MCAT
Medical Terminology
History of Medicine
UW General Trivia
Medical Conditions
100

Name four sections on the MCAT.

What are Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems / Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems / Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior / Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills?

100

Abrasion

What is a small cut or scrape?

100
This life-saving antibiotic was discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming.

What is penicillin?

100

The current UW president.

Who is Ana Marie Cauce?

100

This disease is characterized by uncontrolled cell division.

What is cancer?

200

The maximum possible score on the MCAT.

What is 528?

200

Contusion

What is a bruise?

200

In 1753, a Scottish naval surgeon showed that eating citrus fruits could cure this disease.

What is scurvy?

200

Name three famous UW alumni.

Who are Ted Bundy, Amanda Know, Rainn Wilson, Anna Faris, Bruce Lee, Rick Steves, etc.?

200

This disease attacks the respiratory system and features a spike protein that readily binds to ACE2 receptors in the body.

What is Covid-19?

300

The length of the MCAT.

What is 7.5 hours?

300

Gastroenteritis

What is inflammation of the stomach and intestines?

300

In 1967, Dr. Christiaan Barnard was the first physician to perform this kind of surgery?

What is a heart transplant?

300

The official UW motto

What is "Lux Sit", or "Let There Be Light"?

300

This is an autoimmune disease in which the myelin sheath are destroyed, resulting in improper transmission of electrical impulses through the nervous system.

What is Multiple Sclerosis?

400

The electron configuration of Oxygen (atomic number 8).

What is 1s2, 2s2, 2p4?

400

Lithotripsy

What is a noninvasive procedure that uses shock waves to break stones in the kidney and ureter?

400
Rene Laennec invented the first stethoscope and it was made of this material.

What is wood?

400

The four columns in Sylvan Grove each have a specific representation. Together they all form this word.

What is LIFE; loyalty, industry, faith, and efficiency?

400

This is a disorder in which an individual's breathing can start and stop at unexpected times while they sleep.

What is Sleep Apnea?

500

The lowest possible score on the MCAT.

What is 472?

500

Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia

What is brain freeze?

500

In 1874, this frontier doctor established the philosophy of osteopathic medicine.

Who is Dr. Andrew Taylor Still?

500

This is the oldest building on campus and contains a cornerstone from the original UW building downtown, and the "Varsity Bell".

What is Denny Hall?

500

A condition describing a heart rate that is too fast.

What is Tachycardia?

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