Human Body Numerical Stats
Excluding high school, residency, and fellowships, it traditionally takes this many years take to become a doctor.
What is 8 years?
The nose plays a role in your sense of smell and this other sense.
What is taste?
This condition is caused by high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period and can lead to serious complications.
What is diabetes?
This prefix refers to “beneath” or “under,” often used in terms like subcutaneous or subnormal.
What is "sub-"?
This medical school entrance exam includes sections on verbal reasoning, biological sciences, and physical sciences, and is required for entry into most U.S. medical schools.
What is the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test)?
The average adult human has this many bones.
What is 206?
Goosebumps help regulate body temperature by doing this to it.
What is raising it?
This condition involves the immune system attacking the joints, leading to pain, swelling, and eventually joint deformity, most commonly in the hands, wrists, and knees.
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
This term refers to an inflammation of the liver.
What is hepatitis?
This program, typically a year-long, allows students to gain experience in clinical settings and may enhance a medical school application.
What is a post-baccalaureate program?
The human brain requires this percentage of the body's total oxygen consumption (+/- 4%).
What is 20%?
This structure in the brain plays a key role in regulating the body’s sleep-wake cycles and hormone release.
What is the hypothalamus?
This condition involves the loss of bone density and strength, making bones more susceptible to fractures.
What is osteoporosis?
This prefix refers to “around” or “surrounding".
What is "peri-"?
This is the name of the program at Indiana University that allows undergraduate students to apply early for admission to the School of Medicine, offering a streamlined path from undergrad to medical school.
What is the IU School of Medicine Early Decision Program?
There are this many miles of nerves in the adult human body (+/- 3).
What is 45?
This feature helps the body absorb essential nutrients from food and is the site of digestion.
What is the small intestine?
This life-threatening condition involves the sudden onset of a severe allergic reaction, characterized by symptoms such as difficulty breathing, swelling, and a drop in blood pressure.
What is anaphylaxis?
This suffix refers to the surgical removal of an organ or tissue.
What is "-ectomy"?
The average MCAT score of a student accepted to IUSOM in 2023 was this number (+/- 1).
What is 512?
You use this number of muscles in your body to take a physical step forward.
What is 200?
This muscle is the only one in the human body that is not attached to bone and allows for the movement of the tongue.
What is the mylohyoid muscle?
This condition, often referred to as a stroke, occurs when there is a sudden disruption of blood flow to the brain, leading to neurological deficits.
What is a cerebrovascular accident?
This term is used to describe a condition where there is an excessive amount of fat in the bloodstream.
What is hyperlipidemia?
This form of medical school education allows students to gain clinical experience while developing critical thinking skills through case studies and medical simulations.
What is problem-based learning (PBL)