Medical Terminology
What is the prefix for lacking or without?
A- or an-
What are the 3 types of muscle?
Smooth, cardiac, and skeletal
Take off my skin, I won't cry but you will. What am I?
(Hint: Shrek)
Onion
What is the name of the French chemist who discovered the process of pasteurization, which revolutionized the food and beverage industry and helped prevent diseases caused by contaminated food and drinks?
Louis Pasteur
The 1974 Pilot song "Magic" has been adapted into an "oh, oh, oh" commercial jingle for what branded diabetes medication?
Oh-oh-oh Ozempic
What is high blood pressure called?
Hypertension
What receptors detect color on the retina?
What has wheels and flies, but is not an aircraft. What is it?
It is a garbage truck.
What is the name of the first antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928, which revolutionized the treatment of bacterial infections?
What is penicillin?
______ was originally marketed as a cough suppressant in 1898 as it was not believed to be addictive. This was quickly realized not to be true as it readily breaks down into morphine in the body. Morphine was already known to be addictive.
Heroin :0
A hinged instrument, like scissors, used to grasp and hold objects?
(Hint: they have little teeth that can pinch)
Forceps
What flap keeps food from entering your respiratory system when you swallow?
Epiglottis
Feed me and I live, give me a drink and I die. What am I?
Fire
What is the term for the ancient medical practice of using leeches to drain blood from a patient?
What is bloodletting?
A Frankfurt doctor was told by a patient "I have lost myself" and he observed and studied her over five years. This patient became the basis for his paper and lecture in 1906 which ultimately led to his name being associated with what disease?
Alzheimer's
This is known as a heart failure. A condition in which the heart can't pump blood throughout the body.
Congestive Heart Failure
What structure in the inner ear controls the sense of equilibrium and balance with three tiny, fluid-filled tubes?
(Hint: tubes coiled like a snail)
Semicircular canals
How do you make seven even?
Remove the S
s + even
What is the name of the study that involved the unethical withholding of treatment from African American men who had syphilis by the US government in 1971?
What is Tuskegee syphilis study?
Though its original iteration was "monoaural" and wooden, it's now seen with medical professionals worldwide and nearly always is biaural (that is, both ears are used.) What is it?
Stethoscope
What does hepatomegaly mean?
Enlargement of the liver that's bigger than normal
Root Word: hepat/o = liver
suffix: -megaly = enlargement
Which of the following is a substance that aids the transmission of nerve impulses to the muscles?
(Hint: this neurotransmitter plays a role in memory, learning, muscle movement, and arousal)
Acetylcholine
What is the best month for a parade?
March
Who is credited with the development of the smallpox vaccine in 1796, which helped to eradicate the disease?
(Hint: vampire from Twilight + Kylie ____)
Who is Edward Jenner?
First published in 1858, what textbook was based on dissections performed on unclaimed corpses. Its name was later used for a medical TV drama.
Gray's Anatomy