High School Science
Name the membrane-bound organelle in which DNA is stored and replicates.
Nucleus
This term applies to undergraduate students aspiring to join any profession in the healthcare industry, such as medicine, PT, nursing, or dentistry.
Pre-Health
What is the name of the largest artery in the human body?
Aorta
Physicians often use the OPQRST mnemonic when interviewing patients about their pain symptoms. Name 2 of the words that these letters stand for.
Onset, provocation, quality, radiation, severity, time
Name one career in pathology you could pursue besides becoming a pathologist
phlebotomist, molecular biologist, clinical chemist, medical technologist, histotechnologist, cytotechnologist, pathology assistant
Name 2 of the 4 macromolecules that can be found across all life forms.
Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids
Name two subjects that pre-medical students may study in college.
General chemistry, organic chemistry, biology, physics, biochemistry, calculus, statistics, psychology, sociology
Name the valve that separates the left atrium and left ventricle.
Bicuspid (mitral) valve
State the name AND function of Cranial Nerves I and II.
CN I: Olfactory nerve, sense of smell (olfaction)
CN II: Optic nerve, sense of sight
The pain experienced in appendicitis typically begins in the umbilicus region and radiates to where?
Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)
A car traveling at 50 mph takes 1.5 hours to drive from Rochester to Buffalo. What is the distance between these two cities?
75 miles
In order to practice medicine, one must hold one of two degrees. What are the abbreviations AND full names of these degrees?
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
DO (Doctor of Osteopathy)
What is the ONLY artery in the human body that carries deoxygenated blood?
Pulmonary artery
What is the technical term for "fast heart rate"?
Tachycardia
We first palpate for this artery when taking a manual blood pressure cuff reading.
Brachial artery
In the first step of cellular respiration, glucose is broken down into pyruvate. What is this step called?
Glycolysis
Name two of the clerkships that medical students complete in their third/fourth year of medical school at the University of Rochester.
Family medicine, internal medicine, surgery, OBGYN, pediatrics, neurology, psychiatry, emergency medicine
"S2" is the sound produced by closure of which two heart valves?
Aortic and pulmonic
Earlier this year, Justin Bieber was diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, a disorder in which a herpes virus causes facial paralysis (weakness) by damaging a cranial nerve. Which cranial nerve is affected in Ramsay Hunt Syndrome? (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-11/what-is-ramsay-hunt-syndrome-justin-bieber-symptoms-treatment/101145498)
Cranial Nerve VII (Facial Nerve)
Name 2 other ways beyond direct patient care that physicians can contribute to their community.
Research, Education, Leadership, Health Advocacy
What is the molarity of hydrogen ions (H+) in pure water at 25 ºC?
10-7 moles/liter
The United States Medical Licensure Exam has three “steps.” Step 2 is typically taken after which year of medical school?
Third year
Name the protein that is released into the bloodstream when heart muscle cells are damaged.
Troponin
A patient has a murmur best auscultated over the right upper chest as the 2nd intercostal space. Which valve is affected?
Aortic valve
Teena Fitzroy described how she came to have cerebral palsy. What occurred during birth that caused her cerebral palsy?
Hypoxia (low oxygen levels) that caused abnormal brain development.