Mixed #1
Anatomy
Mixed #2
AP Courses
Medical Specialties
100
What is the #1 medical school?
Harvard
100
Which side of the heart is bigger?
Left
100
Which healthcare job gives and prepared medications, possibly at a hospital or Walgreens/Rite Aid?
pharmacist
100
Can freshmen take AP classes?
Yes; they can take AP Art History
Technically, they can also take AP Calculus AB, but to my knowledge noone has ever actually taken this class as a freshmen in Elk Grove
100
What specialty does surgery on the brain?
neurosugeon
200
Which healthcare career takes care of patients by taking vitals, setting up IV's, helping patients to the bathroom, and helping patients eat?
Nurses (RN)
200
If a diagram of the heart is colored blue, does this mean it is deoxygenated (no oxygen) or oxygenated (has oxygen)?
blue means deoxygenated/no oxygen
200
What is "undergrad"?
College
Undergrad is short for undergraduate degree, which is just college. The degree you earn is a Bachelor's degree. (B.S. Bachelor's of Science like biology or math majors or B.A. Bachelor's of Arts like communications or English majors)
All degrees you earn after undergraduate are called graduate degrees. Examples of graduate degrees are MD, DO, PharmD, OD (doctor of optometry), MS/MA (any master's degree)
200
Name any AP class
AP English, AP Government, AP Human Geography, AP Psychology, AP US History, AP Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP Studio Art, AP Art History, AP Spanish, and more
200
What specialty does cosmetic surgery like nose job, face lift, etc.?
plastic surgeon
300
Name any medical school in the top 10
Harvard, NYU, Duke, Stanford, UCSF, Columbia, John Hopkins, University of Washington, University of Pennsylvania, Yale
300
Which part of the eye is a "hole" that allows light to pass through?
Pupil
300
1 in __ medical students have a parent that is a doctor
5 (20% of medical students have a parent that is a doctor)
This is very high when you consider that only 0.3% of the population is a doctor
300
What score is passing on an AP exam? (1, 2, 3, 4, or 5)
3
300
What specialty diagnoses and treats disorders of the heart like heart disease and hypertension?
BONUS 100: What is hypertension?
cardiologist
BONUS: hypertension is high blood pressure
hyper=high; tension=pressure
(hypotension=low blood pressure)
400
Does a surgical physician assistant (PA) perform surgery?
No, they assist during surgery (select instruments for the surgeon, hold the incision open, stop bleeding). Only surgeons (MD/DO can do surgery).
400
Which part of the eye is the colored part than can be brown, blue, green, hazel, etc.?
Iris
400
Name at least 2 groups that are defined as underrepresented in medicine by the AMA
Native American, African American, and Hispanic
Some medical schools (ex. UCSF and many of the UC's) also define Filipino, Hmong, and Cambodian as underrepresented
400
What would my GPA be if I had these grades:
AP Biology: A
Math: A
Yearbook: A
Spanish: A
4.25 (AP classes boost your GPA by 0.25)
400
What specialty diagnoses and treats disorders of the mind like depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder?
psychiatry
500
Name any of the nursing schools in California
UCLA, UC Irvine, CSU Long Beach, SDSU, SJSU, CSU Los Angeles, Chico State, Loma Linda, University San Francisco, SFSU, Sac State, every CSU
500
Do you remember what this was from the eye dissection? It was clear, solid, and you could see through it.
Lens
500
What is the main job of someone with a PhD?
To do research (find answers to questions/problems)
Ex. researching new ways of detecting cancer sooner or developing new cancer drugs
Ex. researching a cure for blindness
500
How many AP classes on average does the average student at Harvard, Stanford, UCLA, etc. take? (+/- 2 from the right number OKAY)
8 on average, but it ranges from 5-13
Will accept any number from 6-10 as correct
500
What specialty takes care of women's health and delivers babies?
OB/GYN (obstetrics and gynecology)