MCAT Mnemonics


  • E and Z:  "Z same side"
  • Meso compounds: "Me so inactive Oh me so inactive"... like the song... You know you're singing along right now.  Meso compounds are optically inactive.
  • Electronegativity order: FONClBrISH
  • Diatomic elements: Professor H. BrINClOF
  • Polyatomics:  Nick the Camel ate a Clam for Supper in Phoenix - the number of consonants = the number of Oxygens, Nick = NO3 with the charge being the number of vowels, in this case -1.  Camel would be CO3 with a -2 charge, Clam would be ClO3 with a -1 charge, Supper would be SO4 with a -2 charge, phoenix (spell it correctly) would be PO4 with a -3 charge
  • Gibbs free energy equation:  Giving Homework Tonight Sucks (ΔG = ΔH - TΔS)
  • Taxonomy: Dear King Phillip Came Over For Great Spaghetti (Rated G version) - Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
  • For control of blood calcium: 1. calcitonIN (IN the bone, out of blood) 2. (PTH) parathyRoID (RID of bone, into the blood)
  • ECtoderm leads to Epithelial and Communication systems (nervous system); Mesoderm is Moving structures (Muscle, bone, ligament, cartilage, blood); Endoderm is for Excretory structures (GI, respiratory and urinary)



I will add more as my studying progresses and I think of more.  If you have suggestions, please feel free to leave them and I will add them as well.

7 comments:

  1. UnknownJune 12, 2012 at 1:21 PM

    For hormonal control of blood calcium:
    1) calcitonIN (IN the bone, out of blood)
    2) (PTH) parathyRoID (RID of bone, into the blood)

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    1. ShoTymeJune 12, 2012 at 2:47 PM

      Thanks Johnathan. I will add that as well.

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  2. Sarah from AcceptedJune 18, 2012 at 5:33 AM

    Hi ShoTyme,

    I can't find a contact form anywhere on your blog. I have a few questions for you about your med school app experience so far for a blog series we're doing at Accepted.com. Can you please email me at sarahp AT accepted DOT com please? It will be short - I promise! Thanks!

    Sarah Pritzker
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    1. ShoTymeJune 18, 2012 at 5:05 PM

      There isn't one sorry. I have emailed you.

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  3. UnknownJune 26, 2012 at 12:33 PM

    ECtoderm leads to Epithelial and Communication systems (nervous system)

    Mesoderm is Moving structures (muscle, bone, ligament, cartilage, blood)

    Endoderm is for Excretory structures (GI, respiratory and urinary)

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2014 at 12:15 AM

    For more similar study material, there is an app: "mcat mnemonics" i think there is an app for everything these days… but it looks pretty useful...

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