Basic Sciences
Guess that Specialty
Virginia Tech
S.T.E.M
History of Medicine
100
How many common Amino Acids make up proteins in the human body?
What is 20.
100
This medical specialty treats the health of the eyes and visual system.
What is opthamology?
100
Virginia Tech motto is “Ut Prosim”. What does this stand for?
What is "That I May Serve?"
100
his mathematical constant, approximately equal to 3.14159, is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.
What is pi (π)?
100
When was the first-ever surgical procedure to use anesthesia?
1745
1846
1934
1953
What is 1846
200
How many valence electrons does carbon have?
What is 4.
200
Physicians in this specialty focus on the treatment of disorders including diabetes and thyroid problems.
What is endocrinology?
200
The Virginia Tech Remembrance Run honors those lost due to an unfortunate tragedy. What year does this run commemorate?"
What is 2007?
200
This gas makes up about 78% of Earth's atmosphere and is essential for life forms that require oxygen.
What is Nitrogen?
200
What was the first disease that gene technology CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat) used for?
What is Sickle Cell?
300
The rate of change of velocity is known as this.
What is acceleration?
300
This device is used to examine the inside of the throat and mouth, often in the context of a sore throat or other throat issues.
What is a Laryngoscope?
300
What year was Virginia Tech founded?
What is 1872?
300
This unit of energy is commonly used in chemistry and physics to describe the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius.
What is a calorie?
300
Who were the 2024 Nobel Prize Laureates for Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation?
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman
David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian
James Watson and Francis Crick
Who is Victor Ambros ad Gary Ruvkun?
400
Two amino acids join together to form a dipeptide. In the process, a water molecule is released. What type of reaction is this?
What is a dehydration/ condensation reaction
400
This instrument is used to assess lung function by measuring the amount of air a person can exhale.
What is a spirometer
400
What year did the first woman enroll at Virginia Tech?
What is 1921?
400
The process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy, using carbon dioxide and water, is known as this.
What is photosynthesis
400
When was the breast cancer procedure that lasts around 20-30 minutes known as targeted intraoperative Radiotherapy (TARGIT-IORT) developed?
2020
1998
1974
2001
What is 1998?
500
A group of pre-health students agree on a risky event plan without discussing concerns to keep the peace. This is an example of what social psychology phenomenon?
What is Groupthink
500
This surgical specialty focuses on the diagnosis, surgery, and treatment of conditions affecting the mouth, jaw, face, and neck, often dealing with trauma, congenital disorders, and reconstructive surgery.
What is a maxillofacial surgeon
500
What is the maximum capacity of Lane Stadium after its most recent renovation?
What is 66,233
500
This reaction mechanism involves a carbocation intermediate and follows a two-step nucleophilic unimolecular process.
What is an SN1 Reaction?
500
When was the first record of robotic surgery performed on a human patient?
2002
1976
1985
2013
What is 1985:
The first records of robotic surgery date to the 80s. Specifically, the first surgical robot, PUMA 560, was used in a brain biopsy procedure. This procedure took place in 1985 as robotics started to be implemented to reduce movement due to hand tremors.