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MCAT MnemonicsAnterior Pituitary Hormones - correct answer "FLAGTOP" F: Follicle Stimulating Hormone L: Luteinizing Hormone A: ACTH G: Growth Hormone T: Thyroid Stimulating Hormone O: MSH - melanOcyte stimulating hormone P: Prolactin Causes of Deviations from Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium - correct answer "Maggie May Does Not Smoke" Mutations, Migration, genetic Drift, Non-random mating, Selection. Cell Cycle - correct answer "Go Sally Go! Make Children!" G1, S, G2, M, C G...

MCAT NephronProximal convoluted tubule (1) - correct answer permeable to amino acids, glucose, water-soluble vitamins, and salts, which are reabsorbed with water. Filtrate is isotonic to interstitium. Vasa recta - correct answer capillary bed that removes substances from interstitium to be returned to systemic circulation Descending loop of Henle(2a) - correct answer Water-permeable; as interstitial concentration increases, water flows out of this structure. Ascending loop of Henle (2b)...

MCAT: NeurotransmittersAcetylcholine - correct answer Different roles in PNS and CNS PNS: transmit nerve impulses to muscles CNS: attention and arousal Deficit associated with Alzheimer's Acetylcholine: PNS - correct answer Transmit nerve impulses to muscles Acetylcholine: CNS - correct answer Attention and arousal Acetylcholine Deficit - correct answer Alzheimer's Catecholamines - correct answer Biogenic amines or monamines Epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradren...

MCAT Organic ChemistryWhat are the four rules for writing resonance structures? - correct answer 1. Atoms must not be moved. Only electrons. 2. All resonance atoms must lie in the same plane. 3. Only valid Lewis structures are allowed. 4 . The number of unpaired electrons must remain constant. What are the two conditions for resonance? - correct answer 1. An atom must have a P orbital or a lone pair of electrons. 2. It must be single bonded to an atom that has a double or triple b...

MCAT Organic Functional Groupsalkane - correct answer alkene - correct answer alkyne - correct answer alkyl halide - correct answer alcohol - correct answer thiol - correct answer ether - correct answer oxirane (epoxide) - correct answer phenol - correct answer aldehyde - correct answer ketone - correct answer hemiacetal - correct answer acetal - correct answer ( not H, but another R) so R1, R2, OR1, OR2

MCAT parts of the brainpons - correct answer function: sleep region: hind brain pneumonic: "sleep 'pon the bed" medulla oblongata - correct answer function: regulates vital processes (breathing, HR, etc) region: hind brain pneumonic: "you've gotta do it to live" cerebellum - correct answer function: large motor skills (posture, balance, body movement) region: hind brain pneumonic: bella balance superior colliculus - correct answer function: receives visual sensory input reg...

MCAT Physics Equations/ConceptsKinematics Equations - correct answer Force of Gravity Between Two Objects - correct answer Units of G = N∗m²/kg² Kinetic Friction - correct answer Static Friction - correct answer Uniform Circular Motion - Velocity - correct answer Velocity vector is constantly changing and is tangential to the circle of motion Centripetal Acceleration - correct answer The acceleration vector always points toward the center of the circle and constantly change...

MCAT Practice QuestionsWhy are triacylglycerols used in the human body for energy storage? A) They are highly hydrated, and therefore can store lots of energy. B) They always have short fatty acid chains, for easy access by metabolic enzymes. C) The carbon atoms of the fatty acid chains are highly reduced, and therefore yield more energy upon oxidation. D) Polysaccharides, which would actually be a better energy storage form, would dissolve in the body. - correct answer C Triacylglycero...

MCAT PRACTICE QUESTIONSprimary structure of basic protein is formed when - correct answer the amino acid terminus of one amino acid attacks the carboxy terminus of another what amino acid is the only one without a chiral center therefore is not optically active - correct answer glycine you can tell if it all contains glycine when you know under polarized light to determine if the whole acid is optically active or not product of grignard reagent - correct answer new cc bonds the eye cann...

MCAT practice questionsA stroke patient comprehends speech but cannot move her mouth to form words. Which of the following brain areas is likely affected? ■Broca's area ■Wernicke's Area ■Arcuate fasciculus ■Superior temporal gyrus - correct answer Broca's area (Broca's area governs the motor function of language. A stroke that affects Broca's area will leave receptive language intact, but word formation will be affected. A stroke affecting Wernicke's area, choice (B), will make...