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100

The ‘good’ kind of cholesterol.

What is HDL?

100

The pre-med advisor

Who is Dr. Eric Ottem?

100

These are the three phases of matter.

What is a solid, liquid, and gas?

100

The person/people responsible for discovering the double-helix structure of DNA.

Who is Rosalind Franklin?

100

The person the NMU library is named after.

Who is Lydia M. Olson?

200

This surgery involves removing the uterus.

What is a hysterectomy?

200

This is what the MCAT stands for.

What is the Medical College Admissions Test?

200

The type of bond that holds amino acids together in a protein.

What are peptide bonds?

200

This disease, caused by a lack of Vitamin C in the body, was the scourge of sailors until the 18th century.

What is Scurvy?

200

The full name of the NMU health center.

What is Ada B. Vielmetti?

300

The medical specialty concerned with diseases of the blood.

What is hematology?

300

The earliest date/month your primary application will be VERIFIED and sent to medical schools (hint: not submitted to AMCAS but verified and sent to medical schools). 

What is late June (June 30th)? 
300

These are the steps of mitosis in order.

What are Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase?

300

This DNA sequence capable of editing DNA sequences was discovered in 1987.

What is CRISPR-CAS9 editing?

300

The year in school to apply to the MSU CHM Early Assurance Program if you do not want to have a gap year. 

What is junior year? 

400

The largest organ of the human body

What is the skin?

400

The website/subscription used to research all allopathic medical schools. 

What is MSAR? 

400

A test subject develops a response to a previously neutral stimulus by associating the stimulus with another stimulus that already elicited that response.

What is classical conditioning?

400

This sickness was spread by fleas through Afro-Eurasia from 1346-1353, killing 75 million to 200 million people.

What is the bubonic/black plague?

400

The e-board member(s) who is/are graduating this semester.

Who are Christina and Diana?

500

This surgery involves removing half of the brain.

What is a hemispherectomy?

500

The website/application service used to apply to osteopathic medical schools.

What is AACOMAS? 
500

The breakdown of glucose by enzymes, releasing energy and pyruvic acid.

What is glycolysis?

500

The person credited with the 1928 discovery of penicillin.

Who is Alexander Fleming?

500

President Tessman is NMU's (number) president.

What is 17th? 

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