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MCAT Human Body
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Urinary tract (renal calyces and pelvis - ureter - and urinary bladder)
Transitional epithelium location
Connective tissue eosinophils
Superior - craniad - or cephalad
Nervous system function
2. Accumulate in areas in response to chronic inflammation
Deep or internal
Nervous system function
Medial
Connective tissue lymphocytes
3. Organs and systems
Functional units
Sinus
Connective tissue pericytes
Nervous tissue
4. Enzymatically breaks down food materials into usable and absorbable nutrients
Simple columnar epithelium function
Epicondyle
Skeletal system function
Digestive system function
5. Very elongated microvilli
Connective tissue reticular cells
Trochlea
Stereocilia
polarization of epithelium
6. Most numerous type; collagen bundles are strong and resist stretching
Origin
Collagen fibers
Pseudostriated columnar epithelium function
Endocrine system function
7. 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
Rostral
Nervous system function
Organism composition
Ground substance
8. Toward the center of the body; toward the inside
Collagen fiber locations
Central
Tissue
Squamous epithelium types
9. Includes peripheral nerves - ganglia - and receptors
Stereocilia
Peripheral nervous system
Tissue
Elastic fiber locations
10. Mucosa of oral cavity - esophagus - anal canal - vagina; cornea of eye and part of conjunctiva
Stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium (moist) location
Midsagittal or median plane
Squamous epithelium types
Ground substance composition
11. 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)
Connective tissue plasma cells
Lateral (structure)
Connective tissue macrophages (histiocytes)
Microvilli
12. Simple - stratified
Cuboidal epithelium types
Connective tissue distinct components
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium location
Basal surface epithelium
13. Found in inelastic structures; walls of blood vessels - lymphoid tissues (spleen and lymph nodes) - red bone marrow - basal laminae - and glands (liver - kidney)
Stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium (moist) function
Connective tissue distinct components
Sagittal plane
Reticular fiber locations
14. A horizontal plane at right angles to both the sagittal and frontal plane; it cuts the specimen into superior (upper or cephalad) and inferior (lower or caudad) portions; cross sections of the specimen (cuts at waist)
Contralateral
4 basic tissue types
Simple columnar epithelium function
Transverse - horizontal - or cross plane
15. Includes brain and spinal cord
Smooth muscle characteristics
Deep or internal
Central nervous system
Origin
16. Respond to external and internal stimuli and have the capability to transmit a message (impulse) from one area of the body to another
Neuron function
polarization of epithelium
Fissure
Urinary system function
17. Contractile in nature and functions to move the skeletal system and body viscera.
Muscle tissue
Epithelial tissue specializations (4)
Sagittal plane
Connective tissue mesenchymal cells
18. Composed of several interrelated organ systems
Transverse - horizontal - or cross plane
Crest
Organism composition
Stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium (moist) location
19. 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)
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium location
Connective tissue reticular cells
Connective tissue macrophages (histiocytes)
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium location
20. Chondroitin sulfate - hyaluronic acid (more)
Superior - craniad - or cephalad
Primary glycosaminoglycans of ground substance
Muscle tissue
Neuron function
21. Most common; called fibrocyte when in flattened stellate state
Special sensory receptors
Connective tissue fibroblasts
Circulatory system function
Contralateral
22. Lines lumen of respiratory tract (nasal cavity - trachea - and bronchi)(ciliated); ducts of epididymis (stereocilia); ductus (vas) deferens; male urethra
Endocrine system function
Collagen fiber locations
Ground substance function
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium location
23. Away from the surface; within or toward the inside or interior
Deep or internal
Cephalic (structure)
Peripheral nervous system
Squamous epithelium types
24. Simple - pseudostratified - stratified
Columnar epithelium types
Transverse - horizontal - or cross plane
Lateral
Mesad
25. Similar to cilia; primary examples are human spermatozoa
Distal
Hamulus
Special sensory receptors
Flagella
26. Secretion; protection
Cells (connective tissue)
Spine
Lateral (structure)
Stratified cuboidal epithelium function
27. Heart
Connective tissue fibroblasts
Cardiac muscle location
Stratified cuboidal epithelium location
Basal surface epithelium
28. Nearer the midline of the body; toward the inside or interior
Ground substance function
Medial
Skeletal system function
Transverse - horizontal - or cross plane
29. Retractile fibers; thinner than collagen fibers;
Connective tissue distinct components
Stereocilia
Elastic fibers
Functional units
30. Ovoid cells with small round nuclei; cytoplasm contains numerous coarse basophilic granules (composed of histamine and heparin); Histamine dilates blood vessels and increases the permeability of capillaries - thus increasing interstitial fluid. Part
Connective tissue distinct components
Connective tissue mast cells
Spine
Connective tissue cells
31. In the direction away from the midline of a structure
4 basic tissue types
Connective tissue distinct components
Functional units
Lateral (structure)
32. Fibroblasts - mesenchymal - macrophage (histiocytes) - adipocytes - mast - plasma - reticular - pericytes - and certain white blood cells or leukocytes (lymphocytes - monocytes - eosinophils - basophils - and neutrophils)
Connective tissue mast cells
Connective tissue cells
Skeletal system function
adventitia
33. Thinner than collagen but similar size to elastic; arranged in an intermeshing network (reticulum) which supports the organ; inelastic
Insertion
Skeletal system function
Simple cuboidal epithelium function
Reticular fibers
34. Referring to the same side of the body
Ipsilateral or homolateral
Columnar epithelium types
Connective tissue fibroblasts
Primary glycosaminoglycans of ground substance
35. Dilates blood vessels and increases the permeability of capillaries - thus increasing interstitial fluid.
Deep or internal
Anterior or ventral
Histamine affect
Integumentary system function
36. Attached surface
Origin
Midsagittal or median plane
Basal surface epithelium
Ground substance function
37. A slit or gap
Hiatus
Neuron function
Organ system
Cardiac muscle location
38. Structures that are subjected to pull or stretching activities such as tendons - ligaments - aponeuroses (a sheet - like tendinous expansion - like in hand) and fascia
Elastic fibers
Transitional epithelium function
Collagen fiber locations
Types of epithelium (9)
39. Protection
Transitional epithelium function
Hiatus
Organism composition
Superior - craniad - or cephalad
40. A muscle's proximal attachment - or its fixed or less movable end' the origin is not constant and can be reversed
Nervous system function
Origin
polarization of epithelium
Types of epithelium (9)
41. Motile organelles extending into the lumen consisting of specifically arranged microtubules; mainly located in respiratory epithelium and part of female reproductive tract
Transitional epithelium function
Columnar epithelium types
Muscular system function
Cilia
42. A pointed process
Contralateral
Connective tissue macrophages (histiocytes)
Ground substance
Spine
43. 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
Frontal or coronal plane
Connective tissue pericytes
Connective tissue neutrophils
44. An inward bulging - depression - or bucketing of a cavity or from a surface
Elastic fibers
Caudal (structure)
Invagination
Basal surface epithelium
45. In the direction of the tail end of the body or away from the head end
Caudal (structure)
Mesad
Connective tissue neutrophils
Foramen
46. 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)
Frontal or coronal plane
Types of planes (4)
Inferior or caudad
Cephalic (structure)
47. A shallow depression
Reticular fibers
Deep or internal
Muscle tissue
Fossa
48. A canal
polarization of epithelium
Proximal
Meatus
Ground substance composition
49. Composed of neurons (cells); induces a response of distant muscles or glands; regulates body processes like respiration - circulation - and digestion
Cephalic (structure)
Nervous tissue
Anterior or ventral
Transitional epithelium function
50. Consists of a group of cells performing a similar function
Connective tissue cells
Types of epithelium (9)
Ground substance function
Tissue