MCAT | Physician Specialties | General Science | Disease | Notable Scientists |
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What is 500?
This score will place you in the 50th percentile of test takers.
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What is a Nephrologist
Medical doctor who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the kidney and urinary system
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What are Glucose, Fructose, and Galactose?
(Nutrition)
The three most common monosaccharides. |
What is T - Lymphocyte?
Cell produced or processed by the thymus gland and actively participating in the immune response.
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Who is Alexander Fleming
This scientist discovered the use of penicillin to fight bacterial infections.
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What is 230?
The amount of multiple choice questions on the MCAT.
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What is a Hepatologist?
Gastroenterology doctor who further specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the liver
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What are Cocci (spherical), Bacilli (rod), and Spirilli (spiral)?
(Biology)
The three shapes of bacteria. |
What is the flea?
The primary vector in the spreading of the Black Death Plague.
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Who is Jonas Salk?
This scientist developed one of the first successful polio vaccines.
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What is 6 hours and 15 minutes (375 minutes)?
Approximate amount of time to take the MCAT
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What is a Neonatologist?
Pediatric medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders in newborns
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What is the Temporal Lobe?
(Psychology)
The lobe of the brain controlling sound processing, speech perception, memory, and emotion |
What is "-oma?"
This suffix in medical terminology describes a disease that is tumorous.
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Who is Robert Koch?
German physician and microbiologist known as the founder of modern bacteriology.
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What is 510-511 (82-85th percentile)
Average MCAT score for admitted MD students in the USA.
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What is a Rheumatologist?
Medical doctor who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the joints.
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What is Tryptophan?
(Biochemistry)
Amino acid with the one-letter abbreviation of "W" |
What is Tetanus?
The disease that causes spastic paralysis and lockjaw by attacking GABAergic neurons in the CNS.
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Who is Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Dutch businessman and scientist who pioneered microscopy and microbiology.
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What is 240,000?
The approximate number of people who have took the MCAT since May 1st, 2018.
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What is a Otolaryngologist?
Medical doctor who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases or conditions of the ear, nose, and throat.
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What is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle?
(General Chemistry)
The postulate that states that it is impossible to know both an electron's position and its momentum exactly at the same time. |
What are Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis?
The three diseases that the DTaP vaccine given to infants prevents.
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Who is John Snow?
Considered the father of modern epidemiology, this scientist traced the source of cholera during the 1854 outbreak in Soho, England.
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