MCAT Human Body
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MCAT Human Body
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1. Includes brain and spinal cord

2. Enzymatically breaks down food materials into usable and absorbable nutrients

3. Fibroblasts - mesenchymal - macrophage (histiocytes) - adipocytes - mast - plasma - reticular - pericytes - and certain white blood cells or leukocytes (lymphocytes - monocytes - eosinophils - basophils - and neutrophils)

4. A slit or gap

5. Chondroitin sulfate - hyaluronic acid (more)

6. Referring to the opposite side of the body

7. Urinary tract (renal calyces and pelvis - ureter - and urinary bladder)

8. A flat - smooth area (the articulating facet in vertebrae)

9. Collagen (white) - elastic (yellow) - reticular

10. In the direction of the nose (head)

11. Toward the center of the body; toward the inside

12. A prominent - distinct area (the iliac crest)

13. Dilates blood vessels and increases the permeability of capillaries - thus increasing interstitial fluid.

14. Thinner than collagen but similar size to elastic; arranged in an intermeshing network (reticulum) which supports the organ; inelastic

15. A pointed process

16. A hole in a bone; in the cranium - the spinal cord passes through the foramen magnum

17. Ducts of sweat glands; developing follicles of ovary

18. Farther from the midline; toward the side of the body or away from the midsagittal plane; to the side

19. Covers the external surfaces of the body and lines the internal tubes and cavities; forms glands

20. Mucosa of oral cavity - esophagus - anal canal - vagina; cornea of eye and part of conjunctiva

21. Referring to the same side of the body

22. Functions in the exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide)

23. Removes body wastes from bloodstream; helps regulate homeostasis of internal environment

24. Away from the surface; within or toward the inside or interior

25. A smooth - rounded articular surface