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1
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Give the mnemonic for the anterior pituitary hormones

A 
"FLAGTOP"
F: Follicle Stimulating Hormone
L: Luteinizing Hormone
A: ACTH
G: Growth Hormone
T: Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
O: MSH - melanOcyte stimulating hormone
P: Prolactin
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Give the mnemonic for remembering the causes of deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium

A

Maggie May Does Not Smoke

Mutations, migration, genetic drift, non-random mutation, selection

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3
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Give the mnemonic to remember chordate features

A

Do Not Pinch People

  • Dorsal, hollow nerve cord
  • Notochord
  • Pharyngeal slits
  • Postanal tail
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4
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Give the mnemonic for development stages:

A

Must Be Good

  • Morula
  • Blastula
  • Gastrula
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5
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Give the mnemonic for fat-soluble vitamins

A

ADEK

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Give the mnemonic for hormones that originate from the GI tract (gastrointestinal hormones)

A

Garlic Cloves Smell Exquisite

  • Gastrin
  • Cholecystokinin (CCK)
  • Secretin
  • Enterogastrone (gastric inhibitory peptide)
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Give the mnemonic for hormones that increase blood glucose

A

STENGG

  • Somatropin
  • Thyroid hormones (thyroxine (t4) and triiodothyronine (t3))
  • Epinephrine
  • Norepinephrine
  • Glucagon
  • Glucocorticosteroids
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Give the mnemonic to remember the biological kingdoms

A

My Poor Friend Picks Apples

  • Monera
  • Protista
  • Fungi
  • Plants
  • Animals
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Give the mnemonic for remember the path of the male reproductive tract (path of sperm):

A

SEVEN UP

  • Seminiferous tubules
  • Epididymis tubules
  • Vas deferens
  • Ejaculatory duct
    nothing. .
  • Urethra
  • Penis
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10
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Give the mnemonic for remembering the menstrual cycle:

A

FOLd MaPS

Ovarian cycle

  • Follicular
  • Ovulation
  • Luteal

Menstrual cycle

  • Menstrual flow
  • Proliferative phase
  • Secretory phase
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Give the mnemonic for remembering the components of striated muscle (in terms of lines, bands and zones)

A

ZIAH

  • Z-line
  • I-band
  • A-band
  • H-zone
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Give the mnemonic for remembering vertebrate features

A

CAVE SACK

  • cephalization
  • Axial skeleton
  • Vertebrate
  • Endoskeleton
  • Skull
  • Appendicular skeleton
  • Closed circulatory system
  • Kidneys
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13
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Give the mnemonic to remember white blood cells in order of decreasing numbers.

A

Nobody Likes Monocytes Evolving Brains

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14
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Give the mnemonic to help you remember the number of moles deposited at an electrode in electrolysis

A

MIT enough

mol = It/nF

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15
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What does the mnemonic “Delicious Grapefruit - Not For Everyone” stand for?

A

ΔG’ = -nFE’

The way to find the standard change in Gibbs free energy for a reaction!

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Give the mnemonic for the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation

A

Hong Kong + American Hospital Association

pH = pKa + log(A-/HA)

Specifically remember American Hospital Association for (A-/HA), conjugate base goes OVER acid (product over reactant..!)

17
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What is a mnemonic for remembering the state functions?

A

VG PHEST

Volume
Gibb's Free Energy
Pressure
Enthalpy
Internal Energy
Entropy
Temperature
18
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Tertiary and quaternary amines do not react with carbonyl groups.

Give the mnemonic for remembering the products of the addition of primary and secondary amines to carbonyl groups.

A

SE PI

Secondary - Enamine
Primary - Imine

19
Q

Give the mnemonic for meta-directing groups on a benzene ring.

A

Queen Elizabeth Never Spills Coffee or Crepes or Croissants

Quaternary Amino
Ester
Nitro (NO2)
Sulfonic acid (SO3H)
Carbonyl
Carboxyl 
Cyano (CN)
20
Q

Give the mnemonic for ortho and para directing groups on a benzene ring

A

AHA AHA P

Alkyl
Halogen
Alkoxyl

Amino (except quaternary)
Hydroxyl
Amide

Phenyl

21
Q

What is the mnemonic for remembering capacitor equations?

A

Queens Cannot Vacation

Q = CV

England Hails Queen Victoria

E = 1/2(QV)

22
Q

Give the mnemonic for the force on a charge moving in a MAGNETIC Field

A

Fear and Quackery Vitalizes Businesses

F = QvB

  • where v is velocity
  • The directino of travel is perpendicular to the magnetic field!
23
Q

Give the brilliant mnemonic for memorizing the equation for determining the amount of heat needed to heat a material by X amount.

A

MCAT

q = mcΔT

Where q is heat energy, m is mass, c is specific heat capacity.

24
Q

Give the mnemonic for remembering the qualities of an image produced from a diverging mirror or lens.

A

D DUV

Diverging image: Diminished, Upright, Virtual

25
Q

Give a mnemonic for spinal cord nerve origins.

A

SAME DAVE

sensory - afferent
motor - efferent
dorsal - afferent
ventral - efferent

26
Q

Give a mnemonic for remembering how to quickly calculate the molar mass of a gas

A

MM of a gas (g/mol) is what a dog does outdoors. “Dirt over pee,”

MM = ρRT/P

27
Q

Give a mnemonic for remembering which preganglionic neurons are long

A

Para long pre

Parasympathetic preganglionic neurons are long

28
Q

Give a mnemonic for the basic amino acids.

A

Just call them HAL

Histidine
Arginine
Lysine

29
Q

Give a mnemonic for polar amino acids

A

GCATS (like MCATs, but with G!)

Glutamine
Cysteine
Asparagine
Threonine
Serine
30
Q

Give a mnemonic for the non polar amino acids.

A

God ALways VAnts Little Insects

Glycine
Alanine
Valine
Leucine
Isoleucine

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