Medical Careers
This licensed professional monitors patients, gives medication, and provides much of direct care
Registered nurse
The medical specialty focused on the heart and blood vessels.
Cardiology
This muscular organ pumps blood throughout the body.
The heart
A patient has a runny nose, mild cough, and sore throat caused by a virus. What common illness is likely?
The common cold
True or false: Antibiotics can cure a common cold.
False—they do not treat viruses.
This doctor specializes in treating infants, children, and teenagers
Pediatrician
The specialty that treats conditions involving the skin, hair, and nails.
Dermatology
This is the body's largest organ
The skin
An athlete rolls her ankle, causing immediate pain and swelling around a ligament. What injury should be considered?
An ankle sprain
True or false: Every type of bacteria in the human body is harmful.
False—many bacteria are harmless or helpful.
This profesional helps patients regain movement and strength after an injury or surgency.
Physical therapist
The specialty focused on the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
Neurology
These blood cells transport oxygen using a protein called hemoglobin.
Red blood cells
A patient repeatedly experiences wheezing, chest tightness, and difficulty breathing that improves with an inhaler.
Asthma
True or false: Blood inside your veins is blue.
False—human blood is always a shade of red.
This physician gives anesthesia and monitors and patient's vital functions during surgery.
Anesthesiologist
This specialty focuses on pregnancy and the female reproductive system.
Obstetrics and gynecology/OB-GYN
This organ produces insulin to help regulate blood sugar.
The pancreas
A patient develops worsening pain in the lower-right abdomen, nausea, and a fever. What condition should be considered?
Appendicitis
True or false: A healthy menstrual cycle must always last exactly 28 days.
False—cycle length varies.
This physician examines tissues, cells, and laboratory results to help diagnose diseases
Pathologist
This specialty treats hormone and metabolic disorders, including diabetes and thyroid disease.
Endocrinology
This cluster of cells acts as the heart’s natural pacemaker.
The sinoatrial node/SA node
A teenager has extreme thirst, frequent urination, weight loss, high blood glucose, and produces little or no insulin.
Type 1 diabetes
True or false: People can always feel when they have high blood pressure.
False—it commonly has no symptoms.