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MCAT Prep - 2

Subjects : mcat, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. remaining secondary follicle becomes






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






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






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






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






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






7. In effect LH - FSH stimulate






8. Induction affects...






9. FLAT PG: ACTH






10. from the loop of henle...






11. fat digestion is time - intensive






12. Tight junctions






13. oxytocin






14. STOMACH: no absorption






15. axon hillock physiology






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






17. Mucus - digestive enzymes released thru






18. Where else does ADH act






19. Polypeptides are formed with what kind of reaction?






20. peroxisome is derived from this






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






22. pancreatic enzymes are zymogens






23. Spinal cord horns (thick knobs) point






24. when cells hit their limit for prot storage...






25. energy source of neurons






26. at lo blood sugar...






27. smooth ER main function






28. What testosterone released by secondary follicle by LH stim is converted to...






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






30. The apical side of the villi...






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






32. Path of food entering body...






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






34. Inside the kidney: ...JGA (w/granular cells sensitive to hydrostatic pressure able to secrete renin - activate aldosterone - increase BP) is adjacent to distal tubule - monitors filtrate pressure






35. signal transduction occurs by 2 paths






36. How does reabsorption force nutrients across apical membrane of proximal tubule






37. micelles also pick up






38. extracellular matrix formed mainly of...






39. How does glycogen compare to starch






40. PNS is broken down into






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






42. Posterior eye






43. albumin has What affect on blood osmotic pressure






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






45. pancreas secretes enzymes via






46. glucagon secreted by






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






48. Where does the bolus go after mouth chews food






49. SYMP neurons originate in= PARA neurons originate in=






50. How is the follicle developed during oogenesis