MCAT Mnemonic Flashcards
PurAG
Purines have 2 nitrogenous bases:
Adenine and Guanine
CUT the Py
Pyrimides have 1 nitrogenous base
Cytosine, Thymine, and Uracil
FLAT PEG
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
Apples fall down
Alpha carbon points down
Ballons blow up
Beta carbons point up
SNOW DROP
Blotting techniques
S= Southern Blotting (DNA)
N= Northern Blotting (RNA)
W= Western Blotting (Proteins)
Some People Can Fly
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.
BAT-D
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
Old Aged People Love Grandchildren
Freuds Psychosexual stages of development
Oral- 0-1
Anal- 1-3
Phallic-3-6
Latent- 6-Puberty
Genital- Puberty-Adult
So I Brought No Clean Clothes
So- Sulfuric Acid H2SO4
I- HI
B- HBr
N- Nitric Acid HNO3
C- HCL
C- Perchloric Acid HCLO4
