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What was the name of the man who had an iron rod shoot through him while working on the railroad and survived, although he lost much impulse control? First or last name is good.
Phineas Gage
What are the longest living cells in your body?
Brain cells
What does CNS stand for?
Central Nervous System
What is the official nickname of Texas?
A. Cotton State B. Sunflower State C. Lone Star State D. Magnolia State
Lone Star State
Does The Princeton Review have a free MCAT flashcard app available for download?
True OR False
True
Who was the Australian neurologist that was the founder of psychoanalysis?
Sigmund Freud
What is the Wernicke's area important for?
Language development and comprehension of speech.
What does fMRI stand for?
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Name 3 of Shakespeare's works.
Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Merchant of Venice, Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth...
How many times in 1 year can the MCAT be taken?
3
This scientist's research was on conditioned reflexes and classical conditioning influencing the rise of behaviorism in psychology.
Ivan Pavlov
What are the sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body?
Peripheral nervous system
What does PET scan stand for?
Positron Emission Tomography
Where will the 2022 Olympics be held?
Beijing, China
What is the section of the MCAT is considered the most important to medical schools for admissions purposes?
CARS (Critical Analysis & Reasoning Skills)
Louis Victor Leborgne had normal intellectual abilities,but lost the ability to do something. They found an abnormal area of brain tissue only in the left anterior frontal lobe. What ability did he lose?
A. Speech B. Walking C. Vision D. Hearing
Speech
Explain the structure or function of glia cells.
They are smaller and more numerous than neurons, no dendrites/axons.
They provide neuronal support, clean up debris, provide infrastructure for networks, "glue"
What does EEG stand for?
Electroencephalogram
The head of what kind of animal is front-and-center in an infamous scene from The Godfather?
A. Elephant B. Horse C. Mouse D. Bears
Horse
What does the CARS section of the MCAT test you for?
A: Logic, reflection, and summation skills
B: Comprehension, analysis, and reasoning skills
C: Ontology, deconstruction, and comparison skills
Comprehension, analysis, and reasoning skills
What were the names of the people who first found Alzheimer's and the person this psychiatrist diagnosed with Alzheimer's?
Psychiatrist: Aloysius Alzheimer
Patient: Auguste Deter
What are the three types of macroglia?
Astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, schwann cells
What does DTI stand for and what is it used for?
Diffusion Tensor Imaging
Measures the movement of water in brain tissue
Where is Niagara Falls located? City and state..
Ontario, Canada
How many subject areas are taught in the Princeton Review MCAT course?
6