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MCAT Human Body
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Each has a definite function which results from the combined functions of the various tissue components.
Meatus
adventitia
Transitional epithelium function
Organ
2. Lines lumen of respiratory tract (nasal cavity - trachea - and bronchi)(ciliated); ducts of epididymis (stereocilia); ductus (vas) deferens; male urethra
Stratified cuboidal epithelium location
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium location
Stratified columnar epithelium function
Simple columnar epithelium function
3. 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)
Urinary system function
Nervous system function
Connective tissue macrophages (histiocytes)
Lateral
4. In the direction of the midline of a structure
Mesad
Connective tissue reticular cells
Anatomic position
Skeletal muscle characteristics
5. Prevents loss of water; protection
Cells (connective tissue)
Distal
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium
Sulcus
6. Responds to internal and external stimuli; regulates and coordinates body activities and movements
Circulatory system function
Ground substance function
Tissue
Nervous system function
7. A vertical plane in the antero - posterior direction which divides the body into equal right and left halves
Hamulus
Pseudostriated columnar epithelium function
Midsagittal or median plane
Foramen
8. Simple - pseudostratified - stratified
Columnar epithelium types
Cuboidal epithelium types
Condyle
Cells (connective tissue)
9. Has free surface (apical) and an attached surface (basal)
Connective tissue
polarization of epithelium
Connective tissue plasma cells
Rostral
10. The distal end; the less fixed and more movable end of a muscle attachment
Sulcus
Insertion
Reticular fibers
Transitional epithelium function
11. 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
Evagination
Spine
Tuberosity
12. Accumulate in areas in response to chronic inflammation
Squamous epithelium types
Organ
Connective tissue lymphocytes
Skeletal muscle characteristics
13. Skeletal - smooth - cardiac
Muscle tissue types
Sinus
Cilia
Peripheral nervous system
14. Chondroitin sulfate - hyaluronic acid (more)
Cilia
Medial
Mesad
Primary glycosaminoglycans of ground substance
15. 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)
Deep or internal
Fiber types
Transverse - horizontal - or cross plane
Connective tissue
16. Referring to the same side of the body
Smooth muscle location
Ground substance
Ipsilateral or homolateral
Endocrine system function
17. Nearer the midline of the body; toward the inside or interior
Connective tissue reticular cells
Basal surface epithelium
Medial
Distal
18. Mucosa of oral cavity - esophagus - anal canal - vagina; cornea of eye and part of conjunctiva
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium location
Stereocilia
Simple cuboidal epithelium function
Stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium (moist) location
19. In the direction of the head; nearer the head
Superior - craniad - or cephalad
Crest
Sinus
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium
20. Secretion; protection; facilitates transport of substances on surface of cells
Smooth muscle characteristics
Pseudostriated columnar epithelium function
Skeletal muscle characteristics
Midsagittal or median plane
21. Includes peripheral nerves - ganglia - and receptors
Cuboidal epithelium types
Muscular system function
4 basic tissue types
Peripheral nervous system
22. Midsagittal or median; sagittal; frontal or coronal; transverse - horizontal - or cross
Meatus
Invagination
Epithelial tissue characteristics (6)
Types of planes (4)
23. Simple - stratified keratinized - stratified nonkeratinized (moist)
Squamous epithelium types
Invagination
Neuron function
Tuberosity
24. Kidney tubules; choroid plexus (lining of ventricles and spinal canal; produces CSF); thyroid gland; rete testis; surface of ovary
Elastic fibers
Hiatus
Connective tissue fibroblasts
Simple cuboidal epithelium location
25. In the direction of the nose (head)
Origin
Plantar
Rostral
Simple cuboidal epithelium location
26. Walls of digestive tract and blood vessels - uterus - bladder
Anterior or ventral
Integumentary system function
Nervous system function
Smooth muscle location
27. Toward the center of the body; toward the inside
Central
Proximal
Peripheral nervous system
Connective tissue macrophages (histiocytes)
28. Organs and systems
Primary glycosaminoglycans of ground substance
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium
Sagittal plane
Functional units
29. Person standing erect - feet together and parallel - face forward - arms at sides with palms facing forward (supinated)
Anatomic position
Tissue
Functional units
Simple squamous epithelium location
30. Similar in structure and function as those in blood; agranular leukocytes migrate in large numbers under normal conditions
Connective tissue leukocytes
Epicondyle
Elastic fiber locations
Epithelial tissue characteristics (6)
31. Most numerous type; collagen bundles are strong and resist stretching
Midsagittal or median plane
Collagen fibers
Connective tissue leukocytes
Stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium (moist) location
32. A pulley mechanism
Neuron function
Trochlea
Fiber types
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium location
33. Urinary tract (renal calyces and pelvis - ureter - and urinary bladder)
Transitional epithelium location
Connective tissue
Frontal or coronal plane
Insertion
34. Secretion; absorption; lines surface
Fissure
Simple cuboidal epithelium function
Cilia
Stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium (moist) function
35. Cells lining lumen of digestive tract (stomach to rectum only); gall bladder; many glands (secretory units and ducts); uterus; uterine tube (ciliated)
Simple columnar epithelium location
Endocrine system function
Skeletal system function
Sinus
36. In the direction of the head end of the body
Medial
Nervous system function
Fiber types
Cephalic (structure)
37. A prominence or ridge above an articular surface (condyle)
Urinary system function
Epicondyle
Anterior or ventral
Squamous epithelium types
38. Regulates body growth and function via hormones
Organ system
Cranial (structure)
Endocrine system function
Connective tissue adipocytes
39. Perpetuates the living organism by the production of sex cells (gametes) and future offspring
Cardiac muscle location
Connective tissue reticular cells
Reproductive system function
Stratified columnar epithelium location
40. Several organs which function together as a unit for a specific purpose.
Organ system
Simple columnar epithelium location
Connective tissue
polarization of epithelium
41. Respond to external and internal stimuli and have the capability to transmit a message (impulse) from one area of the body to another
Epicondyle
Invagination
Connective tissue fibroblasts
Neuron function
42. Add support and strength; three types include collagen (white) - elastic (yellow) - and reticular fibers
Connective tissue macrophages (histiocytes)
Fibers
Simple cuboidal epithelium function
Elastic fibers
43. Includes brain and spinal cord
Midsagittal or median plane
Medial
Central nervous system
Transverse - horizontal - or cross plane
44. In the direction of the cranium
Midsagittal or median plane
Frontal or coronal plane
Connective tissue distinct components
Cranial (structure)
45. 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
Primary glycosaminoglycans of ground substance
Types of planes (4)
Simple columnar epithelium location
Connective tissue mast cells
46. A smooth - rounded articular surface
Stratified cuboidal epithelium function
Sinus
Condyle
Reticular fiber locations
47. In the direction of the tail end of the body or away from the head end
Connective tissue adipocytes
Smooth muscle characteristics
Caudal (structure)
Proximal
48. A hole in a bone; in the cranium - the spinal cord passes through the foramen magnum
Reproductive system function
Pseudostriated columnar epithelium function
Squamous epithelium types
Foramen
49. The outermost layer - composed of connective tissue with elastic and collagenous fibers - of an artery or another structure.
Connective tissue adipocytes
adventitia
Basal surface epithelium
Connective tissue leukocytes
50. Enzymatically breaks down food materials into usable and absorbable nutrients
Inferior or caudad
Smooth muscle characteristics
Digestive system function
Circulatory system function