Pre-med/Med School Facts
Anatomy
Medical Terminology
Medical Careers
Medical Fun Facts
100

One test you have to take to get into med. school... 

A. SAT

B. ACT

C. MCAT

D. 1935

C. MCAT

100

What is the anatomical term that refers to a structure close to the back? 

A. posterior

B. Lateral

C. midline

D. superficial

Posterior

100

 What does it mean, if a word begins with the prefix hyper

  1. Low or under

  2. Enlarged

  3. Excessive/ above normal

  4. Stomach

Excessive/ above normal

100

This branch of study is concerned with the study of the ear and its diseases. 

  1. Optometry

  2. Ophthalmology

  3. Otology

  4. Orthopedics

3. Otology

100

More ______ are burned when you are sleeping than when you are watching television

A. heat

B. fat

C. cells

D. calories

calories

200

Pre-med track is ________ years

A. 8 

B. 2

C. 4

D. 1

4


200

How many chambers are there in the heart?

A. 3

B. 4

C. 7

D. 2000

4

200

 Which body system uses the prefix neuro?

  1. Endocrine 

  2. Integumentary

  3. Nervous 

  4. Circulatory  

Nervous

200

Healthcare professionals that deal with pregnancy from prenatal care to postnatal care, including birthing babies

  1. Gynecologist

  2. Perinatologist

  3. Obstetrician 

  4.  Midwife

Obstetrician

200

How much of our waking hours are our eyes closed? (due to blinking)

  1. 2%

  2. 10%

  3. 8%

  4. 12%

10%

300

pre-med is not a ____ it is a pathway for people who want to go to Med school

A. major

B. college

C. class

D. lecture

major

300

Which of the following is a type of epithelial tissue

A. bone

B. Pseudostratified

C. Dense neuroglial tissue
D. cardiac muscle

pseudostratified

300

The general meaning of "corpus" is best described by which of the following?

(A) Abdomen

(B) Body

(C) Chest

(D) Head

(E) Trunk

Body

300

A board certified internist or pediatrician who is qualified by additional training and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis and other diseases of the joints, muscles, and bones

A) Orthopedic Surgeon
B) Orthopedist
C) Rheumatologist
D) Physiatrist

Rheumatologist

300

 A woman’s pain threshold is ___ that of a man’s 

  1. 5 times

  2. 8 times

  3. 9 times

  4. 12 times



9 times

400

How long is MCAT? 

A. 3 hours

B. 1 hour

C. 10 hours

D. 7 1/2 hours


7 1/2 hours

400

The anatomical name for platelets are

A. leukocytes

B. erythrocytes

C. thrombocytes

D. hemoglobin

thrombocytes

400

suffix -AGRA

- no pain

-excessive pain

- low pain 

- bread

excessive pain

400

A member of a healthcare team tasked with drawing blood from patients or donors

  1. Venipuncturist

  2. Intravenouologist

  3. Phlebotomist

  4. Hematopuncturist

Phlebotomist

400

If we touch something, how fast does the message travel to the brain? 

  1. 155 mph

  2. 160mph

  3. 124 mph

  4. 120 mph



124 mph

500

When did the idea of medical schools emerge in the US?

A. 1700s

B. early 1900s

C. late 1800s

D. 500 BC. 

early 1900s

500

How would you describe the toes in relation to your ankles? 

  1. Distal

  2. Proximal

  3. Lateral

  4. Medial


proximal

500

-ALGESIA suffix

1. sensitivity to light

2. sensitivity to heat

3. sensitivity to pain

4. sensitivity to chemicals 

sensitivity to pain

500

Lab professionals who evaluate patients' cell samples

  1. Cytotechnologist

  2. Cytoanalyst

  3. Cytologist

  4. Cytemalogist


Cytotechnologist

500

 The_______ is the only part of the human body that cannot heal and repair by its own.

A. femur

B. tooth

C. eye

D. ears

tooth

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