Medical TV Shows
First main character death in Grey's Anatomy
Ellis Grey, season 3
Which medical term comes from the Greek word for “without breathing” and is included in the name of a condition where a person experiences brief pauses in breathing while they’re asleep?
apnea
What is the chemical formula for methane
CH4
What does the MCAT stand for?
Medical College Admission Test
What is the active ingredient in over-the-counter painkillers such as Advil and Nuprin?
Ibuprofen
This TV series is about a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome uses his extraordinary gifts to save lives and challenge skepticism
The Good Doctor
Alzheimer's disease is the most common diagnosis of what broad category of brain diseases that cause a long-term and often gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember?
dementia
What are the stages of mitosis
prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.
Name 4 topics covered in the MCAT
1) Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems
2) Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems
3) Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior
4) Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills
What is the three-word name for the disorder in which there's a strong urge to move one's legs? Often, there's an aching, tingling, or crawling feeling that improves somewhat with moving them.
Restless leg syndrome
This TV series is about an antisocial maverick doctor who specializes in diagnostic medicine does whatever it takes to solve puzzling cases that come his way using his crack team of doctors and his wits
House
True or False: You have to have a science major as Pre-Med
False
You can be any major as long as you get your pre-req courses in
Where are proteins made in the cell?
Ribosomes
Name all of the required courses you must have taken in order to take MCAT
NONE :))
How many times a day must you take medication if your prescription reads "q.i.d."?
4
WHO SAID IT:
Grey's Anatomy
"Knowing is better than wondering. Waking is better than sleeping, and even the biggest failure, even the worst, beats the hell out of never trying."
Meredith Grey, Season 1 Episode 6
In order to go to med school right after undergrad, when should you apply?
June of your junior year
What system is the heart a part of?
Cardiovascular system
7 hours and 30 minutes including the breakS
What disease of the endocrine system affects 21 million Americans have & 6 million of them don't know it?
Diabetes
WHO SAID IT:
Grey's Anatomy
"The human life is made up of choices. Yes or no. In or out. Up or down. And then there are the choices that matter. Love or hate. To be a hero or to be a coward. To fight not to give in. To live or die. Live or die. That's the important choice. And it's not always in our hands."
Derek Shepherd, Season 6 Episode 24
Name the 11 body systems.
Integumentary System, Skeletal System, Muscular System, Nervous System, Endocrine System, Cardiovascular System, Lymphatic System, Respiratory System, Digestive System, Urinary System, and Reproductive System
Enzymes involved in the Krebs cycle
Maximum number of times you can take the MCAT in one year
3 times
What is removed during a cholecystectomy?
The gall bladder