Bones
This is the nine branched candelabra lit during the eight day festival of Hanukkah
What is the menorah?
This is the largest artery in the body
What is the aorta?
This is the large main airway which paramedics can intubate
What is the trachea?
This is the long tube that connects the mouth and oropharynx to the stomach
What is the esophagus?
This pair of organs is responsible for producing urine
What are the kidneys?
This is the bone that we EMTs can use a traction splint on
What is the femur?
This is the chamber into which oxygenated blood coming from the lungs enters the heart
What is the left atrium?
This reindeer in Santa's fleet shares a name with a famous symbol of Valentine’s Day.
Who is Cupid?
In addition to producing insulin and glucagon, this organ also secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum
What is the pancreas?
This Hanukkah dish is a fried potato pancake
What is latkes?
This is the proper name for the bone known as the "shoulder blade"
What is the scapula?
These arteries come directly off the aortic root to perfuse the heart muscle itself
What are the coronary arteries?
What are alveoli?
In Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” this was the angry old man who resented everyone.
Who is Ebenezer Scrooge?
A common location for an ectopic pregnancy to occur is inside this structure
What is a fallopian tube?
This is the number of thoracic vertebrae in the spine
What is twelve?
This actor plays Buddy in the 2003 American Christmas Comedy "Elf"
Who is Will Ferrell?
This is a small flap that can temporarily close off the airway to allow for swallowing
What is the epiglottis?
Bile is typically stored in this organ
What is the gallbladder?
This LUQ organ is responsible for recycling old RBCs and plays an important role in the immune system
What is the spleen?
In the song “Frosty the Snowman,” this made Frosty come to life
What is an old silk hat?
In a normal healthy heart, this is the node that originates the electrical signal to cause the heartbeat (the natural pacemaker)
What is the SA (sinoatrial) node?
Along with emphysema, this is one of the lung diseases under the umbrella term "COPD" (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), often characterized by inflamed bronchi, coughing up mucus, and wheezing
What is chronic bronchitis?
These 3 colors are used in traditional Kawnzaa decorations?
What is red, black, and green?
Ascites (fluid buildup in the abdomen) is typically associated with failure of this organ
What is the liver?