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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. microvilli: increase SA of enterocyte; have hi conc of digestive enzymes


2. cholinergic receptors: NICTONIC and MUSCARINIC Nicotinic: neuromuscular effectors (ionotropic) Muscarinic: PARA effectors (GPCRs) Adrenergic: SYMP effectors (GPCRs)






3. What controls release of LH - FSH from anterior pituitary






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






5. lining of abdominal cavity=






6. Where do absorbed fats go in the enterocyte






7. What surrounds the hydrophilic heads of the new TAGs






8. Does bile digest fat?






9. What does peptic refer to in general






10. 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.


11. fructose enters enterocyte by






12. What is endothelium?






13. In effect LH - FSH stimulate






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






15. Adrenal medulla hormones (TYR- DERIVED)






16. What is the adventitia?






17. Embryology






18. Exocrine GlandS: stomach






19. Both divisions (somatic - autonomic) of PNS consist of...






20. 80-90% fat absorbed this way






21. Creating gradients requires what?






22. ADH






23. insulin secreted by






24. Different organs working together






25. Meiosis I Telophase I






26. mitosis creates somatic cells






27. Neuronal cell bodies have extensions ie






28. pancreatic enzymes are zymogens






29. 90% digestion - absorption occurs in...






30. Luteal surge






31. Beta - oxidation in liver produces...






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






33. liver and blood glucose...






34. Where is bile produced






35. How is glucose absorbed in sm intest






36. Meiosis I Metaphase I






37. chylomicron concentration in blood after meal






38. What is the net effect of the distal tubule






39. Three stages of the menstrual cycle






40. What is main difference is signal transmission in nicotinic vs muscarinic?






41. The path from blood plasma to urine


42. Contrast PNS- Somatic with PNS- Autonomic






43. medium for paracrine hormones






44. What do the glomerulus and Bowman's capsule add up to...






45. serous membranes have a viscera - facing layer and a body wall - facing layer






46. from the loop of henle...






47. A group of cell bodies in CNS is nucleus - outside CNS is...






48. Bile salts and lipase






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






50. FLAT PG: hGH aka somatotropin