Anatomy for Dummies
It is the fleshy, teardrop-shaped piece of tissue hanging down in the back of your throat that cartoons always draw vibrating when a character screams.
Uvula
When a TV doctor dramatically yells "Get me a crash cart, STAT!", the word STAT comes from the Latin statim, which means this timeframe.
Immediately / right now?
Rosacea
Diagnosis
Hitting your "funny bone" actually has nothing to do with a bone; you are just sending a painful shock down this specific nerve.
Ulnar Nerve
Patients hate seeing the abbreviation "NPO" (Nil Per Os) on their chart the night before a surgery because it means they are strictly forbidden from doing this.
Eating/ Drinking
Alomomola
Pokemon
This clear, protective outer layer of the eye is the only part of the human body that has zero blood supply—it gets its oxygen directly from the air.
Cornea
If an intern in the Philippines complains that their 24-hour hospital duty was "toxic," it doesn't mean they worked with hazardous chemicals—it means this.
chaotic, overwhelmed, or stressful shift? (Accept answers like "too many crashing patients" or "very busy")
Borborygmus
Diagnosis
Located in your neck and acting as an anchor for your tongue, this is the only bone in the entire human body that is not connected to any other bone.
Hyoid Bone
f someone goes to the ER severely dehydrated from a wild college weekend, they might get a brightly colored IV drip packed with vitamins that is nicknamed after this yellow fruit.
Banana
Reuniclus
Pokemon
This is the thickest and strongest tendon in the human body, connecting your calf muscle to your heel bone.
Achilles tendon
If a stubborn patient decides to rip out their own IV and storm out of the hospital because they don't want to wait anymore, the doctor will note on the chart that they left "AMA," which stands for this.
Against Medical Advice?
Glabella
Diagnosis