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MCAT Biology

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show FSH, LH, ACTH, TSH  
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show Prolactin, Endorphins, Growth Hormone  
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show Increases reabsorption of water in the collecting ducts of the kidneys  
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What does Oxytocin do?   show
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show Decrease the perception of pain  
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The posterior pituitary receives and stores what hormones?   show
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ADH is secreted when?   show
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show Increase cellular respiration, increasing protein and fatty acid turnover by speeding up both synthesis  
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show Decrease plasma calcium levels  
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show B and C  
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What are the fat-soluble vitamins?   show
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When is glucagon secreted?   show
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Glucagon triggers what?   show
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show Alpha, Beta, and Delta cells  
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Alpha islet cells produce what?   show
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Beta islets cells produce what?   show
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show Somatostatin  
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show Inhibit both insulin and glucagon secretion  
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The pineal glad secretes what?   show
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show Kidneys  
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show Neutrophils  
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show Basophils  
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Which cell type id involved in allergic reactions and invasive parasitic infections containing large amounts of histamine?   show
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show Bone Marrow  
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T-cells mature where?   show
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show HIV  
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show Hydrolyzes specifc peptide bonds; converts chymotrypsinogen to chymotrypsin  
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What does Maltase do?   show
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What does Sucrase do?   show
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show Emulsify fat  
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show Hydrolyze lipids  
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What does Enteropeptidase do?   show
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show Hydrolyzes specific peptide bonds; activated by HCl  
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show Duodenum, Jejunum, and Ileum  
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show H+ ions, Urea, NH3+, and Potassium (K)  
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show Water-soluble vitamins, glucose, amino acids, majority of salts, and water  
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What does aldosterone do?   show
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When and where is aldosterone secreted?   show
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Renin cleaves what to form what?   show
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Juxtaglomerular cells secrete what in response to low blood pressure   show
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Does aldosterone change blood osmolarity?   show
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show Proximal convoluted tubule  
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show Stratum Spinosum  
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show Loose connective tissue  
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show Water, ions, glucose, amino acids, and vitamins  
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What does the descending limb of the loop of Henle do?   show
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show Reabsorbs salt and dilutes urine in the diluting segment  
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show Reabsorbs salt and secrete potassium, hydrogen ions, ammonia, and urea  
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What does the collecting duct do?   show
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show Filtration, Secretion, and Reabsorption  
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show FSH, LSH, ACTH, TSH, Prolactin, Endorphins, Growth Hormone  
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What does Parathyroid hormone (PTH) do?   show
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show Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP). It's function is to promote salt and water excretion  
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show Stimulate T-cell development  
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What does insulin do?   show
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Granulocytes include what?   show
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show Troponin  
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show Skeletal muscle  
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show Z-lines  
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I-bands contain what?   show
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H-zone contains what?   show
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show All filaments  
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What is the periosteum?   show
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show Substituting of one nucleotide for another  
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show Moving the 3-letter transcriptional reading frame  
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What is a silent mutation?   show
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What is a missense mutation?   show
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show Substitution of. a stop codon for an amino acid *UGA, UAA, UAG  
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show -70mV  
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What is depolarization?   show
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show Decreasing the membrane potential Vm from its resting potential  
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Na+/K+ ATPase   show
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What is the range of the excitatory input to be depolarized to the threshold?   show
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show Inactivated  
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show Circular and self replicating  
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Connective tissues produce and secrete what to produce the extracellular matrix?   show
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Microtubules are hollow polymers of what proteins?   show
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What is conjugation?   show
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What is transformation?   show
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show Genetic recombination requiring a vector  
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show A virus that carries genetic material from one bacterium to another  
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show Genetic elements capable of inserting and removing themselves from the genome  
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show The RNA of the virus can be directly translated by the host ribosomes  
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What's a negative sense?   show
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show RNA replicase to ensure the complementary strand is synthesized  
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Gram positive turns what color?   show
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Gram negative turns what color?   show
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show Lag phase--> Exponential (log) phase--> Stationary phase--> Death phase  
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show Single-strand  
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What can the genome of a virus look like?   show
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show 9+2  
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Sequence of mature sperm cell   show
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show Abdominal cavity  
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show Luteal phase  
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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) do?   show
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show Follicular phase--> Ovulation--> Luteal phase--> Menstruation  
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What happens during the follicular phase?   show
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show Surge of LH triggered when estrogen reaches it's threshold switching to positive feedback  
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show The ruptured follice becomes the corpus luteum secreting progesterone maintaining the uterine lining. High levels of estrogen and progesterone  
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show Estrogen an progesterone levels drop and the endometrial lining is sloughed off  
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What happens during menstruation if fertilized?   show
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The epidermis, hair, nails, and the epithelia of the nose, mouth, and anal cavity, as well as the nervous system forms from what embryonic layer?   show
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Musculoskeletal, circulatory, and excretory, digestive, respiratory, and adrenal cortex comes from what embryonic layer?   show
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Parts of the pancreas, thyroid, bladder, and distal urinary tracts come from what embryonic layer?   show
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What are the 3 shunts in a fetus?   show
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show Right atrium to left atrium bypassing the lungs  
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Ductus arteriosus connects to what?   show
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Ductus venosus connects to what?   show
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show Organogenesis  
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What happens during the second trimester?   show
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What happens during the third trimester?   show
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Totipotent, Pluripotent, Multipotent cells?   show
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show Afferent= Signals from the sensory receptors to the brain Efferent= Signals from the brain to the sensory receptors  
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show Oligodendrocytes in the CNS Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system  
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show  
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What happens to the sodium and potassium channels during the peak of an action potential?   show
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show White= Consist of myelinated axons Grey= Consist of unmyelinated cell bodies and dendrites  
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Excitatory cells cause what in the neuron?   show
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show Hyper-polarization  
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show +35mV  
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show Secondary messengers  
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show Comes from the lungs and it converts Angiotensin 1 to Angiotensin 2  
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What are the functions of Angiotensin 2?   show
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show Glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, and cortical sex hormones  
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There are 2 glucocorticoids cortisol and cortisone what do they do?   show
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Glucocorticoids release is under the control of what?   show
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show Aldosterone  
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show Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system  
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show Androgen and estrogen  
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show Amino acid derivative hormones in one larger class of molecules called catecholamines  
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show 1= Autoimmune destruction of beta cells of the pancreas 2= Receptor level resistance to the effect of insulin  
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show Maximum volume of air in the lungs 6-7 Liters  
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What is residual volume   show
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show Difference between the minimum and maximum volume of air (total lung- residual)  
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show The volume of air inhaled or exhaled in a normal breath  
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Expiratory v inspiratory reserve volume   show
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show To the left reducing hydrogen ion  
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When blood pH increase respiration decreases what type of shift does this cause in the buffer equation   show
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show CO=HR x SV  
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show AB+  
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show O-  
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Does fetal hemoglobin have a higher or lower affinity for oxygen?   show
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Exercise shifts the oxyhemoglobin dissociated curve in what direction?   show
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What valve prevents backflow in the right atrium?   show
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show Mitral (bicuspid)  
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show Aortic valve  
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What valve prevent backflow in the right ventricle?   show
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show A protein that keeps intravascular fluids inside vessels and prevents their leakage  
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Where is albumin synthesized?   show
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Oncotic v Hydrostatic pressure?   show
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show Decreases oncotic pressure  
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show SA node--> AV node--> Bundle of His--> Purkinje Fibers  
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Where is the SA node?   show
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show Between the artia an ventricle  
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Where is the bundle of his?   show
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Where are the Purkinje fibers?   show
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MHC 1 v MHC 2   show
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What is humoral immunity?   show
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What is cell-mediated immunity?   show
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Active v Passive immunity   show
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show Epiphysis= Head Diaphysis= Shaft  
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show Osteoblast= create new bone Osteoclast= break down old bone  
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What part of the bone is associated with growth?   show
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show Lubricates the joint space  
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show Encloses the actual joint cavity  
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