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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. Sensory - motor neurons are part of which nervous system






2. what happens to bile secretions






3. 80-90% fat absorbed this way






4. Anterior eye






5. What determines number of chromosomes?






6. How does birth control work?






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






8. After meiosis II - Male

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9. Embryology






10. FLAT PG: ACTH






11. On what surface of the retina is the eye most sensitive






12. lining of abdominal cavity=






13. Glycogenolysis/gluconeogenesis






14. 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.

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15. Path of urine

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16. Examples of GPCRs in sensory systems/signal transduction: What is the ligand or messenger in each case? ...SIGHT - SMELL - MOOD - FIGHT/FLIGHT etc






17. parathyroid hormones






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






19. Which fats are not absorbed like this






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






21. Anatomy of the villi






22. Meiosis I Telophase I






23. these transport proteins - when concs are high enough...






24. size of chylomicrons (fat + apoproteins) vs lipoproteins ('cholesterol')






25. Seen in lysosomal storage diseases






26. Where would materials slated for digestion go?






27. testosterone can be aromatized to...






28. Thus - central nervous sys is...






29. micelles vs liposomes






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






31. What is an endorphin?






32. What is the mesentery?






33. from thoracic duct - chylomicrons stick to capillary walls...






34. week three: neurulation; mesoderm induces ectoderm; thus - NEURULATION INVOLVES SC Development - at week three






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






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






37. Creating gradients requires what?






38. Posterior pituitary hormones (Small Peptides)






39. portal vein physiology...

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40. What is feces composed of...






41. Polypeptides are formed with what kind of reaction?






42. is intracellular AA conc hi or low?






43. Where does fertilization occur






44. What is a plasmalogen?






45. bile + fat forms






46. small intestine=






47. Tight junctions






48. peroxisome is derived from this






49. exocrine types






50. sensory (afferent)/interneurons/motor (efferent)