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200

This specialty focuses on diseases and disorders of the heart

Cardiology

200

Which lung is bigger in humans

Right

200

In genetics, this type of mutation results in a premature stop codon

nonsense mutation

200

This standardized test is required for medical school admission

MCAT

200

This is the resting heartrate of an adult 

60-100

400

A doctor in this specialty delivers babies

Obstetrics

400

Veins move blood ____ the heart

Towards

400

The human body has this many chromosomes

46

400

A strong medical school application should include this type of experience involving doctors

400

400

This is the largest organ in the human body

The Skin

600

Doctors in this specialty analyze and diagnose diseases by examining tissue samples

Pathology

600

This is the biggest bone in an adult human body

Femur

600

this is the number of valence electrons nitrogen has

5
600

The primary application for most U.S. medical schools is submitted through this service.

AAMCS

600

This medical imaging technique uses powerful magnets to produce detailed body scans

MRI

800

A doctor who specializes in eyes

Ophthalmologist

800

What is the biggest artery in the body

The Aorta

800

What is the pka of water

14.0

800

Medical school is typically divided into these two main phases.

preclinical and clinical years

800

This disease, eradicated in 1980, was the first to be eliminated by vaccines

smallpox

1000

doctors who specialize in treating diabetes and other endocrine gland disorders

Endocrinologists

1000

What the the chambers of the heart that leads to the lungs in the body

right ventricle

1000

Label the following as aromatic, anti-aromatic, or non aromatic.

benzyne

Aromatic 

1000

What month do primary applications open for medical school

May

1000

The human body has this many bones at birth (Will accept w/ buffer of 5)

270

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