Terminology
The MCAT
Specialties
Pathologies
Anatomy
100
Prefix for "without" or "not"
What is "a-" or "an-"?
100
What the MCAT stands for
What is the Medical College Admission Test?
100
A specialty focused on threating children and adolescents
What is pediatrics?
100
A condition involving inflammation of the joints
What is arthritis?
100

This muscular organ pushes food from the mouth to the stomach through rhythmic contractions called peristalsis.

What is the esophagus?

200
The plane that divides the body into the left and right regions
What is the sagittal plane?
200
The three subjects being added to the new MCAT
What is biochemistry, psychology, and sociology?
200
A specialty that focuses on treating patients with heart and vascular ailments
What is cardiology?
200
Internal bleeding
What is a hemorrhage?
200

This connective tissue attaches bones to other bones and helps stabilize joints.

What is a ligament?

300
adip-, lipo-, and steato-
What are the prefixes for fat?
300
The time length of the new MCAT
What is 6.5 - 7.5 hours?
300
A specialty focusing on treatment of kidney-related conditions
What is nephrology?
300
A malignant tumor that begins in the tissues lining the body organs
What is a carcinoma?
300

This is the largest muscle in the human body by mass and is primarily responsible for extending the hip.

What is the gluteus maximus?


400
"PET" in PET scans
What is the abbreviation for positron emission tomography scans?
400
The cost of the new MCAT
What is $300?
400
A specialty focuseing on conditions in newborn infants
What is neonatology?
400
A general term for a disease in the brain
What is encephalopathy?
400

This bone in the forearm is located on the same side as the thumb when the body is in the anatomical position.

What is the Radius?

500
-emesis
What is the suffix for vomiting?
500
The highest score you can get on the new MCAT
What is 528?
500
A medical professional who can see patients with anything ranging from depression to sinus infections.
What is a family practitioner?
500
A stiff neck, high fever, and body aches are all common symptoms of this bacterial disease
What is meningitis?
500

This part of the brain is responsible for producing speech and is typically located in the left frontal lobe.

What is the Broca's Area?

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