MCAT Mnemonic Flashcards

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PurAG

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Purines have 2 nitrogenous bases:

Adenine and Guanine

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CUT the Py

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Pyrimides have 1 nitrogenous base

Cytosine, Thymine, and Uracil

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FLAT PEG

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Hormones secreted from the anterior pituitary gland.
FSH= Follicule stimulating hormone
LH= Luteinizing hormone
ACTH= Adrencorticotropic hormone
TSH= Thyroid stimulating hormone
P= Prolactin
E= Endorphins
G= Growth Hormone

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4
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Apples fall down

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Alpha carbon points down

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5
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Ballons blow up

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Beta carbons point up

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SNOW DROP

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Blotting techniques

S= Southern Blotting (DNA)
N= Northern Blotting (RNA)
W= Western Blotting (Proteins)

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Some People Can Fly

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Piagets Stages of Cognitive Development

S- Sensorimotor (0-2 yrs). Object permanence develops at the end of this stage. Children manipulates the environment to meet physical needs through circular reactions.

P- Preoperational (2-7 yrs). Pretend play, symbolic thinking so they learn to talk, egocentrism and centration.

C- Concrete Operational (7-11yrs). Understands the feelings of others. Conservation develops. Math.

F- Formal Operational (11 yrs and older): Understands the feelings of others. Abstract thought and problem solving. Moral reasoning.

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BAT-D

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Sequential order of brain waves

B- Beta waves: Alert and thinking
A-Alpha waves: Awake but tired, eyes closed
T-Theta waves: Stage 1 light sleep

T- Theta waves: Stage 2: Slightly deeper, sleep spindles, K complexes.
D- Delta waves: Stages 3 and 4: Deep sleep. Non-REM. Most sleep disorders occur during stage 3 and 4

REM sleep- The mind appears awake on EEG but the person is asleep. Mostly BETA waves

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Old Aged People Love Grandchildren

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Freuds Psychosexual stages of development
Oral- 0-1
Anal- 1-3
Phallic-3-6
Latent- 6-Puberty
Genital- Puberty-Adult

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So I Brought No Clean Clothes

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So- Sulfuric Acid H2SO4
I- HI
B- HBr
N- Nitric Acid HNO3
C- HCL
C- Perchloric Acid HCLO4

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