MCAT

CONTENT CHECKLIST
Behavioral Science
BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR COGNITION, CONSCIOUSNESS,
Organization of the Nervous System AND LANGUAGE
Organization of the Brain Consciousness
Parts of the Forebrain Consciousness-Altering Drugs
Influences of Behavior Plaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development
Problem-Solving and Decision Making
SENSATION AND PERCEPTION Attention
Sensation vs. Perception Language Areas in the Brain
Sensory Receptors, Neurons, and Stimuli
Threshold MOTIVATION, EMOTION, AND STRESS
Weber’s Law Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation
Signal Detection Theory Motivational Theories
Response Bias Emotions and Theories of Emotion
Adaptation Stress and Stressors
Vision and Pathways
Hearing and Vestibular Sense PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
Other Senses Types of Psychological Disorders
Smell, and Taste Depressive, Bipolar, Anxiety and Dissociative
Somatosensation Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
Kinesthetic Sense Personality Disorders
Object Recognition
Bottom-up, Top-down, and Gestalt Principles IDENTITY AND PERSONALITY
Self-Concept and Identity
LEARNING & MEMORY Formation of Identity
Habituation and Dishabituation Theories and Stages of Development
Observational and Associative Learning Personality Perspectives and Theories
Classical and Operant Conditioning
Types of Memory and Encoding SOCIAL INTERACTION
Semantic Networks
Elements of Social Interaction
Recognition vs. Recall
Self-Presentation and Interacting with Others

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Behavioral Science
SOCIAL PROCESSES, ATTITUDES, SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND
AND BEHAVIOR DEMOGRAPHICS
Group Psychology Sociological Theories and Institutions
Culture Material and Symbolic Culture
Socialization*** Demographics, Migration and Transition

SOCIAL THINKING SOCIAL STRATIFICATION

Social Behavior Social Class
Epidemiology
SOCIAL PERCEPTION AND BEHAVIOR
Attribution Theory
Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Biochemistry
AMINO ACIDS, PEPTIDES, BIOSIGNALING
AND PROTEINS Ion Channels
Amino Acids Found in Proteins Enzyme-linked, and G Protein-coupled Receptors
Acid-Base Chemistry of Amino Acids
Peptide Bond Formation and Hydrolysis
ENZYMES
Protein Structure
Enzyme Kinetics
Regulation of Enzyme Activity
NONENZYMATIC PROTEIN FUNCTION
Protein Analysis
Cellular Functions CARBOHYDRATE STRUCTURE
AND FUNCTION
SOCIAL PERCEPTION AND BEHAVIOR Cyclic Sugar Molecules

Attribution Theory Monosaccharides

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination Disaccharides

Polysaccharides

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Biochemsitry
DNA AND BIOTECHNOLOGY CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM
DNA Structure Glycolysis
Watson-Crick Model Pyruvate Dehydrogenase
Eukaryotic Chromosomes Organization The Citric Acid Cycle
DNA Replication The Electron Transport Chain
Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology Oxidative Phosphorylation
Glycogenesis and Glycogenolysis
RNA AND THE GENETIC CODE The Pentose Phosphate Pathway
The Genetic Code
Transcription LIPID AND AMINO ACID
Translation METABOLISM
Control of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes
Lipid Transport
Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes
Cholesterol Metabolism
Protein Catabolism
BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES
Membrane Transport BIOENERGETICS AND REGULATION
OF METABOLISM
Metabolic States
Tissue-Specific Metabolism

Biology
THE CELL REPRODUCTION
Organelles of Eukaryotic Cells Cell Division
Fluid Mosaic Model and Membrane Traffic Four Stages of Early Development
Prokaryotes Sexual Reproduction

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Biology
HOMEOSTASIS RESPIRATION
Osmoregulation Gas Exchange
Hormonal Regulation Fetal Respiration
Aldosterone
ADH (Vasopressin)
DIGESTION
The Liver’s Roles in Homeostasis
Carbohydrate Digestion
Layers of the Skin
Lipid Digestion

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
IMMUNE SYSTEM
Four Stages of Menstrual Cycle
Specific Defense
Hormones and Mechanisms of Hormone Action
Humoral Immunity
Cell-Mediated Immunity
NERVOUS SYSTEM Nonspecific Immune Response
Resting Potential
Lymphatic System
Action Potential
Impulse Propagation
The Synapse IMMUNE SYSTEM
Specific Defense
Humoral Immunity
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM Cell-Mediated Immunity
Sarcomere
Nonspecific Immune Response
Contraction
Lymphatic System
Initiation
Sarcomere Shortening
Relaxation CLASSICAL GENETICS
Bone Formation and Remodeling Laws of Segregation and Independent Assortment
Statistical Calculations
Genetic Mapping
CIRCULATION
Patterns of Inheritance
Circulatory Pathway Through the Heart
Fetal Circulation
Blood Components
Blood Typing

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General Chemistry
ATOMIC STRUCTURE THE GAS PHASE
Atomic Weight, Moles, Isotopes Gas Laws and Equations
Planck’s Quantum Theory Real Gases
Bohr’ Model of the Hydrogen Atom
Quantum Mechanical Model of Atoms
PHASES AND PHASE CHANGES
Electron Configuration
Pressure and Temperature
Graham’s Law of Diffusion and Effusion
BONDING AND CHEMICAL
INTERACTIONS SOLUTIONS
Octet Rule
Units of Concentration
Covalent Bond Notation
Formal Charges
Complex Ion (Coordination Compound)
UNITS OF CONCENTRATION
Properties of Acids and Bases
Intermolecular Forces
Weak Acids and Bases
Titration and Buffers
COMPOUNDS AND STOICHIOMETRY Arrhenius, Brøsted-Lowry, and Lewis Definitions
Reactions and Catalysts

REDOX REACTIONS AND

KINETICS AND EQUILIBRIUM
ELECTROCHEMISTRY
Efficiency of Reactions
Oxidation and Reduction
Law of Mass Action
Galvanic Cells
Properties of the Equilibrium Constant
Electrolytic Cells

THERMOCHEMISTRY
Systems and System Processes

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Organic Chemistry
NOMENCLATURE ORGANIC OXIDATION - REDUCTION
Naming Carbon Chains*** Oxidation
Oxidation Agents

ISOMERS Levels of Oxidation

Reduction
Physical and Chemical Properties
Reduction Agents
Stereoisomers
Levels of Oxidation
Conformational Isomers
Alcohols and Reactivity
Configurational Isomers
Absolute Configuration

ALDEHYDES
CYCLIC STRAIN Synthesis
Angle, Torsional, and Nonbonded Strains Reactions
Michael Additions
ALKANES Nucleophilic Addition to a Carbonyl
Combustion Aldol Condensation
Nucleophiles Decarboxylation
Electrophiles
Leaving Groups CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
Synthesis
DETERMINING ORGANIC Oxidation of Primary Alcohols with KMnO4
MECHANISMS Hydrolysis of Nitriles
Understanding Nomenclature Reactions
Identification of Functional Groups Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution
Identification of Other Reagents Decarboxylation
Identification of the Most Reactive Groups
Identification of the First Step of Reaction CYCLIC CARBOXYLIC ACID
Considering Stereoselectivity DERIVATIVES
Lactams
ALCOHOLS Lactones

Synthesis
Reactions
Substitution Reactions

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Organic Chemistry
CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVES PURIFICATION METHODS
Anhydrides Extraction
Synthesis via Dehydration of Filtration
Two Carboxylic Acids Types of Chromatography and Phases
Intramolecular Formation of a Cyclic Anhydride Distillations***
Amides Recrystallization
Formation from an Anhydride Electrophoresis
Formation from an Ester
Hydrolysis (requires acid)
Reduction to an Amine
SPECTROSCOPY
Esters Infrared Spectroscopy

Transesterification UC Spectroscopy

Hydrolysis Analyzing an NMR Spectrum

Reduction
Saponification

OTHER MOLECULES
Phenols and Quinone Derivatives
Quinones and Hydroxyquinones
Ubiquinones
Nitrogen-Containing Compounds
Strecker Synthesis
Gabriel (Malonic-Ester) Synthesis
Phosphorus-Containing Compounds
Phosphoric Acid
Pyrophosphate
Organic Phosphates

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Physics and Math
KINEMATICS HYDROSTATICS AND FLUID
Vectors and Scalars DYNAMICS
Displacement Density, Specific Gravity and Weight
Average Velocity and Acceleration Absolute and Gauge Pressure
Linear Motion Continuity and Bernoulli’s Equation
Projectile Motion Archimedes’ Principle
Frictional Forces Pascal’s Principle

WORK AND ENERGY ELECTROSTATICS

System Work Coulomb's Law
Mechanical Energy Electric Field
Work-Energy Theorem Electrical Potential Energy
Conservation of Energy Electric Dipoles
Electrical Potential
Potential Difference
NEWTON’S LAWS
Newton’s First, Second and Third Laws
CIRCUITS
Newton’s Law of Gravitation
Currents
Uniform Circular Motion
Ohm’s Law and Resistance
First Condition of Equilibrium
Circuit Laws (Kirchhoff’s Laws)
Series Circuits
THERMODYNAMICS Parallel Circuits
Thermal Expansion Power Dissipated by Resistors
Linear and Volume Expansion Capacitors
Heat Transfer Energy Stored by Capacitors
Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
Specific Heat
WAVES
Heat of Transformation
Describing Waves
First and Second Law of Thermodynamics
Longitudinal and Transverse
Wave Formula
Standing Waves
Strings, Open Pipes, and Closed Pipes

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Physics and Math
SOUND MATHEMATICS
Sound Propagation Estimation
Intensity and Sound Level Roots and Logarithms
Doppler Effect Logarithmic Identities
Converting Common and Natural Logarithms
Trigonometry
OPTICS Vector Addition and Subtraction
Refraction Finding Direction of Cross-Product Resultant
Diffraction
Spherical Mirrors
Thin Spherical Lenses DATA ANALYSIS
Concave and Convex Mirrors Measures of Central Tendency and Distribution
Lenses Mean, Median, Mode, Range, and Standard
Converging Lenses Deviation
Diverging Lenses Probability
Magnification Mutually Exclusive and Independent
Statistical Testing
Null Hypothesis
ATOMIC AND NUCLEAR p-value
PHENOMENA Confidence Interval
Photoelectric Effect Visual Data Interpretation
Nuclear Binding Energy Graphs
Exponential Decay Pie Charts
Half-life, Alpha, Beta-minus, and Beta-plus Bar Charts and Histograms
Box Plots

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