Medical School
What types of medical degrees can you recieve?
MD and DO
What is the highest score on the MCAT?
528
What does NaOH stand for?
Sodium hydroxide
Blood levels of A1C are used to determine if an individual has what condition?
Diabetes
What is the largest organ in the human body?
How long is the application cycle for medical school?
1 Year
230 (59 for 3 sections, and 53 for CARS)
What are the four macromolecules?
Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic Acids
What is the medical term for cancer that has spread to areas of the body other than where it started?
Metastatic
What is the smallest bone in the body?
Stapes
How many recommendation letters do you need for the application?
3
How long should you study for the MCAT?
3-5 months
How many amino acids are there?
20
What disease is commonly referred to as "lockjaw"?
Tetanus
What is the gold standard for adult blood pressure?
120/80
How many applications are there for medical school?
(Like common app for college applications)
3
AMCAS (MD), AACOMAS (DO), TMDSAS (Texas)
When should you take the MCAT?
Recommended: Summer after sophomore year of college (if applying after junior year)
What is the recycling center of the cell?
Lysosome
Prions
This term means "little cavity" in Latin and is the air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs.
Alveoli
What are all of the exams you may need to take for medical school?
(Hint: there are 3)
MCAT, CASPer, PREview
What are the categories for the MCAT?
(Hint: There are 4)
1. Chemistry/Physics
2. CARS (Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills)
3. Biology/Biochemistry
4. Psychology/Sociology
What are the stop codons?
UAG, UAA, UGA
Somnambulism is the fancy medical word for a sleep disorder where you partake in physical activity while asleep?
Sleepwalking
This part of the eye is replaced during cataract surgery
Lens