Severe lack of Vitamin D in one's diet
What is scurvy?
Largest artery in the body that supplies all parts of the body (except the lungs) with oxygenated blood
What is the aorta?
Professional that assists people that may be dealing with emotional struggles WITHOUT prescribing medicine
What is a Psychologist?
Function of sodium and potassium
What is regulation of blood pressure?
Liquid inside of the stomach that helps to break down food and kill existing bacteria inside food.
What are gastric juices?
Professional that supervises and monitors patients before, during, and after a surgical operation
What is an Anesthesiologist?
The main physiological function of Vitamin K
What is Coagulation/Clotting of blood?
At birth, the approximate number of bones in the human body
What is 300 bones?
What is a Hospice Worker?
Body compartment that is directly proportional to basal metabolic rate
What is lean body mass?
Elongated contractile cell that is composed of myofibrils and forms the muscles of the body
What is a muscle fiber?
Professional that treats any foot-related conditions
What is a podiatrist?
Disease marked by severe protein malnutrition and extreme swelling near the abdomen
What is Kwashiorkor?
The first language area within the left hemisphere to be discovered
What is the Broca's area?
Professional that is responsible for operating equipment during a cardiovascular surgery (ex. heart lung machine during open-heart surgery)
What is a cardiac perfusionist?