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MCAT Biology Practice Test 10: Cellular Communications
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MCAT Biology Practice Test 10: Cellular Communications
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1. The bulk of the ion channels responsible for action potential propagation are
2. The forebrain consists of all of the following EXCEPT the
3. Which of the following is NOT an effect of long-term stress?
4. The brain has only about 2 percent of the total body mass but consumes about 25 percent of the available glucose. Why is this?
5. The function of the choroid plexus in the brain is
6. Which of the following is a CNS depressant?
7. What differentiates a stimulatory neuron from an inhibitory neuron?
8. The proper sequence of the layers of the meninges, from the outside in, is
9. Iodine is an essential element because it is associated with what function?
10. What neurotransmitter combination is found only in the brain?
11. A hormone may produce changes within a cell by two mechanisms. One of these is
12. At a specific point along a neuron that is propagating an action potential, the sequence of action is
13. Certain cell types are found only in specific tissues. In which of the following tissues is a glial cell found?
14. An infant suckling on its mother’s breast causes the release of _____ in the mother.
15. The secretion of ACTH is in response to
16. The 'fight-or-flight' response arises from the release of what hormone(s)?
17. Steroid hormones control cell action by
18. The mechanism of rapid eye movement is best associated with
19. The action potential of a nerve cell is maintained by the vigorous activity of
20. The master gland of the endocrine system is the
21. The portions of the spinal cord that stimulate digestion are the _____ nerves.
22. Type I diabetes is caused by
23. Schwann cells are a major component of the _____ system.
24. Gamma-aminobutyric acid is
25. The primary neurotransmitter involved at the neuromuscular synapse is