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MCAT Prep - 2

Subjects : mcat, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. from thoracic duct - chylomicrons stick to capillary walls...






2. pancreatic enzymes are zymogens






3. examples of different cavities... (compartments for viscera)






4. Where do absorbed fats go in the enterocyte






5. cAMP - cGMP - calmodulin...






6. In effect LH - FSH stimulate






7. micelles also pick up






8. FLAT PG: TSH aka thyrotropin






9. Adrenal cortex hormones (STEROIDS)






10. What does peptic refer to in general






11. exocrine types






12. Anterior eye vs. posterior eye






13. Gland: ovaries






14. The path from blood plasma to urine


15. Where is bile produced






16. Most important nutrients absorbed by large intestine






17. micelles vs liposomes






18. mitosis creates somatic cells






19. What do lipases do






20. at lo blood sugar...






21. Spinal cord horns (thick knobs) point






22. PNS review: SAME DAVE






23. During ejaculation - sperm...


24. gradual increase in FSH typical of primary follicle development;






25. In IBS - What is defective


26. How do parietal cells work ** (involves CO2)






27. quote on cavities/viscera


28. 80-90% fat absorbed this way






29. extracellular matrix formed mainly of...






30. Where does the juxtaglomerular apparatus come into play...renin --->inc angiotensins -->inc aldosterone - ups BP






31. Contrast PNS- Somatic with PNS- Autonomic






32. Important of villi (='shaggy hair') More fluid makes contact with the epithelial tissue: thus nutrients in solution have less distance to travel to diffuse into villi.


33. The apical side of the villi...






34. pancreas secretes enzymes via






35. E storage per unit mass






36. in fat and liver cells monoglycerides and ffas are once again






37. What is somatostatin






38. large intestine E. coli aid absorption of...






39. signal transduction occurs only in






40. what happens when glycogen stores are saturated and blood sugar remains high?






41. going down the loop of Henle - water - permeable - filtrate osmolarity goes up as water leaves...






42. golgi body






43. What is the path of a sound wave that enters the ear?






44. Embryology






45. what else is located in the inner ear (not directly related to auditory)






46. What are the major carbohydrates






47. Kidney physiology...


48. During meiosis I and II in females - rather than creating four chromosomally- equivalent gametes...






49. Failure of apoptosis can result in






50. Ovum development is halted At what stage until fertilization...