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MCAT Verbal Quiz # MCAT/M16

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v. lactate
(a) to act as a catalyst in order to aid a reaction
(b) to move outwards to cover a larger area
(c) to secrete milk
(d) to take in; to take up
 
v. digest
(a) to shorten possible values to a limited set of values
(b) adapt to changes in the environment
(c) to break down food into a form that can be used by the body
(d) to form a general conclusion from specific facts; opposite of deduce; to bring on; to start a process
 
v. be shed
(a) to be eliminated
(b) to defend against
(c) to take in
(d) to separate the parts of a liquid by spinning it at high speeds
 
v. excrete
(a) to take in
(b) to bleed (usually a large amount)
(c) to get rid of waste from the body
(d) to break down; to decay
 
v. ingest
(a) to get bigger
(b) to take in
(c) to have an action in response to a substance or situation
(d) to join

 

n. gas laws
(a) the laws that describe the behavior of ideal gases according to the ideal gas equation
(b) thin extension of a nerve cell (or neuron)
(c) superficial skin layer that protects the body surface
(d) the part of the cardiac cycle during which the heart muscle relaxes
 
n. follicle
(a) element which is present in very small amounts in living things
(b) a small secretory cavity, gland or sac
(c) anemia caused by a lack of iron in the red blood cells
(d) contagious viral illness that can cause fever; airway problems; muscle pain or more severe symptoms
 
v. atrophy
(a) to shrink; to degenerate; to reduce
(b) to adjust a chemical equation so that the number of atoms and charge match on each side
(c) to find out how much of a substance is in a sample
(d) to implant an organ or tissue from one place to another
 
v. disinfect
(a) to clean something so that there are no microbes present
(b) to shrink; to degenerate; to reduce
(c) to help facilitate or accelerate a process through action
(d) to be on fire; to scald
 
v. displace
(a) to implant an organ or tissue from one place to another
(b) to move something out of position
(c) to separate the parts of a liquid by spinning it at high speeds
(d) to happen; take place

v. lactate (c) to secrete milk
v. digest (c) to break down food into a form that can be used by the body
v. be shed (a) to be eliminated
v. excrete (c) to get rid of waste from the body
v. ingest (b) to take in
n. gas laws (a) the laws that describe the behavior of ideal gases according to the ideal gas equation
n. follicle (b) a small secretory cavity, gland or sac
v. atrophy (a) to shrink; to degenerate; to reduce
v. disinfect (a) to clean something so that there are no microbes present
v. displace (b) to move something out of position

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