Plovdiv Exam Topics: The Full Checklist

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In short. Plovdiv's exam tests 51 biology topics and 18 chemistry topics. They are all below, in Plovdiv's own order, with its topic headings.

• Tick a box when you can explain that topic without notes. Or print this page.
• These are the 2026 lists. The 2027/28 lists are not published yet.
• The bracket on chemistry topic 11 is our summary of that topic's first line.

How to use this checklist

1. Tick the boxes on your phone or computer. This browser remembers your ticks. Or print this page, or save it as a PDF from your browser.
2. Start with the human body, topics 1 to 33. It is the biggest block.
3. Learn one topic at a time from a school book.
4. Tick the box only when you can explain the topic without notes.
5. Then test yourself with Plovdiv's free past questions. Our past papers guide links to them.

Biology and chemistry each count three times in your score. So every topic here is worth your time.

Which book should you use?

Plovdiv's biology list names one book, in two parts:

• Biology and Health Education for 9th grade, part 1 and part 2
• by Vladimir Ovcharov and four co-authors
• a Bulgarian school book (ISBN 978-954-18-1360-7 and 978-954-18-1455-0)

The list names no English book. The chemistry list names no book at all.

So use a school biology book in English that covers the human body. Check its chapters against the topics below. Any topic your book skips needs a second source.

One free option in English: Anatomy and Physiology 2e, from OpenStax, free to read online. It may go deeper than you need. So use it for the body systems your school book skips.

Look for the body system each group of Plovdiv topics is about. Our matching:

Plovdiv topics	Look for the chapters on
1 to 4	The cell, and tissues
5 to 8	The digestive system
9 to 11	The respiratory system
12 and 13	The urinary system
14 to 18	Blood, the heart, blood vessels, and the immune system
19 to 21	Bone, the skeleton, joints and muscles
22 to 24	The reproductive system, and development
25 to 28	The nervous system, including the autonomic nervous system
29 and 30	The endocrine system
31 and 32	The senses
33	The skin (the integumentary system)

Biology topics 1 to 33: the human body

These 33 topics are two-thirds of the biology list. Most go one body system at a time.

No.	Topic	Done
1	The Cell
2	Tissues: Epithelial and Connective Tissue
3	Tissues: Muscle and Nervous Tissue
4	The Organism as a Unified Unit
5	Digestive System: Nutrition
6	Digestion: Digestion in the Oral Cavity
7	Digestion in the Stomach and Intestines: Structure and Functions of the Intestines (Small and Large); Digestive Glands
8	Hygiene and Health Knowledge of the Digestive System
9	Respiratory System: Structure and Functions of Respiratory Organs
10	Respiratory System: Breathing
11	Hygiene and Health Knowledge of the Respiratory System
12	Excretory System: Excretion
13	Hygiene and Health Knowledge of the Excretory System
14	Cardiovascular System: Heart and Blood Vessels
15	Cardiovascular System: Blood
16	Cardiovascular System: Heart Activity and Circulation
17	Immunity
18	Hygiene and Health Knowledge of the Cardiovascular System
19	Musculoskeletal System: Structure of Bones and Joints; Skull
20	Musculoskeletal System: Vertebral Column, Rib Cage, and Limbs
21	Musculoskeletal System: Muscles
22	Reproductive System: Male Reproductive System
23	Reproductive System: Female Reproductive System
24	Fertilization: Embryonic and Post-Embryonic Development
25	Nervous System: Spinal Cord
26	Nervous System: Brain
27	Nervous System: Cerebrum
28	Nervous System: Autonomic Nervous System
29	Endocrine System: Pituitary, Pineal, Thyroid, and Parathyroid Glands
30	Endocrine System: Pancreas, Adrenal Glands, and Gonads
31	Sensory Systems: Visual Analyzer
32	Other Sensory Systems: Auditory, Balance, Taste, and Olfactory Analyzers
33	Skin: Structure and Functions; Thermoregulation

Biology topics 34 to 51: cells and molecules

No.	Topic	Done
34	Chemical Composition of the Cell
35	Carbohydrates and Lipids
36	Proteins
37	Enzymes
38	Nucleic Acids: DNA and RNA; Types of RNA
39	Supramolecular Complexes: Viruses
40	The Cell: Basic Unit of Living Matter
41	Prokaryotic Cell
42	Eukaryotic Cell
43	Cell Membrane
44	Non-Membranous and Single-Membraned Organelles
45	Double-Membraned Organelles
46	Cell Nucleus
47	Genetic Processes: DNA Replication
48	Realization of Genetic Information: Transcription and Translation
49	Cell Division: Amitosis and Mitosis
50	Meiosis
51	Cell Cycle and Cellular Differentiation

Words you may not know

These are our plain-English notes, not Plovdiv's words:

• Analyzer (topics 31 and 32): a sense organ with its nerves and its brain area. The eye is the visual analyzer.
• Hygiene and Health Knowledge (topics 8, 11, 13 and 18): how to keep that body system healthy.
• Supramolecular complexes (topic 39): very large groups of molecules. In this topic, that means viruses.
• Amitosis (topic 49): a simple, direct cell division, without the spindle you see in mitosis.
• Oxyacids (chemistry topic 9): acids that contain oxygen, such as sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and nitric acid (HNO3).
• Amphoteric (chemistry topic 10): able to react both as an acid and as a base. Aluminium hydroxide is one example.
• Hybridization (chemistry topic 11): how an atom's orbitals mix before it forms bonds. The carbon in methane is sp3.

Chemistry topics 1 to 7: general chemistry

No.	Topic	Done
1	Atomic structure
2	Chemical bonding
3	Rate of chemical reactions
4	Chemical equilibrium
5	Solutions
6	Electrolytes
7	Oxidation-reduction reactions

Chemistry topics 8 to 10: inorganic chemistry

No.	Topic	Done
8	Properties of metals and nonmetals
9	Chemical properties of basic and acid oxides, oxyacids and bases
10	Amphoteric oxides and hydroxides

Chemistry topics 11 to 18: organic chemistry

No.	Topic	Done
11	Basic concepts (hybridization, bonds, isomerism, IUPAC naming)
12	Hydrocarbons
13	Alcohols and phenols
14	Carbonyl compounds
15	Carbohydrates
16	Carboxylic acids
17	Amines
18	Amino acids

Each chemistry topic has a few lines of detail in Plovdiv's programme. Read them before you tick a box. The bracket on topic 11 is our summary of its first line.

Where these lists come from

They come from Plovdiv's own 2026 programmes. Both are free PDFs in English:

• Biology programme 2026: the 51 topics and the rules for the six biology tasks
• Chemistry programme 2026: the 18 topics, each with a few lines of detail

The university can replace a file at any time. If a link stops working, start from Plovdiv's admission page.

What the exam looks like (2026 rules)

• Biology: 45 minutes, six kinds of task. Only task 1 is multiple choice.
• Chemistry: 30 multiple-choice questions in 45 minutes.
• No help: no calculator, no periodic table, no pen and paper.
• Lowest mark: you need at least 3.00 in each test, or you cannot be ranked.

Every date, fee and rule is in our free Plovdiv guide.

What our practice adds

Our practice follows this same list of topics. Every question comes with an explanation of the right answer and the wrong ones. It is multiple choice, so it does not simulate Plovdiv's written biology tasks. See the plans, and when practice access opens.

Topic lists from the Medical University of Plovdiv's 2026 biology and chemistry programmes, read on 5 October 2026.