The Physical Sciences section will also ask candidates to demonstrate knowledge in the following areas of physics: translational motion; force, motion, and gravitation; equilibrium and momentum; work and energy; waves and periodic motion; electrostatics and electromagnetism; sound; fluids and solids; electronic circuit elements; light and geometrical optics; and atomic and nuclear structure.

In the Biological Sciences section of the MCAT, candidates will be required to demonstrate knowledge of the following areas of biology: molecular biology, enzymes, and metabolism; DNA and protein synthesis; eukaryotes; microbiology; the generalized eukaryotic cell; specialized eukaryotic cells and tissues; the nervous and endocrine systems; the circulatory, lymphatic, and immune systems; the respiration system; the skin system; the digestive and excretory systems; the muscle and skeletal systems; the reproductive systems and general issues of development; and evolution.

The Biological Sciences section will also ask candidates to demonstrate knowledge of the following areas of organic chemistry: covalent bonds; molecular structures and spectra; separations and purifications; hydrocarbons; oxygen-containing compounds; amines; and biological molecules.

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