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MDCAT • NUMS • PMDC
COLOR FLASHCARDS — VOLUME 5

40 Original Quick-Revision Cards

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FLASHCARD 1 • BIOLOGY

Q: What is the role of insulin?

✓ ANSWER: It lowers blood glucose by promoting glucose uptake and storage.


FLASHCARD 2 • BIOLOGY

Q: What is the role of glucagon?

✓ ANSWER: It raises blood glucose, especially by promoting glycogen breakdown.


FLASHCARD 3 • BIOLOGY

Q: Where does most nutrient absorption occur?

✓ ANSWER: In the small intestine.


FLASHCARD 4 • BIOLOGY

Q: What is the function of bile?

✓ ANSWER: It emulsifies fats and helps provide an alkaline environment for digestion.


FLASHCARD 5 • BIOLOGY

Q: What is the functional unit of the nervous system?

✓ ANSWER: The neuron.


FLASHCARD 6 • BIOLOGY

Q: What is a synapse?

✓ ANSWER: A junction where a neuron communicates with another cell.


FLASHCARD 7 • BIOLOGY

Q: What is a reflex action?

, ✓ ANSWER: A rapid, automatic response to a stimulus.


FLASHCARD 8 • BIOLOGY

Q: What is immunity?

✓ ANSWER: The ability of the body to recognize and defend against harmful foreign agents.


FLASHCARD 9 • BIOLOGY

Q: What is an antibody?

✓ ANSWER: A protein produced by B cells/plasma cells that specifically binds an antigen.


FLASHCARD 10 • BIOLOGY

Q: What is vaccination?

✓ ANSWER: Exposure to an antigenic stimulus to develop immune memory and protection.

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