Veterinary Science
What is an adult female cat?
What is a queen
Hemi (prefix)
What prefix mean half
The U.S. government agency works to protect public health and prevent diseases.
What is the CDC
This four-chambered muscular organ works as the body's central pump, sending oxygenated blood throughout the circulatory system.
What is the heart?
You should perform this when there is an unconscious person with no pulse or is not breathing.
CPR
These are medications given by mouth through pills or liquids
What is oral injections
On both sides
What does bilateral mean
Malaria is spread most commonly by this animal
What is mosquito
The main organs of the human respiratory system, these paired organs contain millions of tiny air sacs called alveoli where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
What are the lungs?
Abbreviated as "BP", this vital sign measures the force of blood against artery walls and is typically recorded as two numbers, such as 120/80.
What is blood pressure?
A disease that can be pass from animals to humans.
What is zoonotic disease
Ectomy ( prefix)
What suffix means removal of
This U.S government agency reviews the safety of medicine, vaccines, and many foods.
What is the FDA
Located behind the stomach, this organ plays a dual role in digestion and blood sugar regulation by producing digestive enzymes as well as the hormone insulin.
What is the pancreas?
The most effective immediate first-aid method to control severe external bleeding is to apply this directly over the wound using a clean cloth or dressing.
What is direct pressure?
This disease causes hydrophobia.
What is rabies
A specialist in the nervous system
What is a neurologist
A disease or condition is constantly present and regular in a specific area of group of people
What is endemic?
These specialized nerve cells, which feature branch-like structures called dendrites to receive electrical signals, serve as the basic structural and functional units of the nervous system.
What are neurons?
Named after an American physician, this first-aid emergency technique uses quick upward abdominal thrusts to clear a blocked airway in a choking person.
What is the Heimlich maneuver?
This animal must be picked up by the shell just cranial of the hind legs to avoid being scratched or bitten.
What is a turtle
What is anorexia
What is a prolonged eating disorder due to loss of appetite
The non-medical conditions that shape someone’s daily life such as Poor housing, employment, education
What are Social determinants of health
Found within red blood cells, this iron-rich protein binds to oxygen molecules in the lungs to transport them through the bloodstream to tissues throughout the body.
What is hemoglobin?
Used constantly by nurses, this common device is placed in the mouth, ear, or against the forehead to measure a patient's body temperature.
What is a thermometer?