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100

What was the second MAPS event this semester?

MAPS Pre-med 101 event

100

What are the hair-like projections on the outside of cells called?

Cilia

100

Number of years to complete medical school.

What is four?

100

how many times does the average heart beat per day?

It beats about 100,000 times a day.

100

what system in the body consists of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves

What is Nervous System

200

When was the MAPS Chapter created on the Rose-Hill campus?

2017

200

What do the initials "CME" stand for in medical terms?

Chief Medical Examiner

200

Name of the training completed after medical school graduation. 

What is residency?

200

How many kilograms of skin does the average person shed in their lifetime? 

Most people shed up to 22 kilograms of skin in their lifetimes.

200

Scientific name for large Mouth

What is Macrostomia

300

Who is the club advisor for MAPS?

Dr. Renaldo Alba

300

A cancer or tumor of the liver is what condition?

Hepatoma

300

What is the highest score possible to receive on the MCAT?

528

300

This is the leading cause of death in the United States.

What is heart disease?

300

What side of the brain controls spatial abilities, face recognition, visual imagery, and music?

What is the right side of the brain?

400

Which Osteopathic Medical school did MAPS take a tour of on October 19th, 2023?

TOURO College of Osteopathic Medicine

400

Which is the largest, strongest and longest bone of the body?

Femur (Thigh bone)

400

Number of MD Medical schools in United States. 

What is 141? (Guesses within 5 of the actual answer will be accepted)

400

The brain is composed of this percentage of water. 

What is 80%? (Answers within 5% will be accepted)

400

The (most recent) name of the hospital in Grey's Anatomy

What is The Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital?

500

Who is the Neuroscientist from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, who talked with MAPS 

Dr. Diane B Re

500

The Human body has how many muscles?

650 muscles

500

What's the average GPA for Med school applicants? A)3.0 B)3.5 C)3.8 D)2.7

B)3.5, most people who are accepted have an average GPA of 3.7

500

This is the name of the longest vein in the human body.

Great Saphenous Vein

500

What is the name for the valves that open and close in the heart?

What is leaflets?