USMLE STEP 1 REVIEW: CELL BIOLOGY

USMLE STEP 1 REVIEW: CELL BIOLOGY

Important updates: 12/31/12

Introduction: This work is based on the topics listed on the official USMLE Step 1 website. The topics cover subjects in cell biology including: adaptive cell responses and homeostasis, intracellular accumulations, mechanisms of injury and necrosis, apoptosis, biology of cancer, genetics of cancer, principles of invasion and metastasis, cancer staging, and cell/tissue structure, regulation, function, organelles, receptors, and much more. This is a works in progress and new questions will be added weekly.

Here are topics from the official USMLE website. The topics reviewed are based on these topics. http://www.usmle.org/Examinations/step1/content/principles.html

Biology of cells

adaptive cell responses and cellular homeostasis
intracellular accumulations
mechanisms of injury and necrosis
apoptosis
mechanisms of dysregulation
cell biology of cancer, including genetics of cancer
general principles of invasion and metastasis, including cancer staging
cell/tissue structure, regulation, and function, including cytoskeleton, organelles, glycolipids, channels, gap junctions, extracellular matrix, and receptors


TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Adaptive cell responses
- Cellular homeostasis
- Intracellular accumulations
- Mechanism of injury
- Necrosis
- Apoptosis
- Cell biology of cancer
- Invasion and Metastasis
- Cancer staging
- Cell structure
- Tissue structure
- Cell regulation
- Cell function
- Cytoskeleton
- Organelles
- Glycolipids
- Channels
- GAP Junctions
- Extracellular matrix
- Receptors