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What is the centralized application system used by most U.S. allopathic (MD) medical schools?
AMCAS (American Medical College Application Service)
This common neurological condition causes recurrent headaches often accompanied by nausea and sensitivity to light.
Migraine
Biology/Biochemistry section:-
What organelle contains digestive enzymes that break down waste inside the cell?
Lysosome
In Grey's Anatomy, what is Meredith Gray's profession?
General Surgeon
This tendon is the strongest in the body and attaches the calf muscles to the heel.
Achilles tendon (calcaneal tendon)
What do schools send after the primary application that usually contains short essay prompts?
Secondaries
This condition results from insufficient thyroid hormone production and commonly presents with fatigue, weight gain, and cold intolerance.
Hypothyroidism
Chemistry/Physics:-
When salt is added to water, what happens to the water’s boiling point?
It increases
In Fault in our Stars, what disease do both main characters have?
Cancer
This valve prevents backflow of blood from the left ventricle into the left atrium.
Mitral (bicuspid) valve
During training, new doctors who have an MD, but are still supervised are referred to by what title?
Resident
This condition happens when the heart can’t pump well, causing leg swelling and shortness of breath — often called “fluid backup.”
Congestive heart failure
Psychology/Sociology:
What term describes adjusting your behavior because you want to fit in with a group?
Conformity
NASA has studied how microgravity affects the cardiovascular system. What happens to blood distribution in the body when astronauts enter into space?
This type of joint allows the greatest range of motion, like the shoulder.
Ball‑and‑socket joint
What cognitive bias occurs when a clinician locks onto an initial diagnosis and fails to adjust despite new evidence?
Anchoring bias
This autoimmune condition is triggered by gluten and causes villous atrophy in the small intestine.
Celiac disease
Psychology/Sociology:-
What term describes the phenomenon where people change their behavior because they know they are being observed?
The Hawthorne effect
In emergency medicine, treating an unconscious patient without consent is allowed under what ethical concept?
Implied Consent
This ion is essential for muscle contraction and is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum.
Calcium (Ca²⁺)
Medical school students often memorize the acronym SOAP when writing patient notes. What does it stand for?
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
This chronic lung disease causes a long‑term cough with mucus and is the “blue bloater” type of COPD.
Chronic bronchitis
Biology/Biochemistry:-
Which type of inhibition can be overcome by adding more substrate because the inhibitor competes for the active site?
What hormone is detected by pregnancy tests and is produced by the developing placenta?
When you exercise, your breathing rate increases. What part of the brain controls this automatic change?
The medulla oblongata