Pre-Med Jeopardy

Medical Conditions

100

What's the medical term for low blood sugar?

What is hypoglycemia.

200

What, along with heart disease and cancer, accounts for 64 percent of U.S. deaths?

What is a stroke

300

What disease is the focus of oncology?

What is cancer

400

What recessive genetic disorder causes thick mucus to build up in organs?

What is Cystic Fibrosis

500

What was bovine spongiform encephalopathy called by the British press in 1996?

What is Mad Cow Disease

Vocabulary

100

What does CPR stand for?

What is Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

200

What S-word is defined as "a lateral curvature of the spine"?

What is Scoliosis

300

The term for the medical removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue, along with foreign debris, from a wound to promote healing and reduce infection.

What is debridement?

400

What syndrome does SIDS mean to child care experts?

What is Sudden infant death syndrome.

500

What's the itchy skin condition tinea pedis better known as?

What is athlete's foot

Anatomy/Physiology

100

These specialized junctions between neurons allow electrical or chemical signals to pass from one cell to another.

What are synapses? 

200

What is the largest artery in the body?

What is the aorta

300

This tissue type lines blood vessels and is specialized for diffusion and filtration. 

What is the simple squamos epithelium? 

400

What is an adult bone-forming cell called?

What is an osteoblast.

500

What is the structure that prevents food from entering the trachea?
 

What is the epiglottis.

MCAT

100

What is the total length of the MCAT, including breaks?

What is 7 hours and 30 minutes.

200

This organization writes and administers the MCAT.

What is AAMC.

300

How many times can the MCAT be taken in two consecutive years? 

What is 4

400

This is the average MCAT score for matriculated medical students.

What is about 511-512?

500

This MCAT section has no outside content knowledge required.

What is CARS?

NAVLE/DAT

100

The hardest substance in the human body

What is enamel

200

What medications are commonly given to dogs who suffer from anxiety?

What is Prozac, Xanax, Valium, or Trazodone

300

What is the scoring scale of the DAT?

What is 200-600?

400

Which reagent is used to oxidize primary alcohols to carboxylic acids? 

1. PCC

2. Jones reagent

3. LiAlH₄

4. NaBH₄

What is Jones reagent?

500

A highly contagious clostridial disease in sheep and goats that causes sudden death from toxemia.

What is enterotoxemia (overeating disease)?