Web English-test.net

MCAT Verbal Test # MCAT/M102

mcat preparation | return to test | print this page
 

n. element
(a) organ in the abdominal cavity with the function to maintain water and electrolyte regulation and filtering the blood of metabolic products
(b) hormone produced by the pineal gland in dark light
(c) something that can not be broken down into a simpler substance by a chemical reaction
(d) hair-like process found on epithelial linings; an eyelash or eyelid
 
v. classify
(a) to work out something
(b) to put organisms into groups by looking at structural, physiological or evolutionary features
(c) to have an action in response to a substance or situation
(d) to act as a catalyst in order to aid a reaction
 
n. cheek
(a) separation of a substance or molecule into its constituent parts by heat or chemical processes
(b) a solid compound that contains a drug of medicinal value and is swallowed; a tablet
(c) alkaline-earth metal with the chemical symbol Mg also needed as a trace element in the body
(d) fleshy part of the face on either side of the nose
 
n. folic acid
(a) production of the embryonic neural plate and then the neural tube
(b) vitamin needed to make nucleic acids
(c) the double-stranded coiled structure of a DNA molecule
(d) tube from the back of the nose to the middle ear
 
n. fallopian tube
(a) an enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of nucleic acids
(b) a healthy person who worries excessively about their health and believes they are ill
(c) the state of being confused
(d) pair of ducts through which the eggs are moving to the uterus

 

pref. mamm-
(a) pref. denotes a half of the body
(b) pref. low; under; below
(c) pref. relating to the lungs
(d) pref. of the breast
 
n. lipase
(a) enzyme that breaks down fat into fatty acids and glycerol
(b) lower limb used for walking
(c) nodule of lymph tissue at the back of the throat that enlarges to help fend off infections
(d) a chemical that kills pests
 
adj. insulin dependent
(a) without ducts
(b) sick (as if you will vomit)
(c) containing and producing mucus
(d) requiring hormone injections to maintain blood sugar
 
adj. external
(a) strong chemical that burns if it comes in contact with skin
(b) hairy
(c) outside
(d) not very different from something; alike
 
n. insomniac
(a) person who is unable to sleep
(b) part of brain lying beneath the cerebrum which helps coordinate muscle movements
(c) phosphatidylcholine; phospholipid formed from phosphatidic acid and choline
(d) vector product of the position vector and the linear momentum of a particle

n. element (c) something that can not be broken down into a simpler substance by a chemical reaction
v. classify (b) to put organisms into groups by looking at structural, physiological or evolutionary features
n. cheek (d) fleshy part of the face on either side of the nose
n. folic acid (b) vitamin needed to make nucleic acids
n. fallopian tube (d) pair of ducts through which the eggs are moving to the uterus
pref. mamm- (d) pref. of the breast
n. lipase (a) enzyme that breaks down fat into fatty acids and glycerol
adj. insulin dependent (d) requiring hormone injections to maintain blood sugar
adj. external (c) outside
n. insomniac (a) person who is unable to sleep

file's URL: http://www.english-test.net/mcat/vocabulary/meanings/102/mcat-print.html
MCAT test: http://www.english-test.net/mcat/vocabulary/meanings/102/mcat-test.php
MCAT word list: http://www.english-test.net/mcat/vocabulary/meanings/102/mcat-words.php
MCAT forum: http://www.english-test.net/forum/forum18.html
MCAT preparation: http://www.english-test.net/mcat/index.html © 2003—2006 www.english-test.net