Circulatory system function
Foramen
40. Located in the adventitia of blood vessels; multi - potential cells which may differentiate into various connective tissues or smooth muscle cells
Types of planes (4)
Integumentary system function
Connective tissue pericytes
Anatomic position
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
Transitional epithelium location
Connective tissue mesenchymal cells
Reproductive system function
Squamous epithelium types
42. Heart
Functional units
Cardiac muscle location
Invagination
Organ system
43. Referring to the same side of the body
Contralateral
Ipsilateral or homolateral
Rostral
Primary glycosaminoglycans of ground substance
44. An outward bulging (hernia) of an organ etc. in a cavity or from a surface
Columnar epithelium types
Cells (connective tissue)
Connective tissue pericytes
Evagination
45. Eye - ear - taste buds - and olfactory region
Skeletal muscle characteristics
Special sensory receptors
Cells (connective tissue)
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium
46. Includes brain and spinal cord
Hamulus
Microvilli
Central nervous system
Lateral
47. Found in inelastic structures; walls of blood vessels - lymphoid tissues (spleen and lymph nodes) - red bone marrow - basal laminae - and glands (liver - kidney)
Trochlea
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium location
Reticular fiber locations
Circulatory system function
48. Structures that are subjected to pull or stretching activities such as tendons - ligaments - aponeuroses (a sheet - like tendinous expansion - like in hand) and fascia
Microvilli
Connective tissue lymphocytes
Collagen fiber locations
Fossa
49. Simple - pseudostratified - stratified
Crest
Distal
Deep or internal
Columnar epithelium types
50. Simple - stratified
Lateral (structure)
Cuboidal epithelium types
Special sensory receptors
Smooth muscle characteristics