Anatomy & Physiology
The organ responsible for pumping blood throughout the body?
what is heart?
The basic unit of life
what is cell?
What cardio refers to
what is heart?
The standardized exam most medical schools require
What is MCAT?
Term for a disease that spreads across multiple countries
what is pandemic?
The structure in the cell that produces ATP (energy)
what is mitochondria?
The pH of a neutral solution
what is 7?
what neuro refers to
what is nerves/nervous system/brain?
The term for gaining experience by observing physicians
what is shadowing?
Term for the study of diseases
what is epidemiology?
The muscle primarily responsible for breathing
what is diaphragm?
The type of bond that involves the sharing of electrons
what is covalent bond?
What derm refers to
what is skin?
The term for the year students take off to strengthen their application
what is gap year?
Term for areas where residents are lacking affordable, nutritious food
what is food desert?
The organ that filters waste from the blood to make urine
what is kidneys?
The macromolecule that enzymes are made of
what is protein?
what hemo refers to
what is blood?
The name for hands-on clinical volunteering with patients
what is clinical volunteering/direct patient care?
Term that describes differences in health outcomes between groups
what is health disparities?
The range for the number of bones humans have at birth
what is 270-300?
The principle that states that genetic information flows from DNA to RNA to protein
what is central dogma?
what tachy refers to
what is fast/rapid?
The term for the application service used by most MD programs
What is AMCAS?
The term for factors like housing, income, and education that affect health
what is social determinants of health?