Heath Professions
This health professional cleans teeth and teaches patients how to care for them.
Who is a dental hygienist?
This organ pumps blood throughout the body.
What is the heart?
This prefix means “below” or “under.”
What is sub-?
This university established the first nursing school at a Historically Black College or University in 1892.
What is Tuskegee University?
This hit TV show starring Kadeem Hardison and Jasmine Guy was filmed on Spelman's campus.
What is "A Different World".
This professional helps patients regain movement and strength after an injury.
Who is a physical therapist?
These organs filter waste from the blood and make urine.
What are the kidneys?
This term means a fast heart rate.
What is tachycardia?
This is the oldest Historically Black Medical School in the country and was founded in D.C. in 1868.
What is Howard University College of Medicine.
This filmmaker, known for School Daze and Do the Right Thing, attended Morehouse College.
Who is Spike Lee?
This clinician examines patients, diagnoses illnesses, and may prescribe medication.
Who is a physician?
This large organ helps process nutrients and detoxify the blood.
What is the liver?
This suffix means “inflammation.”
What is -itis?
This alumnus of Morehouse College served as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) under President George H.W. Bush and was the founding dean of the Morehouse School of Medicine.
Who is Dr. Louis Wade Sullivan?
This Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple attended Spelman College.
Who is Alice Walker?
This professional uses medical imaging, such as X-rays, to help diagnose conditions.
Who is a radiologist?
This part of the brain helps coordinate movement and balance.
What is the cerebellum?
This term means difficulty breathing.
What is dyspnea?
This doctor is the first woman to serve as President and CEO of Morehouse School of Medicine and is a prominent voice in health equity and diversifying the medical workforce.
Who is Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, FACOG?
Morehouse's motto "Et Facta Est Lux" means what in English.
What is "And there was light"?
This professional is a medication expert who ensures the safe, effective, and proper use of prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
Who is a pharmacist?
This tube carries air from the throat toward the lungs.
What is the trachea?
This term describes a condition that develops suddenly and usually lasts a short time.
What is acute?
This Morehouse College alumnus became the first Black surgeon general of the United States.
Who is Dr. David Satcher?
The first recorded homecoming football game took place in this year.
What is 1929?