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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. What does portal vein do






2. In IBS - What is defective

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3. parathyroid hormone






4. hypothalamus controls anterior pit - posterior pit release with inhibitory/releasing hormones of its own; these should have fairly self - explanatory names






5. 80-90% fat absorbed this way






6. important because in meiosis germ - line cells begin as 46 2N w/ 23 pairs of homologous chromosomes which are replicated in S phase of interphase to 23 pairs of sister chromatids = still 46 2N






7. What force is acting upon chyme to move it forward down sm intestine






8. Where do pancreatic secretions take effect






9. Where else does ADH act






10. only monosaccharides are absorbed






11. gametic life cycle






12. What kind of cells make up epithel tiss of stom - then sm intest?






13. peroxisome is derived from this






14. FLAT PG: prolactin






15. AP- peptides (FSH - LH - ACTH - TSH - prolactin - hGH); PP- peptides (ADH - oxytocin); thyroid - peptide *and* tyr - derived (T3/T4 - calcitonin); parathyroid - peptide (PTH; raise blood Ca via pathway involving vitamin D)






16. Important aspect of crypt of Lieberkuhn - secreted intestinal juice






17. What is gastric acid?






18. Some PNS nerves are found in brain - spinal cord






19. Mucus - digestive enzymes released thru






20. Kidney






21. Thus - central nervous sys is...






22. Posterior eye






23. What is secreted into filtrate by cells of the proximal tubule?






24. What is the pH at the entrance to the duodenum






25. amylase acts where on carbs






26. PNS review: SAME DAVE






27. How do monoglycerides and ffas get to brush border?






28. smooth ER main function






29. E storage per unit mass






30. Human chorionic gonadotropin...






31. How does the body mobilize fat stores






32. pancreatic amylase is much stronger than






33. position of AP...






34. For focal point that is nearby - what will the lens look like






35. what happens to bile secretions






36. How does birth control work?






37. alpha - amylase in the mouth digests what kind of bond






38. inhibin secreted by






39. PNS is broken down into






40. Cell determination begins At what stage of development






41. What is the net effect of the loop of Henle






42. mucus cells line the stomach...






43. sensory (afferent) neurons






44. What is the adventitia?






45. What (typically - ie not pre - ovulation) feeds back to decrease LH - FSH production?






46. quote on cavities/viscera

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47. ADH






48. therefore - How does plasma leave capillary at the renal corpuscle

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49. in mammals - gastrulation involves formation of the






50. Epithelium of the sm intestine: enterocytes lined w/brush border (digestion/absorption); goblet cells (mucous); crypts of Lieberkuhn exocrine glands (lysozyme)